PREVIEW | Sunderland vs Manchester City - team news, lineups, predictions

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·30 Desember 2025

PREVIEW | Sunderland vs Manchester City - team news, lineups, predictions

Sunderland and Manchester City go head-to-head at Stadium of Light this Thursday in the Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 20:00 on Sky Sports Main Event.

Sunderland currently have 28 points and lie in 7th position. In their last fixture, Régis Le Bris's team shared the spoils 1-1 with Leeds United (Premier League 2025/26).

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Manchester City have won 40 points to date and are placed in 2nd position. In their last fixture, Pep Guardiola's team won 1-2 against Nottingham Forest (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Manchester City winning 3-0.

Predicted lineups

Sunderland: Robin Roefs, Trai Hume, Nordi Mukiele, Omar Alderete, Dennis Cirkin, Granit Xhaka, Lutsharel Geertruida, Chris Rigg, Enzo Le Fée, Simon Adingra, Brian Brobbey

Manchester City: Gigi Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, Josko Gvardiol, Rúben Dias, Nico OReilly, Tijjani Reijnders, Nico González, Rayan Cherki, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland

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Sunderland

Reinildo Mandava - Called Up To National Team
Habib Diarra - Called Up To National Team
Noah Sadiki - Called Up To National Team
Chemsdine Talbi - National team duties
Aji Alese - Injury
Arthur Masuaku - Called Up To National Team
Bertrand Traoré - Called Up To National Team

Manchester City

Omar Marmoush - Called Up To National Team
Jérémy Doku - Injury
Rayan Aït-Nouri - National team duties
Mateo Kovacic - Ankle Injury
John Stones - Thigh Problems
Oscar Bobb - Injury

Last starting XIs

Sunderland ( vs Leeds United 2025-12-28): Robin Roefs, Trai Hume, Omar Alderete, Nordi Mukiele, Dennis Cirkin, Granit Xhaka, Lutsharel Geertruida, Chris Rigg, Enzo Le Fée, Simon Adingra, Brian Brobbey

Manchester City ( vs Nottingham Forest 2025-12-27): Gigi Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, Josko Gvardiol, Rúben Dias, Nico OReilly, Nico González, Bernardo Silva, Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Cherki, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland

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MANAGERS

Régis Le Bris faced Pep Guardiola on one occasion, recording a loss.
Pep Guardiola faced Sunderland on three occasions, recording only wins.
Régis Le Bris faced Manchester City on one occasion, recording a loss.

TEAMS

Away from home, Manchester City currently has two losses in the last 12 games.
Away from home, Manchester City currently has one draw in the last 11 games.
Away from home, Manchester City has gone six consecutive games scoring goals.
Away from home, Manchester City has gone four consecutive games without losing.
Away from home, Manchester City has won four consecutive games.
Manchester City currently has one loss in the last nine games.
Manchester City currently has one draw in the last 21 games.
Manchester City has gone eight consecutive games scoring goals.
Manchester City has gone eight consecutive games without losing.
Manchester City has won eight consecutive games.
At home, Sunderland has gone ten consecutive games scoring goals.
At home, Sunderland has gone ten consecutive games without losing.
Sunderland currently has one loss in the last six games.
Sunderland has gone two consecutive games without winning.
Sunderland has gone three consecutive games without losing.

HEAD TO HEAD

Sunderland and Manchester City have faced each other 147 times, with Manchester City having the advantage: 71 wins, against 50 wins for Sunderland.
At the Stadium of Light, Sunderland have an advantage in clashes against Manchester City: 38 wins in 72 games. Manchester City has 22 wins.
In the English League, 127 matches have been played between the two teams, with Sunderland winning 43, 21 draws and 63 Manchester City wins.