EMMANUEL Adebayor is set to return to the side for Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash at home to Burnley after missing the goalless draw at Birmingham four days ago with an ankle injury.

Club skipper Kolo Toure also seems set to face the Clarets after he joined Adebayor on the sidelines last weekend with a heel problem.

However, Roque Santa Cruz is likely to miss the match at Eastlands after sustaining an ankle injury at St Andrew’s which forced him off midway through the second half.

Hughes said: "Roque hasn't trained since the weekend.

"He got a really bad bang on his ankle. He's got a lot of blood in and around the area that needs to come out.

"We need to shift that and we're hopeful he will be able to train tomorrow, but we'll have to wait and see.

"Ade and Kolo have trained for the last couple of days. They've had a couple of sessions and there was no reaction today from the work yesterday.

"The feeling is they will be okay for the weekend."

After a run of four successive draws which have halted City's momentum, even if they are in the top four, Hughes is naturally delighted Adebayor will be available again.

City magic

"You always want players that can produce moments of magic when the team is not dominating proceedings as you would like," said Hughes.

"Those type of players have the ability to change the game in your favour. Ade has that capability and having the option of him this weekend will be a bonus for us."

Left-back Wayne Bridge has joined Santa Cruz in the treatment room with a slight strain above the knee.

"Wayne hasn't trained either since the weekend," Hughes said. "We're hoping he will train tomorrow, but again we'll see how he is. We're hopeful he'll be okay."

Robinho, meanwhile, is now doing "field-based work" as he closes in on a return to action after more than two months out with a stress fracture of the ankle.

Hughes, though, appears resigned to letting Robinho go to meet up with his Brazil team-mates ahead of the international break, even though he has warned he is not match ready.

"Hopefully he will start to step up his training next week, and it is a case of getting him match fit because he's not fit," added Hughes.

"He's got international matches next week and the likelihood is he will have to meet up and get checked out by the doctors.

"Obviously it would be wrong for him to play."

City, meanwhile, have announced a discount on home match tickets to all current armed forces personnel, starting with the match against Sunderland on December 19.

City CEO Garry Cook said: "We regularly receive correspondence from City fans who are serving their country all around the world and we hope this discount will make it a little easier for them to see their team whilst on leave."

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