PREVIEW | Manchester City vs Sunderland: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 20/09)

Manchester City and Sunderland go head-to-head at Etihad Stadium this Sunday in the Premier League.

Manchester City have picked up 12 points and currently lie in 2nd position. In their last fixture, Enzo Maresca's team won 5-0 against Norwich City (Carabao Cup 2026/27).

Sunderland have won 4 points to date and are placed in 14th position. In their last match, Régis Le Bris's team prevailed 1-0 against AZ Alkmaar (UEFA Europa League 2026/27).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 0-0 draw.

Predicted lineups

Manchester City: Gigi Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, Rúben Dias, Marc Guéhi, Josko Gvardiol, Elliot Anderson, Iliman Ndiaye, Rayan Cherki, Enzo Fernández, Antoine Semenyo, Erling Haaland

Sunderland: Robin Roefs, Nordi Mukiele, Daniel Ballard, Kevin Danso, Dayann Methalie, Noah Sadiki, Granit Xhaka, Thomas Meunier, Enzo Le Fée, Nilson Angulo, Brian Brobbey

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Manchester City ( vs Norwich City 2026-09-17): Gerónimo Rulli, Rico Lewis, Vitor Reis, Abdukodir Khusanov, Nico O’Reilly, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Mateo Kovacic, Allan Elias, Rayan Cherki, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Floyd Samba

Sunderland ( vs AZ Alkmaar 2026-09-16): Robin Roefs, Nordi Mukiele, Omar Alderete, Kevin Danso, Reinildo Mandava, Noah Sadiki, Granit Xhaka, Trai Hume, Enzo Le Fée, Malick Fofana, Wilson Isidor

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