Sunderland v City: Game thread

It hasn't been a happy hunting the past few seasons but City travel up o the North East hoping to return with some festive cheer before rounding out 2012.

Here are your line-ups, which sees Vincent Kompany and James Milner come in for Karim Rekik and Gareth Barry.

TEAM NEWS: Hart, Nastasic, Kompany (c), Kolo Toure, Zabaleta, Garcia, Milner, Yaya Toure, Silva, Aguero, Tevez #sundvcity

— Manchester City FC (@MCFC) December 26, 2012

SUNDERLAND STARTING XI: Mignolet, Rose, Larsson, Gardner, Kilgallon, Colback, Johnson, McClean, Cuellar(c), Fletcher, Sessegnon #sundvcity

— Manchester City FC (@MCFC) December 26, 2012

Comment away....