Thursday 1st January 2026Sunderland v Manchester Metropolis – Premier LeagueStadium of Gentle Kick-Off: 20:00Tickets & Match Protection
Tickets: Tickets are offered out.
TV/Stream: Full stay match protection is accessible by way of Sky Sports activities.
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Radio: Full stay match commentary out there by way of BBC Radio Newcastle (not on-line)
The build-up…
It’s solely been 26 days since we final took on Pep’s Citeh, and I’ve had a bone to select with anybody who says we have been outclassed. We have been ultimately, however I’d have cherished to have seen that recreation with out them getting that deflection.
The Lads have been organised and threatened their objective just a few occasions, whereas placing a bit concern into them as we pressed them periodically in their very own half. For my part, we have been nice till the deflection set them on their means, and after that, they did Metropolis issues.
However on a better degree, the best way we’re beginning 2026 is an indication of simply how ridiculously good it’s been in 2025 for a Sunderland fan. We started final yr with a win at house in opposition to Sheffield United, with the hope that we may catch the highest two within the Championship, with a slight realization that it wasn’t probably. Then it might be a case of getting promoted anyway we may, after which there was the considered how a lot we would wrestle within the high flight.
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Twelve months on have been taking up among the best sides in Europe with confidence that we may take one thing from the sport, from a place of difficult for Champions League qualification on the midway level within the season. It’s the kind of story that wouldn’t have made Roy Of The Rovers as a result of it might be too far-fetched.
Over time, we’ve had some huge wins over Metropolis at house, however we’ve misplaced the final 4 in opposition to them on house soil and haven’t overwhelmed them on the Stadium of Gentle since November 2013, when Phil Bardsley scored our winner. This was our fourth house win on the bounce in opposition to them, so it’s possibly about time we began one other run like that.
The betting…
The bookies have the Lads at 24/5 to win the sport, whereas Metropolis are priced at 8/15, and the draw is 16/5.
Face to face… in Sunderland
(All competitions)
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Manchester Metropolis targets: 102
Final time we met… on the Stadium of LightSunday fifth March 2017Premier LeagueSunderland 0-2 Manchester Metropolis
[Aguero 42’, Sane 59’]
Sunderland: Pickford, Jones, Kone, O’Shea, Oviedo, Larsson, Gibson (Rodwell), Ndong, Januzaj (Khazri), Borini, Defoe Substitutes not used: Mannone, Manquillo, Love, Djilobodji, Honeyman
Manchester Metropolis: Caballero, Sagna, Clichy, Fernandinho, Stones, Kolarov, Sterling (Nolito), Toure (De Bruyne), Aguero, Silva, Sane (Delph) Substitutes not used: Bravo, Otamendi, Fernando, Iheanacho
Attendance: 41,107
It’s probably they’ll simply have an excessive amount of for us.