Manchester City vs Sunderland

Manchester City

5 - 3

Sunderland

🕒 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Jones 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Manchester City 1 · Sunderland 20

Referee Stats

Robert Jones

4 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	25%
Home wins	50%
Draws	25%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-17).
Manchester City controlled possession (55%).
Sunderland had the sharper finishing (6-9 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-0-0

Goals For / Against

11 / 6

Avg: 2.75 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sunderland (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-1-3

Goals For / Against

5 / 10

Avg: 1.25 / 2.50

Points

Avg: 0.25

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

3.00

PPG

0.25

2.75

1.25

1.50

2.50

75%

O2.5

50%

75%

BTTS

75%

Score 1st

25%

League-position context

Manchester City rank1st

Sunderland rank20th

Manchester City points21

Sunderland points4

Manchester City: #1 · 21 pts · GD +12

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sunderland: #20 · 4 pts · GD -8

14 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.

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

Manchester City last 5 home

W W W W

Points12/12

Weighted index100

Goals11-6

Record4-0-0

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

L L D L

Points1/12

Weighted index7

Goals5-10

Record0-1-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS75%

BTTS + O2.575%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 50%

Sunderland trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS75%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 50%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home100%

Manchester City clean sheet at home25%

Sunderland score away75%

Sunderland clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first75%

Manchester City win after scoring first100%

Sunderland score first25%

Sunderland win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 0% · Sunderland 0%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 18.0' · Sunderland 9.0'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.75 vs 1.61

Manchester City concede at home1.50 vs 1.29

Sunderland score away1.25 vs 1.29

Sunderland concede away2.50 vs 1.61

Manchester City score 70% above league average, while Sunderland score 3% below league average.

Defensive side: Manchester City are 17% above league average at home, and Sunderland are 55% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 4.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 0

Sunderland goal timing (away)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

31-45 2

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

31-45 1

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

475

388

Passes Accurate

406

316

Passes %

85%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' D. Methalie

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

E. Fernández

Normal Goal

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

B. Brobbey

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Le Fée

29' ⚽

⚽

29' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

R. Cherki

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Semenyo

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

B. Brobbey

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Meunier

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

A. Semenyo

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Guéhi

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 4-2

A. Semenyo

Normal Goal

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 4-3

B. Brobbey

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Angulo

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ N. Angulo

1st substitution · For: M. Fofana

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ N. Sadiki

2nd substitution · For: W. Isidor

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ I. Ndiaye

1st substitution · For: J. Doku

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ T. Meunier

3rd substitution · For: T. Hume

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 5-3

E. Haaland

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Gvardiol

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ VAR

E. Haaland

Goal confirmed

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ R. Cherki

2nd substitution · For: N. O'Reilly

Manchester City vs Sunderland 5-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Sunderland 5-3 on Sunday, 20 September 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Robert Jones. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: D. Methalie received a yellow card for Sunderland at 8'. Manchester City took an early lead at 9' when E. Fernández scored, making the score 1-0. Sunderland leveled the score at 12' when B. Brobbey scored, with the assist credited to E. Le Fée, making the score 1-1. Manchester City took the lead at 29' when R. Cherki scored, with the assist credited to A. Semenyo, making the score 2-1. Sunderland leveled the score at 33' when B. Brobbey scored, with the assist credited to T. Meunier, making the score 2-2. Manchester City took the lead at 43' when A. Semenyo scored, with the assist credited to M. Guéhi, making the score 3-2.

Second half: Manchester City extended the lead at 57' when A. Semenyo scored, making the score 4-2. Sunderland reduced the deficit at 59' when B. Brobbey scored, with the assist credited to N. Angulo, making the score 4-3. Sunderland made their 1st substitution at 60', with N. Angulo replacing M. Fofana. Sunderland made their 2nd substitution at 68', with N. Sadiki replacing W. Isidor. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 75', with I. Ndiaye replacing J. Doku. Sunderland made their 3rd substitution at 79', with T. Meunier replacing T. Hume. Manchester City extended the lead at 81' when E. Haaland scored, with the assist credited to J. Gvardiol, making the score 5-3. VAR intervened at 83' for Manchester City (Goal confirmed). Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 85', with R. Cherki replacing N. O'Reilly.

Manchester City used 2 substitutions while Sunderland used 3 substitutions. Sunderland got 1 yellow card.