Man City edge 5-3 Sunderland chaos to go top of Premier League — SkimNews
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- Manchester City beat Sunderland 5-3 at the Etihad on September 20, 2026, with Enzo Fernandez, Rayan Cherki, Antoine Semenyo (twice), and Erling Haaland scoring for the hosts while Brian Brobbey netted a hat-trick for the visitors.
- Erling Haaland's 81st-minute strike made him the scorer against all 25 Premier League opponents he has faced in the English top flight, per the source.
- Brian Brobbey's 33-minute hat-trick produced a personal expected goals figure greater than every Premier League team's this weekend except Sunderland itself, with all three goals supplied by Enzo Le Fee, Thomas Meunier, and Nilson Angulo.
- Manchester City move three points clear atop the Premier League heading into the international break after Arsenal's defeat at Brighton the previous day.
- Enzo Maresca conceded his side's defending was too easy and said: "I prefer to win 1-0 than 5-3... we just started eight weeks ago," while hailing Sunderland as "a very good team, strong, dangerous."
- Sunderland registered nine shots on target in an attacking display that arguably outshone City's, with Regis Le Bris saying the side "didn't compromise our identity" and praising Brobbey as "getting better with every game."
Why it matters: Man City extend their lead over Arsenal to three points after the Gunners lost at Brighton, handing Maresca's side the early title-race advantage despite a defensive performance littered with mistakes. Haaland's goal set a personal scoring milestone while Sunderland's Brobbey demonstrated he can bully any defence, giving Le Bris's side a credible attacking template as belief remains high despite the defeat.
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