Find out everything you need to know ahead of City's Premier League encounter with Sunderland.

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·3 December 2025

Find out everything you need to know ahead of City's Premier League encounter with Sunderland.

When and where

We face Sunderland in the Premier League on Saturday 6 December, with the game scheduled for kick-off at the Etihad Stadium at 15:00 (UK).

The game will be not be shown live on TV in the UK. But you can keep across all of the action via the official Man City app, as well as the key moments on X/Twitter: @ManCity.

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Supporters living around the world can find out how they can tune in via our global listings, courtesy of livesoccertv.com.

Opposing manager - Regis le bris

Frenchman Regis Le Bris was named Sunderland boss in the summer of 2024. He had an immediate impact when the new Championship campaign kicked off, as the Black Cats recorded a 100 per cent record in the opening month of the season.

They ended the campaign in fourth and earned their place back in the Premier League following a dramatic play-off final victory over Sheffield United at Wembley.

Born and raised in Brittany, the former centre-back’s playing career started with Quimper and Ligue 1 side Rennes before he returned to the lower divisions with Laval and KSK Ronse.

After ending his playing career he studied for his coaching badges and then took a degree course in sport physiology and biomechanics. He followed that by taking a university diploma focused on the mental aspect of training elite athletes.

Alongside his studies he guided the Rennes Under-19 squad to their national title, before joining Lorient as a youth coach and then reserve team coach.

After stepping up to his first senior role at Lorient, he guided them to 10th place in Ligue 1, he then left the following season to join Sunderland.

Pep Guardiola preview

The City boss will address the media on Friday from 12:30 (UK) and you can follow along live on mancity.com and the Official Man City app.

If you can’t tune in, there will also be a full written recap available shortly after its conclusion.

Danger men

Eliezer Mayenda is a star in the making at Sunderland. The 20-year-old hit ten goals and provided five assists in the Championship last season - including two goals in the play-offs, with one of them coming as an equaliser in the final at Wembley.

The versatile youngster also opened the Black Cat’s Premier League account, with his 61st minute goal against West Ham on the opening day.

Enzo Le Fee is a creative force to be reckoned with in the middle. The summer signing provided a masterclass against Bournemouth last weekend as he sparked a magnificent comeback from 2-0 down.

A penalty netted by Le Fee halved the deficit before half-time and sparking the turnaround. The win moved Sunderland up into fourth place in the Premier League table, having picked up 22 points from their 13 games so far.

Former Arsenal man Granit Xhaka has been a standout for the Mackems since joining from the Bundesliga and has emerged as a fan favourite quickly after being named club captain.

As expected, he’s been heavily involved and recorded four assists and a goal against Everton in his 13 appearances so far.

Previous meeting

The two sides last faced each other in March 2017 as City recorded a 2-0 win away from home.

Goals from Leroy Sane and Sergio Aguero were the difference as it marked our seventh game in a row that we had come out on top against the Black Cats.

Last time out

We played out a nine goal thriller at Craven Cottage, as we fought off Fulham to come out on top with a 5-4 victory.

It saw City move to within two points of leaders Arsenal on an unforgettable night that also saw Erling Haaland join the Premier League 100 club and Phil Foden bag another brilliant brace.

Match officials

Referee: Andy Madley

Assistants: Nick Hopton, Craig Taylor

Fourth official: Tom Bramall

VAR: Michael Salisbury

Assistant VAR: Tony Harrington

GLOBAL TV LISTINGS

Supporters around the world can find out how to tune in to watch the match live by clicking here, courtesy of livesoccertv.com.

Listings correct as of Wednesday 3 December.

City v Sunderland app coverage

Our official Man City app allows you to follow all of the action in one place.

Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, while our Matchday Live show will begin at around 14:00 (UK).

Cel Spellman will be joined by Paul Dickov and Andy Morrison in the studio as they offer their expert insight before, during and after the action.

During the game you can also listen to live audio commentary from Alistair Mann and Andy Morrison, while our text commentary continues.

Make sure to have push notifications turned on, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action, including goals, red cards and the team news.

A quick-hit 2-minute highlights package will be available at 19:00 (UK) while you can sign-in to watch a free 8-minute edit from midnight.

Meanwhile on CITY+, from midnight there’ll be our popular full-match replay as well as our new extended highlights reel showing the best 20 minutes of action from the game.