Sunderland - Manchester City live updates

FUL TIME:Sunderland 0-1 Man City. And that’s it. A vital, if scrappy three points for City, not at their best.

Sagna yellow carded for time wasting but it won’t make much of a difference. This is surely over…

Fernandinho yellow carded as this absorbing match ticks over into the final minute.

Sunderland force yet another corner. They really do deserve something from this. In it comes from Khazri and Hart comes but gets nowhere near. It’s headed goalbound and Otamendi clears from under his own bar!

Aguero is shown the yellow card after a poor challenge on M’Vila.

Into the first of five additional minutes.

Sunderland close again. Another great ball from van Aanholt and hart punches into the path of M’Vila but he fires over.

Hearing that we’re heading towards FIVE additional minutes. So still all to play for.

It really has been all Sunderland, almost since City took the lead. This will be a massive three points with Leicester still winning.

Another dangerous corner from Khazri and it’s Fernando to the rescue to head behind. A big block from Otamendi then keeps out N’Doye on the turn.

Aguero and van Aanholt in action as Sunderland fight for an equaliser.

If City hold on they will be unbeaten in their last seven. It will be a hard fought, gritty effort.

Sunderland sub: Borini comes off to be replaced by N’Doye.

PHOTO: Otamendi and Defoe vie for possession.

Kolorov moves to the left as City look to close up shop. A thumping challenge from Otamendi on Johnson and he gets a yellow card.

Man City sub: Kolorov comes on for Toure.

CHANCE O’SHEA! The corner flashes across goal and reaches the Irishman but he just can’t get his foot over the ball and fires over the bar.

FINE SAVE HART! He tips over the bar from Billy Jones. Sunderland close again.