Hughes hopes for injury boost

Mark Hughes will give Micah Richards every chance to recover from a knee injury as Manchester City bid to record a third successive Premier League win at home to Blackburn. With Shaun Wright-Phillips (ankle) almost certainly ruled out, Hughes is set to name an unchanged line-up if Richards can prove his fitness. Gelson Fernandes stands by to replace the England defender as the Blues look to close the gap on seventh-placed Fulham.