Manchester City 3:0 Sunderland

Manchester City beat Sunderland 3:0 in the Premier League Regular Season 15 at Etihad Stadium on 6 December 2025, with the half time score at 2:0; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Manchester City

3 : 0

HT 2 : 0

Sunderland

6 December 2025
Kickoff: 15:00 UTC
Venue: Etihad Stadium | Manchester
Referee: A. Madley

Form and Table

Manchester City 2nd 78 pts LossDrawWinWinDraw
Sunderland 7th 54 pts WinWinDrawDrawLoss

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Manchester City

N. O'Reilly Questionable | Ankle Injury
M. Alleyne Questionable | Knock
M. Alleyne Questionable | Knock
Nico Questionable | Injury
Nico Questionable | Injury
Nico Questionable | Injury
Savinho Questionable | Injury
J. Stones Questionable | Thigh Injury

Sunderland

D. Ballard Questionable | Ankle Injury
B. Brobbey Questionable | Injury
D. Ballard Questionable | Ankle Injury
L. F. Hjelde Questionable | Achilles Tendon Injury
R. Mundle Questionable | Hamstring Injury
O. Alderete Questionable | Concussion
A. Alese Questionable | Shoulder Injury

Match Events

Manchester City: R. DiasGoal | Assist: R. Cherki
31'
Manchester City: J. GvardiolGoal | Assist: P. Foden
35'
Manchester City: Joško GvardiolYellow Card | Foul
37'
56'
Sunderland: B. BrobbeySubstitution | Off: W. Isidor
56'
Sunderland: C. TalbiSubstitution | Off: B. Traore
Manchester City: P. FodenGoal | Assist: R. Cherki
65'
Manchester City: T. ReijndersSubstitution | Off: P. Foden
69'
Manchester City: O. MarmoushSubstitution | Off: E. Haaland
69'
Manchester City: N. AkeSubstitution | Off: J. Gvardiol
70'
72'
Sunderland: S. AdingraSubstitution | Off: N. Sadiki
73'
Sunderland: R. MundleSubstitution | Off: G. Xhaka
Manchester City: R. LewisSubstitution | Off: B. Silva
82'
Manchester City: SavinhoSubstitution | Off: R. Cherki
82'
88'
Sunderland: L. O'NienSubstitution | Off: T. Hume
90+4'
Sunderland: Luke O'NienVAR | Card upgrade
90+5'
Sunderland: Luke O'NienRed Card | Foul

Match Stats

Manchester City
Sunderland

64% Ball Possession 36%

2.42 Expected Goals 0.71

18 Total Shots 8

6 Shots on Goal 1

7 Shots off Goal 4

5 Blocked Shots 3

15 Shots Inside Box 5

3 Shots Outside Box 3

6 Corner Kicks 5

0 Offsides 3

9 Fouls 10

1 Yellow Cards 0

0 Red Cards 1

1 Goalkeeper Saves 2

623 Total Passes 347

559 Accurate Passes 277

90% Pass Accuracy 80%

-0.77 Goals Prevented -0.77

Lineups

Manchester City

Formation: 4-3-2-1

G. Donnarumma

N. O'Reilly J. Gvardiol R. Dias M. Nunes

P. Foden Nico B. Silva

J. Doku R. Cherki

E. Haaland

Substitutes

1 | J. Trafford | G
4 | T. Reijnders | M
21 | R. Ait-Nouri | D
52 | O. Bobb | M
82 | R. Lewis | D
6 | N. Ake | D
7 | O. Marmoush | F
26 | Savinho | F
45 | A. Khusanov | D

Coach: Pep Guardiola

Sunderland

Formation: 5-4-1

R. Roefs

T. Hume O. Alderete D. Ballard L. Geertruida N. Mukiele

E. Le Fee N. Sadiki G. Xhaka B. Traore

W. Isidor

Substitutes

1 | A. Patterson | G
9 | B. Brobbey | F
14 | R. Mundle | F
7 | C. Talbi | F
11 | C. Rigg | M
13 | L. O'Nien | M
4 | D. Neil | M
24 | S. Adingra | F
12 | E. Mayenda | F

Coach: Regis Le Bris

Player Ratings: Top 5

Manchester City
Player	Minutes	Rating
Rayan Cherki	82	9.2
Rúben Dias	90	8.9
Joško Gvardiol	70	8.3
Jérémy Doku	90	8.2
Phil Foden	69	7.6

Sunderland
Player	Minutes	Rating
Lutsharel Geertruida	90	7.5
Enzo Le Fée	90	6.9
Bertrand Traoré	56	6.9
Trai Hume	88	6.7
Wilson Isidor	56	6.7

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC