Good evening and welcome to LIVE coverage of Manchester City against Sunderland from the Etihad Stadium. A 7:45pm kick-off in this one as Manuel Pellegrini's side bid to bounce back from their 3-2 loss at Liverpool on Sunday.
Premier League / Matchday 26
Etihad Stadium / 16.04.2014
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- Fernandinho(2')
- S. Nasri(88')
- C. Wickham(73', 83')
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Updated 16/04/2014 at 21:40 GMT+1
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90+4'
There goes the final whistle! A 2-2 draw in the end. City fortunate to grab a point. Vito Mannone with an awful error in the key moment of the match.
90+2'
Zabaleta booked for a foul on Scocco before Wickham is caught offside for the visitors.
90+1'
We are into four minutes of time added on as Hart collects the Johnson corner. City on the break, but Milner with the miskick in trying to cross.
89'
Ball spins into the path of Nasri, but he clips over from eight yards out with the goal gaping. Should have been the third for City. Breathless finish to this contest.
88'
GOAL! Nasri drives the ball straight at Mannone, who fumbles the ball before it wriggles out of his grasp and rolls into the net. Astonishing error by the Sunderland goalkeeper. 2-2.
87'
Connor Wickham has now scored double the number of goals tonight than he managed in his entire Premier League career beforehand (one).
86'
Fernandinho departs to be replaced by Jack Rodwell for the home side. All getting a bit desperate now.
85'
Giaccherini with a brilliant piece of play to set up Wickham. City fans can't really believe what is going on out there.
84'
This could be the end of City's title challenge right here and now. Have looked flat, and look to be heading for defeat. Sunderland boosting their title survival hopes.
83'
GOAL! Wickham smashes the ball into the corner of the net after a brilliant break. Hart couldn't make the stop. A 2-1 lead for Sunderland. Suddenly three points on the cards for the Premier League's bottom club.
82'
Colback late on Milner out wide. Nasri with the free-kick. Javi Garcia just failing to connect. City running out of time.
81'
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80'
Kolarov dances into the Sunderland box. Brilliant cutback, but Dzek spins back before knocking the ball well wide of goal. Agonising stuff for City.
79'
Brown across quickly to block the effort by Jovetic. Concerned faces on the City bench. Particularly from Augero. This isn't going to script.
78'
O'Shea with a timely clearance after some bright play moving forward by Jovetic. City have toiled to get out of second gear this evening. No Silva and Augero has proved to be a problem.
77'
Dzeko tries to find Zabaleta, but he ends up knocking the ball straight out of play. Poor really from him.
76'
The City fans looking far from content. Could their Premier League dream be heading down the pan here? Jovetic drives the ball wide from distance.
75'
Three points could be on the cards for City the way this match is working out. Milner with a cross from out wide, but the ball speeds out of play.
74'
Connor Wickham scores his first goal of the season (10 matches), and only his second ever Premier League goal - his first cine 29 October 2011, when he scored in a 1-1 draw at home to Aston Villa.
73'
Can't really say that Sunderland haven't deserved this. Have always been in this game, and they get their rewards for keeping pushing at it.