Match Centre: Manchester City vs Sunderland
Fernández 9′Cherki 29′Semenyo 43′Semenyo 57′Haaland 81′
Brobbey 12′Brobbey 33′Brobbey 59′
Player of the match Brian Brobbey 9.9
GolVolt rating 8.5GolVolt rating
Worth watching: Watch it allSpoiler-free mode: the score and how the match went are hidden.
The match in 30 seconds
Turning point: 43' Semenyo, 3:2-
5 of 6
Manchester City turned that many shots on target into goals, from an xG of 2.5.
The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 3:2, from 58% to 84% (Manchester City).
How the match went
One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.
90+7' · 5:3Manchester City 82%draw 16%Sunderland 2%
90+7' · 5:3xG Manchester City 2.47xG Sunderland 2.70
90+7' · 5:3Last 10 minutes: level (1:1 dangerous attacks)
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Hat-trick for Brobbey, xG 5.4.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 56′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 3.3 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Hat-trick for Brobbey, Brobbey: rated 9.9, Brobbey: two goals.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 10.0 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% Not much was at stake yet. Stakes: 3.2 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% xG 5.4, 8 goals.Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 9.7 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 8.5more watchable than 85% of Premier League matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
8 goals1 card1 VAR
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 8' Dayann Méthalieyellow card · foul
- 9' Goal: Enzo Fernándezfree kick1:0
- 12' Goal: Brian Brobbeyright foot · assist: Le Fée1:1
- 29' Goal: Rayan Cherkiright foot · assist: Semenyo2:1
- 33' Goal: Brian Brobbeyright foot · assist: Meunier2:2
- 43' Goal: Antoine Semenyoright foot · assist: Guéhi3:2
- Half-time · 3:2
- 57' Goal: Antoine Semenyoleft foot4:2
- 59' Goal: Brian Brobbeyright foot · assist: Angulo4:3
- 60' SubstitutionFofana for Angulo
- 68' SubstitutionIsidor for Sadiki
- 75' SubstitutionDoku for Ndiaye
- 79' SubstitutionHume for Meunier
- 81' Goal: Erling Haalandright foot · assist: Gvardiol5:3
- 83' Goal awarded
- 85' SubstitutionO'Reilly for Cherki
- Full-time · 5:3
Match stats
Shooting
Play
Defence
Discipline
Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Manchester City
Sunderland
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Manchester City
- 28 Gerónimo Rulli GK —
- 21 Rayan Aït-Nouri DEF —
- 33 Nico O'Reilly DEF on
- 45 Abdukodir Khusanov DEF —
- 82 Rico Lewis DEF —
- 8 Mateo Kovacic MID —
- 32 Ayyoub Bouaddi MID —
- 11 Jérémy Doku ATT on
- 37 Allan ATT —
Sunderland
- 31 Melker Ellborg GK —
- 15 Omar Alderete DEF —
- 32 Trai Hume DEF on
- 11 Chris Rigg MID —
- 13 Luke O'Nien MID —
- 29 Jules Ahoka MID —
- 7 Chemsdine Talbi ATT —
- 18 Wilson Isidor ATT on
- 39 Malick Fofana ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Sunderland Brian Brobbey
- 2. place · Manchester City Antoine Semenyo
- 3. place · Sunderland Enzo Le Fée
Manchester City
Show all (27)Show fewer
Manchester City
Player intelligence
Player comparison
Pro analysis
GolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.
- GolVolt’s own goals model
- XI stability
- Matches with this profile
The grey bars are figures available in Pro.
Unlock from €3.25 a month See the full sample on the match of the dayAbsences
Manchester City · 1 out
-
Phil Foden Suspended
red card · since 13 Sep · until 17 Oct · 2 matches missed
Sunderland · 4 out
-
Reinildo Mandava Suspended
since 12 Sep · until 21 Sep · 2 matches missed
-
Habib Diarra Injured
since 31 Aug · until 16 Oct · 4 matches missed · Hamstring Injury
-
Romaine Mundle Injured
since 20 Sep · until 10 Jan 2027 · Knee Injury
-
Aji Alese Injured
since 11 Jan 2025 · return date unknown · 80 matches missed · Broken Leg
Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.