Stoke vs Manchester City live: Latest score, team news and updates from the Britannia Stadium

All the latest news and updates from the Premier League clash at the Britannia Stadium

Mame Biram Diouf jostles with Eliaquim Mangala (Getty Images)

Manchester City can go three points clear for a few hours at least with a victory at Stoke in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off in the Premier League, but they will have to do so without a number of key players ruled out through injury.

• Sergio Aguero sidelined with a foot injury

• Yaya Toure unavailable due to a muscular strain

• Vincent Kompany and Pablo Zabaleta remain on the injury list

• Stoke lose Peter Crouch for a month

• Teams:

Stoke: Butland; Johnson, Shawcross, Wollscheid, Pieters; Cameron, Whelan; Shaqiri, Afellay, Arnautovic; Bojan.

Subs: Haugaard, Joselu, Wilson, Van Gikel, Adam, Diouf, Walters

Manchester City: Hart, Sagna, Otamendi, Demichelis, Kolarov, De Bruyne, Fernando, Fernandinho, Silva, Sterling, Bony

Subs: Caballero, Navas, Kelechi, Delph, Garcia, Clichy, Humphreys

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Today’s Premier League fixtures:

Stoke vs Manchester City – 12.45pm

Arsenal vs Sunderland – 3pm

Manchester United vs West Ham – 3pm

Southampton vs Aston Villa – 3pm

Swansea vs Leicester – 3pm

Watford vs Norwich – 3pm

West Brom vs Tottenham – 3pm

Chelsea vs Bournemouth – 5.30pm