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The sightscreen shifters, without whom it might not have been possible, joined them in the dressing-room.. The Manchester City manager, Joe Royle, sends his team on a revenge mission tonight against Ipswich Town at Maine Road in a bid for a place in the semi-finals of the Worthington Cup. Ipswich beat City 3-2 in the Premiership earlier this month but Royle is confident of victory after Saturday's 5-0 win over Everton, which ended a run of six straight defeats. The Manchester City manager, Joe Royle, sends his team on a revenge mission tonight against Ipswich Town at Maine Road in a bid for a place in the semi-finals of the Worthington Cup.
Ipswich beat City 3-2 in the Premiership earlier this month but Royle is confident of victory after Saturday's 5-0 win over Everton, which ended a run of six straight defeats. "Ipswich are probably the surprise package this season in the Premiership for many people," Royle said. "But after Saturday our dressing-room confidence is sky-high."Royle will be forced to make changes tonight, with Richard Dunne and Laurent Charvet cup-tied. Shaun Goater is rated only 50-50 and Shaun Wright-Phillips is doubtful. Danny Granville has been added to the squad and Spencer Prior returns after being dropped against Everton. If Goater is ruled out, Paul Dickov will start.The Ipswich goalkeeper Richard Wright played with strapping on his left wrist during his side's 1-0 win at Liverpool on Sunday due to a cracked bone and he will again play through the pain barrier.David Johnson, with just one league start since early September, is an ever-present in the Worthington Cup.
He has scored three goals in four games and may get the nod over Marcus Stewart. Ipswich may rest Mark Venus, while both Titus Bramble (ankle) and John Scales (hamstring) are doubtful.The Crystal Palace manager, Alan Smith, is hoping for a continued cup run to maintain the high spirits at Selhurst Park. The Eagles have soared to a 10-match unbeaten sequence but face a tough challenge against Sunderland.Palace have a clean bill of health, but their recent signing Dougie Freedman is cup-tied, which means Mikael Forssell will partner Clinton Morrison in attack. Sunderland will start without Niall Quinn, Gavin McCann, Don Hutchison and Chris Makin.Daniele Dichio replaces Quinn, provided he recovers from a thigh injury, Stefan Schwarz will come into midfield and Stanislav Varga will step into central defence.Sheffield Wednesday go to Birmingham City for their quarter-final hoping to bounce back from the 4-2 home defeat to Stockport County on Saturday. Steve Harkness and Ian Hendon are cup-tied, while Birmingham will be without Michael Johnson and Geoff Horsfield..
Roma's Japanese player Hidetoshi Nakata has said he needs to move clubs - and revealed he would love to play for Manchester United. Roma's Japanese player Hidetoshi Nakata has said he needs to move clubs - and revealed he would love to play for Manchester United. He believes he could help the Old Trafford giants to greater success, adding: "I'd like to play in England and where better than a club that can win trophies - a club like Manchester United."They're a great team and I know I could help them."Nakata, 23, twice Asian player of the year, cost Roma £14 million but is being kept out of the side by Francesco Totti.He also said he has no privacy in Rome and claimed living there was "suffocating" him.. Alan Shearer could be back for Newcastle for Saturday's visit of Bradford City after having a steroid injection for his injured knee. Alan Shearer could be back for Newcastle for Saturday's visit of Bradford City after having a steroid injection for his injured knee. The former England striker has been out for two games with tendonitis and was expected to miss at least one more game.Now Newcastle's medical advisors say Shearer - who has undergone two previous steroid injections - can have one more to try to save him from surgery.His injury will be examined later this week, and if the steroids do not work, he is likely to undergo surgery.The Magpies have an injury horror list with Carl Cort and Kevin Gallacher among those sidelined.. FIFA's decision to split its soccer player of the century award in two has left few satisfied. FIFA's decision to split its soccer player of the century award in two has left few satisfied. Fans of Diego Maradona will continue to argue that their man was the people's choice in what was originally meant to be a people's poll.