Manchester City vs Sunderland H2H – Head-to-head record
A full head-to-head history between Manchester City and Sunderland: 29 meetings since 2000, including last 5 and last 10 results, recent form, top scorers and key stats.
Quick stats
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Avg corners per match
9.8
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Avg cards per match
2.6
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Biggest Manchester City win
4 - 1
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Last meeting
5 - 3
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Most common scoreline
4-1
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Team that scored first
Manchester City
Notable streaks and records
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Unbeaten run (recent meetings)Manchester City has not lost in the last 10 meetings
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Highest scoring matchManchester City 5–3 Sunderland ( Premier League )
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Biggest away winManchester City's biggest away win: Sunderland 1–4 Manchester City
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Last draw0–0 ( Premier League )
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Last 0–0 drawPremier League
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Home dominanceManchester City won 83% of home meetings (won 5 of 6 home matches)
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Away dominanceSunderland have not won any of their 6 away H2H matches.
Top scorers
Across the last 10 head-to-head meetings
Manchester City
- Sergio Agüero 5
- Antoine Semenyo In squad 2
- Yaya Touré 2
- Stevan Jovetić 2
- Enzo Fernández In squad 1
- Leroy Sané 1
- Wilfried Bony 1
- F. Lampard 1
- Phil Foden In squad 1
- Rayan Cherki In squad 1
- Erling Haaland In squad 1
- Kevin De Bruyne 1
- Josko Gvardiol In squad 1
- Rúben Dias In squad 1
- Pablo Zabaleta 1
- Samir Nasri 1
- Raheem Sterling 1
- Fernandinho 1
Sunderland
- Brian Brobbey In squad 3
- Connor Wickham 3
- Jermain Defoe 1
- Adam Johnson 1
- Jack Rodwell 1
- Fabio Borini 1
Marked players are part of the current team.
Note: own goals (goals accidentally scored into a team's own net) are not included in these scorer totals for either team.
Head-to-head goals and stats
Head-to-head record
All 29 meetings since
Manchester City 69%
Draws
Sunderland 17%
Defining moments
- 2026 Highest scoring match Manchester City 5–3 Sunderland ( Premier League )
- 2014 Biggest away win Sunderland 1–4 Manchester City ( Premier League )
- 2026 Last draw 0–0 ( Premier League )
- 2026 Last 0–0 draw 0–0 ( Premier League )
Notable streaks and records
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Manchester City longest unbeaten run10 matches played ()
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Sunderland longest unbeaten run3 matches played ()
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Longest winning streakManchester City: 9 in a row ()
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Longest winless runSunderland: 10 matches without a win ()
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Longest streak of both teams scoredBoth teams scored in 4 consecutive meetings ()
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Most home wins in a rowManchester City: 7 consecutive home wins
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Home dominanceManchester City won 87% of home meetings (won 13 of 15 home matches)
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Away dominanceSunderland have not won any of their 15 away H2H matches.
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Own goals1 own goal in these meetings (Sunderland: 1)
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Most carded playersPhil Bardsley (Sunderland) — 4 cards across 10 H2H appearancesPablo Zabaleta (Manchester City) — 3 cards across 10 H2H appearances
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Fastest goalFernandinho scored in the 2nd minute for Manchester City ( Premier League )
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Hat-tricks
- Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) ( Premier League )
Top scorers
Across all 29 head-to-head meetings
Manchester City
- Sergio Agüero 6
- Yaya Touré 3
- Antoine Semenyo In squad 2
- Georgios Samaras 2
- Roque Santa Cruz 2
- M. Balotelli 2
- Stevan Jovetić 2
- Shaun Wright-Phillips 2
- Darius Vassell 2
- Stephen Ireland 2
- Carlos Alberto Tevez 2
- Aleksandar Kolarov 2
- Enzo Fernández In squad 1
- Leroy Sané 1
- Wilfried Bony 1
- F. Lampard 1
- Phil Foden In squad 1
- P. Vieira 1
- Trevor Sinclair 1
- Craig Bellamy 1
- Rayan Cherki In squad 1
- Erling Haaland In squad 1
- Kevin De Bruyne 1
- Josko Gvardiol In squad 1
- Rúben Dias In squad 1
- Raheem Sterling 1
- Elano 1
- Samir Nasri 1
- Fernandinho 1
- James Milner 1
- Pablo Zabaleta 1
- David Silva 1
Sunderland
- Adam Johnson 4
- Brian Brobbey In squad 3
- Connor Wickham 3
- Kenwyne Jones 2
- Sebastian Larsson 2
- Kevin Kyle 1
- Dong-won Ji 1
- Jermain Defoe 1
- Nicklas Bendtner 1
- Anthony Le Tallec 1
- Dean Whitehead 1
- Darren Bent 1
- John Mensah 1
- Jordan Henderson 1
- Jack Rodwell 1
- Fabio Borini 1
- Phil Bardsley 1
Marked players are part of the current team.
Note: own goals (goals accidentally scored into a team's own net) are not included in these scorer totals for either team.