← Results
Premier League / Fixtures / Match Result
Matchweek 5Sunday, 20 September 2026 · 14:00 BSTReferee: Robert Jones · 3.3 cards/game
Story of the match
Man City beat Sunderland 5–3. Man City made their chances count, scoring beyond their 2.8 xG while Sunderland's 3.6 xG went largely unrewarded. Our pre-match model had called it, giving the result a 65% chance.
Auto-generated from the match's xG, biggest chance and result — no editorial spin.
Post-Match Review
Post-Match Review
Man CityxGSunderland
2.81–3.62
Actual5–3
Man City got more than the xG deserved
Finishing (G − xG)+2.19·-0.62
Model callMan City(gave this result 65%)✓ correct
Match Preview
Recent form
Man City
WWWW
Form 1008-2Sunderland
LWDL
Form 323-5Head-to-head
No recent meetings
Rest & congestion
Man City7d rest · 1 in 14 days
Sunderland8d rest · 1 in 14 days
Market Verdict
De-vigged bookmaker closing odds — the market's pre-match view.
71%
18%
Man City71%✓Draw18%Sunderland11%
Match Events
HOME
90'
🟨8'
⚽9'
⚽12'
AWAY
▾ All Events
8'🟨
Methalie
Enzo
9'⚽
12'⚽
BrobbeyE.Le Fée
Lineups
Man City
4-2-3-1
GGianluigi Donnarumma
DMatheus Nunes
DRúben Dias
DMarc Guéhi
DJosko Gvardiol
MEnzo Fernández
MElliot Anderson
MIliman Ndiaye
MRayan Cherki
MAntoine Semenyo
FErling Haaland
Bench
MAyyoub Bouaddi
DNico O'Reilly
FJérémy Doku
MMateo Kovacic
DRayan Aït-Nouri
FAllan
GGerónimo Rulli
DRico Lewis
DAbdukodir Khusanov
Sunderland
4-2-3-1
GRobin Roefs
DNordi Mukiele
DKevin Danso
DDan Ballard
DDayann Méthalie
MGranit Xhaka
MNoah Sadiki
MThomas Meunier
MEnzo Le Fée
MNilson Angulo
FBrian Brobbey
Bench
MChris Rigg
FMalick Fofana
DTrai Hume
MJules Ahoka
FWilson Isidor
FChemsdine Talbi
DOmar Alderete
MLuke O'Nien
GMelker Ellborg
Statistics
Man CitySunderland
55%
Possession
45%
16
Total Shots
17
6
On Target
9
2.81
xG
3.62
6
Corners
5
14
Fouls
14
0
Offsides
0
4
Saves
1
85.5%
Pass Accuracy
81.4%