Gameweek 5 preview · Sun 20 Sept, 14:00 · Sky Sports
Man City v Sunderland
Man City sit 2nd on 12 points (form WWWW); Sunderland are 14th on 4 (LWDL). Kick-off is 14:00 UK time on Sun 20 Sept, live on Sky Sports.
The numbers
Man City have scored 8 goals and conceded 2 in 4 games, from chances worth 7.9 expected goals, with 2 clean sheets. Sunderland have scored 3 goals and conceded 5 in 4 games, from chances worth 6.2 expected goals, with 1 clean sheet.
On the game's difficulty scale this is a 2 for MCI and a 5 for SUN (out of 5).
The FPL angle
Man City's leading FPL assets are Gvardiol (33 pts, 26.2%, £5.7m), Haaland (33 pts, 73.4%, £15.6m) and Guéhi (26 pts, 18.5%, £6.0m). The market's pick this week is Gvardiol, bought by 45,915 managers since the last deadline. Haaland is on penalties.
Sunderland's leading FPL assets are Xhaka (19 pts, 3.7%, £5.5m), Isidor (14 pts, 1.3%, £5.5m) and Mukiele (13 pts, 1.9%, £5.4m). The market's pick this week is O'Nien, bought by 4,151 managers since the last deadline. Diarra is on penalties.
Availability
- Foden (MCI) — Suspended until 17 Oct
- Doku (MCI) — Calf injury - 75% chance of playing
- Reinildo (SUN) — Suspended until 10 Oct
- Diarra (SUN) — Hamstring injury - Unknown return date
- Mundle (SUN) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
Last season
Man City 3–0 Sunderland (GW15) and Sunderland 0–0 Man City (GW19).
Watching it
Sunday games are Sky Sports'. For other countries, the My Team fixtures tab lists every rights holder.