Premier League 2026-27 | Matchday 5 | 2026-09-20 22:00 JST
5 – 3
9' E. Fernández 29' R. Cherki 43' A. Semenyo 57' A. Semenyo 81' E. Haaland 12' B. Brobbey 33' B. Brobbey 59' B. Brobbey
Match summary The Premier League 2026-27 Matchday 5 fixture between Manchester City and Sunderland was played on September 20. Goals flew in as Manchester City edged out Sunderland 5-3. Manchester City led 3-2 at half-time. In the second half, Manchester City scored 2 and Sunderland scored 1.
Scorers: Manchester City – E. Fernández, R. Cherki, A. Semenyo (2 goals) and E. Haaland; Sunderland – B. Brobbey (3 goals). B. Brobbey scored a hat-trick. Assists: Manchester City – M. Guéhi, J. Gvardiol and A. Semenyo; Sunderland – T. Meunier, E. Le Fée and N. Angulo.
Possession: Manchester City 55%, Sunderland 45%. Shots: Manchester City 16, Sunderland 17. Manchester City won despite having fewer shots. Manchester City scored 5 from 6 shots on target.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Donnaru 24 Gvar dio 6 Guéhi 3 Dias 27 Nunes 5 Anderso 17 Fernánd 42 Semenyo 10 Cherki 7 Ndiaye 9 Haaland
4-2-3-1 22 Roefs 6 Meth ali 5 Ball ard 4 Danso 20 Muki ele 27 Sadiki 34 Xhaka 10 Angulo 28 Fée 12 Meunier 9 Brobbey
2.82 Expected goals (xG) 3.57
-2.77 Goals prevented (xG) -2.77
View as table Manchester City Stat Sunderland 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 55% Possession 45% 2.82 Expected goals (xG) 3.57 16 Shots 17 6 Shots on target 9 5 Shots off target 5 5 Blocked shots 3 12 Shots inside the box 14 4 Shots outside the box 3 6 Corner kicks 5 14 Fouls 14 475 Passes 388 406 Accurate passes 316 85% Pass accuracy 81% 4 Goalkeeper saves 1 -2.77 Goals prevented (xG) -2.77 0 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Robert Jones, England
Player stats Manchester City Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK G. Donnarumma 0 8(33%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 2(1) DF Matheus Nunes 0 1(100%) 1 1 50(86%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 7(4) DF Rúben Dias 1 0 1 27(87%) 0 0 0 5 5.5 90 13(3) DF M. Guéhi 0 1(100%) 1 56(95%) 1 0 0 1 6.9 90 1 4(4) DF J. Gvardiol 0 1 21(84%) 1 0 0 2 7.9 90 1 2 9(4) MF E. Fernández 1 1 1 46(82%) 0 0 0 2 3 8.3 90 1 9(4) MF E. Anderson 1 0 1(50%) 2 60(86%) 0 0 0 1 2 7 90 11(8) MF I. Ndiaye 0 2(67%) 32(97%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.7 75 2 1 9(4) MF R. Cherki 2 1 1 61(90%) 0 0 0 1 8 85 2 1 3(1) MF A. Semenyo 2 2 2 2 28(100%) 1 0 0 1 9.3 90 3 1 10(3) FW E. Haaland 3 1 1 9(69%) 0 0 0 3 1 6.2 90 1 12(1) FW J. Doku 0 4(100%) 0 0 0 7.2 15 2 2(None) DF N. O'Reilly 1 1 0 1 4(67%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 11 1 5(2) GK G. Rulli 0 0 0 0 DF R. Aït-Nouri 0 0 0 0 DF A. Khusanov 0 0 0 0 DF R. Lewis 0 0 0 0 MF M. Kovačić 0 0 0 0 FW Allan 0 0 0 0 MF A. Bouaddi 0 0 0 0
Sunderland Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK R. Roefs 0 29(67%) 0 0 0 1 5.3 90 1(1) DF N. Mukiele 0 4 1 28(80%) 0 0 0 6.2 90 2 4 7(5) DF K. Danso 1 1 0 1 50(81%) 0 0 0 2 1 5.2 90 1 1 5(2) DF D. Ballard 1 0 4 2 26(76%) 0 0 0 4 2 7.3 90 2 18(12) DF D. Methalie 0 3(100%) 1 35(90%) 0 1 0 1 5.3 90 10(6) MF G. Xhaka 0 1(100%) 3 1 44(90%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.9 90 3 1 9(5) MF N. Sadiki 1 0 25(83%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.2 68 1 4(2) MF T. Meunier 0 2 21(91%) 1 0 0 1 6.7 79 1 6(2) MF E. Le Fée 0 1(100%) 1 21(78%) 1 0 0 3 6.9 90 5 2 9(5) MF N. Angulo 2 1 0 2(100%) 11(92%) 1 0 0 1 5.9 60 1 3 7(2) FW B. Brobbey 5 4 3 2(100%) 15(83%) 0 0 0 1 5 9.9 90 1 12(10) FW M. Fofana 3 3 0 1(100%) 1 5(62%) 0 0 0 6.7 30 3(2) FW W. Isidor 0 1 2(67%) 0 0 0 2 6.3 22 3(1) DF T. Hume 1 0 1 4(80%) 0 0 0 6.3 11 2(2) GK M. Ellborg 0 0 0 0 MF L. O'Nien 0 0 0 0 DF O. Alderete 0 0 0 0 MF Jules Ahoka 0 0 0 0 MF C. Rigg 0 0 0 0 FW C. Talbi 0 0 0 0
Lineups Manchester City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 G. Donnarumma Starter DF 27 Matheus Nunes Starter DF 3 Rúben Dias Starter DF 6 M. Guéhi Starter DF 24 J. Gvardiol Starter MF 17 E. Fernández Starter MF 5 E. Anderson Starter MF 7 I. Ndiaye Starter MF 10 R. Cherki Starter MF 42 A. Semenyo Starter FW 9 E. Haaland Bench DF 33 N. O'Reilly Bench FW 11 J. Doku
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 28 G. Rulli Bench DF 21 R. Aït-Nouri Bench DF 82 R. Lewis Bench DF 45 A. Khusanov Bench MF 8 M. Kovačić Bench FW 37 Allan Bench MF 32 A. Bouaddi
Sunderland Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 22 R. Roefs Starter DF 20 N. Mukiele Starter DF 4 K. Danso Starter DF 5 D. Ballard Starter DF 6 D. Methalie Starter MF 34 G. Xhaka Starter MF 27 N. Sadiki Starter MF 12 T. Meunier Starter MF 28 E. Le Fée Starter MF 10 N. Angulo Starter FW 9 B. Brobbey Bench DF 32 T. Hume Bench FW 39 M. Fofana Bench FW 18 W. Isidor
Show unused substitutes (6) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 31 M. Ellborg Bench DF 15 O. Alderete Bench MF 13 L. O'Nien Bench MF 11 C. Rigg Bench MF 29 Jules Ahoka Bench FW 7 C. Talbi
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 8' Sunderland 🟨 Yellow card D. Methalie 1H 9' Manchester City ⚽ Goal E. Fernández 1-0 1H 12' Sunderland ⚽ Goal B. Brobbey 1-1 1H 29' Manchester City ⚽ Goal R. Cherki 2-1 1H 33' Sunderland ⚽ Goal B. Brobbey 2-2 1H 43' Manchester City ⚽ Goal A. Semenyo 3-2 2H 12' Manchester City ⚽ Goal A. Semenyo 4-2 2H 14' Sunderland ⚽ Goal B. Brobbey 4-3 2H 15' Sunderland 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Angulo → IN M. Fofana 2H 23' Sunderland 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Sadiki → IN W. Isidor 2H 30' Manchester City 🔄 Substitution OUT I. Ndiaye → IN J. Doku 2H 34' Sunderland 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Meunier → IN T. Hume 2H 36' Manchester City ⚽ Goal E. Haaland 5-3 2H 38' Manchester City 📺 VAR E. Haaland 2H 40' Manchester City 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Cherki → IN N. O'Reilly
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