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Manchester City vs Sunderland
20 Sept 2026, 14:00 · Premier League · 2026/2027
Referee
Robert JonesPremier League 2026/2027 · 3 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Manchester CityMin
Sunderland- 8′
Dayann Méthalie
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- ⚽
Enzo Fernández 1-0
Goal · Free Kick
Free Kick
9′ - 12′⚽
Brian Brobbey 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Enzo Le Fée
Right foot shot
- ⚽
Rayan Cherki 2-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Antoine Semenyo
Right foot shot
29′ - 33′⚽
Brian Brobbey 2-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Thomas Meunier
Right foot shot
- ⚽
Antoine Semenyo 3-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Marc Guéhi
Right foot shot
43′ - ⚽
Antoine Semenyo 4-2
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
57′ - 59′⚽
Brian Brobbey 4-3
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Nilson Angulo
Right foot shot
- 60′⇄
Malick Fofana
Substitution
Off: Nilson Angulo
- 68′⇄
Wilson Isidor
Substitution
Off: Noah Sadiki
- ⇄
Jérémy Doku
Substitution
Off: Iliman Ndiaye
75′ - 79′⇄
Trai Hume
Substitution
Off: Thomas Meunier
- ⚽
Erling Haaland 5-3
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Josko Gvardiol
Right foot shot
81′ - VAR
Erling Haaland
VAR · Goal awarded
83′ - ⇄
Nico O'Reilly
Substitution
Off: Rayan Cherki
85′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6.31 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.31 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.00 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.85 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 7.12 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.26 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.82 | |
| 75 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6.84 | |
| 85 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7.61 | |
| 90 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 8.66 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 6.74 | |
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| 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.52 | |
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| 15 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6.71 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Manchester City
Latest: Coventry City · 1–0
Match stats
5 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Coventry City · 2026/2027
Sunderland
Latest: Brentford · 1–1
Match stats
5 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Brentford · 2026/2027
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Manchester City’s ground: 12 previous meetings, 10 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Manchester City’s home games with Sunderland’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Manchester City
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Sunderland
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Manchester City
Sunderland
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Manchester City
Sunderland
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Manchester City
Sunderland
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.