Manchester City 3–2 Sunderland
Manchester City
3–2HT 0–0
Sunderland
Manchester City played Sunderland in the Premier League on 1 January 2015 at Etihad Stadium (Manchester). The match finished 3–2.
Goals and cards
- 17'Billy Jones — Yellow card
- 34'Sebastian Larsson — Yellow card
- 51'Samir Nasri — Yellow card
- 57'Y. Touré (assist by S. Jovetić)
- 66'S. Jovetić (assist by G. Clichy)
- 68'J. Rodwell (assist by S. Larsson)
- 71'Pablo Zabaleta — Yellow card
- 71'A. Johnson
- 73'F. Lampard (assist by G. Clichy)
- 88'Wes Brown — Yellow card
Line-ups
Manchester City
- W. Caballero
- M. Demichelis
- G. Clichy
- P. Zabaleta
- E. Mangala
- S. Nasri
- David Silva
- Y. Touré
- Jesús Navas
- Fernandinho
- S. Jovetić
- SUBSTITUTES
- F. Lampard
- A. Kolarov
- J. Milner
- B. Sagna
- S. Sinclair
- D. Boyata
- J. Hart
Sunderland
- C. Pantilimon
- W. Brown
- J. O'Shea
- B. Jones
- S. Vergini
- A. Johnson
- Jordi Gómez
- S. Larsson
- J. Rodwell
- W. Buckley
- C. Wickham
- SUBSTITUTES
- E. Giaccherini
- R. Álvarez
- S. Coates
- S. Fletcher
- Cabral
- J. Altidore
- V. Mannone
Match statistics
| Manchester City | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 11 | Shots off goal | 0 |
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 10 | Corners | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 68% | Possession | 32% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 10 |