Man City Vs. West Brom

Manchester City face West Brom at the Etihad on Saturday for Saturday’s early kick-off. City, who exited the Champions League after defeat to Barcelona on Wednesday, are in desperate need of a win to kick-start some momentum between now and the end of the season. If they can't win the title, which looks highly unlikely, they must finish the season strongly and remain in second position before embarking on a summer spending spree that sees them inject some pace into an aging squad. For West Brom, they have little to play for but will be keen to maintain the clear progress made since Tony Pulis was appointed at the turn of the year. Form Guide (Last 5 results for both teams) City Barcelona 1-0 City (Champions League last-16 second leg) Burnley 1-0 City City 2-0 Leicester Liverpool 2-1 City City 1-2 Barcelona (Champions West Brom West Brom 1-0 Stoke City Aston Villa 2-0 West Brom (FA Cup sixth round) Aston Villa 2-1 West Brom West Brom 1-0 Southampton Sunderland 0-0 West Brom Predicted Formations City It's never easy to predict a City line-up given the resources at Manuel Pellegrini's disposal, but it can be even more so on the back of a midweek European game. He's likely to shake things up considerably. Yaya Toure is out with an Achilles problem, and Aleksandar Kolarov (muscle) and James Milner (knee) are unlikely to be involved.

West Brom Baggies goalkeeper Ben Foster is out with a knee problem, and Chris Brunt and Claudio Yacob are both suspended. Pulis may well sacrifice Brown Ideye and go for an extra man in midfield in an attempt to stop City gaining control of the game.