Cardiff City will face off against rival Sunderland on Saturday, placing two of the English Premier League's closely followed teams against each other.

Cardiff City, coming out of a 3-0 loss to Southampton, is expected to be the underdog in the match.

Cardiff City Manager Malky Mackay has been removed as the team's coach by the club's board of directors. Billionaire Malaysian owner Vincent Tan said the dismissal was "regretfully" necessary to be fair to the club and its fans, BBC Sports reports.

"Far too much dirty linen has been exposed to the public gaze but, I stress, not by me," he said, according to the site.

Sunderland, coming out of 1-0 win over Everton, is expected to be the favorite in the match.

Sunderland Manager Gus Poyet said he is delighted with a fantastic win at Goodison, The Journal reports.

"I think it's us. We cannot blame anyone else. We had the chances to beat the teams around us and we always do something wrong, we get a player sent off or don't score from two yards," he said, according to the website.

"Then when we play a top team, something happens the other way. We need to change that if we want to stay up - starting on Saturday at Cardiff."

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