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Manchester City vs Sunderland is an English matchup with a clear status gap and a history containing meaningful moments of resistance. City have recorded emphatic wins and narrow victories, while Sunderland have made several contests uncomfortable before the final margin emerged. That contrast gives the fixture durable interest: a future meeting asks whether City’s higher ceiling dictates the score or Sunderland can keep the old challenge alive.
Past matches, Manchester City vs Sunderland
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Manchester City
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8M
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11F
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32M
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37F
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28G
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21D
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33D
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45D
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82D
Sunderland Substitutes
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D
32
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M
13
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D
15
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M
29
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M
11
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F
7
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F
39
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G
31
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F
18
Match events
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8'Dayann Methalie Yellow Card
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9'⚽Enzo Fernández Normal Goal
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12'⚽Brian Brobbey Normal Goal (Asst: Enzo Le Fée)
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29'⚽Rayan Cherki Normal Goal (Asst: Antoine Semenyo)
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33'⚽Brian Brobbey Normal Goal (Asst: Thomas Meunier)
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43'⚽Antoine Semenyo Normal Goal (Asst: Marc Guehi)
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57'⚽Antoine Semenyo Normal Goal
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59'⚽Brian Brobbey Normal Goal (Asst: Nilson Angulo)
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60'Malick Fofana Nilson Angulo
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68'Wilson Isidor Noah Sadiki
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75'Jeremy Doku Iliman Ndiaye
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79'Trai Hume Thomas Meunier
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81'⚽Erling Haaland Normal Goal (Asst: Josko Gvardiol)
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83'Erling Haaland Goal confirmed
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85'Nico O'Reilly Rayan Cherki
Stats for this game
Matchup Manchester City VS Sunderland
City set the historical standard
Manchester City won 4–1 away at Sunderland in September 2015 and 4–1 at home in December that year. Those results show the scale of City’s advantage when the contest opens, while the 2–1 home win in August 2016 points to a tighter version of the same hierarchy. The older meetings also show that a favourite’s status does not remove the value of a narrow result.
Sunderland’s resistance matters
The narrower results are useful because a status gap does not automatically explain the path to victory. Sunderland have made City work through close scorelines, even when the stronger club eventually prevailed. The pairing therefore carries two kinds of interest: City’s capacity to create separation and Sunderland’s chance to keep the contest live long enough for uncertainty to matter. A future meeting will test whether the familiar order returns through a clear margin or a much tighter answer.
Past head to head stats
Manchester City VS Sunderland
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 19 games
Manchester City VS Sunderland
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