Manchester City are the visitors to the Stadium of Light this Tuesday, with both teams looking to bounce back from disappointing defeats this weekend. Despite a poor start to the season, Sunderland can use the Capital One Cup as a welcome distraction and will be looking for revenge against a Manchester City side who defeated them in the final of this competition in 2014.
Kick-off – Tuesday 22nd September. 7:45pm
Venue – Stadium of Light
Last Cup Game – Sunderland 1-3 Manchester City (Final, 2014)
Referee – Roger East
Potential Sunderland Squad – Pantilimon, Mannone, Jones, O’Shea, Brown, Coates, Yedlin, Van Aanholt, Rodwell, Larsson, Cattermole, Gomez, Toivonen, M’Vila, Lens, Johnson, Borini, Graham, Fletcher, Defoe
Injuries: Matthews (Ankle), Watmore (Knock), Kaboul (Suspended)
Potential Manchester City Squad: Caballero, Hary, Sagna, Mangala, Otamendi, Demichelis, Fernandinho, Toure, Kolarov, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Silva Roberts, Sterling, Iheanacho, Fernando, Aguero, Navas, Bony,
Injuries: Zabaleta (Knee), Clichy (Ankle), Kompany (Calf), Nasri (Knock), Delph (Hamstring)
Read Sunderland’s Prediction:
For some reason, I think Sunderland will force extra time. Saturday has got alarm bells ringing, and hopefully the team can produce a performance that fans can be proud of. I think City will have the legs for the long haul and will get the better of Sunderland in extra time.
Sunderland 1-2 Manchester City (AET)
