§ Premier League · 2026-27 · Matchday 5

Manchester City 5–3 Sunderland

  • Fernández 9'
  • Cherki 29'
  • Semenyo 43'
  • Semenyo 57'
  • Haaland 81'
  • Brobbey 12'
  • Brobbey 33'
  • Brobbey 59'

20 September 2026

The match in data

A 5–3 win for Manchester City against Sunderland on 20 September 2026, on matchday 5 of the 2026-27 Premier League.

Player of the match: Brian Brobbey (Sunderland), rated 68, thanks above all to 1.88 xG and 4 shots on target. Brobbey produced 2.1 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Manchester City, the highest-rated player was Marc Guéhi, with 69.

Brian Brobbey scored a hat-trick.

Antoine Semenyo scored twice.

68
Player of the match

Brian Brobbey

Sunderland · 90'

Produced 2.15× and cost 0.58× their position's average

Added
  • 1.88 xG 4.0×
  • 4 shots on target 4.0×
  • 3 goals 4.0×
Took away
  • 1 shot off target, worth 0.38 2.2×
  • 3 misplaced passes 0.6×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Manchester City
PlayerPositionMinRating
Marc Guéhi Defender 90 69
Iliman Ndiaye Forward 75 61
Antoine Semenyo Forward 90 55
Rayan Cherki Midfielder 85 55
Elliot Anderson Midfielder 90 47
Enzo Fernández Midfielder 90 47
Erling Haaland Forward 90 43
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper 90 39
Josko Gvardiol Defender 90 39
Matheus Nunes Defender 90 32
Rúben Dias Defender 90 16
Jérémy Doku Forward 15 no rating
Nico O'Reilly Defender 5 no rating
Sunderland
PlayerPositionMinRating
Brian Brobbey ★ Forward 90 68
Nordi Mukiele Defender 90 64
Granit Xhaka Midfielder 90 62
Enzo Le Fée Midfielder 90 55
Nilson Angulo Forward 60 54
Dan Ballard Defender 90 53
Malick Fofana Forward 30 51
Kevin Danso Defender 90 47
Thomas Meunier Defender 79 44
Noah Sadiki Midfielder 68 44
Wilson Isidor Forward 22 41
Dayann Méthalie Defender 90 38
Robin Roefs Goalkeeper 90 16
Trai Hume Defender 11 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Sunderland player completed the most dribbles?

Dayann Méthalie, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Brian Brobbey 2, Nilson Angulo 2.

Despite the 5–3 defeat, Sunderland found a reliable outlet in Dayann Méthalie, who completed 3 dribbles. Brian Brobbey and Nilson Angulo followed closely with 2 each.

Which Manchester City player won the most duels?

Elliot Anderson, with 8 duels won. Next: Marc Guéhi 4, Iliman Ndiaye 4.

In a high-scoring 5–3 match, Elliot Anderson provided stability for Manchester City by winning 8 duels. That doubled the tallies of Marc Guéhi and Iliman Ndiaye, who registered 4 each.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Manchester City 5–3 Sunderland, Premier League 2026-27. Player of the match: Brian Brobbey, 68
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.