English Premier League

Sunderland vs Manchester City, 2016/2017 English Premier League

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  • 42': Sergio Agüero
  • 59': Leroy Sané

Manchester City ease to win over struggling Sunderland

Sergio Aguero and Leroy Sane scored the goals as Pep Guardiola's side moved back into third place.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Sunderland. Lamine Koné tries a through ball, but Adnan Januzaj is caught offside.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 3': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland).
  • 3': Leroy Sané (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Fabio Borini (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adnan Januzaj.
  • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City).
  • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 8': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
  • 10': Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland).
  • 10': Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland).
  • 12': David Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland).
  • 16': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Sebastian Larsson.
  • 18': Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Didier Ndong (Sunderland).
  • 20': Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Fabio Borini.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Fabio Borini (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 21': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Aleksandar Kolarov.
  • 29': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland).
  • 29': Yaya Touré (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Billy Jones (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Yaya Touré (Manchester City).
  • 31': Offside, Manchester City. Yaya Touré tries a through ball, but Sergio Agüero is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by John O'Shea (Sunderland).
  • 31': Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': John O'Shea (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov.
  • 34': Offside, Manchester City. Yaya Touré tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 35': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Aleksandar Kolarov.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Billy Jones (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adnan Januzaj with a cross.
  • 37': Attempt missed. David Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Jones.
  • 39': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Aleksandar Kolarov.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Billy Jones (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Foul by Gaël Clichy (Manchester City).
  • 42': Goal! Sunderland 0, Manchester City 1. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  • 45': Offside, Manchester City. Sergio Agüero tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Darron Gibson (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 47': Offside, Sunderland. Darron Gibson tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
  • 52': Foul by Leroy Sané (Manchester City).
  • 52': Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Didier Ndong (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
  • 55': Offside, Sunderland. Adnan Januzaj tries a through ball, but Didier Ndong is caught offside.
  • 56': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland).
  • 56': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Attempt saved. David Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Silva.
  • 59': Goal! Sunderland 0, Manchester City 2. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Silva with a through ball.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 60': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Willy Caballero.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Lamine Koné (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adnan Januzaj with a cross.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo with a cross.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Darron Gibson (Sunderland).
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Substitution, Sunderland. Jack Rodwell replaces Darron Gibson because of an injury.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a cross following a fast break.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by David Silva.
  • 74': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Lamine Koné.
  • 78': Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Yaya Touré.
  • 78': Bacary Sagna (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Fabio Borini (Sunderland).
  • 82': Substitution, Manchester City. Nolito replaces Raheem Sterling.
  • 82': Substitution, Sunderland. Wahbi Khazri replaces Adnan Januzaj.
  • 83': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by John Stones.
  • 83': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Gaël Clichy.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Lamine Koné (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Offside, Sunderland. Lamine Koné tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Nolito (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.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
  • 88': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
  • 89': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland).
  • 89': Substitution, Manchester City. Fabian Delph replaces Leroy Sané.
  • 90': Fabian Delph (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Fabio Borini (Sunderland).
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bacary Sagna.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Manchester City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Manchester City 2.

Statistics

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0 Fouls 0
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 0
0 Possession 0
0 SHOTS 0
0 ON GOAL 0
0.0 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
0 Blocked Shots 0
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 41,107

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 4 +5 12
2 Arsenal 4 +8 9
3 Tottenham Hotspur 4 +7 9
4 AFC Bournemouth 4 +1 9
Full Table

Line-Ups

SUN Sunderland (4-5-1)

No. Name
13 Jordan Pickford (GK)
23 Lamine Koné
16 John O'Shea Yellow Card
3 Bryan Oviedo
2 Billy Jones
7 Sebastian Larsson
17 Didier N'Dong
24 Darron Gibson
9 Fabio Borini
44 Adnan Januzaj
18 Jermain Defoe

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Wilfredo Caballero (GK)
11 Aleksandar Kolarov
24 John Stones
22 Gaël Clichy
3 Bacary Sagna
42 Yaya Touré
21 David Silva
25 Fernandinho
10 Sergio Agüero
19 Leroy Sané
7 Raheem Sterling

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