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Manchester City playmaker David Silva is back in contention for Saturdays Barclays Premier League clash with Stoke after missing the last two games with an ankle injury. Boss Manuel Pellegrini may opt to give the Spaniard some playing time ahead of the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid on Tuesday night.Citys focus will be on Real in midweek, but they still have Manchester United breathing down their necks for a place in the top four. Stoke, meanwhile, have shipped eight goals in their last two games against Liverpool and Tottenham, and boss Mark Hughes will be hoping to rally his side to halt their recent decline. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has seen his side concede eight goals in their last two games Team newsFull-backs Gael Clichy and Bacary Sagna are also available again after back problems, meaning City virtually have a fully-fit squad as Tuesdays Champions League semi-final first leg against Real Madrid draws closer.Midfielder Samir Nasri - who is not registered to play in Europe - is the only notable absentee with a muscle problem.Stoke winger Xherdan Shaqiri will sit out Saturdays Barclays Premier League clash with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium due to a hamstring injury.Shaqiri sustained the injury during Mondays 4-0 home loss to Tottenham and had to be substituted at half-time.Veteran goalkeeper Shay Given came into the team for that game and is set to keep his place this weekend, while defender Erik Pieters will miss out again as he completes a two-match suspension. Stokes Xherdan Shaqiri will miss the trip Opta statsStoke City won this fixture last season after having lost their previous six Barclays Premier League trips to the Etihad without scoring a goal.Sergio Aguero has scored five goals in five Premier League appearances against Stoke City.Aguero has scored 14 goals in his last 13 Premier League matches for Manchester City and netted his 100th in the competition in their midweek 1-1 draw with Newcastle United.Wilfried Bony has scored three goals in four Premier League games against the Potters. Manchester Citys Chilean manager Manuel Pellegrini Former Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has now managed exactly twice as many Premier League games for Stoke (110) than he did for the Citizens (55).Mark Hughes was never on the losing side with Blackburn Rovers before joining Man City as coach (W4 D4). His record with Stoke is W2 L2 D1.Manchester City have lost five of their 17 Premier League home games this season, including three of the last five. They lost only five in the previous 86 matches at the Etihad.Pellegrinis side have kept just three clean sheets in their last 15 Premier League home matches.Stoke have gone eight away Premier League games without a clean sheet on the road.Former Manchester City goalkeeper Given has conceded 10 goals in his last two Premier League appearances, including four on his Stoke debut in the competition last Monday v Tottenham. Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero Mersons predictionsThe problem with Man City is that you dont know which team is going to turn up. Will it be the one that won 3-0 at Chelsea or will it be the team that came off the pitch lucky to have earned a 1-1 draw with Newcastle? Stoke are on holiday and you cannot play football with flip-flops on!Theyve done their hard work, though, theyre safe and you can understand that, particularly when a few players will be at the Euros. I suspect Sergio Aguero will be rested as City will have one eye on the Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid, but I still expect them to win.Paul predicts: 2-0 (Sky Bet odds 5/1)BettingManchester City are 1/3 with Sky Bet to claim maximum points in their pursuit of a top-four place against Stoke at the Etihad with the draw trading at 4/1. City remain 2/9 in the betting to finish in the Champions League places, while Stoke (17/2) will be desperate to make amends for their MNF hammering at the hands of Spurs and complete a league double over the Citizens.The last five meetings at the Etihad have seen City win to nil on four occasions which is trading as an 11/10 chance this time. Sergio Aguero is 5/2 to net the opener with Mame Biram Diouf deemed the most likely first scorer for the Potters at 10/1.See all the match odds, Price Boosts and tips from our Sky Sports pundit here. Venta Zapatillas Puma Baratas .The Canadiens will visit the Boston Bruins at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on New Years Day 2016, taking hockeys oldest rivalry outside.It was special in 2010 just to be there with the history behind Fenway Park and all that, Bruins centre Patrice Bergeron said. Puma Baratas España . "Im going to send Webbie a six-pack (of beer) tonight," she said. Webb wasnt sure that would help. "Ill probably drink one and go to sleep," the Australian veteran said. The two players set up a Sunday showdown between former HSBC champions after finishing off their third rounds with identical birdies over three of the last five holes Saturday to separate themselves slightly from the rest of the crowded leaderboard. http://www.pumabaratas.es/. -- Aaron Rodgers isnt out for revenge in Green Bays season opener. Zapatillas Puma Baratas . Born in Berkeley and raised in Oakland, where he later pitched for the As, Ross beat the Giants for the first time in six career appearances by throwing eight scoreless innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 2-1 victory Friday night. Zapatillas Puma Baratas España .C. -- Marcus Paige and his North Carolina teammates have endured so many wild swings -- big wins, surprising losses, NCAA drama -- that no one can blame their Hall of Fame coach for wondering whats next.DENVER -- Ian Kennedy pitched seven sharp innings, Rene Rivera hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the sixth and the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 on Monday night in a game that included a 56-minute weather delay. Chase Headley added four hits for San Diego, including a two-run triple in the seventh inning to break open a close game. Kennedy seemed to gain strength the deeper he got into the game, striking out five of the last six batters he faced before wind, rain and lightning forced the delay heading into the eighth inning. Kevin Quackenbush stepped in for Kennedy when play resumed. Kennedy (7-9) finished with nine strikeouts, boosting his team-leading total this season to 125. He allowed four hits in seven innings, including Drew Stubbs leadoff home run in the fourth. The outing by Kennedy extended a strong run by the Padres rotation. San Diegos starting pitchers have allowed only six runs over the last seven games, helping the Padres go 5-2 in that stretch. The Padres improved to 28-4 this season when scoring four or more runs, the second-best mark in baseball behind Washington, which is 39-3 when scoring at least four times. Slumping Colorado lost for the 18th time in the last 21 games. With the score tied at 1-1 in the sixth, Tommy Medica hit a one-out double and Rivera followed with a double to left. One out later, Cameron Maybin sent a drive to the warning track in left ccentre that seemed to get caught in swirling winds and dropped just beyond the reach of Corey Dickersons glove as the Padres took a 3-1 lead.dddddddddddd San Diego added three runs in the seventh. Kennedy drew a leadoff walk and Chris Denorfia singled to chase Tyler Matzek (1-3). Headley greeted Matt Belisle with a triple off the right-field wall, scoring Kennedy and Denorfia. Carlos Quentins sacrifice fly put the Padres in front by five runs. Matzek was charged with five runs and eight hits in six innings. He walked four and struck out four. Brooks Conrad got the Padres on the board with a sacrifice fly in the fourth. NOTES: RHP Tyson Ross, the Padres lone All-Star representative, is scheduled to start Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers and wont pitch in next Tuesdays Midsummer Classic, though hell be in attendance for the festivities, according to manager Bud Black. Ross is slated to start Tuesdays Game 2 against LHP Franklin Morales and the Rockies. ... Kennedys team-leading 19th start also tied him for the most starts in the majors this season. ... Kennedy has worked six or more innings in 15 of his starts this year. ... The Rockies have lost seven of their last 11 meetings with San Diego dating to last September. ... Stubbs is batting .333 (6 for 18) with two home runs midway through the Rockies 10-game homestand. ... Rockies batters struck out 13 times in all. ' ' '