Manchester City vs Sunderland

Manchester City

3 - 0

Sunderland

🕒 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Andy Madley 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 15

Regular Season Table

Manchester City 2 · Sunderland 7

Referee Stats

Andy Madley

21 matches · 2.86 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.86
Reds avg	0.19
Penalties avg	0.24
Over 4.5 cards	19%
Home wins	33%
Draws	19%
Away wins	48%

How the match was won

Manchester City outshot their opponent (18-8).
Manchester City controlled possession (64%).
Manchester City had the sharper finishing (6-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-3-2

Goals For / Against

45 / 14

Avg: 2.37 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 2.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sunderland (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-8

Goals For / Against

17 / 28

Avg: 0.89 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.37

PPG

1.11

2.37

0.89

0.74

1.47

74%

O2.5

42%

47%

BTTS

47%

84%

Score 1st

21%

League-position context

Manchester City rank2nd

Sunderland rank7th

Manchester City points78

Sunderland points54

Manchester City: #2 · 78 pts · GD +42

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sunderland: #7 · 54 pts · GD -6

24 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

24-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

L W W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals11-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sunderland last 5 away

W D L W W

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals10-7

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.589%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Sunderland trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home95%

Manchester City clean sheet at home47%

Sunderland score away58%

Sunderland clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first84%

Manchester City win after scoring first75%

Sunderland score first21%

Sunderland win after scoring first25%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 50% · Sunderland 38%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 24.7' · Sunderland 35.0'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.37 vs 1.53

Manchester City concede at home0.74 vs 1.22

Sunderland score away0.89 vs 1.22

Sunderland concede away1.47 vs 1.53

Manchester City score 55% above league average, while Sunderland score 27% below league average.

Defensive side: Manchester City are 40% below league average at home, and Sunderland are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 12

16-30 9

61-75 9

0-15 5

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

Sunderland goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

0-15 1

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

61-75 6

0-15 5

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

64%

36%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

623

347

Passes Accurate

559

277

Passes %

90%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Rúben Dias

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Cherki

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Gvardiol

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Foden

37'

37' J. Gvardiol

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ B. Traoré

1st substitution · For: C. Talbi

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ W. Isidor

2nd substitution · For: B. Brobbey

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

P. Foden

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Cherki

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ P. Foden

1st substitution · For: T. Reijnders

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ E. Haaland

2nd substitution · For: Omar Marmoush

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Gvardiol

3rd substitution · For: N. Aké

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ N. Sadiki

3rd substitution · For: S. Adingra

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ G. Xhaka

4th substitution · For: R. Mundle

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ R. Cherki

4th substitution · For: Sávio

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Bernardo Silva

5th substitution · For: R. Lewis

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ T. Hume

5th substitution · For: L. O'Nien

90+4'

90+4' 📺 VAR

L. O'Nien

Card upgrade

90+5'

90+5' L. O'Nien

Manchester City vs Sunderland 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Sunderland 3-0 on Saturday, 06 December 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Andy Madley. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Manchester City took the lead at 31' when Rúben Dias scored, with the assist credited to R. Cherki, making the score 1-0. Manchester City extended the lead at 35' when J. Gvardiol scored, with the assist credited to P. Foden, making the score 2-0. J. Gvardiol received a yellow card for Manchester City at 37'.

Second half: Sunderland made their 1st substitution at 56', with B. Traoré replacing C. Talbi. Sunderland made their 2nd substitution at 56', with W. Isidor replacing B. Brobbey. Manchester City extended the lead at 65' when P. Foden scored, with the assist credited to R. Cherki, making the score 3-0. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 69', with P. Foden replacing T. Reijnders. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 69', with E. Haaland replacing Omar Marmoush. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 70', with J. Gvardiol replacing N. Aké. Sunderland made their 3rd substitution at 72', with N. Sadiki replacing S. Adingra. Sunderland made their 4th substitution at 73', with G. Xhaka replacing R. Mundle. Manchester City made their 4th substitution at 82', with R. Cherki replacing Sávio. Manchester City made their 5th substitution at 82', with Bernardo Silva replacing R. Lewis. Sunderland made their 5th substitution at 88', with T. Hume replacing L. O'Nien. VAR intervened at 90+4' for Sunderland (Card upgrade). L. O'Nien received a red card for Sunderland at 90+5'.

Manchester City used 5 substitutions while Sunderland used 5 substitutions. Manchester City got 1 yellow card, while Sunderland got 1 red card.