Manchester City vs Sunderland match stats & report

5–3 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 5 · Etihad Stadium, Manchester · Ref Robert Jones, England

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Manchester City beat Sunderland 5–3 in the Premier League on 20 September 2026. Expected goals finished 2.82–3.57. Manchester City had 55% of the ball.

Manchester City vs Sunderland match statistics

Manchester CitySunderland

55% Ball possession 45%
2.82 Expected goals (xG) 3.57
16 Total shots 17
6 Shots on target 9
5 Shots off target 5
5 Blocked shots 3
12 Shots inside the box 14
6 Corners 5
14 Fouls 14
0 Yellow cards 1
475 Passes 388
85% Pass accuracy 81%
4 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

8' Yellow card D. Methalie Sunderland
9' Goal E. Fernandez Manchester City
12' Goal B. Brobbey (assist E. Le Fée) Sunderland
29' Goal R. Cherki (assist A. Semenyo) Manchester City
33' Goal B. Brobbey (assist T. Meunier) Sunderland
43' Goal A. Semenyo (assist M. Guéhi) Manchester City
57' Goal A. Semenyo Manchester City
59' Goal B. Brobbey (assist N. Angulo) Sunderland
81' Goal E. Haaland (assist J. Gvardiol) Manchester City

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Manchester City

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Enzo Maresca

1 G. Donnarumma

24 J. Gvardiol 6 M. Guéhi 3 Rúben Dias 27 M. Nunes

5 E. Anderson 17 E. Fernandez

42 A. Semenyo 10 R. Cherki 7 I. Ndiaye

9 E. Haaland

Bench G. Rulli , R. Aït-Nouri , R. Lewis , A. Khusanov , N. O'Reilly , M. Kovačić , Allan Elias , A. Bouaddi , J. Doku

Sunderland

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Regis Le Bris

22 R. Roefs

6 D. Methalie 5 D. Ballard 4 K. Danso 20 N. Mukiele

27 N. Sadiki 34 G. Xhaka

10 N. Angulo 28 E. Le Fée 12 T. Meunier

9 B. Brobbey

Bench M. Ellborg , O. Alderete , L. O'Nien , T. Hume , C. Rigg , Jules Ahoka , C. Talbi , M. Fofana , W. Isidor

Out and doubtful

R. Mandava Sunderland Out — Red Card
P. Foden Manchester City Out — Red Card
H. Diarra Sunderland Out — Hamstring Injury
R. Mundle Sunderland Out — Knee Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Manchester City at home

8–0–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.5 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 7.7 per game
Shots on target: 6.0 per game

32% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sunderland away

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

35% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Manchester City vs Sunderland head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
1 Jan 26	Sunderland v Manchester City	0–0
6 Dec 25	Manchester City v Sunderland	3–0

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Manchester City vs Sunderland head-to-head record