Man City vs Sunderland

Match summary

Man City saw off Sunderland 5-3. Man City led 3-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Enzo Fernández put Man City ahead with a direct free kick in the 9th minute, Brian Brobbey equalised in the 12th minute, set up by Enzo Le Fée, Mathis Cherki put Man City back in front in the 29th minute, set up by Antoine Semenyo, Brobbey equalised in the 33rd minute, set up by Thomas Meunier, and Antoine Semenyo put Man City back in front from a corner in the 43rd minute, set up by Marc Guehi. In the second half, Semenyo made it 4-2 in the 57th minute, Brobbey pulled one back to make it 4-3 in the 59th minute, set up by Nilson Angulo, and Erling Haaland made it 5-3 in the 81st minute, set up by Josko Gvardiol.

Sunderland can feel hard done by, creating 3.38 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Man City's 2.67 from 16.