Manchester City vs Sunderland Preview, prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds | Premier League 2025-26

The Cityzens have won all of their last five games against the Black Cats.

Manchester City are all set to host Sunderland in matchweek 15 of the English Premier League 2025-26 edition. The Etihad Stadium will witness this intense contest.

The Pep Guardiola-led Manchester City secured a 5-4 win against Fulham FC in their previous league game. It was an intense game between the two clubs, where the Cityzens came out on top to secure three important points. They will now be looking to extend their winning run, which will get them close to the table top.

Sunderland AFC held the Premier League defending champions Liverpool to a 1-1 draw in their outing. They have fought back on multiple occasions against the top clubs and will be looking to come up with another good performance against Man City. The Black Cats will be the visiting side and this might keep them under some pressure.

Kick-off:

• Location: Manchester, England
• Stadium: Etihad Stadium
• Date: Saturday, December 6
• Kick-off Time: 08:30 p.m. IST/ 03:00 p.m. GMT/ 10:00 a.m. ET/ 07:00 a.m. PT
• Referee: Andy Madley
• VAR: In use

Form:

Man City: W-L-L-W-W

Sunderland: D-D-L-W-D

Players to Watch

Phil Foden (Manchester City)

The Englishman has now scored back-to-back braces for Man City in the Premier League. It was another top performance by the 25-year-old and he will be looking to continue his goal-scoring run now. Phil Foden has now scored five goals and has an assist to his name in 12 league matches this season.

Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland)

Chemsdine Talbi scored an important goal in the previous league game for the Black Cats. He will be looking to step up his game and help his side on the attacking front yet again. He can control the ball well in the midfield as well, but he is fully capable on the left wing. The 20-year-old from Morocco will be looking to add a goal or two to his tally.

Match Facts

• Manchester City are on a two-match winning streak.
• Sunderland have only won one of their last five matches.
• The Black Cats have lost all of their last five games against the Cityzens.

Man City vs Sunderland: Betting Tips and Odds

• Manchester City to win @1/4 Ladbrokes
• Erling Haaland to score @13/25 BetMGM
• Goals under 3.5 @11/17 Unibet

Injury and Team News

Mateo Kovacic is not going to be in action for Man City as he is injured. Rodri is likely to sit out due to a lack of fitness.

Sunderland are going to be without Ajibola Alese and Habib Diarra as they are injured. Leo Hjelde is likely to miss out due to fitness issues.

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Head-to-Head

Total matches: 147

Man City won: 72

Sunderland won: 50

Draws: 25

Predicted Lineups

Man City predicted lineup (4-3-3)

Donnarumma (GK); Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Silva, Gonzalez, Reijnders; Foden, Haaland, Doku

Sunderland predicted lineup (4-4-2)

Roefs (GK); Mukiele, Ballard, Alderete, Mandava; Hume, Xhaka, Sadiki, Talbi; Le Fee, Brobbey

Match Prediction

The hosts will be looking for another win, but the visitors are going to put up a strong fight. Manchester City are still the favourites to win against Sunderland in the upcoming Premier League clash.

Prediction: Man City 2-1 Sunderland

Telecast Details

India: JioHotstar, Star Sports Network

UK: Sky Sports and TNT Sports

US: NBC Sports

Nigeria: SuperSport

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