{
  "id": 8825045,
  "title": "Man City battle past Sunderland in eight-goal thriller",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/man-city-battle-past-sunderland-in-eight-goal-thriller-8825045",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T22:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/man-city-battle-past-sunderland-in-eight-goal-thriller/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manchester City secured an eight-goal thriller against Sunderland, moving three points clear at the top of the Premier League table. Enzo Fernandez opened the scoring for City after nine minutes with his first goal since his £125 million transfer from Chelsea, hitting the near post with a free-kick. Sunderland responded quickly, with Enzo le Fee providing a brilliant assist for Brian Brobbey to score past Gianluigi Donnarumma. Sunderland remained competitive but was unable to match City's quality, and the Black Cats were caught playing out from the back, resulting in Rayan Cherki scoring a smart finish. Sunderland equalized again through Le Fee's assist to Thomas Meunier, who delivered for Brobbey to score in an empty net. After a VAR review, the goal was awarded, and Sunderland had no further problems. City regained the lead two minutes before halftime via Antoine Semenyo's precise shot after Sunderland failed to clear a cross. They should have added a second in stoppage time but Haaland missed with a simple chance. The second half started more calmly, and City's fourth goal came from Semenyo's left-foot strike off a Marc Guehi pass. Sunderland came back with another goal from Nilson Angulo, completing his first senior hat-trick. City controlled possession and controlled the game, but Sunderland's resilience paid off. Erling Haaland scored his fifth goal of the night, against every Premier League side he has faced, bringing his tally to five. City's performance in this match highlights their attacking quality and ability to find different ways to win, despite ongoing uncertainties following the departure of a legendary figure.",
  "summary": "Manchester City were pushed all the way by Sunderland but came through to win an eight-goal thriller to go three points clear at the top of the Premier League table.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Maresca craves a 1-0 win after eight-goal Man City thriller",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/maresca-craves-a-1-0-win-after-eight-goal-man-city-thriller-8789584",
        "published": "2026-09-20T22:18:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}