Manchester City boss Kevin Keegan will stick with the same starting line-up as the Blues go for back-to-back home wins against Everton at Eastlands.
With Claudio Reyna reporting no ill effects from his arduous World Cup qualifying trip to Panama, the last piece in Keegan’s selection jigsaw has been completed.
The only change to the side which hammered Charlton a fortnight ago will be on the bench, where Antoine Sibierski is set to replace Steve McManaman, who is out for three weeks with an Achilles injury.
Provisional squad: James, Waterreus, Thatcher, Distin, Sun, Mills, Dunne, Bischoff, McCarthy, Reyna, Barton, Bosvelt, Sibierski, Sinclair, Wright-Phillips, Fowler, Macken, Anelka.