Manchester City vs Sunderland predicted line-ups
Premier League · Sun 20 Sept
Manchester City4-2-3-1 · Home
Sunderland4-2-3-1 · AwayStarting XI
Predicted XI · confirmed about 60 minutes before kick-off
Manchester City
4-2-3-1Formation· Coach: Guardiola

Sunderland
4-2-3-1Formation· Coach: R. Le Bris
- 31M. Ellborg
- 5D. Ballard
- 17Reinildo
- 20N. Mukiele
- 13L. O'Nien
- 32T. Hume
- 19H. Diarra
- 28E. Le Fée
- 11C. Rigg
- 27N. Sadiki
- 37J. T. Bi
- 9E. Haaland
- 14C. Echeverri
- 47P. Foden
- 8M. Kovačić
- 6A. Bouaddi
- 10R. Cherki
- 21R. Aït-Nouri
- 3Rúben Dias
- 6M. Guéhi
- 24J. Gvardiol
- 1G. Donnarumma
Bench
- 28G. Rulli
- 45A. Khusanov
- 82R. Lewis
- 22Vitor Nunes
- 33N. O'Reilly
- 42A. Semenyo
- 13M. Bettinelli
Out
- N. O'Reilly · Back Injury
- I. Ndiaye · Injury
- E. Fernandez · Coach's decision
- Allan Elias · Transfer negotiations
- E. Anderson · Injury
- M. Nunes · Injury
- Savinho · Transfer negotiations
- R. McAidoo · Shoulder Injury
Bench
- 22R. Roefs
- 34G. Xhaka
- 10N. Angulo
- 9B. Brobbey
- 18W. Isidor
- 14R. Mundle
- 7C. Talbi
Out
- C. Talbi · Off the roster
- J. Ta Bi · Off the roster
- M. Ellborg · Off the roster
- A. Browne · Off the roster
- J. Angulo · Off the roster
- R. Mundle · Knee Injury
- H. Diarra · Hamstring Injury
- D. Methalie · Yellow Cards
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Line-up questions
When are the official Manchester City vs Sunderland line-ups published?
Clubs in the Premier League release the team sheet about 60 minutes before kick-off. This page refreshes every few minutes inside that window and swaps the predicted XI for the confirmed one.
How is the probable XI predicted?
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Does the line-up change the prediction?
Yes. Line-ups feed the prediction model: when a key starter is confirmed out, the win probabilities, expected goals and the projected score are regenerated.
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