Man City v STOKE: Tony Pulis hopeful of return for skipper Abdoulaye Faye

Back-in: Faye (right) may be ready for City test Stoke manager Tony Pulis has a few late decisions to make regarding the fitness of a number of players ahead of the FA Cup tie at Manchester City.Captain Abdoulaye Faye has missed the last two matches with a back problem but may be ready to return.Pulis said one or two other unnamed players had minor knocks which would all need to be assessed prior to the evening kick-off at Eastlands.Ricardo Fuller, a second-half substitute in the 1-1 midweek Barclays Premier League draw at Wigan after being arrested over allegations of a nightclub assault, could return to the starting line-up at the expense of Tuncay Sanli.Team (from): Sorensen, Huth, Abdoulaye Faye, Wilkinson, Amdy Faye, Higginbotham, Collins, Lawrence, Sidibe, Whitehead, Delap, Diao, Kitson, Beattie, Etherington, Fuller, Tuncay, Pugh, Whelan, Simonsen, Begovic.    

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