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Man City
Premier League
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5 - 3
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Sunderland
Man City vs Sunderland: match report
Manchester City hosted Sunderland at Etihad Stadium on Sunday 20 September 2026, in the Premier League (round 5). Man City are without 1 player (Phil Foden); Sunderland are missing 1 (Reinildo). Robert Jones is the referee, averaging 4.3 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.
Result and scorers
Man City 5-3 Sunderland. Goals: Enzo Fernández 9' for Man City; Brian Brobbey 12' for Sunderland; Rayan Cherki 29' for Man City; Brian Brobbey 33' for Sunderland; Antoine Semenyo 43' for Man City; Antoine Semenyo 57' for Man City; Brian Brobbey 59' for Sunderland; Erling Haaland 81' for Man City.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 8' Yellow card: Dayann Methalie (Sunderland)
- 9' Goal: Enzo Fernández (Man City) 1-0
- 12' Goal: Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) 1-1
- 29' Goal: Rayan Cherki (Man City) 2-1
- 33' Goal: Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) 2-2
- 43' Goal: Antoine Semenyo (Man City) 3-2
- 57' Goal: Antoine Semenyo (Man City) 4-2
- 59' Goal: Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) 4-3
- 81' Goal: Erling Haaland (Man City) 5-3
Match stats (contains the result)
| 55% | Possession | 45% |
| 16 | Shots | 17 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 9 |
| 6 | Corners | 5 |
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Man City 4-2-3-1
Coach: Enzo Maresca
- 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma GK
- 27 Matheus Nunes DEF
- 3 Rúben Dias DEF
- 6 Marc Guéhi DEF
- 24 Joško Gvardiol DEF
- 17 Enzo Fernández MID
- 5 Elliot Anderson MID
- 7 Iliman Ndiaye FWD
- 10 Rayan Cherki MID
- 42 Antoine Semenyo FWD
- 9 Erling Haaland FWD
Bench
- 11 Jérémy Doku FWD
- 33 Nico O'Reilly DEF
- 28 Gerónimo Rulli GK
- 45 Abdukodir Khusanov DEF
- 21 Rayan Aït-Nouri DEF
- 82 Rico Lewis DEF
- 32 Ayyoub Bouaddi MID
- 8 Mateo Kovačić MID
- 37 Allan FWD
Sunderland 4-2-3-1
Coach: Régis Le Bris
- 22 Robin Roefs GK
- 20 Nordi Mukiele DEF
- 4 Kevin Danso DEF
- 5 Daniel Ballard DEF
- 6 Dayann Méthalie MID
- 34 Granit Xhaka MID
- 27 Noah Sadiki MID
- 12 Thomas Meunier DEF
- 28 Enzo Le Fée MID
- 10 Nilson Angulo FWD
- 9 Brian Brobbey FWD
Bench
- 39 Malick Fofana FWD
- 18 Wilson Isidor FWD
- 32 Trai Hume DEF
- 31 Melker Ellborg GK
- 13 Luke O'Nien DEF
- 15 Omar Alderete DEF
- 11 Chris Rigg MID
- 29 Jules Ahoka MID
- 7 Chemsdine Talbi FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Man City
- Phil Foden suspension, back Mid October 2026
Sunderland
- Reinildo suspension, back Mid September 2026
Previous meetings
- Thursday 1 January 2026: Sunderland 0-0 Manchester City
- Saturday 6 December 2025: Manchester City 3-0 Sunderland
- Sunday 5 March 2017: Sunderland 0-2 Manchester City
- Saturday 13 August 2016: Manchester City 2-1 Sunderland
- Tuesday 2 February 2016: Sunderland 0-1 Manchester City