***Official City vs Notlob Thread***

[Beeks]

[scroll]Come On City!![/scroll]

Come On City..let's go 5 points clear by thrashing these today!

[Kladze]

I concur

[ruralblue]

Just been told I have a volunteer with me at work today so my sitting down and watching the game on ipad as gone out of the window, best I will be able to do is updates from here and the beeb :-( Fucked me off that as, cause today is the day we will blast half a dozen past them!

[Beefymcfc]

Looking forward to this one, can't wait 'til 3 o'clock. Here's a few stats from the Beeb.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

•Manchester City are unbeaten in their last six games against the Trotters, winning each of the last four.

•Bolton's most recent win at the Etihad Stadium came in 2006, when Nicolas Anelka scored twice in a 2-0 victory.

•It is 320 minutes (five hours and 20 minutes) since Bolton last scored a Premier League goal at the Etihad Stadium - Kevin Nolan scoring in a 4-2 defeat in December 2007.

Manchester City

•City have won their last 18 league matches at the Etihad Stadium. A calendar year has now passed (27 February, 1-1 v Fulham) since Roberto Mancini's side last dropped home points. Victory against Bolton would see them break Newcastle's Premier League record for consecutive home wins at the start of a season (13).

•Roberto Mancini's men have scored three times in each of their last five home league games. Only twice this season have they failed to score at least three times in front of their own fans (v Everton and Arsenal).

•The Premier League leaders have kept eight clean sheets in their last 11 league matches, including the last three. They last kept four clean sheets in a row in a single top-flight season between December 1977 and January 1978.
•If selected, James Milner will be making his 50th start as a Manchester City player.

Bolton

•Wanderers are in danger of losing four successive league games, or more, for the third time this season.

•The 18 games lost by Bolton is the most in the Premier League - three more than any other club. All six clubs to have lost as many as 18 games from their opening 26 Premier League matches have gone on to be relegated.

•Kevin Davies is a booking away from equalling Lee Bowyer's Premier League record of 102 yellow cards.

•If selected, Fabrice Muamba will be making his 200th English league appearance.

[scroll]Come On City, Get The Pressure On!!![/scroll]

[Swales4ever]

providing some focus and patience at passing game as versus Rovers, it will be a soft day at the office.
I'm easy.

[Esky]

Team line up: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Pizarro, Barry, Johnson, Yaya Toure, Nasri and Balotelli.

[Moonchesteri]

that's surprising!

I always get very Very nervous when we leave our best players out. it's like playing with fire.

and I will be livid with Mancini if we don't come away with 3 points

[Moonchesteri]

Nasri needs to step up today.. and chance for Pizza to show what he's got.

The line-up is strong and we should be able to beat them no doubt. We should have couple of deeeeeeeceeent options on the bench too... Silva, Dzeko, Milner

[Dubciteh]

Any sign of subs?please tell me silva is on bench. Dzeko must be gutted cant even get a game when aguero is rested!

[1950]

Should have no problem dominating possession with that line up, but that's pretty much a given anyway. Let's hope Mario, Yaya, AJ & maybe even Nasri can see to some cutting edge.

[Moonchesteri]

Any sign of subs?please tell me silva is on bench. Dzeko must be gutted cant even get a game when aguero is rested!

Panty,Kolo,Kolarov,Milner,Silva,Aguero,DZeko

[Esky]

Bogdan, Steinsson, Knight, Wheater, Ricketts, Mark Davies, Reo-Coker, Ream, Pratley, Miyaichi, Ngog
Jaaskelainen, Robinson, Muamba, Eagles, Petrov, Klasnic, Sordell.

[Crossie]

Dzeko needs to start to learn to go to strip clubs on thursday nights and give away free cash on the streets.

[Dameerto]

Can't wait to see Pizza making his first start for us.

[carl_feedthegoat]

Silva has an ankle annoyance...apparently.

[blues-clues]

Ream and Miyaichi have one start each for Bolton not a full strength Bolton team by any stretch. All their most experienced players on the bench. Coyle given this up before he starts

[PALUS]

Dzeko needs to start to learn to go to strip clubs on thursday nights and give away free cash on the streets.

Haha think that is true ..... Ballo and Yaya forward ....

[Douglas Higginbottom]

Silva has an ankle annoyance...apparently.

a long standing one. Mancini is trying to rest as many of those who playeda full international as possible.We should be able to beat Notlob with any 11 but it still needs a performance.

Mancini is giving Mario a big vote of confidence and another great chance to AJ to show his ability.I wonder if it will be one of those 2 or Yaya to lead on this one.

[Mark (Blue Army)]

Come on City, i can feel a big win today

[twosips]

Ream and Miyaichi have one start each for Bolton not a full strength Bolton team by any stretch. All their most experienced players on the bench. Coyle given this up before he starts

That's because they've just joined. Miyaichi is awesome. Bit worried that his pace will undo is if we're not careful!