Squad sheets: Blackpool v Manchester City

Malcolm Allison once said that Manchester City would be the first club to play on Mars; they have not quite managed it but they are at least looking upwards as they arrive in Blackpool. Roberto Mancini's team have moved to second in the league and even Gary Neville has described them in the last week as genuine title candidates. Blackpool's impressive start to the season suggests they cannot be underestimated, even if this is a contest between the richest and poorest clubs in the Premier League and Ian Holloway will be missing from the home dug-out, serving a one-match ban for abusing the referee Mike Dean during the home defeat to Blackburn Rovers last month. Daniel Taylor Venue Bloomfield Road, Sunday 4pm Tickets Sold out Last season n/a Referee P Dowd This season's matches 7 Y 27, R 2, 4.14 cards per game Odds Blackpool 5-1 Manchester City 8-13 Draw 3-1 Blackpool Subs from Halstead, Coid, Southern, Martin, Harewood, Ormerod, Basham, Euell, Sylvestre, Phillips, Edwards, Demontagnac, Carney, Keinan Doubtful None Injured Almond (shoulder, 23 Oct), Rachubka (knee, Nov), Clarke (knee, May), Baptiste (knee, unknown) Suspended None Form guide WLLWDL Disciplinary record Y10 R1 Leading scorers Adam, Harewood, Varney 2 Manchester City Subs from Given, Jô, Vieira, Boyata, Ibrahim, Cunningham, Adebayor, Zabaleta, A Johnson, Santa Cruz, Wright-Phillips, Richards, Lescott Doubtful Bridge (thigh), Milner (knee), Y Touré (knee) Injured Nimely (ankle, 24 Oct), Balotelli (knee, 30 Oct), Kolarov (knee, 30 Oct), M Johnson (knee, unknown) Suspended None Form guide WWWDLW Disciplinary record Y16 R0 Leading scorer Tevez 5 Match pointers • City have two fewer points after seven games than they did at this stage in 2009-10 under Mark Hughes • Blackpool held City to a 0-0 draw the last time they met, during the 1998-99 season when both sides were in League One • Only Newcastle (80%) have won a larger proportion of their tackles than City (78%) • Five of Charlie Adam's last six goals in all competitions have been penalties • City and Blackpool are the only sides in the division not to have scored a headed goal yet this season