Matchweek 5 · full time
Manchester City 5–3 Sunderland
20 September 2026 · Etihad Stadium
The final score, goals, match statistics and confirmed line-ups. This record was added after the match; no pre-match prediction was published.
the post-match
Manchester City 5–3 Sunderland
Manchester City take three points at Etihad Stadium.
- 9′Enzo FernándezHome
- 12′Brian BrobbeyAway
- 29′Rayan CherkiHome
- 33′Brian BrobbeyAway
- 43′Antoine SemenyoHome
- 57′Antoine SemenyoHome
- 59′Brian BrobbeyAway
- 81′Erling HaalandHome
- Manchester City 5–3 Sunderland at Etihad Stadium on 20 September 2026.
- Manchester City recorded 16 shots, 6 on target. Sunderland had 17 shots, 9 on target.
- Possession: Manchester City 55%, Sunderland 45%. Possession describes the balance of the ball, not the quality of the chances.
This match was added after full time. Touchline did not publish a pre-match forecast, so there is no prediction to grade. The result is not a model receipt.
ESPN match record and statistics · ESPN structured match data
Match statistics
| Statistic | Manchester City | Sunderland |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 14 | 14 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 0 | 0 |
| Corners | 6 | 5 |
| Saves | 4 | 1 |
| Possession (%) | 55 | 45 |
| Shots | 16 | 17 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 9 |
| Accurate passes | 403 | 312 |
| Passes | 470 | 384 |
Confirmed line-ups
Manchester City
4-2-3-1
starting eleven
- 1Gianluigi Donnarumma
- 6Marc Guéhi
- 3Rúben Dias
- 24Josko Gvardiol
- 27Matheus Nunes
- 10Rayan Cherki
- 5Elliot Anderson
- 17Enzo Fernández
- 9Erling Haaland
- 42Antoine Semenyo
- 7Iliman Ndiaye
bench
- 28Gerónimo Rulli
- 37Allan Elias
- 45Abdukodir Khusanov
- 32Ayyoub Bouaddi
- 11Jérémy Doku · Used substitute
- 21Rayan Aït-Nouri
- 33Nico O'Reilly · Used substitute
- 8Mateo Kovacic
- 82Rico Lewis
Sunderland
4-2-3-1
starting eleven
- 22Robin Roefs
- 5Danny Ballard
- 4Kevin Danso
- 6Dayann Methalie
- 20Nordi Mukiele
- 28Enzo Le Fée
- 27Noah Sadiki
- 34Granit Xhaka
- 9Brian Brobbey
- 10Nilson Angulo
- 12Thomas Meunier
bench
- 15Omar Alderete
- 29Jules Ahoka
- 31Melker Ellborg
- 39Malick Fofana · Used substitute
- 13Luke O'Nien
- 11Chris Rigg
- 18Wilson Isidor · Used substitute
- 7Chemsdine Talbi
- 32Trai Hume · Used substitute