West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has been unable to welcome back any of his injured players ahead of his side's Barclays Premier League match against Man City.
The champions visit Upton Park knowing the Hammers will be missing Guy Demel and Matthew Taylor, with both hoping to be back in contention within two weeks.
Ricardo Vaz Te and Jack Collison are West Ham's long-term absentees.
Meanwhile, Manchester City welcome back Javi Garcia, Pablo Zabaleta and James Milner but Micah Richards has been added to the injury list.
Midfielder Garcia (thigh) and fullback Zabaleta (hamstring) have recovered from injuries while Milner returns after serving a one-match suspension against Swansea last weekend.
However, midfielders David Silva and Jack Rodwell (both hamstring) and defender Maicon (foot) are still out while Richards suffered what appeared to be a serious knee injury against Swansea, although Mancini is hoping he will be fit again within a month.
Match Notes
With Ricard Vaz Te still sidelined, Sam Allardyce reckons Andy Carroll will be the key to defeating the champions.
The centre of City's defence has been their main weakness this season, and the robust Geordie represents their most significant domestic challenge so far.
The visitors do, however, have some forward muscle of their own, with Eden Dzeko expected to partner Sergio Agüero up front.
Betting: Home 19-5, Away 7-10, Draw 14-5.
Stat of the game: City have 18 goals from nine Premier League games. At this stage last season they had 33.