NOV 2013/14 SUNDERLAND 1 MAN CITY 0
SUNDERLAND
25. Vito Mannone
12. Ondrej Celustka
16. John O'Shea
5. Wes Brown
2. Phil Bardsley
4. Ki Sung-Yueng
23. Emanuele Giaccherini 72'
7. Sebastian Larsson
14. Jack Colback
11. Adam Johnson 87'
9. Steven Fletcher 77'
Subs
6. Cabral
8. Craig Gardner 72'
17. Jozy Altidore 77'
20. Keiren Westwood
21. Modibo Diakite
31. Fabio Borini 87'
35. Charis Mavrias
MAN CITY
30. Costel Pantilimon
2. Micah Richards 71'
26. Martin Demichelis
6. Joleon Lescott
13. Aleksandar Kolarov
7. James Milner
14. Javi Garcia 45'
42. Yaya Toure
8. Samir Nasri
16. Sergio Aguero
9. Alvaro Negredo 71'
Subs
1. Joe Hart
5. Pablo Zabaleta 71'
10. Edin Dzeko 71'
15. Jesus Navas 45'
17. Jack Rodwell
22. Gael Clichy
38. Dedryck Boyata
Sunderland defender Phil Bardsley struck for the second time in five days to condemn Manchester City to a fourth successive Barclays Premier League defeat on Wearside.
The full-back, who edged himself back into the affections of Black Cats fans with the opening goal in Wednesday night's Capital One Cup win over Southampton, did it again to secure another 1-0 home win against City, the same score as in the past three seasons.
For Manuel Pellegrini's men, it was a fourth defeat in six league outings away from the Etihad Stadium this summer, and a return of just four points from a possible 18 on the road is severely hampering their title chances.
They arrived at the Stadium of Light having scored 14 goals in their past three games in all competitions, but as Sunderland defended as if their lives depended on it, they were unable to find a way past goalkeeper Vito Mannone.
It was just a second league victory of the season for the home side, and it served to boost their survival hopes and once again justify manager Gus Poyet's approach in front of a crowd of 40,137.
The Sunderland fans arrived at the Stadium of Light in hope rather than expectation, but their dreams were still intact by the time referee Mike Dean brought an end to the opening 45 minutes.
The Black Cats, somewhat improbably, led 1-0 with Bardsley, who famously found himself on the wrong side of former boss Paolo Di Canio after a casino visit last season, the unlikely hero once again, and the encouraging thing for Poyet was that it was richly deserved.
Where City were ponderous and toothless in their approach work, Sunderland were resolute in defence and by contrast, pacy and direct on the counter.
The visitors started positively and Bardsley had to make an important header to deny Alvaro Negredo a seventh-minute header at goal from Aleksander Kolarov's cross, and Mannone plucked James Milner's long-range drive out of the air seconds later.
However, the home side might have gone ahead when Sebastian Larsson picked out lone striker Fletcher with an inviting right-wing cross, but the Scotland international mistimed his header and sent it well wide.
Larsson was perhaps fortunate to escape further punishment for a late challenge on Javier Garcia, and the City man's mood was not improved when Mr Dean cautioned him for a later challenge on Fletcher.
But by that point, the Black Cats were ahead.
Wes Brown, starting his first Barclays Premier League game since January 21, floated the ball over the top for Bardsley to shake off Milner before cutting inside and curling a shot across goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon, once again preferred to England international Joe Hart.
City's response was tepid and Sunderland created a series of half-chances to increase their lead, although Ki Sung-yueng overhit a through-ball to the unmarked Fletcher and defender Martin Demichelis got to Emanuele Giaccherini's 36th-minute cross marginally ahead of the Scot.
But Mannone did not have any further saves of note to make as Poyet's 4-1-4-1 formation and instructions to keep possession paid off handsomely.
Pellegrini decided enough was enough and replaced defensive midfielder Javi Garcia with winger Jesus Navas after the break, and the newcomer almost made an immediate impact, slipping past Johnson and crossing for Negredo to send a looping header over.
Navas might have equalised himself within five minutes of his arrival when Sergio Aguero out-paced John O'Shea and pulled the ball back to him, but Bardsley made a vital block.
The Spain international steered a 54th-minute cross across Mannone's goal, but it was Ki who came closest at the other end four minutes later when he blasted a right-foot shot just wide.
Navas aside, it was simply not happening for the visitors as they probed without any real menace with Sunderland defending deep and in numbers.
Indeed, it was full-back Micah Richards who became the first man for some time to test Mannone with a skidding 66th-minute shot from the edge of the box.
But the Italian had to palm away Aguero's dipping effort three minutes later and as time ran down, Pellegrini replaced Negredo with Edin Dzeko and Richards with Pablo Zabaleta.
Dzeko almost did the trick within seconds when he forced a flying save from Mannone with Aguero unable to make the most of the rebound.
Poyet's men were forced to weather a relentless assault as the final whistle approach, but with Brown marshalling his forces outstandingly at the back there was simply no way through for City.
SUNDERLAND v MAN CITY
2013/2014 Sun 10 Nov Sunderland 1 - 0 Man. City Premier League
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Sat 06 Oct Man. City 3 - 0 Sunderland Premier League
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Tue 23 Aug Sunderland 1 - 2 Man. City Premiership
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Mon 09 Dec Sunderland 0 - 3 Man. City Premiership
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Wed 23 Aug Man. City 4 - 2 Sunderland Premiership
1997/1998 Sat 17 Jan Man. City 0 - 1 Sunderland League Division One
Fri 15 Aug Sunderland 3 - 1 Man. City League Division One
1990/1991 Sat 11 May Man. City 3 - 2 Sunderland First Division
Sat 03 Nov Sunderland 1 - 1 Man. City First Division
1988/1989 Tue 14 Mar Sunderland 2 - 4 Man. City Second Division
Sat 29 Oct Man. City 1 - 1 Sunderland Second Division
1982/1983 Sat 26 Feb Sunderland 3 - 2 Man. City First Division
Sat 16 Oct Man. City 2 - 2 Sunderland First Division
1981/1982 Sat 15 May Sunderland 1 - 0 Man. City First Division
Sat 19 Dec Man. City 2 - 3 Sunderland First Division
1980/1981 Wed 12 Nov Sunderland 2 - 0 Man. City First Division
Wed 20 Aug Man. City 0 - 4 Sunderland First Division
1976/1977 Wed 09 Mar Man. City 1 - 0 Sunderland First Division
Sat 18 Sep Sunderland 0 - 2 Man. City First Division
1969/1970 Sat 04 Apr Man. City 0 - 1 Sunderland First Division
Wed 27 Aug Sunderland 0 - 4 Man. City First Division
1968/1969 Sat 12 Apr Man. City 1 - 0 Sunderland First Division
Sat 21 Sep Sunderland 0 - 4 Man. City First Division
1967/1968 Sat 24 Feb Man. City 1 - 0 Sunderland First Division
Sat 07 Oct Sunderland 1 - 0 Man. City First Division
1966/1967 Sat 31 Dec Sunderland 1 - 0 Man. City First Division
Sat 27 Aug Man. City 1 - 0 Sunderland First Division
1963/1964 Sat 18 Jan Man. City 0 - 3 Sunderland Second Division
Sat 14 Sep Sunderland 2 - 0 Man. City Second Division
1957/1958 Sat 12 Apr Man. City 3 - 1 Sunderland First Division
Sat 30 Nov Sunderland 2 - 1 Man. City First Division
1956/1957 Sat 12 Jan Sunderland 1 - 1 Man. City First Division
Sat 08 Sep Man. City 3 - 1 Sunderland First Division
1955/1956 Mon 02 Apr Man. City 4 - 2 Sunderland First Division
Fri 30 Mar Sunderland 0 - 3 Man. City First Division
1954/1955 Sat 09 Apr Man. City 1 - 0 Sunderland First Division
Sat 04 Dec Sunderland 3 - 2 Man. City First Division
1953/1954 Sat 02 Jan Man. City 2 - 1 Sunderland First Division
Sat 29 Aug Sunderland 4 - 5 Man. City First Division
1952/1953 Sat 21 Mar Sunderland 3 - 3 Man. City First Division
Sat 01 Nov Man. City 2 - 5 Sunderland First Division
1951/1952 Sat 22 Dec Man. City 3 - 1 Sunderland First Division
Sat 25 Aug Sunderland 3 - 0 Man. City First Division
1949/1950 Sat 15 Apr Sunderland 1 - 2 Man. City First Division
Sat 29 Oct Man. City 2 - 1 Sunderland First Division
1948/1949 Sat 16 Apr Man. City 1 - 1 Sunderland First Division
Sat 23 Oct Sunderland 3 - 0 Man. City First Division
1947/1948 Sat 17 Jan Sunderland 0 - 1 Man. City First Division
Sat 06 Sep Man. City 3 - 0 Sunderland First Division
1937/1938 Wed 02 Feb Man. City 0 - 0 Sunderland First Division
Sat 11 Sep Sunderland 3 - 1 Man. City First Division
1936/1937 Wed 14 Apr Sunderland 1 - 3 Man. City First Division
Sat 31 Oct Man. City 2 - 4 Sunderland First Division
1935/1936 Sat 04 Jan Man. City 0 - 1 Sunderland First Division
Sat 07 Sep Sunderland 2 - 0 Man. City First Division
1934/1935 Wed 10 Apr Man. City 1 - 0 Sunderland First Division
Sat 10 Nov Sunderland 3 - 2 Man. City First Division
1933/1934 Wed 11 Apr Sunderland 0 - 0 Man. City First Division
Sat 04 Nov Man. City 4 - 1 Sunderland First Division
1932/1933 Sat 31 Dec Man. City 2 - 4 Sunderland First Division
Sat 27 Aug Sunderland 3 - 2 Man. City First Division
1931/1932 Sat 02 Jan Sunderland 2 - 5 Man. City First Division
Sat 29 Aug Man. City 1 - 1 Sunderland First Division
1930/1931 Sat 27 Dec Man. City 2 - 0 Sunderland First Division
Sat 30 Aug Sunderland 3 - 3 Man. City First Division
1929/1930 Sat 04 Jan Man. City 2 - 2 Sunderland First Division
Sat 07 Sep Sunderland 5 - 2 Man. City First Division
1928/1929 Sat 16 Feb Sunderland 3 - 1 Man. City First Division
Sat 06 Oct Man. City 5 - 3 Sunderland First Division
1925/1926 Sat 13 Feb Sunderland 5 - 3 Man. City First Division
Sat 03 Oct Man. City 4 - 1 Sunderland First Division
1924/1925 Sat 21 Mar Man. City 1 - 3 Sunderland First Division
Sat 15 Nov Sunderland 3 - 2 Man. City First Division
1923/1924 Sat 29 Sep Sunderland 5 - 2 Man. City First Division
Sat 22 Sep Man. City 4 - 1 Sunderland First Division
1922/1923 Mon 02 Apr Man. City 1 - 0 Sunderland First Division
Fri 30 Mar Sunderland 2 - 0 Man. City First Division
1921/1922 Sat 14 Jan Sunderland 2 - 3 Man. City First Division
Sat 31 Dec Man. City 3 - 0 Sunderland First Division
1920/1921 Sat 01 Jan Man. City 3 - 1 Sunderland First Division
Sat 18 Dec Sunderland 1 - 0 Man. City First Division
1919/1920 Sat 27 Dec Man. City 1 - 0 Sunderland First Division
Sat 20 Dec Sunderland 2 - 1 Man. City First Division
1914/1915 Sat 06 Mar Man. City 2 - 0 Sunderland First Division
Sat 31 Oct Sunderland 0 - 2 Man. City First Division
1913/1914 Wed 18 Mar Man. City 3 - 1 Sunderland First Division
Sat 18 Oct Sunderland 0 - 0 Man. City First Division
1912/1913 Sat 22 Mar Sunderland 1 - 0 Man. City First Division
Sat 16 Nov Man. City 1 - 0 Sunderland First Division
1911/1912 Sat 30 Mar Man. City 2 - 0 Sunderland First Division
Sat 25 Nov Sunderland 1 - 1 Man. City First Division
1910/1911 Sat 25 Feb Sunderland 4 - 0 Man. City First Division
Sat 22 Oct Man. City 3 - 3 Sunderland First Division
1908/1909 Fri 09 Apr Sunderland 2 - 0 Man. City First Division
Tue 01 Sep Man. City 1 - 0 Sunderland First Division
1907/1908 Sat 14 Sep Man. City 0 - 0 Sunderland First Division
Mon 02 Sep Sunderland 2 - 5 Man. City First Division
1906/1907 Sat 27 Apr Man. City 2 - 3 Sunderland First Division
Sat 22 Dec Sunderland 1 - 1 Man. City First Division
1905/1906 Sat 21 Apr Man. City 5 - 1 Sunderland First Division
Sat 16 Dec Sunderland 2 - 0 Man. City First Division
1904/1905 Sat 01 Apr Sunderland 0 - 0 Man. City First Division
Sat 03 Dec Man. City 5 - 2 Sunderland First Division
1903/1904 Sat 02 Apr Man. City 2 - 1 Sunderland First Division
Sat 05 Dec Sunderland 1 - 1 Man. City First Division
1901/1902 Sat 04 Jan Man. City 0 - 3 Sunderland First Division
Sat 07 Sep Sunderland 1 - 0 Man. City First Division
1900/1901 Tue 25 Dec Man. City 1 - 1 Sunderland First Division
Sat 20 Oct Sunderland 3 - 0 Man. City First Division
1899/1900 Sat 14 Apr Sunderland 3 - 1 Man. City First Division
Sat 09 Dec Man. City 2 - 1 Sunderland First Division