Manchester City have won six of the last seven league encounters against Aston Villa. It might not be a procession this time, though, with Tim Sherwood’s FA Cup finalists showing strength to turn around their Wembley tie against Liverpool last weekend. Without Belgium team-mate Vincent Kompany in his way, Christian Benteke could extend his scoring run to five games in a row. Graham Searles
Kick-off Saturday 5.30pm
Venue Etihad Stadium
Last season Man City 4 Aston Villa 0
Live Sky Sports 1
Referee M Dean
This season G25, Y113, R6, 4.76 cards per game
Odds H 3-10 A 12-1 D 11-2
Manchester City
Subs from Caballero, Wright, Boyata, Pozo, Lampard, Sagna, Fernando, Navas, Milner, Bony
Doubtful None
Injured Kompany (hip, 10 May), Clichy (muscle, unknown), Jovetic (muscle, unknown), Nasri (muscle, unknown)
Suspended None
Form WLWLLW
Discipline Y68 R2
Leading scorer Agüero 20
Aston Villa
Subs from Given, Lowton, Sinclair, N’Zogbia, Cole, Weimann, Cissokho, Gil, Kinsella, Senderos, Sánchez
Doubtful Cissokho (groin), Senderos (calf)
Injured Herd (knee, Jun), Baker (knee), Clark (knee), Hutton (ankle), Kozak (broken leg, all unknown)
Unavailable Sinclair (terms of loan)
Suspended None
Form WWLLDW
Discipline Y63 R7
Leading scorer Benteke 10
