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Man City have a comfortable lead over Sunderland. |
The Premier League 2025/26 race standings: In the early match, Arsenal surprisingly lost 1-2 to Aston Villa. This result pushed Man City down to third place. Currently, "The Citizens" are 5 points behind Arsenal with one game in hand. Pep Guardiola's team needs to win against Sunderland to close the gap to just 2 points.
Force information:
- Man City: Pep Guardiola continues to be without two key players in midfield, Rodri (hamstring injury) and Mateo Kovacic (heel problem). This absence significantly reduces the team's ability to orchestrate play from deep, a strength of the defending champions. In this context, Nico Gonzalez is almost certain to start in the defensive midfield role.
- Sunderland: The visiting team has a long list of injured players including Habib Diarra, Dennis Cirkin, Leo Hjelde, and Aji Alese. However, they received good news with Trai Hume returning in top form, alongside the experienced presence of new signing Granit Xhaka in midfield, providing added reassurance for the fans.
Notable statistics:
- History is entirely on the home side, with Man City winning all seven of their most recent encounters with Sunderland, scoring a total of 20 goals and conceding only 6.
- Sunderland's last victory against Man City was in November 2013.
- At the Etihad, Man City also boasts a run of seven consecutive wins in the Premier League this season.
- However, Sunderland are the dark horse of the league, having impressively drawn with Liverpool and Arsenal and beaten Chelsea this season. Therefore, "The Citizens" must be cautious.
Starting lineup:
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Source: https://znews.vn/man-city-3-0-sunderland-dau-cham-het-post1609005.html
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