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Bournemouth vs Sunderland lineups

Bournemouth host Sunderland at Vitality Stadium on 18 October 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 7 of the Premier League. They last met on 28 February 2026, when Bournemouth and Sunderland drew 1-1.

Bournemouth vs Sunderland match facts

Kick-off
Sun 18 Oct 2026, 14:00
Stadium
Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 7

Bournemouth vs Sunderland lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Bournemouth vs Sunderland head to head

2
Bournemouth wins
2
Draws
2
Sunderland wins

8–7 on goals in 6 meetings since 19 September 2015

Recent Bournemouth vs Sunderland results

  1. Bournemouth1–1SunderlandVitality Stadium
  2. Sunderland3–2BournemouthStadium of Light
  3. Sunderland0–1BournemouthStadium of Light
  4. Bournemouth1–2SunderlandVitality Stadium
  5. Sunderland1–1BournemouthStadium of Light

All in the Premier League

Bournemouth vs Sunderland history

Bournemouth have won one of the last five, with two drawn. Sunderland last won at Vitality Stadium on 5 November 2016, by 2-1. Three of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in four of the last five. The widest margin was 2-0 to Bournemouth on 19 September 2015.

Last meeting: Bournemouth 1-1 Sunderland, February 2026

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Bournemouth, 4-2-3-1
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Sunderland, 4-2-3-1
Bournemouth crest
BournemouthFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Đorđe PetrovićG
  2. 20Álex JiménezD
  3. 23James HillD
  4. 5Marcos SenesiD
  5. 3Adrien TruffertD
  6. 12Tyler AdamsM
  7. 8Alex ScottM
  8. 37RayanM
  9. 16Marcus TavernierM
  10. 7David BrooksM
  11. 22Eli KroupiF

Bench

  1. 29Christos MandasG
  2. 15Adam SmithD
  3. 10Ryan ChristieM
  4. 26Enes ÜnalF
  5. 18Bafodé DiakitéD
  6. 9EvanilsonF
  7. 21Amine AdliF
  8. 44Veljko MilosavljevićD
  9. 27Alex TóthM

Coach: Andoni Iraola

Sunderland crest
SunderlandFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 22Robin RoefsG
  2. 6Lutsharel GeertruidaD
  3. 5Daniel BallardD
  4. 15Omar AldereteD
  5. 32Trai HumeD
  6. 27Noah SadikiM
  7. 34Granit XhakaM
  8. 7Chemsdine TalbiM
  9. 19Mouhamadou DiarraM
  10. 28Enzo Le FéeM
  11. 12Eliezer MayendaF

Bench

  1. 31Melker EllborgG
  2. 25Bertrand TraoréF
  3. 10Nilson AnguloF
  4. 50Harrison JonesM
  5. 11Christopher RiggM
  6. 51Jenson JonesD
  7. 13Luke O'NienM
  8. 18Wilson IsidorF
  9. 30Milan AleksićM

Coach: Regis Le Bris

Bournemouth lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sunderland in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 28 February 2026 in the Premier League. It finished 1-1. Eliezer Mayenda and Evanilson scored. Đorđe Petrović and Robin Roefs started in goal.

Bournemouth vs Sunderland lineups — common questions

When is Bournemouth vs Sunderland?
Bournemouth vs Sunderland kicks off at 14:00 UK time on 18 October 2026 at Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth. The match is Matchweek 7 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The clubs last met on 28 February 2026.
What was the score in the last Bournemouth vs Sunderland match?
In the meeting before this one, Bournemouth and Sunderland drew 1-1 on 28 February 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Sunderland won 3-2 on 29 November 2025 in the Premier League. Bournemouth have won 2 of the 6 meetings between the clubs and Sunderland have won 2.

Sunderland vs Bournemouth at Stadium of Light

Updated 22 September 2026