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Match: City (4th) v Stoke (9th)

Competition: Barclays Premier League

Date and time: Saturday 23 April, 12.45pm (BST)

Referee: Andre Marriner

Last meeting: Stoke 2-0 City, 5 December 2015

Head to head record

Matches: 109

City wins: 47

Stoke wins: 25

Draws: 37

Form:

City: DLWWWD

Stoke: DLWDLL

Tickets: Available

Key quotes

Manuel Pellegrini:  ”It’s very important we’re in the Champions League semi-final, but that doesn’t mean we’re not worried about the Premier League.

“All the big teams must try to reach the final of the Champions League and be involved in domestic games and titles. It is very important to get a spot in next season’s Champions League.”

Pablo Zabaleta: “I’m on 299 appearances now and if I do play against Stoke, it will be a very proud moment for me but it would mean nothing if we don’t win because we need as many points as we can get between now and the end of the season to qualify for next season’s Champions League.”

Mark Hughes: “I think the fact it’s Man City away allows us to really focus. We know even if we were in fantastic form, it would still be a huge challenge for us.

“I think it’s good that, under any circumstances, it’s a challenging fixture for us. Maybe if we were going up against a team we were expected to win against easily while on a dip in form, it would be more difficult to deal with.”

Team news

City: Nasri

Stoke: Shaqiri, Pieters (suspended)