Home side Sunderland meet Manchester City at Stadium of Light on 2026-01-01 (kick-off 20:00 GMT), contesting week 19 of the 2025-2026 Premier League.
In their most recent matchup, Guardiola has 1 victory, while R. Le Bris has no victories, and no draws.
The current standings see Sunderland hold 7th place with 28 points, while Manchester City occupy 2nd with 40 points.
Sunderland have 8 players out: A. Alese (Shoulder Injury), H. Diarra (International duty), R. Mandava (International duty), A. Masuaku (International duty), N. Sadiki (International duty), C. Talbi (International duty), B. Traore (International duty), D. Ballard (Ankle Injury) whereas Manchester City have 6 players missing: R. Ait Nouri (International duty), O. Bobb (Hamstring Injury), J. Doku (Leg Injury), M. Kovacic (Heel Injury), O. Marmoush (International duty), J. Stones (Thigh Injury).
We're predicting Sunderland to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Manchester City are expected to line up in 4-3-2-1.
Sunderland could only draw 1-1 with Leeds United, but Manchester City bounced back with a 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest.
Sunderland's form is 1-3-1 recently, but Manchester City are on a roll with 5-0-0 in their last 5 matches.
Manchester City hold the upper hand H2H: of 25 meetings, they've triumphed 18 times, conceded 4 times and shared 3 draws.
TheyScored users favour 1-2 (12.4%) over all other scorelines - 0-2 sits second at 12%.
Expect Manchester City to edge a 1-2 win: their 5-1-3 record on the road and 2.78 goals per away match tip the balance.
Sunderland is going head to head with Manchester City on 1/1/2026 20:00 GMT at Stadium of Light for the England Premier League. Our users most predicted score for this game is 0 - 1. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Sunderland v Manchester City H2H statistics!