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Dec 6, 2025 at 3pm UK
 
Sunderland

Man CityManchester City
3-0
Sunderland

Dias (31'), Gvardiol (35'), Foden (65')
FT(HT: 2-0)

O'Nien (90+5')

The Match

Match Report

Manchester City move to within two points of leaders Arsenal in the Premier League table courtesy of a 3-0 victory over Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest team news ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash between Manchester City and Sunderland.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Sunderland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Manchester City could line up for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Sunderland.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Manchester City’s latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League meeting with Sunderland.

Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester City

All competitions
Premier League
Last Game: Crystal Palace 0-3 Man City
Sunday, December 14 at 2pm in Premier League
Next Game: Man City vs. Brentford
Wednesday, December 17 at 7.30pm in EFL Cup

Sunderland

All competitions
Last Game: Sunderland 1-0 Newcastle
Sunday, December 14 at 2pm in Premier League
Next Game: Brighton vs. Sunderland
Saturday, December 20 at 3pm in Premier League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 75.95%. A draw had a probability of 14.69% and a win for Sunderland had a probability of 9.36%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.54%) and 2-1 (9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.81%) , while for a Sunderland win it was 1-2 (2.83%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood.

Result
Manchester CityDrawSunderland
75.95%14.69%9.36%
Both teams to score 52.41%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
67.42%32.58%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
45.76%54.23%
Manchester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.88%7.11%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
74.08%25.92%
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
56.42%43.58%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.22%79.77%
Score Analysis
    Manchester City 75.94%
    Sunderland 9.36%
    Draw 14.69%
Manchester CityDrawSunderland
2-0 @ 10.82%
3-0 @ 9.54%
2-1 @ 9%
1-0 @ 8.19%
3-1 @ 7.92%
4-0 @ 6.3%
4-1 @ 5.24%
5-0 @ 3.33%
3-2 @ 3.29%
5-1 @ 2.77%
4-2 @ 2.18%
6-0 @ 1.47%
6-1 @ 1.22%
5-2 @ 1.15%
Other @ 3.52%
Total : 75.94%
1-1 @ 6.81%
2-2 @ 3.74%
0-0 @ 3.1%
3-3 @ 0.91%
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 14.69%
1-2 @ 2.83%
0-1 @ 2.58%
0-2 @ 1.07%
2-3 @ 1.03%
Other @ 1.85%
Total : 9.36%

Head to Head
Mar 5, 2017 4pm
Sunderland
0-2
Man City

O'Shea (31')
Aguero (42'), Sane (59')
> Match Report
Aug 13, 2016 5.30pm
Man City
2-1
Sunderland
Aguero (4' pen.), McNair (87' og.)
Kolarov (91')
Defoe (71')
Gooch (42'), Love (67')
> Match Report
Feb 2, 2016 7.45pm
Sunderland
0-1
Man City

Jones (59')
Aguero (16')
Otamendi (80'), Aguero (91'), Fernandinho (94'), Sagna (95')
> Match Report
Dec 26, 2015 3pm
Man City
4-1
Sunderland
Sterling (12'), Toure (17'), Bony (22'), De Bruyne (54')
Sterling (4')
Borini (59')
Jones (36')
> Match Report
Sep 22, 2015 7.45pm
Round Three
Sunderland
1-4
Man City
Toivonen (83')
Rodwell (15'), Coates (45')
Aguero (9' pen.), De Bruyne (25'), Mannone (33' og.), Sterling (36')
Demichelis (57')
> Match Report