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Bolton and Manchester City meet at the Reebok for a place in the Carling Cup quarter finals. The North-West derby is a welcome change of scene for Bolton who are currently struggling in the Premier League. City meanwhile are flying, currently lying in 3rd place despite a heavy 6-0 defeat at Chelsea on Saturday. New Wanderers manager Gary Megson will be looking for his first win at the helm after a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa on Sunday. Bolton have injury problems, with Nicolas Anelka missing through a hamstring problem, along with Blerim Dzemaili and Ricardo Vaz Te. Heidar Helguson and Christian Wilhelmsson are back in contention after their respective injury problems, while Stelios is pushing for a start. Sven Goran Eriksson is expected to name a strong side for the trip to the Reebok. Swedish goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson will start ahead of Joe Hart after conceding 6 at the weekend and Kasper Schmeichel is on a month's loan at Cardiff City. Martin Petrov has a toe problem and will probably miss the game, while form player Elano may start upfront for the visitors. Squads: Bolton Wanderers: from: Jaaskelainen, Joey O'Brien, Meite, Andrew O'Brien, Samuel, Nolan, Alonso, McCann, Guthrie, Stelios, Diouf, Al Habsi, Speed, Campo, Braaten, Michalik. Manchester City: from: Isaksson, Corluka, Dunne, Richards, Garrido, Ireland, Hamann, Johnson, Ball, Elano , Samaras, Hart, Bianchi, Onuoha, Fernandes, Vassell. Referee: Howard Webb boltonboi69.com's prediction: 2-1 |
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