Manchester City 5–3 Sunderland

Premier League · Round Regular Season - 5 · 20 September 2026 at 13:00 UTC · Etihad Stadium

Manchester City 5–3HT 3–2 Sunderland

Manchester City played Sunderland in the Premier League on 20 September 2026 at Etihad Stadium. The match finished 5–3.

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Goals and cards

Line-ups

Manchester City 4-2-3-1

  1. G. Donnarumma
  2. Matheus Nunes
  3. Rúben Dias
  4. M. Guéhi
  5. J. Gvardiol
  6. E. Fernández
  7. E. Anderson
  8. I. Ndiaye
  9. R. Cherki
  10. A. Semenyo
  11. E. Haaland
  • SUBSTITUTES
  • M. Kovačić
  • J. Doku
  • A. Bouaddi
  • Allan
  • G. Rulli
  • R. Aït-Nouri
  • N. O'Reilly
  • A. Khusanov
  • R. Lewis
  • COACHES: E. Maresca

Sunderland 4-2-3-1

  1. R. Roefs
  2. N. Mukiele
  3. K. Danso
  4. D. Ballard
  5. D. Methalie
  6. G. Xhaka
  7. N. Sadiki
  8. T. Meunier
  9. E. Le Fée
  10. N. Angulo
  11. B. Brobbey
  • SUBSTITUTES
  • T. Hume
  • L. O'Nien
  • O. Alderete
  • Jules Ahoka
  • C. Rigg
  • C. Talbi
  • M. Fofana
  • M. Ellborg
  • W. Isidor
  • COACHES: R. Le Bris

Match statistics

Manchester CitySunderland
402Accurate passes309
12Shots inside box14
4Shots outside box3
5Blocked shots3
14Free kicks14
6Shots on goal9
4Saves1
5Shots off goal5
468Total passes378
16Total shots17
6Corners5
0Yellow cards1
14Fouls14
0Red cards0
55%Possession45%
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