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14th · 1-1-3 · 4 pts · -4
Ugh, no.
Sunderland lost to Manchester City
Sunderland1-1-3 3 – 5 Manchester City5-0-0
FT · Sun, Sep 20

Match Details

Etihad Stadium (Manchester) · Peacock

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Manchester City 5, Sunderland 3.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Manchester City 5, Sunderland 3.
  • 90'+4'Attempt saved. Malick Fofana (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Nordi Mukiele with a cross.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
  • 90'+3'Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2'Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
  • 90'+2'Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1'Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
  • 90'Attempt blocked. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).

Line Score

12T
SUN 21 3
MNC 32 5

Match Leaders

Sunderland
Manchester City

League Table · 2026-27 English Premier League
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Man City 5 5 0 0 +8 15
2 Arsenal 5 4 0 1 +4 12
3 Brighton 5 3 1 1 +11 10
4 Brentford 5 2 3 0 +6 9
5 Leeds 5 2 3 0 +4 9
6 Liverpool 5 2 3 0 +3 9
7 Everton 5 2 3 0 +3 9
8 Hull 5 2 2 1 +2 8
9 Newcastle 5 2 2 1 0 8
10 Chelsea 5 2 1 2 -2 7
11 Ipswich 5 2 0 3 -4 6
12 Man United 5 1 2 2 0 5
13 Nottm Forest 5 1 2 2 -1 5
14 Sunderland 5 1 1 3 -4 4
15 C Palace 5 1 1 3 -5 4
16 Aston Villa 5 1 1 3 -5 4
17 Bournemouth 5 0 3 2 -2 3
18 Coventry 5 1 0 4 -9 3
19 Fulham 5 0 2 3 -3 2
20 Spurs 5 0 2 3 -6 2
Champions LeagueEuropa LeagueConference League qualifyingRelegation

Key Events

85'Substitution, Manchester City. Nico O'Reilly replaces Rayan Cherki.
81'Goal! Manchester City 5, Sunderland 3. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
79'Substitution, Sunderland. Trai Hume replaces Thomas Meunier.
75'Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
68'Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Noah Sadiki.
60'Substitution, Sunderland. Malick Fofana replaces Nilson Angulo.
59'Goal! Manchester City 4, Sunderland 3. Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nilson Angulo.
57'Goal! Manchester City 4, Sunderland 2. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
43'Goal! Manchester City 3, Sunderland 2. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Guéhi following a corner.
33'Goal! Manchester City 2, Sunderland 2. Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
29'Goal! Manchester City 2, Sunderland 1. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo.
12'Goal! Manchester City 1, Sunderland 1. Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée with a through ball.
9'Goal! Manchester City 1, Sunderland 0. Enzo Fernández (Manchester City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
8'Dayann Méthalie (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

SunderlandManchester City
General
45 Possession % 55
17 Shots 16
9 On Target 6
0 Offsides 0
5 Corners 6
14 Fouls 14
Passing & Defense
312 Passes Completed 403
5 Crosses Won 4
10 Tackles Won 3
11 Interceptions 7
21 Clearances 28
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 4

Recent Form

Manchester City W W W W W
Sunderland W D W L W

Starting Lineups

Manchester City4-2-3-1
1 Donnarumma
27 Nunes 3 Dias 6 Guéhi A 24 Gvardiol A
17 Fernández 9' 5 Anderson
7 Ndiaye 10 Cherki 29' 42 Semenyo 43'57'A
9 Haaland 81'
9 Brobbey 12'33'59'
10 Angulo A 28 Le Fée A 12 Meunier A
27 Sadiki 34 Xhaka
6 Methalie 5 Ballard 4 Danso 20 Mukiele
22 Roefs
Sunderland4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Manchester City

  1. GD #1 Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. MG #6 Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. RD #3 Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. JG #24 Josko GvardiolLB
  5. MN #27 Matheus NunesRB
  6. RC #10 Rayan CherkiAM29'
  7. EA #5 Elliot AndersonLM
  8. EF #17 Enzo FernándezRM9'
  9. EH #9 Erling HaalandF81'
  10. AS #42 Antoine SemenyoAM-L43'57'
  11. IN #7 Iliman NdiayeAM-R
Substitutes · 2 used

Sunderland

  1. #22 Robin RoefsG
  2. DB #5 Danny BallardCD-L
  3. KD #4 Kevin DansoCD-R
  4. DM #6 Dayann MethalieLB
  5. NM #20 Nordi MukieleRB
  6. EL #28 Enzo Le FéeAM
  7. NS #27 Noah SadikiLM
  8. GX #34 Granit XhakaRM
  9. #9 Brian BrobbeyF12'33'59'
  10. NA #10 Nilson AnguloAM-L
  11. TM #12 Thomas MeunierAM-R
Substitutes · 3 used

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