Game Thread: Manchester City @ Sunderland

Week Three of the English Premier League begins this afternoon for Manchester City, as they're in Sunderland to face the Black Cats. Read up on the game here, and discuss it in the comments below with your fellow fans. I won't be around the entire time, so feel free to post team news. We'll have some sort of recap up eventually, but why not try it yourself with a FanPost? 

Kickoff is at 10:00 AM EST. Enjoy the match, everyone.

Starting lineup for City is as follows:

Goal: Joe Hart

Defense: Joleon Lescott, Kolo Toure, Vincent Kompany, Micah Richards

Midfield: Nigel de Jong, Gareth Barry, Yaya Toure, James Milner, Adam Johnson

Forward(s): Carlos Tevez

Substitutions: Shay Given, Pablo Zabaleta, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Patrick Vieira, David Silva, Emmanuel Adebayor, and Jo.