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

The Cityzens have won all of their last eight matches against the Black Cats.

Sunderland AFC are all set to battle it out against Manchester City in the matchweek 19 fixture of the 2025-26 English Premier League. The Stadium of Light will witness this interesting contest.

The Black Cats will be at home, but it is not going to make things much easier for them. Man City have already defeated them once this season and the upcoming game is not going to be an easy one for the hosts. They were held to a 1-1 draw by Leeds United in their previous fixture and are now placed in seventh spot on the league table.

Manchester City have shown some top performances in their last few matches. They have already defeated Sunderland once this season and will be looking to secure another win over them. The Pep Guardiola-led side are coming in after securing a 2-1 win against Nottingham Forest. A win here can get them to the top of the Premier League points table.

Sunday recovery 🩵🔋 pic.twitter.com/xdNnBSY1C3

— Manchester City (@ManCity) December 28, 2025

Kick-off:

• Location: Sunderland, England
• Stadium: Stadium of Light
• Date: Friday, January 2
• Kick-off Time: 01:30 a.m. IST (Thursday, Jan 1; 08:00 p.m. GMT/ 03:00 p.m. ET/ 12:00 p.m. PT)
• Referee: Jarred Gillett
• VAR: In use

Form:

Sunderland: D-L-W-D-D

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

Players to Watch

Simon Adingra (Sunderland)

Simon Adingra scored an important goal for the Black Cats in their previous league outing against the Peacocks. He will be ready to help his side on the attacking front yet again. Adingra is going to lead the attack from the right and cause trouble for the visitors in the upcoming fixture.

Rayan Cherki (Manchester City)

The 22-year-old continues to perform well for Man City. He was one of the goal scorers in their 2-1 win against the Garibaldis. Rayan Cherki is going to create problems for the opponent’s defence as he can perform well both in the midfield and the final third. He has nine goal contributions in 13 Premier League appearances this season.

Right footed edition 😮‍💨🪄 @rayan_cherki pic.twitter.com/ZXQmY0Axmh

— Manchester City (@ManCity) December 28, 2025

Match Facts

• Manchester City have won all of their last five matches.
• Sunderland have only secured one win in their last five attempts.
• The Black Cats have faced back-to-back defeats in their last eight meetings against Manchester City.

Sunderland vs Man City: Betting Tips and Odds

• Manchester City to win @10/21 Ladbrokes
• Erling Haaland to score @13/20 BetMGM
• Goals under 3.5 @1/2 Unibet

Injury and Team News

Ajibola Alese will be out of action for Sunderland due to his injury. Reinildo, Arthur Masuaku, Noah Sadiki, Chemsdine Talbi, Bertrand Traore and Habib Diarra are on national team duty.

Manchester City will miss out on the services of Mateo Kovacic and Oscar Bobb. They are injured. Jeremy Doku and John Stones are not confirmed to be a part of the squad due to a lack of fitness. Omar Marmoush and Rayan Ait Nouri are on international duty.

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Head-to-Head

Total matches: 148

Sunderland won: 50

Man City won: 73

Draws: 25

Predicted Lineups

Sunderland predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Roefs (GK); Hume, Mukiele, Alderete, Cirkin; Xhaka, Geertruida; Rigg, Le Fee, Aingra; Brobbey

Man City predicted lineup (4-3-2-1)

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

Match Prediction

The Black Cats are going to face a tough contest against the Cityzens. Manchester City are likely to come out on top and secure a win against Sunderland in their upcoming Premier League clash.

Prediction: Sunderland 1-2 Man City

Telecast Details

India: JioHotstar, Star Sports Network

UK: TNT Sports and Sky Sports

USA: NBC Sports

Nigeria: SuperSport

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