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Sunderland vs Manchester City lineups

Looking for the match at Etihad Stadium on 20 September? See Manchester City vs Sunderland lineups.

Sunderland host Manchester City at Stadium of Light on 30 May 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 38 of the Premier League. They last met on 20 September 2026, when Manchester City won 5-3.

Sunderland vs Manchester City match facts

Kick-off
Sun 30 May 2027, 16:00
Stadium
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 38

Sunderland vs Manchester City lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Sunderland vs Manchester City head to head

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Sunderland wins
3
Draws
12
Manchester City wins

19–44 on goals in 19 meetings since 29 August 2010

Recent Sunderland vs Manchester City results

  1. Manchester City5–3SunderlandEtihad Stadium
  2. Sunderland0–0Manchester CityStadium of Light
  3. Manchester City3–0SunderlandEtihad Stadium
  4. Sunderland0–2Manchester CityStadium of Light
  5. Manchester City2–1SunderlandEtihad Stadium

All in the Premier League

Sunderland vs Manchester City history

Sunderland have won none of the last five, with one drawn. Manchester City last won at Stadium of Light on 5 March 2017, by 2-0. The clubs have already met one time this season, in the Premier League. One of the last five was decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in two of the last five.

Stadium of Light

Sunderland play at Stadium of Light in Sunderland. The ground holds 49,000. Manchester City have won there three times in four visits, most recently in March 2017. Sunderland have won no of those, with one drawn. The pitch is grass.

Last meeting: Manchester City 5-3 Sunderland, September 2026

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Manchester City, 4-2-3-1
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Sunderland, 4-2-3-1
Manchester City crest
Manchester CityFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 27Matheus NunesD
  3. 3Rúben DiasD
  4. 6Addji GuéhiD
  5. 24Joško GvardiolD
  6. 17Enzo FernándezM
  7. 5Elliot AndersonM
  8. 7Iliman NdiayeM
  9. 10Mathis CherkiM
  10. 42Antoine SemenyoM
  11. 9Erling HaalandF

Bench

  1. 8Mateo KovačićM
  2. 11Jérémy DokuF
  3. 32Ayyoub BouaddiM
  4. 37AllanF
  5. 28Gerónimo RulliG
  6. 21Rayan Aït-NouriD
  7. 33Nico O'ReillyD
  8. 45Abduqodir KhusanovD
  9. 82Rico LewisD

Coach: E. Maresca

Sunderland crest
SunderlandFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 22Robin RoefsG
  2. 20Nordi MukieleD
  3. 4Kevin DansoD
  4. 5Daniel BallardD
  5. 6Dayann MethalieD
  6. 34Granit XhakaM
  7. 27Noah SadikiM
  8. 12MeunierM
  9. 28Enzo Le FéeM
  10. 10Nilson AnguloM
  11. 9Brian BrobbeyF

Bench

  1. 32Trai HumeD
  2. 13Luke O'NienM
  3. 15Omar AldereteD
  4. 29Jules AhokaM
  5. 11Christopher RiggM
  6. 7Chemsdine TalbiF
  7. 39Malick FofanaF
  8. 31Melker EllborgG
  9. 18Wilson IsidorF

Coach: R. Le Bris

Manchester City lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sunderland in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 20 September 2026 in the Premier League. Manchester City won 5-3. Enzo Fernández, Brian Brobbey and Mathis Cherki and 2 others scored.

Sunderland vs Manchester City lineups — common questions

When is Sunderland vs Manchester City?
Sunderland vs Manchester City kicks off at 16:00 UK time on 30 May 2027 at Stadium of Light in Sunderland. The match is Matchweek 38 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Sunderland vs Manchester City match?
In the meeting before this one, Manchester City won 5-3 on 20 September 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Sunderland and Manchester City drew 0-0 on 1 January 2026 in the Premier League. Sunderland have won 4 of the 19 meetings between the clubs and Manchester City have won 12.

Manchester City vs Sunderland at Etihad Stadium

Updated 22 September 2026