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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Recent form Last 5 matches
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
Liverpool
W Bournemouth Liverpool 0–1 0 1 D Liverpool Fulham 0–0 0 0 W Ipswich Liverpool 0–2 0 2 D Liverpool Nottingham Forest 2–2 2 2 D Newcastle Liverpool 2–2 2 2
Goals scored 7 1.4 per match
Goals conceded 4 0.8 per match
Clean sheets 3 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 40% of these matches
Over 2.5 goals 40% matches with 3+ goals
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

See full Sunderland vs Liverpool history & stats

League position Premier League
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Liverpool 5 2 3 0 7 4 +3 9
14 Sunderland 5 1 1 3 6 10 -4 4
Uefa Champions League Uefa Europa League Relegation

Gap between teams: 5 points

Full Premier League standings

Season stats compared Premier League · 2026/2027
Sunderland Liverpool
5 Matches played 5
1.2 6 total Goals scored / match 1.4 7 total
2 10 total Goals conceded / match 0.8 4 total
48.4% Average possession / match 59%
60% 3 matches Both teams to score (BTTS) 40% 2 matches
40% 2 matches Over 2.5 goals 40% 2 matches
4 Corners / match 4
2.4 Yellow cards / match 2.4
1 Clean sheet matches 3
Key player battle Premier League · 2026/2027
Brian Brobbey
Sunderland
Alexander Isak
Liverpool
Goals 3
Assists 0
Minutes per goal 134'
Pass accuracy 77.6%
Matches played 5
Minutes played 401
Goals 4
Assists 0
Minutes per goal 104'
Pass accuracy 82.1%
Matches played 5
Minutes played 415

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 14th in the Premier League standings, while Liverpool are 6th.

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.