Man City is now in second place, but regardless, they did have a hard time against Stoke City last weekend which ended in a 1-1 draw. So it's still anyone's game tonight as the Black Cats tries to redeem themselves from the FA Cup quarter-final loss last Tuesday.
However, Manchester City has been victorious in every home game they've played this season. But they did lose to Manchester United and Liverpool recently but that's for the the FA Cup and League Cup, respectively.
But certainly, a win for Manchester City will propel them on top of the table in the Premier League, pending a draw or a victory by Manchester United against Blackburn Monday night to which they could slide back down again to second place.
Odds are certainly with Man City, who will most likely play with Hart, Richards, Kompany, K Toure, Clichy, De Jong, Barry, Nasri, Y Toure, Tevez and Dzeko. Meanwhile, expect Sunderland to field in Mignolet, Meyler, Kyrgiakos, Turner, Bardsley, Larsson, Cattermole, Gardner, McClean, Sessegnon and Bendtner.
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