Chopra's volley from distance is well held by Hart

There will be three minutes of injury time at Eastlands

The visitors get another corner in quick succession but this time Dunne heads it away

City clear the corner easily and Sunderland waste another opportunity

Harte's free-kick from just outside the box is deflected over the bar by the head of Garrido

Time is running out for Sunderland now, they will feel they have done enough to get a point but look like losing

Another Vassell cross is cleared by Sunderland

Wallace's deep cross is aimed at Jones but he can't stretch enough to guide the ball home and another Sunderland chance goes begging

Petrov's cross is headed over by Bianchi

Dunne didn't know too much about that clearance but City survive and hold the lead

The score is quite harsh on Sunderland as Leadbitter wastes a great chance, Dunne clearing off the line

Chopra's cross at the other end is easily dealt with by the City defence

Ireland's cross misses the City strikers and Sunderland survive another attack

The goal has livened the home fans up - Ireland's strike going through the legs of Gordon after a great turn and cross from Vassell

Still a lack of clear-cut chances but it's been a better half than the first so far

Nosworthy commits a foul and Keane complains but the referee's decision appeared fair

Leadbiitter's cross is headed clear by Corluka

Chopra makes an immediate impact as his shot is blocked by Dunne

Elano wants a penalty after a challenge from Nosworthy, but it's a great sliding tackle

It's been a more competitive start to the second half, but both sides are squandering possession too easily

Jones breaks forward for Sunderland but his shot is well held by Hart

He's up though and defends well as City mount an attack

Nyron Nosworthy has been caught by an accidental elbow by Dietmar Hamann and goes down with a nasty-looking knock

Ireland tries to thread a difficult pass through when a shot would surely have been the better option

Elano shoots from at least 40 yards from a free-kick but it's very ambitious and no bother for Gordon

Murphy fires over a dangerous cross but Hart gathers it well

Liam Miller's shot is weak and doesn't trouble Hart

Collins has been a rock at the back for Sunderland so far this evening

Garrido's low cross is cleared behind for a corner by Collins, which the visitors defend well

The game has livened up now after a slow first 25 minutes

Stokes and Leadbitter combine as Sunderland stretch City but the latter's shot is wide

Elano's shot from distance flies over, but City have improved in the last five minutes

Roy Keane makes his way into the technical area and the City fans react with a chorus of boos

Mpenza shoots again but Gordon is equal to it, suddenly the home side have woke up

Elano finds Mpenza but his shot is off-target, better from City though

Vedran Corluka has gone down with an injury and the game will be held up

Elano gets past Collins and fires a shot goalwards - but it's straight at Craig Gordon

Sunderland are working very hard to restrict the home side in midfield

Stephen Ireland's cross is easily cleared by Dickson Etuhu as City finally mount an attack

Stokes' header is wide from a well-delivered free-kick from Grant Leadbitter - a decent chance

Sunderland will be fairly pleased with their start tonight, City have been poor though

Murphy's cross is decent for Sunderland but City defend well

Jones appears to be OK and he gives away a foul for a City free-kick from which Collins eventually clears

Jones appears to have picked up a knock to his knee and will need treatment

Richard Dunne defends well to get to the ball ahead of Kenwyne Jones from a decent Stokes cross

City have been very lethargic early on and Sunderland look sharper at the minute

Another Harte cross from a free-kick is cleared by Emile Mpenza as Sunderland settle quicker

Sunderland win an early corner and Danny Collins gets his head on the delivery but it's harmlessly wide

Harte's free-kick is slightly overhit and goes behind for a City goal-kick

City enjoy the majority of the early possession