vs Prediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Manchester City are second on 12 points after four rounds of the Premier League: four wins from four, eight goals scored and two conceded.At home the record reads two wins from two, scoring three and conceding just one; away they have two more wins from two, scoring five and conceding one.Their last five outings have all been won: 1-0 away to Manchester United, before that a 2-0 win away to FC Porto, further back a 1-0 home win over Coventry, further back a 4-1 win away to Crystal Palace and, before that, a 2-1 home win over Bournemouth.Sunderland are fourteenth on 4 points after four rounds, with one win, one draw and two defeats, three goals scored and five conceded.At home they have one win and one defeat in two matches, scoring one and conceding two; away they have one draw and one defeat in two matches, scoring two and conceding three.Their last five outings are a 0-2 home defeat to Arsenal, before that a 1-0 home win over Hull City, further back a 1-1 draw away to Brentford, further back a 1-0 home win over Fulham and, before that, a 1-2 defeat away to Ipswich.In the head-to-head record Sunderland drew 0-0 at their own ground in January 2026 (the opposite venue to this fixture), while Manchester City won 3-0 at home in December 2025; further back, Sunderland lost 0-2 at their own ground in March 2017 (opposite venue), Manchester City won 2-1 at home in August 2016 and Sunderland lost again 0-1 at their own ground in February 2016 (opposite venue).The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off.Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above.In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one.The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.