Saturday’s Premier League action kicks off at the Etihad Stadium where Manchester City face Stoke City.

The hosts can still mathematically win the Premier League though they are twelve points behind leaders Leicester City with just twelve to play for.

They do have a slightly better goal difference than leaders Leicester City though even the most optimistic of fans would have to admit that there chances of landing the crown this time around have gone though they do have to ensure they finish in the top four ahead of new manager Pep Guardiola’s arrival in the summer.

The Citizens are unbeaten in six games in all competitions and go into this match on the back of Tuesday evening’s 1-1 draw with relegation threatened Newcastle United.

David Silva has returned to fitness and is pushing for a recall along with Gael Clichy and Bacary Sagna though Samir Nasri misses out with a muscle problem.

Sergio Aguero is favourite to get the first goal of the game at 3.6 (13/5) with William Hill, ahead of Kevin De Bruyne who is a 6.1 (51/10) chance with 888 Sport.

The home win is 1.33 (3/10) with the visitors as highly priced as 11.0 (10/1) on offer from several firms. The draw can be backed at 6.0 (5/1) with Bet 365.

Stoke are still in hunt for a European qualification place themselves though their chances were hugely damaged last time out as they were thumped 4-0 by title-chasing Tottenham Hotspur.

They have just one win in their last five league games but will move to within six points of the top six with victory here.

Xherdan Shaqiri will miss the game after picking up a hamstring injury in Monday evening’s game while Shay Given is set to continue in goal in Jack Butland’s absence and Erik Peiters completes a two-match ban.

Marko Arnautovic is widely available at 13.0 (12/1) to open the scoring while Bojan is priced at 15.0 (14/1) with Bet 365.

Stoke have kept clean sheets in three of their last five meetings with Manuel Pellegrini’s side, including the 2-0 win at the Britannia Stadium back in December and they can be backed at 10. (9/1) with Coral to keep their opponents at bay this time around.