Manchester City beat Sunderland 5-3 as Antoine Semenyo scores twice

Premier League · Sun, 20 Sept 2026 · 13:00UTC

Manchester City

Score 5 - 3

FTHT 3-2

Sunderland

Etihad Stadium · Referee: Robert Jones, England

Manchester City vs Sunderland head-to-head record

Match report

Manchester City beat Sunderland 5-3 as Antoine Semenyo scores twice

Sunderland were beaten 5-3 by Manchester City at Etihad Stadium on Sunday, 20 September 2026 in Premier League matchday 5. Enzo Fernández (9'), Rayan Cherki (29'), Antoine Semenyo (43', 57') and Erling Haaland (81') scored for Manchester City, while Brian Brobbey (12', 33', 59') found the net for Sunderland. It was 3-2 at half-time.

Manchester City had 55% of the ball and 16 shots (6 on target) against Sunderland’s 17 (9 on target). B. Brobbey (Sunderland) was the top-rated player with 9.7. Our pre-match tip, Manchester City or a draw, came in. The result leaves Manchester City 1st in the Premier League table on 15 points and Sunderland 14th on 4.

Team news

Manchester City

J. DokuCalf injuryDoubt
P. FodenRed card

Sunderland

H. DiarraHamstring injury
O. AldereteInjuryDoubt
R. MandavaRed card
R. MundleKnee injury

Absentees and doubts as reported by the data provider before kick-off; line-ups can still change.

Form, table and head-to-head

Manchester City

1st · 15 points · P 5 W 5 D 0 L 0

Form

Sunderland

14th · 4 points · P 5 W 1 D 1 L 3

Form

Premier League table around both teams
#	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

Full Premier League table

Last meetings

Thu, 1 Jan 2026Sunderland0-0Manchester City
Sat, 6 Dec 2025Manchester City3-0Sunderland
Sun, 5 Mar 2017Sunderland0-2Manchester City
Sat, 13 Aug 2016Manchester City2-1Sunderland
Tue, 2 Feb 2016Sunderland0-1Manchester City
Sat, 26 Dec 2015Manchester City4-1Sunderland

Next meeting: Sun, 30 May 2027, Sunderland – Manchester City

Full Manchester City vs Sunderland head-to-head

Prediction

We called it!

Prediction right: Double chance : Manchester City or draw

Predicted: Manchester City or draw · 100% likely

Double chance : Manchester City or draw

MCI 50%Draw 50%0% SUN

Manchester City: -2.5 goals · Sunderland: -1.5 goals

How the teams compare

75%Form25%
73%Attack27%
71%Defence29%
80%Poisson model20%
93%Head-to-head7%
89%Goals11%
80%Overall20%

Last 5 matches

Manchester City

Form

100%

Attack

50%

Defence

88%

League form: WWWW

Sunderland

Form

33%

Attack

19%

Defence

69%

League form: LWDL

Statistical prediction, for information only. All of today's tips and our track record

Match events

8'yellow cardDayann MethalieYellow Card
9'goalEnzo FernándezNormal Goal
12'goalBrian BrobbeyAssist: Enzo Le Fée
29'goalRayan CherkiAssist: Antoine Semenyo
33'goalBrian BrobbeyAssist: Thomas Meunier
43'goalAntoine SemenyoAssist: Marc Guehi
57'goalAntoine SemenyoNormal Goal
59'goalBrian BrobbeyAssist: Nilson Angulo
60'substitutionNilson AnguloOff: Malick Fofana
68'substitutionNoah SadikiOff: Wilson Isidor
75'substitutionIliman NdiayeOff: Jeremy Doku
79'substitutionThomas MeunierOff: Trai Hume
81'goalErling HaalandAssist: Josko Gvardiol
83'VAR decisionErling HaalandGoal confirmed
85'substitutionRayan CherkiOff: Nico O'Reilly

Lineups

Manchester City

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach E. Maresca

Starting XI

Substitutes

Sunderland

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach R. Le Bris

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

55%Possession45%
16Total shots17
6Shots on target9
5Shots off target5
5Blocked shots3
12Shots inside the box14
4Shots outside the box3
6Corners5
14Fouls14
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves1
468Passes378
402Accurate passes309
14Free Kicks14

Player statistics

Manchester City

Manchester City player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1G. DonnarummaG	90	6.2				24 · 38%			1/2
28G. RulliG	0	0.0
3Rúben DiasD	90	6.1			1 (0)	31 · 87%			3/13
6M. GuéhiD	90	6.7		1	1 (0)	57 · 95%	1		3/3
21R. Aït-NouriD	0	0.0
24J. GvardiolD	90	6.1		1		24 · 79%	1		4/8
27Matheus NunesD	90	6.2				58 · 88%		1	2/5
33N. O'ReillyD	5	5.7			1 (1)	4 · 75%		1	2/3
45A. KhusanovD	0	0.0
82R. LewisD	0	0.0
5E. AndersonM	90	6.3			1 (0)	72 · 86%		2	8/11
7I. NdiayeM	75	6.6			2 (0)	33 · 97%	2		3/6
8M. KovačićM	0	0.0
10R. CherkiM	85	8.0	1		2 (1)	66 · 89%	2		1/3
17E. FernándezM	90	7.2	1		1 (1)	53 · 83%	1		4/9
32A. BouaddiM	0	0.0
42A. SemenyoM	90	9.1	2	1	2 (2)	29 · 100%	3	2	3/9
9E. HaalandF	90	7.4	1		4 (1)	13 · 69%			1/12
11J. DokuF	15	6.9			1 (0)	4 · 100%	1		0/1
37AllanF	0	0.0

Sunderland

Sunderland player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
22R. RoefsG	90	5.7				42 · 67%			1/1
31M. EllborgG	0	0.0
4K. DansoD	90	5.8			1 (1)	58 · 81%	1		2/4
5D. BallardD	90	6.0			2 (0)	34 · 76%		4	12/18
6D. MethalieD	90	5.7			1 (0)	38 · 89%		1	5/8
15O. AldereteD	0	0.0
20N. MukieleD	90	5.8			1 (0)	33 · 79%	1	3	4/6
32T. HumeD	11	5.6			1 (0)	3 · 100%		1	1/1
10N. AnguloM	60	6.2		1	2 (1)	12 · 92%	1		2/6
11C. RiggM	0	0.0
12T. MeunierM	79	7.1		1		23 · 91%	1	2	2/5
13L. O'NienM	0	0.0
27N. SadikiM	68	5.9			1 (0)	31 · 84%			2/4
28E. Le FéeM	90	7.7		1		27 · 78%	5	1	4/8
29Jules AhokaM	0	0.0
34G. XhakaM	90	7.0				46 · 89%	3	3	4/8
7C. TalbiF	0	0.0
9B. BrobbeyFTop rated	90	9.7	3		5 (4)	16 · 88%	1		9/11
18W. IsidorF	22	6.3				3 · 67%			0/2
39M. FofanaF	30	6.8			2 (2)	6 · 67%		1	2/3