Venue: Stadium of Light, Sunderland TV Channel (UK): Sky Sports Main Event (Coverage starts from 1pm GMT). Sky Sports Ultra HDR Suspended: Luke O'Nien (serving a three-match ban) Injuries: Habib Diarra and Aji Alese are sidelined. Defender Reinildo is in a race against time to be fit.

The North East side are our visitors to the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday 6 December, with the game scheduled for kick-off at 15:00 (UK). The game will not be shown live in the UK so our Matchday Live coverage on mancity.com and the official app is the best place to follow all the action.