Sunderland v Manchester City, 26 December 2012
| Score | 1-0 to Sunderland |
| Referee | Kevin Friend |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Stadium of Light |
| Attendance | 42,190 |
View Sunderland v Manchester City head to head
Kick-off: 3.00pm
Goals:
| Adam Johnson | 53 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Simon Mignolet
Defender
Carlos Cuellar
Defender/Centre back
Matt Kilgallon
Defender/Midfielder
Jack Colback
Defender/Midfielder
Craig Gardner
Defender/Midfielder
Seb Larsson
Defender/Midfielder
Danny Rose
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
James McClean
Midfielder
Adam Johnson
Midfielder/Forward
Stéphane Sessègnon
Forward
Steven Fletcher
Substitutions:
| Fraizer Campbell for Seb Larsson | 78 |
| Phil Bardsley for Danny Rose | 88 |
Cards:
| Jack Colback | 40 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Kieren Westwood
Defender
Phil Bardsley
Defender/Centre back
Titus Bramble
Midfielder
David Vaughan
Forward
Fraizer Campbell
Forward
James McFadden
Forward
Connor Wickham
Comments:
League position: 13thGoals:
Starting lineup:
Joe Hart
Goalkeeper
Vincent Kompany
Defender
Matija Nastasić
Defender
Pablo Zabaleta
Defender
Javi García
Defender/Midfielder
James Milner
Defender/Midfielder
Kolo Touré
Defender/Midfielder
David Silva
Midfielder
Yaya Touré
Midfielder
Sergio Agüero
Forward
Carlos Tevez
Forward
Substitutions:
| Edin Džeko for Carlos Tevez | 72 |
| Gareth Barry for Kolo Touré | 86 |
| Joleon Lescott for Javi García | 89 |
Cards:
| Vincent Kompany | 43 | Y |
| Yaya Touré | 44 | Y |
| Matija Nastasić | 58 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Costel Pantilimon
Defender
Joleon Lescott
Defender
Karim Rekik
Midfielder
Gareth Barry
Midfielder
Abdul Razak
Forward
Edin Džeko
Forward
Scott Sinclair