Premier League · Sat, 6 Dec 2025 ·
Manchester City vs Sunderland — 3 - 0
Etihad Stadium · Referee: A. Madley
Match report
Manchester City beat Sunderland 3-0
Manchester City beat Sunderland 3-0 in Premier League matchday 15 on Saturday, 6 December 2025 at Etihad Stadium. R. Dias (31'), J. Gvardiol (35') and P. Foden (65') scored for Manchester City. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland, 90+5') was sent off. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Manchester City had 64% of the ball and 18 shots (6 on target) against Sunderland’s 8 (1 on target). Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) was the top-rated player with 9.2. The result leaves Manchester City 1st in the Premier League table on 15 points and Sunderland 14th on 4.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 5 | +8 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Thu, 1 Jan 2026, Sunderland 0-0 Manchester City
Match events
- 31'goalR. DiasAssist: R. Cherki
- 35'goalJ. GvardiolAssist: P. Foden
- 37'yellow cardJoško GvardiolYellow Card
- 56'substitutionW. IsidorOff: B. Brobbey
- 56'substitutionB. TraoreOff: C. Talbi
- 65'goalP. FodenAssist: R. Cherki
- 69'substitutionP. FodenOff: T. Reijnders
- 69'substitutionE. HaalandOff: O. Marmoush
- 70'substitutionJ. GvardiolOff: N. Ake
- 72'substitutionN. SadikiOff: S. Adingra
- 73'substitutionG. XhakaOff: R. Mundle
- 82'substitutionB. SilvaOff: R. Lewis
- 82'substitutionR. CherkiOff: Savinho
- 88'substitutionT. HumeOff: L. O'Nien
- 90+4'VAR decisionLuke O'NienCard upgrade
- 90+5'red cardLuke O'NienRed Card
Lineups
Manchester City
Formation 4-3-2-1 · Coach Pep Guardiola
Starting XI
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 27M. NunesD
- 3R. DiasD
- 24J. GvardiolD
- 33N. O'ReillyD
- 20B. SilvaM
- 14NicoM
- 47P. FodenM
- 10R. CherkiM
- 11J. DokuM
- 9E. HaalandF
Substitutes
- 1J. TraffordG
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 21R. Ait-NouriD
- 52O. BobbM
- 82R. LewisD
- 6N. AkeD
- 7O. MarmoushF
- 26SavinhoF
- 45A. KhusanovD
Sunderland
Formation 5-4-1 · Coach Regis Le Bris
Starting XI
- 22R. RoefsG
- 20N. MukieleD
- 6L. GeertruidaD
- 5D. BallardD
- 15O. AldereteD
- 32T. HumeD
- 25B. TraoreM
- 34G. XhakaM
- 27N. SadikiM
- 28E. Le FeeM
- 18W. IsidorF
Substitutes
- 1A. PattersonG
- 9B. BrobbeyF
- 14R. MundleF
- 7C. TalbiF
- 11C. RiggM
- 13L. O'NienM
- 4D. NeilM
- 24S. AdingraF
- 12E. MayendaF
Match statistics
- 64%Possession36%
- 2.42Expected goals (xG)0.71
- 18Total shots8
- 6Shots on target1
- 7Shots off target4
- 5Blocked shots3
- 15Shots inside the box5
- 3Shots outside the box3
- 6Corners5
- 0Offsides3
- 9Fouls10
- 1Yellow cards0
- 0Red cards1
- 1Goalkeeper saves2
- 623Passes347
- 559Accurate passes277
- 90%Pass accuracy80%
- -0.77Goals prevented-0.77
Player statistics
Manchester City
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 3Rúben DiasD | 90 | 8.9 | 1 | |
| 24Joško GvardiolD | 70 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 27Matheus NunesD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 33Nico O'ReillyD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 10Rayan CherkiMTop rated | 82 | 9.2 | 2 | |
| 11Jérémy DokuM | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 14Nico GonzálezM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 20Bernardo SilvaM | 82 | 6.6 | ||
| 47Phil FodenM | 69 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 |
| 9Erling HaalandF | 69 | 6.0 | ||
| 1James TraffordG | – | – | ||
| 6Nathan AkéD | 20 | 6.7 | ||
| 21Rayan Aït-NouriD | – | – | ||
| 45Abdukodir KhusanovD | – | – | ||
| 82Rico LewisD | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| 4Tijjani ReijndersM | 21 | 6.2 | ||
| 52Oscar BobbM | – | – | ||
| 7Omar MarmoushF | 21 | 6.2 | ||
| 26SavinhoF | 8 | 6.5 |
Sunderland
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22Robin RoefsG | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 5Daniel BallardD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 6Lutsharel GeertruidaD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 15Omar AldereteD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Nordi MukieleD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 32Trai HumeD | 88 | 6.7 | ||
| 25Bertrand TraoréM | 56 | 6.9 | ||
| 27Noah SadikiM | 72 | 6.6 | ||
| 28Enzo Le FéeM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 34Granit XhakaM | 73 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Wilson IsidorF | 56 | 6.7 | ||
| 1Anthony PattersonG | – | – | ||
| 4Dan NeilM | – | – | ||
| 11Chris RiggM | – | – | ||
| 13Luke O'NienM | 7 | 6.2 | ||
| 7Chemsdine TalbiF | 34 | 6.6 | ||
| 9Brian BrobbeyF | 34 | 6.5 | ||
| 12Eliezer MayendaF | – | – | ||
| 14Romaine MundleF | 17 | 6.5 | ||
| 24Simon AdingraF | 18 | 6.7 |