Manchester City need a win in order to keep up with the three other clubs in the top four who all won last night. Birmingham will be looking to bounce back from their previous League encounter where they suffered a 5-0 thumping by the red side of Manchester.
Man City boss, Roberto Mancini will be looking for a good reaction after being held to a 1-1 draw in the FA Cup at the weekend against League One, Notts County. Recent addition, Edin Dzeko scored the equaliser for his first goal for the club and will be looking for his first league goal tonight. He could be partnered by Carlos Tevez who should shake off a back problem but winger Adam Johnson is out for three months.
Blues Manager, Alex McLeish enjoyed the success of two Cup victories in the past 10 days, especially securing City’s place in the League Cup final. However, he’ll be looking for his Blues team to start improving their league position at the wrong end of the table and could give debuts to new signings Obafemi Martins and Curtis Davies.
Prediction: 1-2
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