Sunderland

Sunderland travel to Manchester City without Mandava, sent off in the closing stages of the 0-2 defeat to Arsenal and now suspended. Trai Hume returns to the side at left-back. Régis Le Bris otherwise keeps the same 4-2-3-1 used against Arsenal.

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