Manchester City 4–1 Sunderland
Manchester City
4–1HT 3–0
Sunderland
Manchester City played Sunderland in the Premier League on 26 December 2015 at Etihad Stadium. The match finished 4–1.
Goals and cards
- 4'Raheem Sterling — Yellow card
- 12'R. Sterling (assist by K. De Bruyne)
- 17'Y. Touré (assist by David Silva)
- 22'W. Bony (assist by K. De Bruyne)
- 36'Billy Jones — Yellow card
- 54'K. De Bruyne
- 59'F. Borini
Line-ups
Manchester City
- J. Hart
- B. Sagna
- A. Kolarov
- N. Otamendi
- E. Mangala
- David Silva
- Y. Touré
- Fernandinho
- K. De Bruyne
- R. Sterling
- W. Bony
- SUBSTITUTES
- V. Kompany
- F. Delph
- M. Demichelis
- W. Caballero
- Jesús Navas
- G. Clichy
- S. Agüero
Sunderland
- V. Mannone
- J. O'Shea
- B. Jones
- S. Coates
- P. van Aanholt
- A. Johnson
- Jordi Gómez
- Y. M'Vila
- S. Fletcher
- D. Graham
- F. Borini
- SUBSTITUTES
- L. Cattermole
- J. Lens
- D. Watmore
- W. Brown
- C. Pantilimon
- J. Defoe
- O. Toivonen
Match statistics
| Manchester City | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 6 | Shots off goal | 8 |
| 19 | Total shots | 11 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 12 | Shots inside box | 9 |
| 7 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Corners | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 66% | Possession | 34% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 615 | Total passes | 306 |
| 542 | Accurate passes | 238 |
| 88% | Pass accuracy | 78% |