Squad sheets: Manchester City v Blackpool

The 4-0 defeat of Aston Villa on Tuesday represented Manchester City's biggest victory of the season and anything but a home win would constitute a surprise, especially with their leading scorer, Carlos Tevez, returning to the team. That said, Blackpool are unlikely to be as generous opponents as Villa, having risen to eighth in the Premier League. Ian Holloway's side have won five times on the road already, a record bettered only by City, and have won the last two, at Sunderland and Stoke City, without conceding a goal. Daniel Taylor Venue City of Manchester Stadium, Saturday 3pm Tickets £26-32 (0870 062 1894) Last season n/a Referee Mark Clattenburg This season's matches 14 Y 45, R 3, 3.43 cards per game Odds Man City 3-10 Blackpool 11-1 Draw 9-2 Manchester City Subs from Given, Zabaleta, A Johnson, Vieira, Lescott, Milner, Boyata, Bridge, Santa Cruz, Wright-Phillips, Richards, Jô Doubtful None Injured Adebayor (heel, 5 Jan), M Johnson (match fitness, unknown) Suspended None Form guide WWLWWD Disciplinary record Y46 R4 Leading scorer Tevez 12 Blackpool Subs from Halstead, Southern, Euell, Ormerod, Baptiste, Phillips, Edwards, Carney, Keinan, Demontagnac Doubtful None Injured Gilks (knee, 8 Jan), Harewood (hamstring, 8 Jan), Martin (knee, 15 Jan), Grandin (hamstring, 15 Jan), Basham (broken leg, May), Clarke (knee, May), Almond (shoulder, unknown) Suspended None Form guide WWDWDL Disciplinary record Y23 R1 Leading scorers Campbell, Harewood, Varney 5 Match pointers • City have not lost at home to Blackpool in any competition since May 1963 • Blackpool have allowed their opponents more shots on target (117) than any other side in the division • If only home matches counted this season, City would be in seventh place with 18 points • Elliot Grandin is the only non-UK player to have made more than six league starts for Blackpool in 2010-11 • City scored as many goals in their last Premier League home game (four) as they had in the previous six combined