
Sunderland vs Manchester City, 2015-16 English Capital One Cup, Round 3
· English Carabao CupKevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling guide Man City to win at Sunderland
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Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling were on top-form as Manchester City cruised to a 4-1 Capital One Cup victory at Sunderland.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
- 6': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City).
- 7': Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jesús Navas.
- 7': Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 9': Penalty Manchester City. Jesús Navas draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 9': Penalty conceded by Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 9': Goal! Sunderland 0, Manchester City 1. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 12': Attempt missed. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martín Demichelis.
- 13': Hand ball by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
- 14': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 14': Foul by Martín Demichelis (Manchester City).
- 14': Ola Toivonen (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Jack Rodwell (Sunderland).
- 15': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Foul by Fabio Borini (Sunderland).
- 16': Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Adam Johnson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
- 19': Attempt blocked. Fabio Borini (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremain Lens.
- 19': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
- 21': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Fernando.
- 22': Attempt missed. John O'Shea (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Johnson with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 22': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
- 23': Attempt missed. Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 24': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
- 24': Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Ola Toivonen (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin with a cross.
- 25': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Willy Caballero.
- 25': Goal! Sunderland 0, Manchester City 2. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a through ball.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Foul by Yaya Touré (Manchester City).
- 29': John O'Shea (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
- 33': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 33': Own Goal by Vito Mannone, Sunderland. Sunderland 0, Manchester City 3.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Adam Johnson (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabio Borini.
- 36': Goal! Sunderland 0, Manchester City 4. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball.
- 38': Foul by Sebastián Coates (Sunderland).
- 38': Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 41': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Vito Mannone.
- 43': Offside, Sunderland. DeAndre Yedlin tries a through ball, but Ola Toivonen is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernando.
- 45'+1': Sebastián Coates (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': Offside, Sunderland. Jeremain Lens tries a through ball, but Fabio Borini is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Manchester City 4.
- 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Manchester City 4.
- 45': Substitution, Sunderland. Lee Cattermole replaces Jack Rodwell.
- 46': Foul by Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland).
- 46': Jesús Navas (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Attempt saved. Jesús Navas (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 53': Fernando (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
- 54': Hand ball by Fernando (Manchester City).
- 54': Offside, Sunderland. Adam Johnson tries a through ball, but Fabio Borini is caught offside.
- 55': Substitution, Manchester City. Patrick Roberts replaces Jesús Navas.
- 56': Foul by Martín Demichelis (Manchester City).
- 56': Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (Sunderland).
- 57': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Martín Demichelis (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt saved. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 59': Delay in match (Manchester City).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Attempt saved. Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
- 63': Offside, Manchester City. Yaya Touré tries a through ball, but Sergio Agüero is caught offside.
- 65': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City).
- 65': Ola Toivonen (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 70': Offside, Sunderland. Ola Toivonen tries a through ball, but Patrick van Aanholt is caught offside.
- 71': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
- 71': Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Martín Demichelis (Manchester City).
- 71': Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Attempt saved. Fabio Borini (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin with a through ball.
- 73': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Aleksandar Kolarov.
- 74': Offside, Sunderland. Patrick van Aanholt tries a through ball, but Adam Johnson is caught offside.
- 74': Substitution, Manchester City. Manu García replaces Sergio Agüero.
- 80': Offside, Sunderland. Adam Johnson tries a through ball, but Jeremain Lens is caught offside.
- 81': Foul by Fernando (Manchester City).
- 81': Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Goal! Sunderland 1, Manchester City 4. Ola Toivonen (Sunderland) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin with a cross.
- 84': Delay in match (Manchester City).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Foul by Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland).
- 85': Patrick Roberts (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by John O'Shea.
- 86': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Manchester City).
- 86': Ola Toivonen (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Fabio Borini (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Cattermole.
- 89': Substitution, Manchester City. George Evans replaces Yaya Touré.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, Manchester City 4.
Statistics
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SUN![]() |
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13 | Fouls | 8 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 6 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
3 | Saves | 4 |
55.5 | Possession | 44.5 |
14 | SHOTS | 10 |
7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
501 | Accurate Passes | 368 |
575 | Passes | 449 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
7 | Crosses | 16 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
60 | Long Balls | 63 |
35 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
9 | Tackles | 22 |
0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
0 | Interceptions | 0 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
17 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: English Carabao Cup
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 21,644
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 21,644
Line-Ups
Sunderland (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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25 | Vito Mannone (GK) |
16 | John O'Shea |
22 | Sebastián Coates ![]() |
3 | Patrick van Aanholt |
24 | DeAndre Yedlin |
20 | Ola Toivonen |
8 | Jack Rodwell ![]() |
21 | Yann M'vila |
9 | Fabio Borini |
17 | Jeremain Lens |
11 | Adam Johnson |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Wilfredo Caballero (GK) |
30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
26 | Martín Demichelis ![]() |
11 | Aleksandar Kolarov |
3 | Bacary Sagna |
17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
6 | Fernando |
42 | Yaya Touré |
10 | Sergio Agüero |
7 | Raheem Sterling |
15 | Jesús Navas |
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