Premier League
SUNSunderland
VSMCIManchester City
Sunderland
- Habib DiarraMFOut
Hamstring injury; misses this match (recovery on track)
- ReinildoDFSuspended
One-match suspension for yellow-card accumulation (not injury)
In: Thomas Meunier (Lille, free), Dayann Methalie (Toulouse, £24M), Malick Fofana (Lyon, £25.7M). Out: Anthony Patterson (→Wrexham), Eliezer Mayenda (→Rennes)
Manchester City
- Phil FodenMF/FWSuspended
Three-match suspension after a red card in the Manchester derby (not injury)
- Jérémy DokuFWProbable
Calf injury; return imminent (may be on the bench)
Major signings incl. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea, £125M), Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest, £116M), Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille, £86M). Out: Rodri (→Barcelona, £65.4M), Savinho (→Tottenham, £75M), John Stones