Olembe plays in reserves

Graham Alexander - back in action tonight

Brian Laws has named a strong line up for the game at Turf Moor which includes a welcome return to action for player/coach Graham Alexander. However, the much hoped news of some action for Chris McCann has been put on hold with the Irish midfielder not named in the team.

The full teams tonight are:

Burnley: Nicky Weaver, Richard Eckersley, Stephen Jordan, Michael Duff, David Edgar, Graham Alexander, Adam Kay, Joey Gudjonsson, Frederic Nimani, Steven Thompson, Salomon Olembe. Subs: Danny McDonald, Alex-Ray Harvey, Wes Fletcher, Ben Hoskin, Chris Anderson.

Manchester City: Tobias Johansen, Tom Smith, Chris Chantler, Scott Kay, Reece Wabara, Ben Mee, James Poole, Andrew Tutte, Jack Redshaw, John Guidetti, Jeremy Helan. Subs: Ahmed Benali, David Gonzalez, Sean Tse, Andrew Mitchell, Bradley Robinson.