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Premier League · Round 5 · Sun 20 Sep, 13:00

Manchester City
5–3
Full time
Sunderland

Pre-match prediction

68%
21%
Manchester City 68% Draw 21% 11% Sunderland

✓Based on the confirmed starting lineups, not just each club's overall record.

Expected goals
1.88 – 0.64
Over 2.5 goals
46%
Both teams to score
41%
Model confidence
normal

Most likely scorelines

2-0 14% 1-0 14% 1-1 11% 0-0 9% 2-1 9%

Compared to the betting market (reference only, not used as a model input)

Manchester City
68% vs 71%
Draw
21% vs 18%
Sunderland
11% vs 11%

Lineups

Reference only — not used by the prediction model. Positions (LB/CB/RB etc.) are a best-effort guess from the source's own left-to-right player order, not a confirmed tactical slot.

Sunderland 4-2-3-1
22
Roefs GK
5.6 1446
4
Danso LB
1455
5
Ballard CB
6.0 1455
6
Methalie CB
20
Mukiele RB
6.2 1481
10
Angulo CDM
1A 6.2 1478
12
Meunier CDM
1A 7.1 1479
27
Sadiki LW
5.9 1470
28
Fée CAM
1A 7.7 1453
34
Xhaka RW
7.0 1489
9
Brobbey ST
Goal3 9.7 1442
1
Donnarumma GK
6.2 1664
3
Dias LB
6.1 2038
6
Guéhi CB
1A 6.7 1636
24
Gvardiol CB
1A 6.1 1717
27
Nunes RB
6.3 1718
5
Anderson CDM
6.3 1518
7
Ndiaye CDM
1501
10
Cherki LW
Goal 8.0 1594
17
Fernández CAM
1460
42
Semenyo RW
Goal2 1A 9.0 1625
9
Haaland ST
Goal 7.4 1794
Manchester City 4-2-3-1

Manchester City · Bench

M. Kovačić, J. Doku, R. Aït-Nouri, G. Rulli, A. Bouaddi, N. O'Reilly, Allan, A. Khusanov, R. Lewis

Sunderland · Bench

C. Talbi, C. Rigg, L. O'Nien, O. Alderete, W. Isidor, Jules Ahoka, M. Ellborg, T. Hume, M. Fofana

Manchester City · last 5 D

Manchester United (A) 0-1 W Porto (A) 0-2 W Coventry (H) 1-0 W Crystal Palace (A) 1-4 W Bournemouth (H) 2-1 W

Sunderland · last 5 B

AZ Alkmaar (H) 1-0 W Arsenal (H) 0-2 L Brentford (A) 1-1 D Fulham (H) 1-0 W Ipswich (A) 2-1 L

Head-to-head

20 Sep 2026 Manchester City 5–3 Sunderland 01 Jan 2026 Sunderland 0–0 Manchester City 06 Dec 2025 Manchester City 3–0 Sunderland

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