PREMIER LEAGUE

Saturday 22 November

MANCHESTER CITY v ARSENAL

Arsenal will be without midfield star Cesc Fabregas when they face Mark Hughes' Manchester City at Eastlands on Saturday.

The Spain international is serving a one-match ban, while Robin van Persie returns from a suspension of his own. Emmanuel Adebayor faces a late fitness test on his ankle, while Theo Walcott and Emmanuel Eboue are out with injuries. Kolo Toure's calf injury also needs a late check.

City are boosted by the return of skipper Richard Dunne, as well as Gelson Fernandes and Danny Sturridge. The first two were out with one-match bans, while young Sturridge had an ankle injury. Kasper Schmeichel will be in goal as Joe Hart is injured.

MAN CITY (from): Schmeichel, Zabaleta, Richards, Dunne, Garrido, Wright-Phillips, Kompany, Ireland, Mwaruwari, Robinho, Vassell, Fernandes, Ben-Haim, Jo, Onuoha, Ball, Hamann, Elano, Sturridge, Evans.

ARSENAL (from): Almunia, Diaby, Sagna, Nasri, Gallas, Denilson, Silvestre, Clichy, Bendtner, Vela, Ramsey, Song, Djourou, Fabianski, Adebayor, van Persie, Wilshere, Simpson.