Man City 5–3 Sunderland
Man City5–3
Sunderland20 Sept 2026 · 7:30 PM · Matchday 5 · HT 3–2
Etihad Stadium, Manchester · 17°C Partly Cloudy · Robert Jones (referee)
Lineups
Man City
4-2-3-1 · Enzo Maresca
Goalkeeper
- 1Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defenders
- 3Rúben Dias
- 6Marc Guéhi
- 24Joško Gvardiol
- 27Matheus Nunes
Midfielders
- 5Elliot Anderson
- 10Rayan Cherki↓ 85’
- 17Enzo Fernández
Forwards
- 7Iliman Ndiaye↓ 75’
- 9Erling Haaland
- 42Antoine Semenyo
Bench
- 11Jérémy Doku↑ 75’
- 33Nico O'Reilly↑ 85’
- 8Mateo Kovačić
- 21Rayan Aït-Nouri
- 28Gerónimo Rulli
- 32Ayyoub Bouaddi
- 37Allan
- 45Abdukodir Khusanov
- 82Rico Lewis
Sunderland
4-2-3-1 · Régis Le Bris
Goalkeeper
- 22Robin Roefs
Defenders
- 4Kevin Danso
- 5Daniel Ballard
- 12Thomas Meunier↓ 79’
- 20Nordi Mukiele
Midfielders
- 6Dayann Méthalie
- 27Noah Sadiki↓ 68’
- 28Enzo Le Fée
- 34Granit Xhaka
Forwards
- 9Brian Brobbey
- 10Nilson Angulo↓ 60’
Bench
- 39Malick Fofana↑ 60’
- 18Wilson Isidor↑ 68’
- 32Trai Hume↑ 79’
- 7Chemsdine Talbi
- 11Chris Rigg
- 13Luke O'Nien
- 15Omar Alderete
- 29Jules Ahoka
- 31Melker Ellborg
Match stats
Man CitySunderland
55Ball possession45
2.72Expected goals (xG)4.25
16Total shots17
6Shots on target9
33Touches in opposition box28
3Big chances6
2Big chances missed3
403 (86%)Accurate passes315 (82%)
0Yellow cards1
6Corners5
16Total shots17
5Shots off target5
6Shots on target9
5Blocked shots3
0Hit woodwork1
12Shots inside box14
4Shots outside box3
2.72Expected goals (xG)4.25
2.27xG open play3.32
0.45xG set play0.94
2.72xG non-penalty4.25
2.14xG on target (xGOT)3.15
112878Distance covered114710
21343Running distance22582
1823Sprinting distance2307
77Number of sprints116
470Passes385
403 (86%)Accurate passes315 (82%)
177Own half170
226Opposition half145
17 (41%)Accurate long balls27 (47%)
4 (21%)Accurate crosses5 (29%)
18Throws11
33Touches in opposition box28
0Offsides0
6Tackles19
7Interceptions10
4Blocks5
27Clearances21
4Keeper saves1
36Duels won56
22 (35%)Ground duels won40 (65%)
14 (47%)Aerial duels won16 (53%)
2 (18%)Successful dribbles8 (100%)
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
14Fouls committed14
Events
| 8’ | 🟨 Dayann Méthalie · Yellow | Sunderland AFC |
| 9’ | ⚽ Enzo Fernández | Manchester City FC |
| 12’ | ⚽ Brian Brobbey · Enzo Le Fée | Sunderland AFC |
| 29’ | ⚽ Rayan Cherki · Antoine Semenyo | Manchester City FC |
| 33’ | ⚽ Brian Brobbey · Thomas Meunier | Sunderland AFC |
| 43’ | ⚽ Antoine Semenyo · Marc Guéhi | Manchester City FC |
| 57’ | ⚽ Antoine Semenyo | Manchester City FC |
| 59’ | ⚽ Brian Brobbey · Nilson Angulo | Sunderland AFC |
| 60’ | 🔁 Malick Fofana on for Nilson Angulo | Sunderland AFC |
| 68’ | 🔁 Wilson Isidor on for Noah Sadiki | Sunderland AFC |
| 75’ | 🔁 Jérémy Doku on for Iliman Ndiaye | Manchester City FC |
| 79’ | 🔁 Trai Hume on for Thomas Meunier | Sunderland AFC |
| 81’ | ⚽ Erling Haaland · Joško Gvardiol | Manchester City FC |
| 85’ | 🔁 Nico O'Reilly on for Rayan Cherki | Manchester City FC |