Two clubs in opposite halves of the Premier League table will do battle today in a match between Manchester City and Sunderland. The first-division clash scheduled for 10 a.m. ET will be held at the Etihad in Manchester and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC Sports.
What They're Saying
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini (via Goal): "Yaya Toure was not able to play 90 minutes [against Burnley]. It was a risk. He can do it, [but] maybe it was a risk for him. The players that played [against Burnley] were the players that were able to do it. Yaya felt a problem at the beginning of the last game against West Brom. He was not 100 percent recuperated. I think that it was not good for him to play. We will see [if he is available for Sunderland]. We hope that he will be because it was a less problem, but after 48 hours, maybe it's too high-risk injury to repeat."
Sunderland manager Gus Poyet (via Sky Sports): "The idea here is to stay calm, know where we are, be realistic and keep working hard."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: With Sergio Aguero still recovering from injury, Manchester City turn to Stevan Jovetic atop the formation. In 10 league appearances, the 25-year-old has four goals and an assist.
Manchester City's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Hart; Clichy, Mangala, Demichelis, Zabaleta; Fernandinho, Toure; Silva, Lampard, Nasri; Jovetic
Sunderland's Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1): Pantilimon; Jones, Brown, O'Shea, Vergini; Cattermole; Wickham, Larsson, Gomez, Johnson; Fletcher
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Chelsea |
19 |
14 |
4 |
1 |
41 |
14 |
27 |
46 |
|||
|
2 |
Manchester City |
19 |
13 |
4 |
2 |
41 |
17 |
24 |
43 |
|||
|
3 |
Manchester United |
19 |
10 |
6 |
3 |
33 |
19 |
14 |
36 |
|||
|
4 |
Southampton |
19 |
10 |
3 |
6 |
32 |
15 |
17 |
33 |
|||
|
5 |
Arsenal |
19 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
34 |
23 |
11 |
33 |
|||
|
6 |
West Ham United |
19 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
30 |
23 |
7 |
31 |
|||
|
7 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
19 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
24 |
24 |
0 |
31 |
|||
|
8 |
Liverpool |
19 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
26 |
25 |
1 |
28 |
|||
|
9 |
Swansea City |
19 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
24 |
23 |
1 |
28 |
|||
|
10 |
Newcastle United |
19 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
22 |
28 |
-6 |
26 |
|||
|
11 |
Stoke City |
19 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
21 |
23 |
-2 |
25 |
|||
|
12 |
Everton |
19 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
29 |
31 |
-2 |
21 |
|||
|
13 |
Aston Villa |
19 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
-11 |
21 |
|||
|
14 |
Sunderland |
19 |
3 |
11 |
5 |
16 |
27 |
-11 |
20 |
|||
|
15 |
Queens Park Rangers |
19 |
5 |
3 |
11 |
21 |
34 |
-13 |
18 |
|||
|
16 |
West Bromwich Albion |
19 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
18 |
28 |
-10 |
17 |
|||
|
17 |
Hull City |
19 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
18 |
26 |
-8 |
16 |
|||
|
18 |
Crystal Palace |
19 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
20 |
30 |
-10 |
16 |
|||
|
19 |
Burnley |
19 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
14 |
29 |
-15 |
16 |
|||
|
20 |
Leicester City |
19 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
17 |
31 |
-14 |
13 |
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