MANCHESTER CITY v Sunderland: Nigel De Jong banned for Black Cats match

18 December 2009 15:24
Nigel de Jong will miss Manchester City's encounter with Sunderland at Eastlands. [LNB]De Jong collected his fifth booking of the season at Tottenham on Wednesday, so his midfield spot is likely to go to Vincent Kompany. [LNB] Suspended: City will be without De Jong (left)[LNB]Although the Blues had lost just one Premier League game all season prior to the White Hart Lane reverse, they are now on a run of one win in 10 and will be desperate for a return to winning ways to ease the pressure on Mark Hughes. [LNB]Team (from): Given, Taylor, Richards, Zabaleta, Toure, Lescott, Onuoha, Sylvinho, Garrido, Kompany, Ireland, Barry, Robinho, Petrov, Wright-Phillips, Adebayor, Tevez, Santa Cruz, Weiss, Benjani. [LNB]CLICK HERE FOR THE WEEKEND TEAM NEWS IN THE BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE [LNB]  

Source: Daily_Mail