Sunderland v Manchester City: City hope to build on Liverpool win
Were Manchester City that good or were Liverpool that bad? That has been one of the burning issue this week in the game following City’s 3-0 win over the Reds and City’s visit to the Stadium of Light may go some way to answering it.
The Black Cats home form is nothing to be sniffed at yet City seem to have the edge over Sunderland when it comes to playing on Wearside. They have won four of their past five visits to the Stadium of Light, although they needed a late stunning strike by Adam Johnson to salvage a point last time out.
Sunderland have made a disappointing start to the new campaign and Steve Bruce will be keen to get one over his former Manchester rivals, but it’s been 10 years since they last beat City, home or away. And with the strength in depth that Mancini has to choose from, there are not too many pundits who see Sunderland taking anything from their visitors.
Sunderland v Manchester City; Kick off 3pm 29 Aug 2010
Prediction Panel
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Arsenal |
Don McMahon |
1 |
V |
3 |
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Aston Villa |
Lynette Ranson |
3 |
V |
2 |
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Birmingham |
Steve Coulter |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Blackburn |
Terry Kennedy |
1 |
V |
3 |
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Blackpool |
Phil Trow |
0 |
V |
3 |
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Bolton |
Dave Blackburn |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Chelsea |
Joe Tyler |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Everton |
Chris Goodwin |
1 |
V |
4 |
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Fulham |
Russell Goldman |
0 |
V |
2 |
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Liverpool |
Mark Williams |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Man City |
Callum Rothwell |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Man Utd |
Peter Lee |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Newcastle |
Michael Stout |
1 |
V |
3 |
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Stoke City |
Philip Eccleston |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Sunderland |
Tony Ratton |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Tottenham |
Dave Nash |
1 |
V |
2 |
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West Brom |
Andy Wakeman |
1 |
V |
2 |
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West Ham |
Nigel Telfer |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Wigan |
Alan Moore |
0 |
V |
3 |
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Wolves |
Chris Cox |
1 |
V |
2 |
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OUR EXPERTS |
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Editor |
Antony Melvin |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Writer |
Colin Illingworth |
1 |
V |
3 |
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Writer |
Hugh Larkin |
0 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Paul Grech |
0 |
V |
2 |
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Pompey fan |
Dan Taylor |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Boro fan |
Sue Gardener |
3 |
V |
2 |
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Pompey fan |
Peter Rendle |
1 |
V |
2 |
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West Ham fan |
Matthew Beeby |
1 |
V |
3 |
Panel Verdict
City are strong favourites to leave Wearside with maximum points.
Home: 2; Away: 21; Draw: 5.
* Do we have it right, or do you know better? Please don't bother with derisory comments on the predictions after the match - unless you also pulled us up before it!
