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Manchester City 5-3 Sunderland, Premier League

Premier League · Matchday 5Full time
Manchester City
  • Enzo Fernández 9′
  • Cherki 29′
  • Semenyo 43′, 57′
  • Haaland 81′

5–3

xG 2.82 – 3.61

Half time 3–2

Sunderland
  • Brobbey 12′, 33′, 59′
Kick-off
Venue
Etihad Stadium
Referee
Robert Jones
Attendance
60,312
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Manchester City 5-3 Sunderland. xG 2.8-3.6. Manchester City won it with fewer chances.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Manchester City

4-2-3-1 · Enzo Maresca

Avg rating 7.24

Sunderland

4-2-3-1 · Régis Le Bris

Avg rating 6.37

  • Donnarumma

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Manchester City

    90′ played

    6.5

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Gvardiol

    #24 · Left-back · Manchester City

    90′ played

    7.3

    1 assist

    Passing

    xA
    0.63
    Player page

  • Dias

    #3 · Centre-back · Manchester City

    90′ played

    5.3

    Attack

    xG
    0.20
    Player page

  • Guéhi

    #6 · Centre-back · Manchester City

    90′ played

    7.4

    1 assist

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.06
    Player page

  • Nunes

    #27 · Right-back · Manchester City

    90′ played

    6.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Anderson

    #5 · Defensive midfielder · Manchester City

    90′ played

    7.4

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
    Player page

  • Enzo Fernández

    #17 · Defensive midfielder · Manchester City

    90′ played

    7.9

    1 goal

    Passing

    xA
    0.26

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
    Player page

  • Semenyo

    #42 · Left winger · Manchester City

    90′ played

    9.3

    2 goals, 1 assist

    xG
    0.16

    Passing

    xA
    0.17
    Player page

  • Cherki

    #10 · Attacking midfielder · Manchester City

    85′ played

    8.2

    1 goalOff 85′

    Passing

    xA
    0.13

    Attack

    xG
    0.13
    Player page

  • Ndiaye

    #7 · Right winger · Manchester City

    75′ played

    7.5

    Off 75′

    xG
    0.10

    Passing

    xA
    0.14
    Player page

  • Haaland

    #9 · Forward · Manchester City

    90′ played

    7.5

    1 goal

    xG
    1.09

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
    Player page

  • Roefs

    #22 · Goalkeeper · Sunderland

    90′ played

    4.2

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Méthalie

    #6 · Left-back · Sunderland

    90′ played

    5.1

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
    Player page

  • Danso

    #4 · Centre-back · Sunderland

    90′ played

    4.0

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.07
    Player page

  • Ballard

    #5 · Centre-back · Sunderland

    90′ played

    6.0

    Attack

    xG
    0.14
    Player page

  • Mukiele

    #20 · Right-back · Sunderland

    90′ played

    5.6

    Passing

    xA
    0.23

    Attack

    xG
    0.05
    Player page

  • Sadiki

    #27 · Defensive midfielder · Sunderland

    68′ played

    6.0

    Off 68′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
    Player page

  • Xhaka

    #34 · Defensive midfielder · Sunderland

    90′ played

    6.9

    Passing

    xA
    0.38
    Player page

  • Angulo

    #10 · Left winger · Sunderland

    60′ played

    7.5

    1 assistOff 60′

    xG
    0.45

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Le Fée

    #28 · Attacking midfielder · Sunderland

    90′ played

    7.9

    1 assist

    Passing

    xA
    0.52
    Player page

  • Meunier

    #12 · Right winger · Sunderland

    79′ played

    7.4

    1 assistOff 79′

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.45
    Player page

  • Brobbey

    #9 · Forward · Sunderland

    90′ played

    9.7

    3 goalsPlayer of the match

    xG
    2.35

    Passing

    xA
    0.04
    Player page

Bench

  • Doku

    #11 · Substitute · Manchester City

    15′ played

    6.1

    On 75′

    Passing

    xA
    0.32

    Attack

    xG
    0.23
    Player page

  • O'Reilly

    #33 · Substitute · Manchester City

    5′ played

    On 85′

    Attack

    xG
    0.78
    Player page

Bench

  • Fofana

    #39 · Substitute · Sunderland

    30′ played

    6.7

    On 60′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.39
    Player page

  • Isidor

    #18 · Substitute · Sunderland

    22′ played

    6.1

    On 68′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Hume

    #32 · Substitute · Sunderland

    11′ played

    6.2

    On 79′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.10
    Player page

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Original: MichaelEmilio / Derivative work: Danyele / CC BY 4.0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · Biser Todorov / CC BY 4.0 · Steffen Prößdorf / CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13tez / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Quintin Soloviev / CC BY 4.0 · Carlo Bruil Fotografie / CC BY 2.0 · Paté kroute / CC0 · Loaf 1212, CC BY 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 55%Possession45%
    MCI 55%, SUN 45%.
  • 2.82Expected goals (xG)3.61
    MCI 2.82, SUN 3.61.
  • 2.82Non-penalty xG3.57
    MCI 2.82, SUN 3.57.
  • 2.23xG on target2.81
    MCI 2.23, SUN 2.81.
  • 16Shots17
    MCI 16, SUN 17.
  • 6On target9
    MCI 6, SUN 9.
  • 3Big chances8
    MCI 3, SUN 8.
  • 475Passes388
    MCI 475, SUN 388.
  • 85%Pass accuracy81%
    MCI 85%, SUN 81%.
  • 6Corners5
    MCI 6, SUN 5.
  • 6Tackles18
    MCI 6, SUN 18.
  • 7Interceptions14
    MCI 7, SUN 14.
  • 5.3PPDA (lower = more pressing)4.9
    MCI 5.3, SUN 4.9.
  • 14Fouls14
    MCI 14, SUN 14.
  • 0Yellow cards1
    MCI 0, SUN 1.
  • 0Red cards0
    MCI 0, SUN 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

Manchester CitySunderland
  1. 8′
    Yellow card, Méthalie
  2. Goal, Enzo Fernández1–0
    9′
  3. 12′
    Goal, Brobbey (Le Fée)1–1
  4. Goal, Cherki (Semenyo)2–1
    29′
  5. 33′
    Goal, Brobbey (Meunier)2–2
  6. Goal, Semenyo (Guéhi)3–2
    43′
  7. Goal, Semenyo4–2
    57′
  8. 59′
    Goal, Brobbey (Angulo)4–3
  9. 60′
    Substitution, Fofana (Off Angulo)
  10. 68′
    Substitution, Isidor (Off Sadiki)
  11. Substitution, Doku (Off Ndiaye)
    75′
  12. 79′
    Substitution, Hume (Off Meunier)
  13. Goal, Haaland (Gvardiol)5–3
    81′
  14. Substitution, O'Reilly (Off Cherki)
    85′

Photos: Timmy96 / CC0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carlo Bruil Fotografie / CC BY 2.0 · Paté kroute / CC0 · Loaf 1212, CC BY 4.0

33 shots

Every shot

← SUN attack

MCI attack →

Brobbey 59′Sunderland · Goal · Set piece · Right foot1.00xGOT0.97xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Manchester City2.82xG

Sunderland3.61xG

Full time5–3

0.01.02.03.04.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Enzo Fernández 9′Brobbey 12′Cherki 29′Brobbey 33′Semenyo 43′Semenyo 57′Brobbey 59′Haaland 81′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Manchester City on top50%

Sunderland on top50%

HT0′–5′: Sunderland on top5′–10′: Sunderland on top10′–15′: Sunderland on top15′–20′: Manchester City on top20′–25′: Manchester City on top25′–30′: Manchester City on top30′–35′: Sunderland on top35′–40′: Manchester City on top40′–45′: Manchester City on top45′–50′: Manchester City on top50′–55′: Manchester City on top55′–60′: Sunderland on top60′–65′: Manchester City on top65′–70′: Manchester City on top70′–75′: Sunderland on top75′–80′: Manchester City on top80′–85′: Manchester City on top85′–90′: Manchester City on top90′–95′: Sunderland on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

55Guéhi66Anderson28Gvardiol22Donnarumma52Nunes28Dias24Semenyo67Cherki37Ndiaye50Enzo Fernández9Haaland

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Manchester City · Starting XI until the first substitution (74')Busiest link: Anderson and Guéhi, 27 passes.Centralisation index 0.07: Cherki made 1.7× an even share of the passes.
28Sadiki36Roefs30Méthalie46Danso27Ballard33Mukiele12Brobbey21Meunier35Xhaka13Angulo26Le Fée

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Sunderland · Starting XI until the first substitution (59')Busiest link: Roefs and Danso, 20 passes.Centralisation index 0.06: Danso made 1.6× an even share of the passes.

Both sides spread the ball about as evenly (centralisation 0.07 and 0.06).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 67), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 27).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.