Manchester City v Sunderland, 01 January 2015
| Score | 3-2 to Manchester City |
| Referee | Roger East |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Etihad Stadium |
| Attendance | 45,367 |
View Manchester City v Sunderland head to head
Kick-off: 3.00pm
Goals:
| Yaya Touré | 57 |
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| Stevan Jovetić | 66 |
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| Frank Lampard | 73 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Willy Caballero
Defender
Gaël Clichy
Defender
Pablo Zabaleta
Defender/Midfielder
Martín Demichelis
Defender/Midfielder
Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder
Eliaquim Mangala
Midfielder
David Silva
Midfielder
Jesús Navas
Midfielder
Samir Nasri
Midfielder
Yaya Touré
Forward
Stevan Jovetić
Substitutions:
| Frank Lampard for Stevan Jovetić | 70 |
| Aleksandar Kolarov for Samir Nasri | 85 |
| James Milner for David Silva | 90 |
Cards:
| Samir Nasri | 51 | Y |
| Pablo Zabaleta | 71 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Joe Hart
Defender
Dedryck Boyata
Defender
Aleksandar Kolarov
Defender
Bakary Sagna
Defender/Midfielder
James Milner
Midfielder
Frank Lampard
Forward
Scott Sinclair
Comments:
League position: 2nd At the end of the first day of 2015, Manchester City trailed leaders Chelsea on alphabetical order only. It was the first time in Premier League history that the top two had identical records (Pl 20 W 14 D 4 L 2 F 44 A 19 Pts 46). A day after extending his loan deal from New York City FC, Frank Lampard's winner was his 176th goal in the Premier League. He therefore went past Thierry Henry to move into fourth place in the all-time highest scorers list behind Alan Shearer, Andy Cole and Wayne Rooney. Frank Lampard has now scored four goals as a substitute in his last 14 Premier League appearances. He had scored only three goals as a substitute in his preceding 578 Premier League outings.Goals:
| Jack Rodwell | 68 |
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| Adam Johnson | penalty | 71 |
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Starting lineup:
Costel Pantilimon
Goalkeeper
Wes Brown
Defender
Billy Jones
Defender
John O'Shea
Defender
Santiago Vergini
Defender
Seb Larsson
Defender/Midfielder
Jack Rodwell
Defender/Midfielder
Jordi Gómez
Midfielder
Adam Johnson
Midfielder
Will Buckley
Midfielder/Forward
Connor Wickham
Forward
Substitutions:
| Emanuele Giaccherini for Jordi Gómez | 58 |
| Ricky Alvarez for Will Buckley | 65 |
| Sebastián Coates for Santiago Vergini | 78 |
Cards:
| Billy Jones | 17 | Y |
| Seb Larsson | 34 | Y |
| Wes Brown | 88 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Vito Mannone
Defender
Sebastián Coates
Midfielder
Ricky Alvarez
Midfielder
Cabral
Midfielder
Emanuele Giaccherini
Forward
Jozy Altidore
Forward
Steven Fletcher