Sunderland vs Liverpool – Match preview, form & H2H

Premier League Premier League Round 20
Sunderland
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Liverpool
Stadium of Light

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Last 5 matches

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
Liverpool 3 W · 0 D · 2 L
  1. W Crystal Palace – Liverpool Premier League · 1–3
  2. L Liverpool – Arsenal Premier League · 0–1
  3. W Liverpool – Brighton Premier League · 2–0
  4. W Brentford – Liverpool Premier League · 1–2
  5. L Liverpool – Manchester City Premier League · 0–3

Last 5 in numbers

In their last 5 matches, all competitions.
Statistic Sunderland Liverpool
Goals scored 2(0.4 per match) 7(1.4 per match)
Goals conceded 7(1.4 per match) 6(1.2 per match)
Matches without conceding 2 of 5 1 of 5
Matches without scoring 3 of 5 2 of 5
Yellow cards 10(2 per match) 15(3 per match)
Corners 20(4 per match) 33(6.6 per match)
League position Premier League
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Liverpool 10 5 3 2 14 10 +4 18
19 Sunderland 10 2 2 6 8 17 -9 8
Uefa Champions League Uefa Europa League Relegation

Gap between teams: 10 points

Full Premier League standings

This season compared

Premier League 2026/2027
Sunderland Liverpool
10 Matches played 10
0.8 Goals scored per match 1.4
1.7 Goals conceded per match 1.0
48% Average possession 53%
3 of 10 Matches with 3 or more goals 5 of 10
4.0 Corners per match 5.3
2.1 Yellow cards per match 2.7
3 of 10 Matches without conceding 4 of 10

Top scorers

Premier League 2026/2027
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
Liverpool
Alexander Isak

Attacker

7 Goals
0 Assists
Minutes per goal 107'
Pass accuracy 71.2%
Matches played 9
Minutes played 751'

Also scoring

  1. Víctor Muñoz Attacker · 229' per goal 2 Goals 0 Assists
  2. Florian Wirtz Midfielder · 796' per goal 1 Goals 3 Assists

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

Head to head Last 5 meetings
Sunderland wins
Draws
Liverpool wins
0
3
2
0%
60%
40%
Total goals 13 Across 5 meetings
Avg goals 2.6 2.6 per match
Sunderland goals 5 1 per match
Liverpool goals 8 1.6 per match
Both teams scored 60% 3/5 matches
Over 2.5 goals 40% 2/5 matches
Avg corners per match 10.6 Across 5 meetings
Avg cards per match 3 Yellow + red cards
Last meeting 0 - 1
Sunderland 0–1 0 1 Liverpool
Liverpool 1–1 1 1 Sunderland
Sunderland 2–2 2 2 Liverpool
Liverpool 2–0 2 0 Sunderland
Liverpool 2–2 2 2 Sunderland

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About the match

Sunderland vs Liverpool will be played on 5 January 2027 at 20:15 UTC at Stadium of Light in the Premier League.

Ahead of kick-off, Sunderland are 19th in the Premier League standings, while Liverpool are 4th.

Head-to-head

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

Sunderland won 3 times, while Liverpool won 17 times, with 10 meetings ending in draws.