Sunderland vs Manchester City Predictions

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

Match info: Premier League

Venue: Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Date: Thursday, 1^st January 2026

Time: 9 pm Nigerian time

Still undefeated at the Stadium of Light this season, Sunderland host Manchester City in a Premier League match for the first time in eight years, aiming to halt the Cityzens’ six-match league winning streak.

Pep Guardiola’s men could go into Thursday’s gameweek 19 contest with the possibility of leapfrogging Arsenal at the top of the table, if the Gunners slip up against Aston Villa in Tuesday’s tussle at the Emirates Stadium.

Head-to-head:

• Sunderland have won five of the 27 Premier League meetings between the two teams.
• Manchester City 19 recorded victories.
• The remaining three clashes ended in draws.
• 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 have scored just three goals in the last six games against Man City.
• Eight of their last 10 encounters produced at least three goals.

Form:

• Sunderland in the league: D-L-W-D-D
• Sunderland in all competitions: D-L-W-D-D
• Manchester City in the league: W-W-W-W-W
• Manchester City in all competitions: W-W-W-W-W

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.

Player(s) to watch:

• 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 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.