Hello and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE commentary of the Premier League clash involving Manchester City and Stoke City.

Navas' cross picks out Otamendi but the defender can't get any power on the effort and Given makes a comfortable save.

Stoke concede a free-kick in a dangerous area and Navas has the chance to deliver a cross into the away penalty area now.

Both sides have came close in the opening 15 minutes but we're yet to find a breakthrough.

WIDE! The corner causes havoc in the home penalty area as Toure fails to get rid of the ball when presented with the opportunity, the ball falls to Shawcross at the back post but he can't guide the effort on target from 10 yards.

SAVE! Stoke win a free-kick from around 25 yards, Whelan goes for goal and forces Hart to tip the ball over the bar. The England goalkeeper seemed to be anticipating a cross and not the shot. Corner.

Aguero has certainly been a livewire in the early stages of this match. It's quite a surprise to see him starting today considering City tackle Real Madrid in just three days.

Stoke lose possession in midfield which presents the ball to Silva who immediately looks for the run of Iheanacho but he puts too much on the pass.

The hosts have shown glimpses of their quality at the start of the match but are yet to really impose themselves on the game.

The City front two are linking up well and they prove their understanding in the home side's latest attack as Aguero finds Iheanacho in the penalty area but the youngster is dispossessed by a great tackle.

CLOSE! City come close to opening the scoring after Aguero skips past two or three challenges before teeing up Iheanacho on the edge of the area but his shot goes inches wide of the post.

Diouf is back on the pitch and is stuck into the action immediately as he shoulders Kolarov off the ball. This is proving to be quite a battle - what to watch out for.

Mark Hughes' side is already stretched with injuries and they've been dealt another blow here as Diouf is down after colliding with Kolarov. He will leave the pitch to receive treatment.

Stoke have conceded 10 goals in their last three league games.

We're underway at the Etihad Stadium with the hosts taking kick-off.

FIVE MINUTES TO KICK-OFF! The Potters are looking to complete a league double over City for the first time since the 1980-81 season and with Manchester City facing one of the biggest games of their history when they take on Real Madrid in just three days time, perhaps there has never been a better time to play them.

Stoke have only won one of their last six league matches but Mark Hughes' side is still battling to claim a top 10 finish. "We've sat down and talked about what we need to do better," the boss said. "My feeling is that we'll be fine and get back to what we need to do to win Premier League games. It may not be enough if Manchester City perform, but I'm looking for a better performance in terms of executing a game plan - which we haven't done well enough in the last two games."

Manchester City can move to third with a home win this afternoon, leapfrogging Arsenal in the process. Here's what Manuel Pellegrini said in the build-up: "It's very important that we're in the Champions League semi-finals but that doesn't mean we're not worried about the Premier League. The best way to prepare for Tuesday is to beat Stoke, to score goals, keep a clean sheet and that will help us prepare."