Manchester United vs Sunderland – Match preview, form & H2H

Premier League Premier League Round 18
Manchester United
Not started
Sunderland
Old Trafford

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Last 5 matches

Manchester United 0 W · 3 D · 2 L
  1. D Manchester United – Aston Villa Premier League · 4–4
  2. L Chelsea – Manchester United Premier League · 2–0
  3. L Manchester United – Bournemouth Premier League · 0–3
  4. D Leeds – Manchester United Premier League · 1–1
  5. D Manchester United – Tottenham Premier League · 1–1
Sunderland 1 W · 1 D · 3 L
  1. W Sunderland – Chelsea Premier League · 1–0
  2. L Coventry City – Sunderland Premier League · 3–1
  3. D Sunderland – Leeds Premier League · 0–0
  4. L Bournemouth – Sunderland Premier League · 2–0
  5. L Sunderland – Brighton Premier League · 0–2

Last 5 in numbers

In their last 5 matches, all competitions.
Statistic Manchester United Sunderland
Goals scored 6(1.2 per match) 2(0.4 per match)
Goals conceded 11(2.2 per match) 7(1.4 per match)
Matches without conceding 0 of 5 2 of 5
Matches without scoring 2 of 5 3 of 5
Yellow cards 17(3.4 per match) 10(2 per match)
Corners 27(5.4 per match) 20(4 per match)
League position Premier League
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD Pts
18 Manchester United 10 1 5 4 14 19 -5 8
19 Sunderland 10 2 2 6 8 17 -9 8
Uefa Champions League Uefa Europa League Relegation

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This season compared

Premier League 2026/2027
Manchester United Sunderland
10 Matches played 10
1.4 Goals scored per match 0.8
1.9 Goals conceded per match 1.7
55% Average possession 48%
4 of 10 Matches with 3 or more goals 3 of 10
6.3 Corners per match 4.0
2.3 Yellow cards per match 2.1
0 of 10 Matches without conceding 3 of 10

Top scorers

Premier League 2026/2027
Manchester United
Bruno Fernandes

Midfielder

4 Goals
2 Assists
Minutes per goal 203'
Pass accuracy 81%
Matches played 9
Minutes played 810'

Also scoring

  1. Bryan Mbeumo Attacker · 223' per goal 4 Goals 0 Assists
  2. Matheus Cunha Attacker · 706' per goal 1 Goals 2 Assists
Sunderland
Enzo Le Fée

Midfielder

3 Goals
1 Assists
Minutes per goal 289'
Pass accuracy 78.7%
Matches played 10
Minutes played 868'

Also scoring

  1. Brian Brobbey Attacker · 208' per goal 3 Goals 0 Assists
  2. Nilson Angulo Attacker · 529' per goal 1 Goals 1 Assists

Minutes per goal: how many minutes, on average, the player needs to score. Lower is better.

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

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 18th in the Premier League standings, while Sunderland are 19th.

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.