City expect to run out
Alexander, Weston, Vidmar, Gabbidon, Barker, Langley, Boland, Kavanagh, Bonner, Earnshaw, Thorne.
Subs. Margetson, Prior, Croft, Collins, Campbell.
Crystal Palace have Tommy Black available after suspension, but Steve Kember will be without Popovic (achillies) and could be without Powell and Smith who picked up knocks against West Ham in midweek.
Palace's last line up was
Berthelin, Smith, Powell, Mullins, Butterfield, Derry, Hughes, Riihilahti, Freedman, Johnson, Shipperley. Subs Borrowdale, Routledge, Fleming, Cronin, Symons.
Palace team preview from the Croydon Advertiser.
The 16 players City above are all obviously fit and ready to play. The remaining 9 first team, squad players are
Scott Young, now recovered from a bad back and in training, could be in action in a couple of weeks, he does have a hand injury but it will not effect his training.
Gavin Gordon played for the reserves in midweek.
Layton Maxwell did not play for the reserves. Unsure of his exact status.
Gareth Whalley, John Robinson, Alan Lee and Jason Bowen are all all injured.
That leaves youngsters Aaran Lee Barrett and Stauart Fleetwood.