Welcome to Roker Report, where we'll be having a little bit of in-play chatting on the clash betwen our lot, and the blue half of Manchester.

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As for todays game, well we'll be posting line-ups and other tidbits as the day goes on, but here's the vital pre-match info you need...

The Big Match Preview - HERE

The Manchester City Fan Opinion - HERE

The Best Bets - HERE

TV - Live: Sky Sports 1 @ 4:00pm, Highlights: BBC 2 @ 10:00pm

Sunderland Starting XI: Mignolet; Bardsley, Turner, Ferdinand, Mensah; Cattermole, Henderson, Muntari, Sessegnon; Welbeck, Gyan

Manchester City Starting XI: Hart; Boyata, Kompany, Lescott, Kolarov; Toure, De Jong, Silva, Johnson; Tevez, Balotelli

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