Manchester City 2–1 Sunderland
Manchester City
2–1HT 1–0
Sunderland
Manchester City played Sunderland in the Premier League on 13 August 2016 at Etihad Stadium. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 4'S. Agüero
- 42'Lynden Gooch — Yellow card
- 67'Donald Love — Yellow card
- 71'J. Defoe (assist by J. Rodwell)
- 87'P. McNair (OG)
- 90'Aleksandar Kolarov — Yellow card
Line-ups
Manchester City 4-2-3-1
- W. Caballero
- B. Sagna
- G. Clichy
- A. Kolarov
- J. Stones
- David Silva
- Fernandinho
- K. De Bruyne
- R. Sterling
- S. Agüero
- Nolito
- SUBSTITUTES
- Jesús Navas
- F. Delph
- K. Iheanacho
- P. Zabaleta
- Fernando
- N. Otamendi
- J. Hart
- COACHES: Guardiola
Sunderland 4-2-3-1
- V. Mannone
- Y. Kaboul
- J. O'Shea
- L. Koné
- P. van Aanholt
- D. Love
- J. Rodwell
- D. Watmore
- L. Gooch
- J. Defoe
- F. Borini
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. Januzaj
- W. Khazri
- P. McNair
- J. Asoro
- J. Lens
- J. Pickford
- P. Djilobodji
- COACHES: D. Moyes
Match statistics
| Manchester City | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 8 | Shots off goal | 2 |
| 16 | Total shots | 7 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 9 | Shots inside box | 4 |
| 8 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 9 | Corners | 6 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 76% | Possession | 24% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 681 | Total passes | 189 |
| 585 | Accurate passes | 104 |
| 86% | Pass accuracy | 55% |