Manchester City 3–0 Sunderland: recap, goals & stats

Finished

Manchester City beat Sunderland 3–0 in the Premier League.

DimaScore · published 6 Dec 2025

Manchester City cruised past Sunderland 3–0 in the Premier League. Manchester City: Rúben Dias (31'), J. Gvardiol (35'), P. Foden (65'). Manchester City kept a clean sheet.

Premier League · Regular Season - 15

Manchester City

Rúben Dias 31'J. Gvardiol 35'P. Foden 65'

3 – 0

FT

(HT 2-0)

Etihad Stadium, Manchester

4-3-2-1·Guardiola

R. Le Bris·5-4-1

Substitutes

1J. TraffordGK
4T. ReijndersMID
21R. Ait-NouriDEF
52O. BobbMID
82R. LewisDEF
6N. AkeDEF
7O. MarmoushFWD
26SavinhoFWD
45A. KhusanovDEF

1A. PattersonGK
9B. BrobbeyFWD
14R. MundleFWD
7C. TalbiFWD
11C. RiggMID
13L. O'NienMID
4D. NeilMID
24S. AdingraFWD
12E. MayendaFWD

Events

Rúben Dias (R. Cherki)

31'

J. Gvardiol (P. Foden)

35'

J. Gvardiol

37'

HT

56'

W. Isidor Out: B. Brobbey

56'

B. Traoré Out: C. Talbi

P. Foden (R. Cherki)

65'

P. Foden Out: T. Reijnders

69'

E. Haaland Out: Omar Marmoush

69'

J. Gvardiol Out: N. Aké

70'

72'

N. Sadiki Out: S. Adingra

73'

G. Xhaka Out: R. Mundle

R. Cherki Out: Sávio

82'

Bernardo Silva Out: R. Lewis

82'

88'

T. Hume Out: L. O'Nien

90+4'

VAR — Card upgrade

90+5'

L. O'Nien

Statistics

9Fouls10

0Offsides3

90%Passes %80%

0Red Cards1

18Total Shots8

6Corner Kicks5

623Total passes347

1Yellow Cards0

5Blocked Shots3

6Shots on Goal1

7Shots off Goal4

2.42expected_goals0.71

64%Ball Possession36%

559Passes accurate277

15Shots insidebox5

-0.77goals_prevented-0.77

1Goalkeeper Saves2

3Shots outsidebox3

Ratings

Manchester City

R. Cherki

MID82'

9.2

Rúben Dias

DEF90'

8.9

J. Gvardiol

DEF70'

8.3

J. Doku

MID90'

8.2

P. Foden

MID69'

7.6

Matheus Nunes

DEF90'

7.5

N. O'Reilly

DEF90'

7.3

G. Donnarumma

GK90'

7.3

Nico González

MID90'

7.3

N. Aké

DEF20'

6.7

Sunderland

L. Geertruida

DEF90'

7.5

B. Traoré

MID56'

6.9

E. Le Fée

MID90'

6.9

T. Hume

DEF88'

6.7

W. Isidor

FWD56'

6.7

S. Adingra

FWD18'

6.7

C. Talbi

FWD34'

6.6

N. Sadiki

MID72'

6.6

B. Brobbey

FWD34'

6.5

R. Mundle

FWD17'

6.5

Head-to-head

Over the last 2 meetings, Manchester City lead 1–0 (1 draws) against Sunderland.

20 Sept 2026Manchester City 5–3 Sunderland

1 Jan 2026Sunderland 0–0 Manchester City

FAQ

What was the score of Manchester City vs Sunderland?: Manchester City 3–0 Sunderland.
Who scored?: Manchester City : Rúben Dias (31'), J. Gvardiol (35'), P. Foden (65')

Match Info

Competition

Date

Kick-off

Stadium

Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Capacity

55,097

Referee

A. Madley

Round

Regular Season - 15

Standings — top 5

1Arsenal85

2Manchester City78

3Manchester United71

4Aston Villa65

5Liverpool60

Manchester City 3–0 Sunderland: recap, goals & stats