Sunderland 0–0 Manchester City
1 January 2026
The match in data
A 0–0 draw between Sunderland and Manchester City on 1 January 2026, on matchday 19 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Player of the match: Rúben Dias (Manchester City), rated 64, thanks above all to 14 final-third passes and 70 passes. Dias produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
It is their 4th time as player of the match this season.
For Sunderland, the highest-rated player was Granit Xhaka, with 62.
Rúben Dias
Manchester City · 90'
Produced 1.07× and cost 0.34× their position's average
- 14 final-third passes 2.5×
- 70 passes 1.5×
- 5 recoveries 1.4×
- 6 misplaced passes 0.9×
- 2 duels lost 0.5×
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.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granit Xhaka | Midfielder | 90 | 62 |
| Enzo Le Fée | Midfielder | 90 | 56 |
| Robin Roefs | Goalkeeper | 90 | 56 |
| Nordi Mukiele | Defender | 90 | 54 |
| Wilson Isidor | Forward | 32 | 47 |
| Brian Brobbey | Forward | 58 | 46 |
| Eliezer Mayenda | Forward | 90 | 43 |
| Omar Alderete | Defender | 90 | 35 |
| Dennis Cirkin | Defender | 90 | 32 |
| Simon Adingra | Forward | 72 | 29 |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | Defender | 90 | 24 |
| Trai Hume | Defender | 90 | 22 |
| Romaine Mundle | Forward | 18 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rúben Dias ★ | Defender | 90 | 64 |
| Rodri | Midfielder | 44 | 61 |
| Phil Foden | Midfielder | 90 | 59 |
| Nathan Aké | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Nico González | Midfielder | 46 | 53 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | Goalkeeper | 90 | 51 |
| Josko Gvardiol | Defender | 33 | 48 |
| Bernardo Silva | Midfielder | 85 | 44 |
| Matheus Nunes | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Savinho | Forward | 51 | 41 |
| Erling Haaland | Forward | 90 | 38 |
| Rayan Cherki | Midfielder | 90 | 38 |
| Jérémy Doku | Forward | 39 | 37 |
| Nico O'Reilly | Defender | 57 | 31 |
| Tijjani Reijnders | Midfielder | 5 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
A 2025-26 Premier League match. With these numbers, how did it end?
Sunderland 0–0 Manchester City. The side that created more danger did not win.
Manchester City comfortably led Sunderland in expected goals (2.39 xG to 0.89 xG) and passing volume. Despite that advantage, neither team broke the deadlock.
Which Sunderland player recovered the most balls?
Granit Xhaka, with 11 recoveries. Next: Nordi Mukiele 6, Trai Hume 5.
Granit Xhaka was central to Sunderland's resistance, collecting 11 ball recoveries in the 0–0 draw against Manchester City. Nordi Mukiele followed with 6, while Trai Hume registered 5.
Which Manchester City player recovered the most balls?
Matheus Nunes, with 14 recoveries. Next: Rúben Dias 5, Rayan Cherki 5.
Matheus Nunes drove Manchester City's pressing effort with 14 ball recoveries in the 0–0 draw at Sunderland. That comfortably eclipsed the 5 recorded by both Rúben Dias and Rayan Cherki.
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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