Sunderland vs Man City

1 January 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Jarred Gillett

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Neither Sunderland nor Man City found the net in a 0-0 draw.

Man City had the better of the chances, with 2.51 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Sunderland's 0.96 from 10.

Match stats

32% Possession 68%
10 Shots 14
4 Shots on target 4
3 Corners 5
85 Attacks 106
49 Dangerous attacks 70
304 Passes 640
73% Pass accuracy 86%
18 Tackles 23
9 Fouls 6
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Sunderland Man City
Kick-off
Brian BrobbeyShot on target
19’
37’
Erling HaalandShot on target
Simon AdingraFoul
45+5’
Half-time0-0
46’
RodriNico GonzálezInjury
48’
SávioShot on target
Second half underway
51’
Jérémy DokuSavinhoInjury
Simon AdingraShot on target
52’
Eliezer MayendaShot on target
54’
57’
Josko Gvardiol Nico O'Reilly
Wilson IsidorBrian Brobbey
58’
65’
Josko GvardiolShot on target
Romaine MundleSimon Adingra
72’
77’
Nathan AkéFoul
Wilson IsidorShot on target
81’
85’
Tijjani ReijndersBernardo Silva
90+4’
Tijjani ReijndersShot on target
Full-time0-0

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 0.96 2.51 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.96 2.51
Sunderland 0.96 xGMan City 2.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Sunderland attacking 
47’ Sávio (Man City), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 37’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 70’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.33 xG, blocked 19’ Brian Brobbey (Sunderland), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 65’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 48’ Sávio (Man City), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 48’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 54’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 48’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 70’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 89’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 22’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 68’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 71’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 35’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 74’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 81’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+4’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 89’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Simon Adingra (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Simon Adingra (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Sávio (Man City), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 37’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 70’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.33 xG, blocked 19’ Brian Brobbey (Sunderland), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 65’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 48’ Sávio (Man City), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 48’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 54’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 48’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 70’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 89’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 22’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 68’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 71’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 35’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 74’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 81’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+4’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 89’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Simon Adingra (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Simon Adingra (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Sunderland 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Roefs
Hume
Mukiele
Alderete
Cirkin
Geertruida
Xhaka
Mayenda
Fée
Adingra 72’
Brobbey 58’
Man City 4-3-2-1 Starting XI
Donnarumma
O'Reilly 57’
Aké
Dias
Nunes
Foden
González 46’
Silva 85’
Savinho 51’
Cherki
Haaland

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robin Roefs GK900 0.000.000
Trai Hume DEF902 0.290.000
Nordi Mukiele DEF900 0.000.281
Omar Alderete DEF900 0.000.000
Dennis Cirkin DEF900 0.000.000
Lutsharel Geertruida MID900 0.000.000
Granit Xhaka MID900 0.000.252
Eliezer Mayenda MID903 0.250.000
Enzo Le Fée MID900 0.000.202
Simon Adingra MID772 0.070.000
Brian Brobbey FWD631 0.280.031
Wilson Isidor Sub272 0.080.000
Romaine Mundle Sub130 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sunderland win 13% Avg odds 7.23
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.70
Man City win 67% Avg odds 1.42

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

Form going into the game

Sunderland DLWDD
Man City WWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Man City 3-0 Sunderland, 06 Dec 25 Next meeting: Man City 5-3 Sunderland, 20 Sep 26  All Sunderland vs Man City meetings

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