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# Manchester City 5-3 Sunderland

- **Status:** FT
- **Date:** 20 Sept 14:00
- **League:** Premier League, Regular Season - 5
- **Venue:** Etihad Stadium, Manchester

## Match Events

| Min | Event | Player | Team |
|-----|-------|--------|------|
| 8' | Yellow Card | Dayann Methalie | Sunderland |
| 9' | Normal Goal | Enzo Fernández | Manchester City |
| 12' | Normal Goal | Brian Brobbey (Enzo Le Fée) | Sunderland |
| 29' | Normal Goal | Rayan Cherki (Antoine Semenyo) | Manchester City |
| 33' | Normal Goal | Brian Brobbey (Thomas Meunier) | Sunderland |
| 43' | Normal Goal | Antoine Semenyo (Marc Guehi) | Manchester City |
| 57' | Normal Goal | Antoine Semenyo | Manchester City |
| 59' | Normal Goal | Brian Brobbey (Nilson Angulo) | Sunderland |
| 60' | Substitution 1 | Nilson Angulo (on for Malick Fofana) | Sunderland |
| 68' | Substitution 2 | Noah Sadiki (on for Wilson Isidor) | Sunderland |
| 75' | Substitution 1 | Iliman Ndiaye (on for Jeremy Doku) | Manchester City |
| 79' | Substitution 3 | Thomas Meunier (on for Trai Hume) | Sunderland |
| 81' | Normal Goal | Erling Haaland (Josko Gvardiol) | Manchester City |
| 83' | Goal confirmed | Erling Haaland | Manchester City |
| 85' | Substitution 2 | Rayan Cherki (on for Nico O'Reilly) | Manchester City |

## Statistics

| Stat | Manchester City | Sunderland |
|------|--------|--------|
| Passes accurate | 402 | 309 |
| Shots insidebox | 12 | 14 |
| Shots outsidebox | 4 | 3 |
| Blocked Shots | 5 | 3 |
| Free Kicks | 14 | 14 |
| Shots on Goal | 6 | 9 |
| Goalkeeper Saves | 4 | 1 |
| Shots off Goal | 5 | 5 |
| Total passes | 468 | 378 |
| Total Shots | 16 | 17 |
| Corner Kicks | 6 | 5 |
| Offsides | 0 | 0 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 1 |
| Fouls | 14 | 14 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Ball Possession | 56% | 44% |

## Manchester City Lineup (4-2-3-1)

**Starting XI:** G. Donnarumma (1), Matheus Nunes (27), Rúben Dias (3), M. Guéhi (6), J. Gvardiol (24), E. Fernández (17), E. Anderson (5), I. Ndiaye (7), R. Cherki (10), A. Semenyo (42), E. Haaland (9)

**Substitutes:** M. Kovačić (8), J. Doku (11), A. Bouaddi (32), Allan (37), G. Rulli (28), R. Aït-Nouri (21), N. O'Reilly (33), A. Khusanov (45), R. Lewis (82)


## Sunderland Lineup (4-2-3-1)

**Starting XI:** R. Roefs (22), N. Mukiele (20), K. Danso (4), D. Ballard (5), D. Methalie (6), G. Xhaka (34), N. Sadiki (27), T. Meunier (12), E. Le Fée (28), N. Angulo (10), B. Brobbey (9)

**Substitutes:** T. Hume (32), L. O'Nien (13), O. Alderete (15), Jules Ahoka (29), C. Rigg (11), C. Talbi (7), M. Fofana (39), M. Ellborg (31), W. Isidor (18)