Manchester City v Sunderland, 23 August 2000
| Score | 4-2 to Manchester City |
| Referee | David Elleray |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Maine Road |
| Attendance | 34,410 |
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Goals:
| Paulo Wanchope | 3 |
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| Alfe-Inge Haaland | 23 |
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| Paulo Wanchope | 79 |
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| Paulo Wanchope | 88 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Nicky Weaver
Defender/Right back
Richard Edghill
Defender
Alfe-Inge Haaland
Defender
Spencer Prior
Defender
Gerard Wiekens
Defender/Centre back
Steve Howey
Defender/Midfielder
Danny Tiatto
Midfielder
Kevin Horlock
Midfielder
Mark Kennedy
Forward
Paulo Wanchope
Forward
George Weah
Substitutions:
Cards:
| Alfe-Inge Haaland | 22 | Y |
| Spencer Prior | 22 | Y |
| Paulo Wanchope | 22 | Y |
On the bench:
Goals:
| Niall Quinn | 64 |
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| Kevin Phillips | 67 |
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Starting lineup:
Jurgen Macho
Goalkeeper
Michael Gray
Defender
Chris Makin
Defender
Stanislav Varga
Defender
Paul Butler
Defender/Centre back
Darren Holloway
Defender/Midfielder
Don Hutchison
Midfielder
Kevin Kilbane
Midfielder
Paul Thirlwell
Midfielder
Kevin Phillips
Forward
Niall Quinn
Forward
Substitutions:
| Eric Roy for Paul Thirlwell | 46 |
| Steve Bould for Stanislav Varga | 49 |
| Michael Reddy for Darren Holloway | 86 |
Cards:
| Paul Thirlwell | 39 | Y |
| Don Hutchison | 39 | Y |
| Darren Holloway | 58 | Y |