Two clubs in opposite halves of the Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between Manchester City and Sunderland. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester and can be live streamed here free.
After falling to Liverpool on the weekend, Manchester City now find themselves seven points behind the leader's pace. Despite the loss and the opportunity to control their own destiny, manager Manuel Pellegrini denies his men have surrendered the league title (h/t the Guardian). "No, the opportunity we lost [means that now] we don't depend on what we can do, of course," Pellegrini said. "But it was a tough game against Liverpool in their own stadium," he added.
"We didn't deserve to lose that game, but things happen. We continue with the same trust, and we'll do it till the end of the season. We still have two games in hand, and we hope we can win those six points."
"We must play very well, especially [against Sunderland]."
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Player to Watch: With a majority of the City players still in awe of the environment that was Anfield Stadium on Sunday, David Silva took it upon himself to dictate the pace for his club in the second half. His performance in a 3-2 loss was crucial in the Citizens nearly overturning a 2-0 deficit. The 28-year-old has seven goals and nine assists in 23 league appearances this season.
Manchester City's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Hart; Kolarov, Demichelis, Kompany, Zabaleta; Garcia, Fernandinho; Nasri, Silva, Milner; Negredo
Sunderland's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Mannone; Alonso, Brown, O'Shea, Gardner; Colback, Cattermole, Sung-Yeung; Borini, Wickham, Johnson
Premier League Table
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Liverpool |
34 |
24 |
5 |
5 |
93 |
42 |
51 |
77 |
|||
|
2 |
Chelsea |
34 |
23 |
6 |
5 |
66 |
24 |
42 |
75 |
|||
|
3 |
Manchester City |
32 |
22 |
4 |
6 |
86 |
32 |
54 |
70 |
|||
|
4 |
Arsenal |
34 |
20 |
7 |
7 |
59 |
41 |
18 |
67 |
|||
|
5 |
Everton |
33 |
19 |
9 |
5 |
53 |
31 |
22 |
66 |
|||
|
6 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
34 |
18 |
6 |
10 |
48 |
48 |
0 |
60 |
|||
|
7 |
Manchester United |
33 |
17 |
6 |
10 |
56 |
38 |
18 |
57 |
|||
|
8 |
Southampton |
34 |
13 |
9 |
12 |
50 |
45 |
5 |
48 |
|||
|
9 |
Newcastle United |
34 |
14 |
4 |
16 |
38 |
52 |
-14 |
46 |
|||
|
10 |
Stoke City |
34 |
11 |
10 |
13 |
38 |
48 |
-10 |
43 |
|||
|
11 |
West Ham United |
34 |
10 |
7 |
17 |
38 |
47 |
-9 |
37 |
|||
|
12 |
Crystal Palace |
33 |
11 |
4 |
18 |
24 |
39 |
-15 |
37 |
|||
|
13 |
Hull City |
33 |
10 |
6 |
17 |
34 |
40 |
-6 |
36 |
|||
|
14 |
Aston Villa |
33 |
9 |
7 |
17 |
35 |
49 |
-14 |
34 |
|||
|
15 |
Swansea City |
34 |
8 |
9 |
17 |
45 |
50 |
-5 |
33 |
|||
|
16 |
West Bromwich Albion |
33 |
6 |
15 |
12 |
40 |
51 |
-11 |
33 |
|||
|
17 |
Norwich City |
34 |
8 |
8 |
18 |
26 |
53 |
-27 |
32 |
|||
|
18 |
Fulham |
34 |
9 |
3 |
22 |
34 |
74 |
-40 |
30 |
|||
|
19 |
Cardiff City |
34 |
7 |
8 |
19 |
30 |
64 |
-34 |
29 |
|||
|
20 |
Sunderland |
32 |
6 |
7 |
19 |
29 |
54 |
-25 |
25 |
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