Manchester City 5 – 3 Sunderland: Premier League Match Report

Premier League · 5

Manchester City

Full Time

5–3

Sunday, 20 September 2026 · Etihad Stadium

Sunderland

⚽ Erling Haaland 81'⚽ Antoine Semenyo 57'⚽ Antoine Semenyo 43'⚽ Rayan Cherki 29'⚽ Enzo Fernández 9' ⚽ Brian Brobbey 59'⚽ Brian Brobbey 33'⚽ Brian Brobbey 12'

Match Events

85'

Nico O'ReillyManchester City · Rayan Cherki

83'

Erling HaalandManchester City

81'

Erling HaalandManchester City · Josko Gvardiol

5-3

79'

Trai HumeSunderland · Thomas Meunier

75'

Jérémy Doku Manchester City · Iliman Ndiaye

68'

Wilson IsidorSunderland · Noah Sadiki

60'

Malick FofanaSunderland · Nilson Angulo

59'

Brian BrobbeySunderland · Nilson Angulo

4-3

57'

Antoine SemenyoManchester City

4-2

43'

Antoine SemenyoManchester City · Marc Guéhi

3-2

35'

VARSunderland

33'

Brian BrobbeySunderland · Thomas Meunier

2-2

29'

Rayan CherkiManchester City · Antoine Semenyo

2-1

12'

Brian BrobbeySunderland · Enzo Le Fée

1-1

Enzo FernándezManchester City

1-0

Dayann MéthalieSunderland

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

Manchester City5500815

Sunderland5113-44

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VenueEtihad StadiumSunday, 20 September 2026

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RefereeRobert Jones

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Manchester City Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

1 6.3

Gianluigi Donnarumma

27 6.3

Matheus Nunes

3 6

Rúben Dias

6 6.7

Marc Guéhi

24 7.1

Josko Gvardiol

17 7.3

Enzo Fernández

5 6.8

Elliot Anderson

7 6.8

Iliman Ndiaye

10 7.6

Rayan Cherki

42 8.6

Antoine Semenyo

9 6.7

Erling Haaland

Substitutes 9

#8 Mateo Kovacic Midfielder

#11 Jérémy Doku Attacker

6.6

#21 Rayan Aït-Nouri Defender

#28 Gerónimo Rulli Goalkeeper

#32 Ayyoub Bouaddi Midfielder

#33 Nico O'Reilly Defender

6.6

#37 Allan Attacker

#45 Abdukodir Khusanov Defender

#82 Rico Lewis Defender

Sunderland Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

22 5.7

Robin Roefs

20 6.6

Nordi Mukiele

4 5.8

Kevin Danso

5 6.6

Dan Ballard

6 6

Dayann Méthalie

34 7.2

Granit Xhaka

27 6.3

Noah Sadiki

12 6.9

Thomas Meunier

28 7.7

Enzo Le Fée

10 6.5

Nilson Angulo

9 9.9

Brian Brobbey

Substitutes 9

#7 Chemsdine Talbi Attacker

#11 Chris Rigg Midfielder

#13 Luke O'Nien Midfielder

#15 Omar Alderete Defender

#18 Wilson Isidor Attacker

6.5

#29 Jules Ahoka Midfielder

#31 Melker Ellborg Goalkeeper

#32 Trai Hume Defender

6.4

#39 Malick Fofana Attacker

6.9

Statistics

Match Statistics

Manchester City

Comparison

Sunderland

55% Ball Possession % 45%

16 Shots Total 17

6 Shots On Target 9

5 Shots Off Target 5

5 Shots Blocked 3

12 Shots Insidebox 14

4 Shots Outsidebox 3

11 Goal Attempts 11

3 Big Chances Created 8

2 Big Chances Missed 5

6 Corners 5

1 Offsides 0

14 Fouls 14

0 Yellowcards 1

470 Passes 385

403 Successful Passes 314

86% Successful Passes Percentage 82%

11 Key Passes 14

40 Long Passes 57

17 Successful Long Passes 27

43% Successful Long Passes Percentage 47%

19 Total Crosses 17

4 Accurate Crosses 5

10 Dribble Attempts 8

2 Successful Dribbles 8

20% Successful Dribbles Percentage 100%

6 Tackles 18

7 Interceptions 11

36 Duels Won 55

4 Saves 1

93 Attacks 90

42 Dangerous Attacks 36

15 Free Kicks 14

20 Throwins 11

6 Goal Kicks 9

0 Hit Woodwork 1

2 Substitutions 3

12 Successful Headers 14

3 Assists 3

5 Goals 3

58 Ball Safe 59

3 Tackles Won 10