Stoke vs Manchester City team news: Five changes for City as Raheem Sterling and Fernando return

Stoke manager Mark Hughes makes four changes with both sides in Capital One Cup action in midweek

Manchester City congratulate Raheem Sterling for scoring against Bournemouth (Getty Images)

Joe Hart returns in goal for Manchester City’s trip to the Britannia Stadium to face Stoke in the Premier League after recovering from a hamstring injury that forced him to miss their last two matches.

Wily Caballero drops to the bench in one of five changes by City manager Manuel Pellegrini, as Martin Demichelis and Aleksandar Kolarov come into defence in place of Eliaquim Mangala and Gael Clichy.

Fabian Delph and Jesus Navas drop to the bench with Fernando and Raheem Sterling returning, but Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure and Vincent Kompany are all ruled out.

Stoke manager Mark Hughes makes four changes to the side that beat Sheffield Wednesday in mid-week as he looks to get one over his former club.

With Peter Crouch ruled out for a month, Bojan returns to lead the attack, while Glenn Whelan replaces Marco van Ginkel in midfield. Xherdan Shaqiri returns in place of striker Jon Walters, while Ryan Shawcross comes back into defence after suspension.

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