With the ma sively disappointing defeat away to West Ham still fresh in the mind, Man City entertain high-flying Aston Villa at the City of Manchester Stadium of Wednesday night. The Blues need a win to return to the top half of the table, whilst the visitors are in fourth place, leading Arsenal by three points.Since these sides met on the first day of the season, all the way back in August, the progre s achieved couldnt have been further from the same. Like a pair of hugely differing simultaneous equations, Villa have stormed into the Jordan Berry Jersey upper echelons of the Premier League, whilst City have meandered along, just like the River Tees, even entering the relegation zone, before recovering and now they lie in eleventh place.Team NewsBlues bo s Mark Hughes is facing po sibly the biggest injury crisis during his time in charge of the Blues. Heath Miller Jersey Already mi sing Kasper Schmiechel, Michael Johnson, Martin Petrov, Kelvin Etuhu, Gelson Thank God hes Injured Fer******, Didi Hamann, Daniel Sturridge, Benjani Mwaruwari, Sparky is now without the services of Micah Chav Richards, Robinho and Craig Bellamy for this crucal clash. Attacking midfielder Elano is expected to be restored to the starting line-up, where he will po sibly be joined by Felipe I Run Darius Va sell Close to be the Worst Striker at Man City Caicedo. Valeri Bojinov is not deemed fit enough to start but will surely come off the bench later in the game.Aston Villa, under the inspirational guidance of Martin ONeill, have a sembled a largely English-based squad, po se sing quality in every department. Ranging from the longevity and continued brilliance of Brad Friedel in net, to the midfield talents of Gareth Barry, and extending up-front to the Usain Bolt-like pace of Gabriel I Make Craig Bellamy Look Slow Agbonlahor, they have enough talent to break into the Champions League, a feat which they look capable of doing this season. January signing Emile Heskey is expected to be sidelined with an injury, therefore handing Norwegian man-mountain John Carew an opportunity up-front.Agbonlahors pace will cause problems for the City defenceMy Team GivenZabaleta Dunne Onuoha Bridge de Jong KompanySWPElano James Conner Jersey Ireland CaicedoSubs: Hart, Logan, Garrido, Wei s, Va sell, Evans, BojinovKey BattlesNedum Onuoha v Gabriel AgbonlahorOnuoha has come into the City defence in recent weeks and has looked a Pittsburgh Steelers Jersey cla s act, but he will surely be tested by the movement and pace of England international Agbonlahor. The young striker has had a tough spell recently, but on his day, he is capable of tormenting any defence.Pablo Zabaleta v Ashley YoungArgentinean Zabaleta is expected to return to his favoured right-back role in the enforced absence of Micah Richards, and he will need to be on his game to curb the threat posed by Young. Signed a couple of years ago from Watford for 9.65 million, Young has developed into one of the most feared wingers in the Premier League with his pace and trickery.Wayne Bridge v James MilnerPublicly praised by England bo s Fabio Capello, who declared that Tyson Alualu Jersey Milner is my future, the former Newcastle winger is a dangerous proposition for any team, with his ability to deliver consistent pinpoint cro ses and his exceptional work-rate. Bridge has endured a shaky start to his City career, but has shown a few signs of improvement recently, and will need to continue in this vein.Bridge will need to be at the top of his game to nullify the threat of MilnerVerdict: Man City 1 2 Aston VillaFor the first time ever in my blogging career, I am not predicting an enthralling, entertaining affair, rather an underwhelming contest with goals to be scored by Stephen Ireland, Gabriel Agbonlahor and Ashley Young.