Barton back for City
10/03/2006 - 08:34:49Joey Barton returns from suspension as Manchester City look to improve their dire Barclays Premiership away record at relegation-threatened Portsmouth.
The former England Under-21 international is just one booking away from an automatic two-match ban for picking up 10 yellow cards in the season, but his place in the Blues starting line-up is by no means certain following the win over Sunderland last week.
Veteran defender Danny Mills is vying with Micah Richards for the right-back berth while Georgios Samaras will continue in attack as Andy Cole remains sidelined with a knee injury.
Team (from): James, Weaver, Richards, Mills, Sun, Dunne, Distin, Jordan, Thatcher, Sinclair, Croft, Reyna, Barton, Musampa, Ireland, Riera, Samaras, Vassell, Wright-Phillips.
