Manchester City are again without playmaker David Silva and defender Pablo Zabaleta, both of whom are nursing hamstring injuries.
James Milner serves a one-game ban, while Maicon, Javi Garcia and Jack Rodwell are all sidelined.
Swansea boss Michael Laudrup has no new fitness concerns ahead of the trip to the Etihad Stadium.
Laudrup deployed in-form midfielder Michu at centre forward last weekend, and could do so again on Saturday.
MATCH PREVIEW
At the end of another hugely disappointing week in Europe, which prompted Roberto Mancini's strange admission that he failed to prepare the team properly for the defeat at Ajax, Manchester City will want a response on their return to domestic action.
For all the talk in the last few days of three at the back, formations and zonal marking, there have been few negative headlines for the champions on Premier League duty. Yes, they haven't been as tight at the back (keeping just one clean sheet), but the depth of quality in attacking areas remains formidable. Whilst Carlos Tevez may have gone five top-flight games without a goal, Edin Dzeko has weighed in with six in his last eight league appearances.
Their home form has once again been the foundation. City are now unbeaten in their last 33 league matches at the Etihad Stadium with only three teams, most recently Arsenal, even managing to pick up a point.
Despite the events in Amsterdam, Swansea face a huge challenge as they return to the scene of their first ever Premier League match, which they lost 4-0 back in August 2011. Most didn't even expect Swansea to be back for another crack this season after that reverse, which saw Sergio Aguero score twice on his debut.
New boss Michael Laudrup continues his attempts to build on the success under Brendan Rodgers. There's no doubt that last weekend's win at home to Wigan was important for him. It ended a run of five matches without a victory ahead of their trip to Manchester, the start of a tough run that also sees them face Chelse
