Man City vs. Sunderland confirmed lineups: Jeremy Doku, Dayann Methalie decisions made for Premier League clash

By Oliver Thomas | 20 Sep 2026 12:50, Last updated: 20 Sep 2026 13:03

Jeremy Doku has been included successful Manchester City’s matchday squad for this afternoon’s Premier League clash with Sunderland astatine the Etihad Stadium.

The Belgian winger has missed each of City's past six matches successful each competitions with a calf wounded sustained successful August's Community Shield, but helium is present acceptable to instrumentality to the substitutes' seat for the sojourn of the Black Cats.

Manager Enzo Maresca has made a full of 10 changes to the broadside that began the 5-0 EFL Cup triumph implicit Norwich City connected Thursday, with Rayan Cherki - a goalscorer connected the nighttime - the lone subordinate to clasp his starting spot.

A backmost 4 of Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, Marc Guehi and Josko Gvardiol volition statesman successful beforehand of goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, portion Elliot Anderson and Enzo Fernandez volition nexus arms successful centre-midfield.

In the lack of suspended attacker Phil Foden, Iliman Ndiaye comes into the broadside to commencement connected the close broadside of attack, with Antoine Semenyo operating connected the near arsenic Cherki continued successful the fig 10 role.

Erling Haaland was wholly rested successful midweek and has been restored to the archetypal XI arsenic City's centre-forward; the Norwegian has already scored six goals successful arsenic galore games this term, but helium has ne'er recovered the nett against Sunderland crossed 2 erstwhile meetings.

Despite scoring doubly connected his afloat debut against Norwich, 17-year-old academy starlet Floyd Samba is not successful City's matchday squad, but Allan - who scored his archetypal extremity for the nine successful midweek - is connected the seat on with the likes of Ayyoub Bouaddi, Nico O'Reilly and Abdukodir Khusanov.

Methalie to marque afloat PL debut arsenic Sunderland marque 5 changes

As for Sunderland, caput manager Regis Le Bris has made a full of 5 changes to his starting lineup pursuing Wednesday’s 1-0 triumph implicit AZ Alkmaar successful the Europa League.

Dayann Methalie, a £25m summertime signing from Toulouse, volition marque his afloat Premier League debut astatine left-back successful the lack of suspended Reinildo Mandava.

Meanwhile, Thomas Meunier, Daniel Ballard, Nilson Angulo and Brian Brobbey person each been restored to the archetypal XI, with Omar Alderete, Trai Hume, Malick Fofana and Wilson Isidor each dropping down to the bench.

There were concerns implicit Alderete’s fittingness aft helium was forced disconnected with an wounded successful midweek, but the defender is acceptable to diagnostic successful the matchday squad, portion Chemsdine Talbi is besides named connected the seat aft being near retired of Sunderland’s Europa League squad.

Manchester City starting lineup: Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Guehi, Gvardiol; Anderson, Fernandez; Ndiaye, Cherki, Semenyo; Haaland

Subs: Rulli, Kovacic, Doku, Ait-Nouri, Bouaddi, O'Reilly, Allan, Khusanov, Lewis

Sunderland starting lineup: Roefs;, Meunier, Ballard, Mukiele, Danso, Methalie; Xhaka, Sadiki, Le Fee; Angulo, Brobbey

Subs: Ellborg, Hume, O’Nien, Alderete, Talbi, Ahoka, Rigg, Fofana, Isidor