Sunderland vs Manchester City

Sunderland

0 - 0

Manchester City

🕒 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadium of Light 🧑‍⚖️ Jarred Gillett 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Sunderland 7 · Manchester City 2

Referee Stats

Jarred Gillett

22 matches · 3.23 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.23
Reds avg	0.05
Penalties avg	0.27
Over 4.5 cards	32%
Home wins	23%
Draws	32%
Away wins	45%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 0-0.
Shots were tight (10-14).
Manchester City controlled possession (68%).

Team Overview

Sunderland (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

25 / 20

Avg: 1.32 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Manchester City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

32 / 21

Avg: 1.68 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.74

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

1.74

PPG

1.74

1.32

1.68

1.05

1.11

47%

O2.5

53%

47%

BTTS

53%

37%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Sunderland rank7th

Manchester City rank2nd

Sunderland points54

Manchester City points78

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.

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.

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

Sunderland last 5 home

W D L W L

Points7/15

Weighted index56

Goals3-7

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester City last 5 away

D D W W D

Points9/15

Weighted index56

Goals9-5

Record2-3-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Sunderland trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.532%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 0%

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Sunderland score at home74%

Sunderland clean sheet at home37%

Manchester City score away84%

Manchester City clean sheet away37%

First-goal patterns

Sunderland score first37%

Sunderland win after scoring first57%

Manchester City score first53%

Manchester City win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sunderland 78% · Manchester City 25%

Avg first goal minute: Sunderland 39.4' · Manchester City 29.7'

Vs league average

Sunderland score at home1.32 vs 1.53

Sunderland concede at home1.05 vs 1.22

Manchester City score away1.68 vs 1.22

Manchester City concede away1.11 vs 1.53

Sunderland score 14% below league average, while Manchester City score 38% above league average.

Defensive side: Sunderland are 14% below league average at home, and Manchester City are 28% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Sunderland goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

0-15 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

31-45 0

Manchester City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 6

46-60 4

16-30 1

31-45 1

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

32%

68%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

304

640

Passes Accurate

221

548

Passes %

73%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

45+5'

45+5' S. Adingra

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Nico González

1st substitution · For: Rodri

51' ↑↓

↑↓

51' ⇄ Sávio

2nd substitution · For: J. Doku

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ N. O'Reilly

3rd substitution · For: J. Gvardiol

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ B. Brobbey

1st substitution · For: W. Isidor

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ S. Adingra

2nd substitution · For: R. Mundle

77'

77' N. Aké

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Bernardo Silva

4th substitution · For: T. Reijnders

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

Sunderland drew 0-0 with Manchester City on Thursday, 01 January 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Jarred Gillett. It was played at Stadium of Light.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. S. Adingra received a yellow card for Sunderland at 45+5'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 46', with Nico González replacing Rodri. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 51', with Sávio replacing J. Doku. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 57', with N. O'Reilly replacing J. Gvardiol. Sunderland made their 1st substitution at 58', with B. Brobbey replacing W. Isidor. Sunderland made their 2nd substitution at 72', with S. Adingra replacing R. Mundle. N. Aké received a yellow card for Manchester City at 77'. Manchester City made their 4th substitution at 85', with Bernardo Silva replacing T. Reijnders.

Sunderland used 2 substitutions while Manchester City used 4 substitutions. Sunderland got 1 yellow card, while Manchester City got 1 yellow card.