Premier League
·Matchday 31
Featured match
- M. Balotelli 43' (pen)
- M. Balotelli 85'
- A. Kolarov 86'
- S. Larsson 31'
- N. Bendtner 45+3'
- S. Larsson 55'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Manchester City and Sunderland drew 3-3. Scorers for Manchester City: M. Balotelli 43' (pen), M. Balotelli 85', A. Kolarov 86'. Scorers for Sunderland: S. Larsson 31', N. Bendtner 45+3', S. Larsson 55'.
Manchester City
Sunderland
- Full-time 3 - 3
Added time: 3 minutes
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90+3'
D. Vaughan Out: L. Cattermole · Sunderland Substitution for Sunderland: D. Vaughan comes on for L. Cattermole
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86'
A. Kolarov 3-3 Goal · Assist: D. Pizarro · Manchester City Goal for Manchester City! A. Kolarov turns in the pass from D. Pizarro (3-3)
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85'
M. Balotelli 2-3 Goal · Assist: A. Kolarov · Manchester City A. Kolarov provides, M. Balotelli finishes for Manchester City (2-3)
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82'
S. Kyrgiakos Out: M. Kilgallon · Sunderland Substitution for Sunderland: S. Kyrgiakos comes on for M. Kilgallon
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81'
D. Pizarro Out: J. Milner · Manchester City Substitution for Manchester City: D. Pizarro comes on for J. Milner
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58'
C. Tevez Out: David Silva · Manchester City Substitution for Manchester City: C. Tevez comes on for David Silva
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55'
S. Larsson 1-3 Goal · Assist: N. Bendtner · Sunderland Goal! S. Larsson scores for Sunderland, set up by N. Bendtner. It is 1-3
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46'
A. Johnson Out: M. Richards · Manchester City Substitution for Manchester City: A. Johnson comes on for M. Richards
- Half-time 1 - 2
Added time: 3 minutes
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45+3'
N. Bendtner 1-2 Goal · Assist: S. Sessègnon · Sunderland S. Sessègnon provides, N. Bendtner finishes for Sunderland (1-2)
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43'
M. Balotelli 1-1 Penalty goal · Manchester City M. Balotelli converts from the spot for Manchester City (1-1)
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31'
S. Larsson 0-1 Goal · Assist: S. Sessègnon · Sunderland Goal for Sunderland! S. Larsson turns in the pass from S. Sessègnon (0-1)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Manchester City
Sunderland
WWLWD
Last 5 matches LDWLW
1.6Goals scored per match1.2
0.6Goals conceded per match1.1
5Clean sheets4
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Manchester City
Sunderland
Manchester City
Starting XI
- 25— Joe Hart
- 28— Kolo Touré
- 4— Vincent Kompany
- 2— M. Richards46'
- 13— A. Kolarov86'
- 34— N. de Jong
- 7— J. Milner81'
- 21— David Silva58'
- 42— Yaya Touré
- 10— Edin Džeko
- 45— M. Balotelli43'85'
Substitutes
- 11— A. Johnson46'
- 32— C. Tevez58'
- 8— D. Pizarro81'
- 5— P. Zabaleta
- 18— G. Barry
- 22— G. Clichy
- 30— C. Pantilimon
Sunderland
Starting XI
- 22— S. Mignolet
- 2— P. Bardsley
- 12— M. Kilgallon82'
- 4— M. Turner
- 28— S. Sessègnon
- 8— C. Gardner
- 6— L. Cattermole90+3'
- 7— S. Larsson31'55'
- 14— J. Colback
- 23— J. McClean
- 52— N. Bendtner45+3'
Substitutes
- 25— S. Kyrgiakos82'
- 15— D. Vaughan90+3'
- 9— F. Campbell
- 11— Kieran Richardson
- 17— Dong-Won Ji
- 18— D. Meyler
- 20— K. Westwood
No statistics available for this match
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Manchester City
|
38 | 93 | 29 | 93:29 | +64 | 89 |
| 2 |
Manchester United
|
38 | 89 | 33 | 89:33 | +56 | 89 |
| 3 |
Arsenal
|
38 | 74 | 49 | 74:49 | +25 | 70 |
| 4 |
Tottenham
|
38 | 66 | 41 | 66:41 | +25 | 69 |
| 5 |
Newcastle
|
38 | 56 | 51 | 56:51 | +5 | 65 |
| 6 |
Chelsea
|
38 | 65 | 46 | 65:46 | +19 | 64 |
| 7 |
Everton
|
38 | 50 | 40 | 50:40 | +10 | 56 |
| 8 |
Liverpool
|
38 | 47 | 40 | 47:40 | +7 | 52 |
| 9 |
Fulham
|
38 | 48 | 51 | 48:51 | -3 | 52 |
| 10 |
West Brom
|
38 | 45 | 52 | 45:52 | -7 | 47 |
| 11 |
Swansea
|
38 | 44 | 51 | 44:51 | -7 | 47 |
| 12 |
Norwich
|
38 | 52 | 66 | 52:66 | -14 | 47 |
| 13 |
Sunderland
|
38 | 45 | 46 | 45:46 | -1 | 45 |
| 14 |
Stoke City
|
38 | 36 | 53 | 36:53 | -17 | 45 |
| 15 |
Wigan
|
38 | 42 | 62 | 42:62 | -20 | 43 |
| 16 |
Aston Villa
|
38 | 37 | 53 | 37:53 | -16 | 38 |
| 17 |
QPR
|
38 | 43 | 66 | 43:66 | -23 | 37 |
| 18 |
Bolton
|
38 | 46 | 77 | 46:77 | -31 | 36 |
| 19 |
Blackburn
|
38 | 48 | 78 | 48:78 | -30 | 31 |
| 20 |
Wolves
|
38 | 40 | 82 | 40:82 | -42 | 25 |
Champions LeagueEuropa LeagueRelegation
Manchester City wins1Draws0
Sunderland wins2Last meetings
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1 January 2012 · Premier League
Sunderland
1-0
Manchester City
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3 April 2011 · Premier League
Manchester City
5-0
Sunderland
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29 August 2010 · Premier League
Sunderland
1-0
Manchester City