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Matches/Premier League/Regular Season - 31
Premier League 2011/12Match Finished

Manchester City vs Sunderland

31 Mar 2012 · 15:00 BST · Regular Season - 31

Manchester City

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Sunderland

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⚽ Bengt Larsson 31′⚽ Nicklas Bendtner 45+3′⚽ Bengt Larsson 55′
Etihad Stadium (Manchester)Referee: Not suppliedRecorded clock 90′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Manchester City and Sunderland finished level

Match Finished in the regular season - 31 of the Premier League. 6 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES3 – 3
HALF-TIME1 – 2
MATCH COVERAGE

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LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Manchester CitySunderland

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Manchester City

Formation not supplied

Coach Not supplied

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 25
    Charles HartProfile: Goalkeeper · 24 at kick-off
  2. 28
    Kolo TouréProfile: Defender · 31 at kick-off
  3. 4
    Vincent Mpoy KompanyProfile: Defender · 25 at kick-off
  4. 2
    Micah RichardsProfile: Defender · 23 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  5. 13
    Aleksandar KolarovProfile: Defender · 26 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 86′
  6. 34
    Nigel de JongProfile: Midfielder · 27 at kick-off
  7. 7
    James MilnerProfile: Midfielder · 26 at kick-off
    Off 81′
  8. 21
    David SilvaProfile: Midfielder · 26 at kick-off
    Off 58′
  9. 42
    Yaya TouréProfile: Midfielder · 28 at kick-off
  10. 10
    Edin DžekoProfile: Forward · 26 at kick-off
  11. 45
    Mario Barwuah BalotelliProfile: Attacker · 21 at kick-off
    Penalty 43′Normal Goal 85′

Substitutes7

  1. 11
    Adam JohnsonProfile: Midfielder · 24 at kick-off
    On 46′
  2. 32
    Carlos TevezProfile: Attacker · 28 at kick-off
    On 58′
  3. 8
    David Pizarro CortesProfile: Midfielder · 32 at kick-off
    On 81′
  4. 5
    Pablo Zabaleta GirodProfile: Defender · 27 at kick-off
  5. 18
    Gareth BarryProfile: Midfielder · 31 at kick-off
  6. 22
    Gaël ClichyProfile: Defender · 26 at kick-off
  7. 30
    Costel PantilimonProfile: Goalkeeper · 25 at kick-off

Sunderland

Formation not supplied

Coach Not supplied

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 22
    Simon MignoletProfile: Goalkeeper · 24 at kick-off
  2. 2
    Phil BardsleyProfile: Defender · 26 at kick-off
  3. 12
    Matthew KilgallonProfile: Defender · 28 at kick-off
    Off 82′
  4. 4
    Michael TurnerProfile: Defender · 28 at kick-off
  5. 28
    Stéphane SessègnonProfile: Midfielder · 27 at kick-off
  6. 8
    Craig GardnerProfile: Midfielder · 25 at kick-off
  7. 6
    Lee CattermoleProfile: Midfielder · 24 at kick-off
    Off 90+3′
  8. 7
    Bengt LarssonProfile: Midfielder · 26 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 31′Normal Goal 55′
  9. 14
    Jack ColbackProfile: Midfielder · 22 at kick-off
  10. 23
    James McCleanProfile: Midfielder · 22 at kick-off
  11. 52
    Nicklas BendtnerProfile: Attacker · 24 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 45+3′

Substitutes7

  1. 25
    Sotirios KyrgiakosProfile: Defender · 32 at kick-off
    On 82′
  2. 15
    David VaughanProfile: Midfielder · 29 at kick-off
    On 90+3′
  3. 9
    Fraizer CampbellProfile: Attacker · 24 at kick-off
  4. 11
    Kieran RichardsonProfile: Defender · 27 at kick-off
  5. 17
    Ji Dong-WonProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
  6. 18
    David MeylerProfile: Midfielder · 22 at kick-off
  7. 20
    Keiren WestwoodProfile: Goalkeeper · 27 at kick-off
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FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalSunderland

    Bengt Larsson · Assist: Stéphane Sessègnon

  2. PenaltyManchester City

    Mario Barwuah Balotelli · Assist: Edin Džeko

  3. Normal GoalSunderland

    Nicklas Bendtner · Assist: Stéphane Sessègnon

  4. SubstitutionManchester City

    Off Micah Richards On Adam Johnson

  5. Normal GoalSunderland

    Bengt Larsson · Assist: Nicklas Bendtner

  6. SubstitutionManchester City

    Off David Silva On Carlos Tevez

  7. SubstitutionManchester City

    Off James Milner On David Pizarro Cortes

  8. SubstitutionSunderland

    Off Matthew Kilgallon On Sotirios Kyrgiakos

  9. Normal GoalManchester City

    Mario Barwuah Balotelli · Assist: Aleksandar Kolarov

  10. Normal GoalManchester City

    Aleksandar Kolarov · Assist: David Pizarro Cortes

  11. SubstitutionSunderland

    Off Lee Cattermole On David Vaughan

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INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

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THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2011/12 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Manchester City

DStoke City vs Manchester City24 Mar 2012 · Regular Season - 301 – 1WManchester City vs Chelsea21 Mar 2012 · Regular Season - 292 – 1LSwansea vs Manchester City11 Mar 2012 · Regular Season - 281 – 0WManchester City vs Bolton3 Mar 2012 · Regular Season - 272 – 0WManchester City vs Blackburn25 Feb 2012 · Regular Season - 263 – 0

Sunderland

WSunderland vs QPR24 Mar 2012 · Regular Season - 303 – 1LBlackburn vs Sunderland20 Mar 2012 · Regular Season - 292 – 0WSunderland vs Liverpool10 Mar 2012 · Regular Season - 281 – 0DNewcastle vs Sunderland4 Mar 2012 · Regular Season - 271 – 1LWest Brom vs Sunderland25 Feb 2012 · Regular Season - 264 – 0
Previous meetings Within this cup import1 Jan 2012 · Sunderland 1 – 0 Manchester City

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 19 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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