Manager Pep Guardiola will be relying on a core group when Manchester City tackles Sunderland away in Premier League football from 9am

He's named the same starting eleven six times this season - the most of his 10-year career at the club.

Guardiola has a simple explanation - injuries have robbed him of contenders.



Brentford and Tottenham also kick-off at 9am

Liverpool and Leeds are scoreless in the second half, but Crystal Palace are up 1-nil over Fulham.

Today marks the halfway point in the season.