JAKARTA - Manchester City failed to secure three points after being held to a 0-0 draw by Sunderland in matchday 19 of the 2025/26 English League at the Stadium of Light on Friday morning WIB.
Citizens were frustrated by the discipline and solidity of the home side's defence.
This draw, as reported by Antara, makes Pep Guardiola's squad only add one point and remain in second place in the English League standings with a collection of 41 points from 19 matches. The Citizens are now four points behind Arsenal who topped the standings.
On the other hand, Sunderland is in seventh place with 29 points, as reported by the official website of the English Premier League.
Manchester City surprised the hosts in the 6th minute. Erling Haaland's pass was deflected by Bernardo Silva from close range and into the goal.
However, the goal was annulled because Silva was in an offside position. Sunderland was disciplined and did not hesitate to fight.
In the 16th minute, Brobbey managed to escape Ruben Dias' control and fired from a narrow angle. Gianluigi Donnarumma was able to parry the ball, while Brobbey's subsequent attempt was again thwarted by City's backline.
Another dangerous opportunity came from Eliezer Mayenda who poked from the right side before sending a pull pass to Trai Hume. Unfortunately, Hume's final finish was still wide.
Manchester City got a golden opportunity through Haaland after receiving a pass from Phil Foden inside the penalty box. However, the finish still went straight to Robin Roefs.
Towards the break, Sunderland again threatened through Hume's header which greeted a cross, but the ball bounced over the crossbar.
Entering the second half, City increased the tempo of the game. The opportunity came immediately through Savinho who received a pass from Cherki in front of the goal, but his shot soared.
Savinho again threatened with an individual action from the left, unfortunately his hard kick was blocked by Roefs with his feet.
Sunderland responded through Adingra's shot from the left side of the penalty box which forced Donnarumma to make an important save.
City again got a golden opportunity when Josko Gvardiol greeted Rodri's cross with a close-range header, but Roefs pushed the ball over the crossbar.
City's pressure continued. Jeremy Doku fired a shot that was blocked, followed by Phil Foden's volley that was again thwarted by Sunderland's defense. Gvardiol's subsequent header was also just wide.
Sunderland almost stole the victory in the final minutes. A long pass was received by Wilson Isidor in the penalty box, he escaped the control of the City defender and fired a shot that was not caught by Donnarumma. However, the ball only hit the outside of the goal.
Until the final whistle, the score remained 0-0 and both teams had to settle for sharing one point.
Starting XI
Sunderland: Robin Roefs; Hume, Mukiele, Alderet, Cirkin; Xhaka, Geertruida; Mayenda, Le Fee, Adingra (Mundle 72'); Brobbey (Isidor 58')
Manchester City: Donnarumma; Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, Ake, O'Reilly (Gvardiol 58'); Foden, Nico Gonzalez (Rodri 46'); Bernardo Silva (Reijnders 85'), Cherki; Savinho (Doku 52'); Haaland.
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