Manchester City with a deserved victory after a fine display

Ball possession: Manchester City: 64%, Sunderland: 36%.

That's it! The referee blows the final whistle

The game is restarted

Romaine Mundle relieves the pressure with a clearance

Ball possession: Manchester City: 63%, Sunderland: 37%.

SENT OFF! - After a serious foul Luke O'Nien is dismissed

RED CARD! - After reviewing the game, the referee decides to change the originally given yellow card for Luke O'Nien from Sunderland to a red card.

VAR - CARD! - The referee has stopped the play. VAR check in progress, a potential card for a player from Sunderland.

The card for Luke O'Nien from Sunderland was disallowed via VAR intervention.

Reckless challenge there. Luke O'Nien commits a rough foul on Matheus Nunes

Daniel Ballard relieves the pressure with a clearance

Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Goal kick for Manchester City

Nordi Mukiele relieves the pressure with a clearance

Savinho from Manchester City swings in the corner from the right.

The fourth official shows there are 4 minute(s) of time to be added

Ruben Dias from Manchester City heads towards goal but sees his effort blocked.

Ball possession: Manchester City: 64%, Sunderland: 36%.

Good effort by Jeremy Doku as he directs a shot on target, but Robin Roefs saves it

Manchester City start a counter attack

Omar Alderete from Sunderland heads towards goal but sees his effort blocked.

Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Matheus Nunes successfully blocks the shot

Chemsdine Talbi from Sunderland swings in the corner from the right.

Trai Hume is leaving the field to be replaced by Luke O'Nien in a tactical substitution.

Ruben Dias from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Sunderland take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Goal kick for Sunderland

Tijjani Reijnders swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.

Nordi Mukiele relieves the pressure with a clearance

Manchester City start a counter attack

Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Ball possession: Manchester City: 64%, Sunderland: 36%.

Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Trai Hume relieves the pressure with a clearance

Rico Lewis makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Nico Gonzalez makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Trai Hume makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Matheus Nunes relieves the pressure with a clearance

Sunderland take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Nathan Ake wins an air challenge against Chemsdine Talbi

The referee signals a free kick as Savinho from Manchester City trips Enzo Le Fee

The game is restarted

Bernardo Silva is leaving the field to be replaced by Rico Lewis in a tactical substitution.

Rayan Cherki is leaving the field to be replaced by Savinho in a tactical substitution.

Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.

Omar Alderete from Sunderland goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Rayan Cherki

Daniel Ballard relieves the pressure with a clearance

Ball possession: Manchester City: 65%, Sunderland: 35%.