New Year’s Day of 2026 will feature a clash at the Stadium of Light when home side Sunderland AFC clash against visitors Manchester City on Thursday.
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This will be the first meeting between the sides at the Stadium of Light while playing in the Premier League for eight years now.
The home record of Sunderland has been impeccable this season; the Black Cats have registered nine victories on the run while playing at the Stadium of Light this season.
Thursday will provide for the team and an opportunity to extend this record, however, it can be safely said that their opponents will be their toughest yet; Manchester City have defeated Sunderland in each of their last eight meetings across all competitions.
Regis Le Bris’ side, however, enter Thursday’s fixture on an unbeaten streak of three games, and given their home form, the Stadium of Light faithful can definitely harbour hopes of a strong showing from their boys.
Manchester City, on their part, enter Thursday’s game on the back of a 2-1 win registered over Nottingham Forest. This result means that the Citizens are on a winning run of eight consecutive games in all competitions, a record that Pep Guardiola will definitely be looking to extend.
A win would bring the gap between Pep Guardiola’s side and the Gunners back to two points, after the latter made it give with their 4-1 triumph over Aston Villa. A win, therefore, would play key role in Manchester City’s title dreams.
As things stand, a victory for Manchester City can be predicted as the possible outcome of the fixture.
