English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 6, 2025
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Manchester City WLLWW 3
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Etihad Stadium · 52,436 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Manchester City reduce title deficit after Sunderland victory

Manchester City cut Arsenal's lead at the top of the Premier League to two points with a comfortable 3-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
1
36.1
Possession
63.9
8
SHOTS
18
1
ON GOAL
6
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
277
Accurate Passes
559
347
Passes
623
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
6
13
Crosses
19
0.1
Cross %
0.3
48
Long Balls
35
20
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
5
13
Effective Tackles
8
20
Tackles
8
0.7
Tackle %
1.0
8
Interceptions
4
28
Effective Clearances
21
28
Clearances
21

Highlights

01:53 Is Phil Foden back to his best for Manchester City? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MNC leads series 5-0

Lineups

MNC · 4-3-2-1

  1. 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 24Josko GvardiolCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 33Nico O'ReillyLB
  5. 27Matheus NunesRB
  6. 14Nico GonzálezCM
  7. 47Phil FodenCM-L
  8. 20Bernardo SilvaCM-R
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 11Jérémy DokuCF-L
  11. 10Rayan CherkiCF-R

SUN · 5-4-1

  1. 22Robin RoefsG
  2. 5Danny BallardCD
  3. 15Omar AldereteCD-L
  4. 6Lutsharel GeertruidaCD-R
  5. 32Trai HumeLB
  6. 20Nordi MukieleRB
  7. 27Noah SadikiCM-L
  8. 34Granit XhakaCM-R
  9. 28Enzo Le FéeLM
  10. 25Bertrand TraoréRM
  11. 18Wilson IsidorF

Timeline

  1. 31' Goal! Manchester City 1, Sunderland 0. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
  2. 35' Goal! Manchester City 2, Sunderland 0. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
  3. 37' Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 56' Substitution, Sunderland. Brian Brobbey replaces Wilson Isidor.
  5. 56' Substitution, Sunderland. Chemsdine Talbi replaces Bertrand Traoré.
  6. 65' Goal! Manchester City 3, Sunderland 0. Phil Foden (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross following a fast break.
  7. 69' Substitution, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush replaces Erling Haaland.
  8. 69' Substitution, Manchester City. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Phil Foden.
  9. 70' Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Josko Gvardiol.
  10. 72' Substitution, Sunderland. Simon Adingra replaces Noah Sadiki.
  11. 73' Substitution, Sunderland. Romaine Mundle replaces Granit Xhaka.
  12. 82' Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Rayan Cherki.
  13. 82' Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Bernardo Silva.
  14. 88' Substitution, Sunderland. Luke O'Nien replaces Trai Hume.
  15. 90'+5' Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) is shown the red card.

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