Manchester City v Stoke City result

Full-time · Manchester City 7–2 Stoke City

Premier League · Sat, 14 Oct 2017 15:00 BST · Etihad Stadium

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Manchester City · Stoke City

Manchester City 7–2 Stoke City — Manchester City won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City beat Stoke City 7–2 at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday 14 October. Manchester City are unbeaten in at least their last 11 matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester City led 3–1 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Manchester City: Gabriel Jesus (17’, assisted by Kyle Walker; 55’, assisted by Kevin De Bruyne), R. Sterling (19’, assisted by Leroy Sané), David Silva (27’, assisted by R. Sterling), an own goal by Kyle Walker (47’), Fernandinho (60’, assisted by F. Delph), Leroy Sané (62’, assisted by Kevin De Bruyne) and Bernardo Silva (79’, assisted by R. Sterling); Stoke City: M. Diouf (44’, assisted by Jesé).

Discipline

Craig Pawson, England showed one yellow card — against 4.8 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Stoke City: I. Afellay (90’).

What it changes

Manchester City’s five-goal margin was the biggest of round 8, across 10 matches. Manchester City have scored in at least 11 consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, R. Sterling (Manchester City) 11.1, Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) 9.5 and Leroy Sané (Manchester City) 9.5 led the match.

Next up

Manchester City next host AEK Athens FC on 20 October 2026.

Stoke City next host Bristol City on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester City: Manchester City v AEK Athens FC, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Stoke City: Stoke City v Bristol City, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester City 7–2 Stoke City · Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium · Manchester
Referee: Craig Pawson, England
Recent form: Manchester City 5W 0D 0L · Stoke City 1W 1D 3L

Manchester City 7–2 Stoke City (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

3.38 / 1.38

Goals

against 0.25 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.14 / 4.4

Corners

against 3.14 / 5.8 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

8.43 / 4.8

Shots on target

against 1.86 / 3.6 · 4 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.43 / 1.4

Cards

against 2.43 / 1.4 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 September 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 September 2017. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester City for / against	Line	Stoke City for / against
Goals scored	3.38 for · 0.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.14 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.4 for · 5.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	18.43 for · 8.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	16 for · 13.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	8.43 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.8 for · 3.6 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.71 for · 10.43 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 9.6 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.43 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.4 for · 1.4 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: Craig Pawson, England.

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Sané n 8	51.8	1.7 5/3	1.1 5/0	—
Gabriel Jesus n 8	78.3	1.6 5/5	1.3 5/3	—
R. Sterling n 8	66.4	1.5 7/2	2 7/5	—
Fernandinho n 8	57.4	1.4 4/2	0.4 2/0	D. Fletcher
B. Mendy n 6	79.8	1.3 4/2	0 0/0	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Agüero n 8	76.5	5 8/8	2.2 7/5
R. Sterling n 8	66.4	3.9 7/7	1.7 6/3
L. Sané n 8	51.8	3.9 6/5	1.7 4/3
İ. Gündoğan n 4	24.5	3.7 2/1	0.9 1/0
Gabriel Jesus n 8	78.3	2.4 7/6	1.7 6/4

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Sané n 8	51.8	1.1 3/2	0.4 1/1
S. Agüero n 8	76.5	1 5/1	0.4 3/0
David Silva n 8	82.6	0 0/0	1 5/2
Gabriel Jesus n 8	78.3	0.9 4/2	0.1 1/0
R. Sterling n 8	66.4	1 5/1	0 0/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. De Bruyne n 8	86.9	1.4 6/4
F. Delph n 5	62.6	1.4 1/1
Fernandinho n 8	57.4	1.4 3/3
J. Stones n 8	76.4	1.2 4/3
İ. Gündoğan n 4	24.5	0.9 1/0

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Bravo n 8	84.4	2.7 6/4
Ederson n 8	84.4	1.6 4/1

Stoke City

Stoke City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
E. Pieters n 7	87	1.9 6/4	1.3 6/3	—
D. Fletcher n 8	84.4	1.5 5/3	1.6 7/2	Fernandinho
P. Crouch n 6	40.5	1.5 4/0	1.1 2/1	—
J. Allen n 7	82.7	1.4 6/2	1.9 5/4	—
S. Berahino n 5	53.4	1.3 2/1	1.3 3/1	—

Stoke City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting n 7	79.7	3.7 6/6	1.1 4/3
X. Shaqiri n 8	72.3	2.2 7/4	1.2 5/2
Ramadan Sobhi n 5	49.6	2.2 2/2	0.4 1/0
Jesé n 4	67.5	2 3/2	1 2/1
P. Crouch n 6	40.5	1.9 4/1	1.1 3/0

Stoke City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Crouch n 6	40.5	1.1 3/0	0 0/0
J. Allen n 7	82.7	0.3 1/1	0.3 2/0
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting n 7	79.7	0.3 1/1	0.2 1/0
X. Shaqiri n 8	72.3	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
M. Diouf n 6	76.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Stoke City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Pieters n 7	87	2.4 6/6
D. Fletcher n 8	84.4	2.4 6/5
G. Cameron n 8	81.8	2.2 7/6
M. Diouf n 6	76.3	2.2 5/3
J. Allen n 7	82.7	1.9 6/3

Stoke City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Butland n 6	90	3.3 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester City		Stoke City
79%	Possession	21%
20	Shots	5
11	Shots on target	1
9	Shots off target	3
0	Blocked shots	1
12	Shots inside the box	4
5	Corners	0
2	Offsides	1
5	Fouls	8
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	4
892	Passes	231
91%	Pass accuracy	66%

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Walker	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	6.7
J. Stones	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	7.4
N. Otamendi	90	0	0	2	0	1	1	7.1
F. Delph	90	0	1	1	1	2	2	7.2
David Silva	90	1	0	4	1	2	0	7.6
R. Sterling	90	1	2	3	1	3	0	8.8
L. Sané	90	1	1	4	2	3	1	8.4
Fernandinho	73	1	0	1	1	1	1	7.6
K. De Bruyne	66	0	2	2	2	4	0	8.9
Gabriel Jesus	63	2	0	2	2	1	0	8.5
Bernardo Silva sub	27	1	0	1	1	0	0	7.2
İ. Gündoğan sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.4
Y. Touré sub	17	0	0	0	0	1	1	7.1

Stoke City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Butland	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.2
K. Zouma	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.4
E. Pieters	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.4
M. Diouf	90	1	0	3	1	0	3	0	6.2
D. Fletcher	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.8
G. Cameron	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.3
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6
X. Shaqiri	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
T. Edwards	53	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.5
K. Wimmer	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Jesé	45	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
B. Martins Indi	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.6
I. Afellay	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6
Ramadan Sobhi	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.1

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester City v Stoke City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester CityWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 3.2 scored / 0.2 conceded per game

Stoke CityDLLLW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester City#1 pos100 pts38 pl+79 GD

Stoke City#19 pos33 pts38 pl-33 GD

Goals per game

Manchester City scored2.79

Stoke City scored0.92

Manchester City conceded0.71

Stoke City conceded1.79

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