Manchester City v Sunderland, 26 December 2015

Score4-1 to Manchester City
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance54,523

View Manchester City v Sunderland head to head

Manchester City were now unbeaten at home in 14 top division games against Sunderland since 19 December 1981 (won 11 and scored 40 goals). Kick-off: 3.00pm

4 Manchester City

1 Sunderland

Goals:

Raheem Sterling 12 G
Yaya Touré 17 G
Wilfried Bony 22 G
Kevin De Bruyne 54 G

Goals:

Fabio Borini 59 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Joe Hart
Defender Aleksandar Kolarov
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Bakary Sagna
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder Eliaquim Mangala
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder Yaya Touré
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Wilfried Bony

Starting lineup:

Vito Mannone Goalkeeper
Sebastián Coates Defender
Billy Jones Defender
John O'Shea Defender
Patrick Van Aanholt Defender
Jordi Gómez Midfielder
Adam Johnson Midfielder
Yann M'Vila Midfielder
Fabio Borini Forward
Steven Fletcher Forward
Danny Graham Forward

Substitutions:

Fabian Delph for Yaya Touré 62
Vincent Kompany for Nicolás Otamendi 62
Martín Demichelis for Vincent Kompany 71

Substitutions:

Lee Cattermole for Yann M'Vila 56
Jeremain Lens for Steven Fletcher 62
Duncan Watmore for Danny Graham 71

Cards:

Raheem Sterling 4 Y

Cards:

Billy Jones 36 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender Vincent Kompany
Defender/Midfielder Martín Demichelis
Midfielder Fabian Delph
Midfielder Jesús Navas
Forward Sergio Agüero

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Wes Brown
Midfielder Lee Cattermole
Forward Jermain Defoe
Forward Jeremain Lens
Forward Ola Toivonen
Forward Duncan Watmore

Comments:

League position: 3rd Manchester City had now won 16 of their 20 Premier League home games in 2015 (lost three). However, they had now gone eight consecutive league home games without keeping a clean sheet for the first time since 1991. City had lost five league games so far in this season. The last team to go on to win the title after suffering as many defeats by Christmas was Everton in 1986-87.

Comments:

League position: 19th Sunderland had now conceded 28 goals in their ten Premier League away games in this season; more than any other team. The Black Cats had won two of their last 11 Premier League games played on a Boxing Day (lost five). They had now lost four consecutive Premier League games for the first time since April 2014.

4 Manchester City

Goals:

Raheem Sterling 12 G
Yaya Touré 17 G
Wilfried Bony 22 G
Kevin De Bruyne 54 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Joe Hart
Defender Aleksandar Kolarov
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Bakary Sagna
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder Eliaquim Mangala
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder Yaya Touré
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Wilfried Bony

Substitutions:

Fabian Delph for Yaya Touré 62
Vincent Kompany for Nicolás Otamendi 62
Martín Demichelis for Vincent Kompany 71

Cards:

Raheem Sterling 4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender Vincent Kompany
Defender/Midfielder Martín Demichelis
Midfielder Fabian Delph
Midfielder Jesús Navas
Forward Sergio Agüero

Comments:

League position: 3rd Manchester City had now won 16 of their 20 Premier League home games in 2015 (lost three). However, they had now gone eight consecutive league home games without keeping a clean sheet for the first time since 1991. City had lost five league games so far in this season. The last team to go on to win the title after suffering as many defeats by Christmas was Everton in 1986-87.

1 Sunderland

Goals:

Fabio Borini 59 G

Starting lineup:

Vito Mannone Goalkeeper
Sebastián Coates Defender
Billy Jones Defender
John O'Shea Defender
Patrick Van Aanholt Defender
Jordi Gómez Midfielder
Adam Johnson Midfielder
Yann M'Vila Midfielder
Fabio Borini Forward
Steven Fletcher Forward
Danny Graham Forward

Substitutions:

Lee Cattermole for Yann M'Vila 56
Jeremain Lens for Steven Fletcher 62
Duncan Watmore for Danny Graham 71

Cards:

Billy Jones 36 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Wes Brown
Midfielder Lee Cattermole
Forward Jermain Defoe
Forward Jeremain Lens
Forward Ola Toivonen
Forward Duncan Watmore

Comments:

League position: 19th Sunderland had now conceded 28 goals in their ten Premier League away games in this season; more than any other team. The Black Cats had won two of their last 11 Premier League games played on a Boxing Day (lost five). They had now lost four consecutive Premier League games for the first time since April 2014.