Man City vs Sunderland

6 December 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Andy Madley

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Rúben Dias 31’
  • Josko Gvardiol 35’
  • Phil Foden 65’

Match summary

Man City won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Sunderland. Man City led 2-0 at half-time.

Rúben Dias put Man City ahead in the 31st minute, set up by Mathis Cherki, Josko Gvardiol made it 2-0 with a header in the 35th minute, set up by Phil Foden, and Phil Foden made it 3-0 with a header in the 65th minute, set up by Mathis Cherki.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 2.43 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Sunderland's 0.63 from 8. Sunderland had a player sent off.

Match stats

64% Possession 36%
18 Shots 8
6 Shots on target 1
6 Corners 5
121 Attacks 68
76 Dangerous attacks 26
623 Passes 347
90% Pass accuracy 80%
8 Tackles 20
9 Fouls 10
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 1
0 Offsides 3

Key events

Man City Sunderland
Kick-off
Rúben Dias Right foot shot1-0 (Man City)
31’
Josko Gvardiol Header2-0 (Man City)
35’
Josko Gvardiol Foul
37’
Half-time2-0
Second half underway
53’
Wilson IsidorShot on target
56’
Brian BrobbeyWilson Isidor
56’
Chemsdine TalbiBertrand Traoré
Phil FodenHeader3-0 (Man City)
65’
Omar MarmoushErling Haaland
69’
Tijjani ReijndersPhil Foden
69’
Nathan AkéJosko Gvardiol 
70’
72’
Simon AdingraNoah Sadiki
73’
Romaine MundleGranit Xhaka
Mathis CherkiShot on target
76’
Rico LewisBernardo Silva
82’
SavinhoRayan Cherki
82’
88’
Luke O'NienTrai Hume
Jéremy DokuShot on target
90’
90+4’
Luke O'Nien: card review (VAR)
90+5’
Luke O'NienFoul
Full-time3-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.43 0.63 31’ Rúben Dias (Man City), 1-0 31’ 35’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), 2-0 35’ 65’ Phil Foden (Man City), 3-0 65’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.43 0.63 31’ Rúben Dias (Man City), 1-0 Dias 31’ 35’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), 2-0 Gvardiol 35’ 65’ Phil Foden (Man City), 3-0 Foden 65’
Man City 2.43 xGSunderland 0.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sunderland attacking Man City attacking 
59’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.58 xG, blocked 65’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 18’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 53’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 74’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 23’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 76’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 50’ Nico O'Reilly (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 13’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 52’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+1’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 35’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 46’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Granit Xhaka (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ Nico González (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Granit Xhaka (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 16’ Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Noah Sadiki (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Rúben Dias (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 19’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Omar Alderete (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 59’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.58 xG, blocked 65’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 18’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 53’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 23’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 74’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 76’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 90’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 50’ Nico O'Reilly (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 13’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 52’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+1’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 35’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 46’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Granit Xhaka (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ Nico González (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Granit Xhaka (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 16’ Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Noah Sadiki (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Rúben Dias (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 19’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Omar Alderete (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Man City 4-3-2-1 Starting XI
Donnarumma
Nunes
Dias
Gvardiol 70’
O'Reilly
Silva 82’
González
Foden 69’
Cherki 2 82’
Doku
Haaland 69’
Sunderland 5-4-1 Starting XI
Roefs
Hume 88’
Alderete
Ballard
Geertruida
Mukiele
Fée
Sadiki 72’
Xhaka 73’
Traoré 56’
Isidor 56’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gianluigi Donnarumma GK900 0.000.000
Matheus Nunes DEF900 0.000.000
Rúben Dias DEF9012 0.090.021
Josko Gvardiol DEF7311 0.070.000
Nico O'Reilly DEF901 0.110.000
Nico González MID901 0.040.111
Bernardo Silva MID851 0.050.000
Phil Foden MID72115 0.890.142
Jéremy Doku MID903 0.260.695
Mathis Cherki MID8522 0.201.276
Erling Haaland FWD721 0.580.000
Omar Marmoush Sub180 0.000.000
Tijjani Reijnders Sub181 0.150.000
Nathan Aké Sub170 0.000.000
Sávio Sub50 0.000.071
Rico Lewis Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 76% Avg odds 1.25
Draw 15% Avg odds 6.18
Sunderland win 9% Avg odds 10.59

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Man City WWLWW
Sunderland DDLWD

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.