Sunderland vs Manchester City
Match pulse
SUNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'MNC 
49%Possession51%
12Shots13
2On target4
3Corners3
1Saves2
20Fouls11
Who won: Man City 3-0
Manchester City beat Sunderland 3-0 on Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Stadium of Light. Goals for Man City: Stephen Ireland (45'+1') and Shaun Wright-Phillips (50', 58').
| Lineup (4-4-2) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Craig GordonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny CollinsCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nyron NosworthyCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil BardsleyLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pascal ChimbondaRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kieran RichardsonCM-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grant LeadbitterCM-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy ReidLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steed MalbranqueRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El-Hadji DioufCF-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Djibril CisséCF-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Daryl Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Stokes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Healy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Liam Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Higginbotham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Yorke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
