Manchester United vs Sunderland – Match preview, form & H2H

Premier League Premier League Round 18
Manchester United
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Sunderland
Old Trafford

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Recent form Last 5 matches
Manchester United
D Fulham Manchester United 1–1 1 1 L Manchester United Manchester City 0–1 0 1 D Everton Manchester United 2–2 2 2 W Manchester United Ipswich 5–2 5 2 L Hull City Manchester United 2–0 2 0
Goals scored 8 1.6 per match
Goals conceded 8 1.6 per match
Clean sheets 0 matches without conceding a goal
Failed to score 2 matches without scoring
Yellow cards 6 1.2 per match
Corners 36 7.2 per match
Both teams scored 60% of these matches
Over 2.5 goals 40% matches with 3+ goals
Sunderland
L Manchester City Sunderland 5–3 5 3 L Sunderland Arsenal 0–2 0 2 D Brentford Sunderland 1–1 1 1 W Sunderland Fulham 1–0 1 0 L Ipswich Sunderland 2–1 2 1
Goals scored 6 1.2 per match
Goals conceded 10 2 per match
Clean sheets 1 matches without conceding a goal
Failed to score 1 matches without scoring
Yellow cards 12 2.4 per match
Corners 20 4 per match
Both teams scored 60% of these matches
Over 2.5 goals 40% matches with 3+ goals
Head to head Last 5 meetings
Manchester United wins
Draws
Sunderland wins
3
1
1
60%
20%
20%
Total goals 12 Across 5 meetings
Avg goals 2.4 2.4 per match
Manchester United goals 9 1.8 per match
Sunderland goals 3 0.6 per match
Both teams scored 40% 2/5 matches
Over 2.5 goals 60% 3/5 matches
Average corners per match 10.2 Across 5 meetings
Average cards per match 4.6 Yellow + red cards
Last meeting 0 - 0
Sunderland 0–0 0 0 Manchester United
Manchester United 2–0 2 0 Sunderland
Sunderland 0–3 0 3 Manchester United
Manchester United 3–1 3 1 Sunderland
Sunderland 2–1 2 1 Manchester United

See full Manchester United vs Sunderland history & stats

League position Premier League
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Manchester United 5 1 2 2 8 8 0 5
14 Sunderland 5 1 1 3 6 10 -4 4
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Season stats compared Premier League · 2026/2027
Manchester United Sunderland
5 Matches played 5
1.6 8 total Goals scored / match 1.2 6 total
1.6 8 total Goals conceded / match 2 10 total
60% Average possession / match 48.4%
60% 3 matches Both teams to score (BTTS) 60% 3 matches
40% 2 matches Over 2.5 goals 40% 2 matches
7.2 Corners / match 4
1.2 Yellow cards / match 2.4
0 Matches with a clean sheet 1
Key player battle Premier League · 2026/2027
Bruno Fernandes 
Manchester United · Attacker
Brian Brobbey
Sunderland
Goals 3
Assists 1
Minutes per goal 150'
Pass accuracy 85%
Matches played 5
Minutes played 450
Goals 3
Assists 0
Minutes per goal 134'
Pass accuracy 77.6%
Matches played 5
Minutes played 401

About the match

Manchester United vs Sunderland will be played on 30 December 2026 at 19:30 UTC at Old Trafford in the Premier League.

Ahead of kick-off, Manchester United are 12th in the Premier League standings, while Sunderland are 14th.

Head-to-head

Manchester United and Sunderland have met 30 times in the available head-to-head data.

Manchester United won 22 times, while Sunderland won 2 times, with 6 meetings ending in draws.