Manchester City vs Sunderland Highlights - September 20, 2026

Manchester City meet Sunderland at Etihad Stadium in Manchester on September 20, 2026.

The fixture comes in Premier League.

Manchester City go into the match in position 1, on 12 points from 4 matches. They have won 4, drawn 0 and lost 0 so far.

Their goal difference stands at +6. In their last five outings they have won 5, drawn 0 and lost 0.

They won 4-1 away at Crystal Palace on Aug 28. They beat Coventry City 1-0 at home on Sep 5.

On Sep 8 they took a 2-0 win at FC Porto. They won 1-0 away at Manchester United on Sep 13.

A 5-0 home win over Norwich City came on Sep 17. They have scored 13 and conceded 1 across that run.

2 of those five came at home. They shut out the opposition 4 times in that run.

They are unbeaten in their last 5.

Sunderland sit in position 14 of the table with 4 points after 4 matches. Their season so far: won 1, drawn 1, lost 2.

That leaves a goal difference of -2. Across the last five they have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1.

They beat Fulham 1-0 at home on Aug 30. They drew 1-1 away at Brentford on Sep 5.

A 1-0 home win over Hull City came on Sep 8. They lost 0-2 at home to Arsenal on Sep 12.

They beat AZ Alkmaar 1-0 at home on Sep 16. That run brought 4 goals for and 3 against.

Of that run, 4 were played at home. The defence held firm 3 times across those games.

That makes it 3 without defeat.

Erling Haaland has scored 4 times for Manchester City this season. Antoine Semenyo tops the Manchester City assist chart with 2.

For assists Sunderland look to Habib Diarra, on 1.

Manchester City start the day above Sunderland in the table. Confirmed lineups follow closer to kick-off.