Source: Daily_Mail
MAN CITY v Chelsea: Jerome Boateng and Joleon Lescott face late fitness tests
In good company: Shaun Wright-Phillips is one of a few City players ruled out against Chelsea[LNB]Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has to cope with a defensive injury crisis ahead of the Eastlands clash with Barclays Premier League leaders Chelsea.[LNB]Micah Richards (hamstring), Wayne Bridge (thigh) and Aleksandar Kolarov (ankle) are definitely out, and the fitness of Joleon Lescott (groin) and Jerome Boateng (knee) will need to be checked before Mancini can finalise his line-up.[LNB]Further forward, Emmanuel Adebayor returns after missing four matches with a dead leg, but Shaun Wright-Phillips (knee) is also out.[LNB]Team (from): Hart, Given, Zabaleta, Kompany, K Toure, Boyata, Cunningham, Lescott, Boateng, Silva, De Jong, Y Toure, Barry, Vieira, Milner, Johnson, Tevez, Adebayor, Jo, Santa Cruz.[LNB]CLICK HERE FOR THE WEEKEND TEAM NEWS IN THE BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
