Manchester City 5-3 Sunderland: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 5

Manchester City

5 : 3

Sunderland

E. Fernandez9'
R. Cherki29'
A. Semenyo43', 57'
E. Haaland81'

12', 33', 59'B. Brobbey

Manchester City4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Sunderland Sunderland crest

Assistant

Pepijn Lijnders

Assistant

Pepijn Lijnders

Substitutions

75'
76.7
I. Ndiaye
117.2
J. Doku
85'
108.0
R. Cherki
336.7
N. O'Reilly

Unused

Substitutions

60'
105.9A
N. Angulo
396.7
M. Fofana
68'
276.2
N. Sadiki
186.3
W. Isidor
79'
126.7A
T. Meunier
326.3
T. Hume

Unused

Home

P. Foden
Red Card
Out

Away

H. Diarra
Hamstring Injury
Out
R. Mandava
Red Card
Out
R. Mundle
Knee Injury
Out

Player of the match

Brian Brobbey

Attacker · Sunderland

9.9

This match

Attacking

Goals3

Assists0

Shots5

Shots on target4

Shot accuracy80%

Dribbles won2

Build-up

Passes18

Key passes1

Pass accuracy83%

Defending

Duels won10 · 83%

Fouls won/made5 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Gianluigi DonnarummaG	4	3	2,81	-0,19	8/24	4/20
Robin RoefsG	1	5	2,23	-2,77	29/43	9/23

Live stats

Possession & Passing

55%Possession45%

475Total passes388

85%Pass accuracy81%

6Corners5

Attack

16Shots17

6On target9

5Off target5

5Blocked shots3

Box & Quality

12Shots in box14

4Shots out box3

2.8xG3.6

-2.8Goals prevented-2.8

Defense & Discipline

4Goalkeeper saves1

14Fouls14

0Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,67xG1,57

7Shots7

3On target4

1Big chances3

15Touches in box9

56%Possession44%

2Corners3

Second half

2,14xG2,00

9Shots10

3On target5

2Big chances5

15Touches in box18

53%Possession47%

4Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Manchester City

2.82161155%

85% open play15% set piece

Sunderland

3.61171245%

49% open play51% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

33 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Manchester City2,82 xG · 5 scored

Sunderland3,61 xG · 3 scored

How those chances were made

Manchester City32

Open play 26Set piece 3Foul won 1Rebound 2

Sunderland33

Open play 22Set piece 5Dribble 1Rebound 4Defensive 1

Momentum

16 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Manchester City56% pressure

Sunderland44% pressure

Match replay

91'

5-3

100%Draw 0%0%

2.82xG3.61

16Shots17

11On target12

Momentum

90' Saved Malick Fofana 0.19 xG · Regular play · Header

Shot map

16 v 17

Manchester City shoot right, Sunderland left. Bigger dot = better chance.

MCManchester CitySUNSunderlandgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

23 on target · 8 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Manchester CitySunderlandgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Manchester CityDefensive line 34%

SunderlandDefensive line 38%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Manchester CityUntil 75'

Most-connected pair: Anderson and Guéhi, 27 passes between them.

SunderlandUntil 60'

Most-connected pair: Danso and Roefs, 16 passes between them.

Running

Fastest on the pitch

Iliman Ndiaye

33.9 km/h

Distance covered and sprints, per player.

Manchester City111.1 km

DistanceSprints

Enzo Fernández11.5 km16×
Joško Gvardiol11.1 km7×
Elliot Anderson10.9 km2×
Rúben Dias10.5 km1×
Rayan Cherki10.3 km8×

Sunderland113.2 km

DistanceSprints

Enzo Le Fée11.2 km10×
Granit Xhaka11.1 km3×
Dayann Methalie10.5 km16×
Thomas Meunier10.3 km12×
Nordi Mukiele10.3 km15×

Tactical battle

57control43

Erling Haaland

8 touches in box

In possession

59,3%Field tilt40,7%

11Passes into box14

22Progressive passes29

9Carries into final third6

11Chances created12

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

11,58Press intensity (PPDA)11,40

7High turnovers8

14Regains within 5s11

22,2sBall recovery time25,7s

9Interceptions12

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

96Carries81

1236mCarry distance889m

14Progressive carries12

550mProgressive carry distance471m

2Carries into the box2

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

2Take-ons won8

11Take-ons attempted9

396mProgressive pass distance586m

1Through balls2

5Switches of play7

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,26Expected threat (xT)1,03

4,87Action value (VAEP)2,81

32Shot-creating actions33

10Goal-creating actions6

2,49Expected assisted goals3,49

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,0Passes per attack3,4

11,4sAttack duration10,4s

1,98 m/sAttack directness1,92 m/s

2Build-up attacks7

5Direct attacks6

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

33Touches in box28

40Final third entries47

3Big chances6

2,14xG on target3,15

2Big chances missed3

Passing

4/19 (21%)Crosses5/17 (29%)

17/41 (41%)Long balls27/57 (47%)

18Throw-ins11

14Free kicks14

6Goal kicks9

Duels

39Total61

22/62 (35%)Ground40/62 (65%)

14/30 (47%)Aerial16/30 (53%)

2/11 (18%)Dribbles8/8 (100%)

10Dispossessed6

Defending

34Recoveries30

7Interceptions10

6Tackles19

50%Tackles won53%

27Clearances21

1Big chances scored3

0Errors led to goal1

2Fouled in final third0

112.9 kmDistance covered114.7 km

77Sprints116

7,51Average rating6,25

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Manchester CityThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 0-15

SunderlandThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 46-60

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 6 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal67%

67%2+ goals17%

50%3+ goals17%

They concede

50%1+ goal83%

17%2+ goals67%

17%3+ goals17%

Heaviest results

best 4-1 (A)

best 1-0 (H)·worst 0-2 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Manchester CityshootallowSunderland

6.4%-2.0Six-yard box7.9%

66.7%+6.3Penalty area-2.557.9%

22.4%-2.3Edge of the box25.9%

4.5%-2.0Long range+1.88.3%

594 shots taken · 544 faced

SunderlandshootallowManchester City

6.8%-1.6Six-yard box8.9%

64.8%+4.4Penalty area+3.063.4%

22.9%-1.8Edge of the box-2.921.8%

5.5%Long range5.9%

398 shots taken · 372 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Manchester City beat Sunderland 5-3 at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League. Manchester City led 3-2 at half-time. Scorers: E. Fernandez (9'), R. Cherki (29'), A. Semenyo (43', 57'), E. Haaland (81') for Manchester City; B. Brobbey (12', 33', 59') for Sunderland. In their last 19 meetings, Manchester City have won 12, Sunderland 4, with 3 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.