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Manchester City badgeManchester CityHome · 2 in league
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3:0
UK time · Europe/London
Sunderland badgeSunderlandAway · 7 in league
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Goalscorers
R. Dias31′
J. Gvardiol35′
P. Foden65′
Etihad Stadium · ManchesterSeason 2025/26Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

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THE FINAL WHISTLE

The match in numbers

Statistics and key moments from this match.

FULL TIME
Manchester CitySunderland
—Corner Kicks—
—Fouls—
—Yellow Cards—
—Red Cards—
—Goalkeeper Saves—
—Total passes—
—Passes accurate—

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

Manchester City 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Sunderland 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • At least one team has fewer than five usable recent results.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

Manchester City

0 matches
Oldest newest
Results0 wins · 0 draws · 0 losses
Goals scored per game—
Goals conceded per game—
Games with 3+ goals—
Both teams scored—

Only a few results are available.

See results

Sunderland

0 matches
Oldest newest
Results0 wins · 0 draws · 0 losses
Goals scored per game—
Goals conceded per game—
Games with 3+ goals—
Both teams scored—

Only a few results are available.

See results
About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare Manchester City at home with Sunderland away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 06:44 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

Premier League · 2025/26 · all league matches

Manchester CitySunderland
—Matches played—
—Points earned—
—Wins—
—Goals scored / match—
—Goals conceded / match—
—Clean sheets—
—Failed to score—

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Manchester City at home with Sunderland away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

5 recorded meetings

Manchester City

5wins
0 draws

Sunderland

0wins

Sep 2015 – Mar 2017 · Historical meetings. Squads and team strength have changed.

Scores shown with Manchester City first; venues vary.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

Manchester City

Confirmed formation4-3-2-1Pep Guardiola
  1. 25G. DonnarummaG
  2. 27M. NunesD
  3. 3R. DiasD
  4. 24J. GvardiolD
  5. 33N. O'ReillyD
  6. 20B. SilvaM
  7. 14NicoM
  8. 47P. FodenM
  9. 10R. CherkiM
  10. 11J. DokuM
  11. 9E. HaalandF
Substitutes (9)

1 · J. Trafford

4 · T. Reijnders

21 · R. Ait-Nouri

52 · O. Bobb

82 · R. Lewis

6 · N. Ake

7 · O. Marmoush

26 · Savinho

45 · A. Khusanov

Sunderland

Confirmed formation5-4-1Regis Le Bris
  1. 22R. RoefsG
  2. 20N. MukieleD
  3. 6L. GeertruidaD
  4. 5D. BallardD
  5. 15O. AldereteD
  6. 32T. HumeD
  7. 25B. TraoreM
  8. 34G. XhakaM
  9. 27N. SadikiM
  10. 28E. Le FeeM
  11. 18W. IsidorF
Substitutes (9)

1 · A. Patterson

9 · B. Brobbey

14 · R. Mundle

7 · C. Talbi

11 · C. Rigg

13 · L. O'Nien

4 · D. Neil

24 · S. Adingra

12 · E. Mayenda

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Manchester City

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Gianluigi Donnarumma907.3—0—16—
Matheus Nunes907.5—0—731
Rúben Dias908.910185—
Joško Gvardiol708.310158—
Nico O'Reilly907.3—01484
Bernardo Silva826.6—01591
Nico González907.3—0—671
Phil Foden697.6113541
Rayan Cherki829.2—2273—
Jérémy Doku908.2—0246—
Erling Haaland696.0—015—
Tijjani Reijnders216.2—0111—
Omar Marmoush216.2—0—2—
Nathan Aké206.7—0—10—
Rico Lewis86.6—0—10—
Savinho86.5—0—6—
James Trafford———————
Abdukodir Khusanov———————
Oscar Bobb———————
Rayan Aït-Nouri———————

Sunderland

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Robin Roefs906.5—0—46—
Nordi Mukiele906.3—0—272
Lutsharel Geertruida907.5—0—342
Daniel Ballard906.0—0—542
Omar Alderete906.3—0—20—
Trai Hume886.7—0—295
Bertrand Traoré566.9—0—161
Granit Xhaka736.3—01341
Noah Sadiki726.6—0129—
Enzo Le Fée906.9—01285
Wilson Isidor566.7—0161
Chemsdine Talbi346.6—0—91
Brian Brobbey346.5—0—3—
Simon Adingra186.7—0—4—
Romaine Mundle176.5—015—
Luke O'Nien76.2—0—3—
Anthony Patterson———————
Dan Neil———————
Chris Rigg———————
Eliezer Mayenda———————
2025/26 STANDINGS

Premier League table

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Current standings · Premier League. Both teams are highlighted. These may include matches played after this fixture.

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1Arsenal38267571274485
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2Manchester City38239677354278
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3Manchester United382011769501971
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4Aston Villa38198115649765
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5Liverpool381791263531060
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6Bournemouth38131875854457
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7Sunderland381412124248-654
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8Brighton381411135246653
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9Brentford381411135552353
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10Chelsea381410145852652
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11Fulham38157164751-452
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12Newcastle38147175355-249
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13Everton381310154750-349
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14Leeds381114134956-747
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15Crystal Palace381112154151-1045
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16Nottingham Forest381111164851-344
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17Tottenham381011174857-941
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18West Ham38109194665-1939
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19Burnley38410243875-3722
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20Wolves38311242768-4120
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