Manchester City 5-3 Sunderland — result, stats and report · Premier League
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Manchester City beat Sunderland 5-3 by 2 goals in the Premier League (Round 5) at Etihad Stadium. The half-time score was 3-2.
Form guide: Manchester City have 5 wins in their last 5 matches, while Sunderland have 1 win, 1 draw, 3 losses in 5.
In the table, Manchester City sit 2nd on 21 points from 10 games; Sunderland are 20th on 5 points.
Head to head: 1 previous meetings, Manchester City won 1, Sunderland won 0 and 0 ended level.
Full statistics, the goal timeline and the league table for this fixture are on this page.
Key moments
8'
Dayann Methalie
Yellow cards · Sunderland
9'
E. Fernandez
Goal · Manchester City
12'
B. Brobbey
· assist: E. Le Fee
Goal · Sunderland
29'
R. Cherki
· assist: A. Semenyo
Goal · Manchester City
33'
B. Brobbey
· assist: T. Meunier
Goal · Sunderland
43'
A. Semenyo
· assist: M. Guehi
Goal · Manchester City
57'
A. Semenyo
Goal · Manchester City
59'
B. Brobbey
· assist: N. Angulo
Goal · Sunderland
60'
N. Angulo
· assist: M. Fofana
Substitution · Sunderland
68'
N. Sadiki
· assist: W. Isidor
Substitution · Sunderland
75'
I. Ndiaye
· assist: J. Doku
Substitution · Manchester City
79'
T. Meunier
· assist: T. Hume
Substitution · Sunderland
81'
E. Haaland
· assist: J. Gvardiol
Goal · Manchester City
83'
Erling Haaland
VAR review · Goal confirmed · Manchester City
85'
R. Cherki
· assist: N. O'Reilly
Substitution · Manchester City
Match statistics
55%
Ball possession
45%
16
Total shots
17
6
Shots on target
9
5
Shots off target
5
6
Corners
5
14
Fouls
14
0
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0
0
Offsides
0
4
Saves
1
Line-ups
Manchester City · 4-2-3-1
- 1
- 27
- 3
- 6
- 24
- 17
- 5
- 7
- 10
- 42
- 9
Sunderland · 4-2-3-1
- 22
- 20
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 34
- 27
- 12
- 28
- 10
- 9
Head to head
1 meetings
Manchester City 1
Draws 0
Sunderland 0
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View all →Frequently asked questions
What was the score of Manchester City vs Sunderland?
Manchester City won 5-3 after leading 3-2 at half-time.
When and where is the match played?
Sunday, 20 September 2026, kick-off 13:00 Malaysia time at Etihad Stadium.
How do the two teams compare?
In the last 5 matches, Manchester City recorded 5 wins while Sunderland recorded 1 win, 1 draw, 3 losses.
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