Everton host Sunderland at Hill Dickinson Stadium on 26 December 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 17 of the Premier League. They last met on 17 May 2026, when Sunderland won 3-1.
Everton vs Sunderland match facts
- Kick-off
- Sat 26 Dec 2026, 15:00
- Stadium
- Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool
- Competition
- Premier League
- Round
- Matchweek 17
Everton 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.
Everton vs Sunderland head to head
- 9
- Everton wins
- 6
- Draws
- 5
- Sunderland wins
33–20 on goals in 20 meetings since 22 November 2010
Recent Everton vs Sunderland results
- Everton1–3SunderlandPremier LeagueHill Dickinson Stadium
- Everton1–1SunderlandFA CupHill Dickinson Stadium
- Sunderland1–1EvertonPremier LeagueStadium of Light
- Everton3–0SunderlandLeague CupGoodison Park
- Everton2–0SunderlandPremier LeagueGoodison Park
Everton vs Sunderland history
Everton have won two of the last five, with two drawn. Sunderland last won at Hill Dickinson Stadium on 17 May 2026, by 3-1. Both clubs scored in three of the last five. Sunderland are unbeaten in the last three meetings. Everton hold the longest unbeaten run in the fixture, seven meetings.
Last meeting: Everton 1-3 Sunderland, May 2026
- 1Jordan PickfordG
- 15Jake O'BrienD
- 6James TarkowskiD
- 5Michael KeaneD
- 16Vitalii MykolenkoD
- 37James GarnerM
- 42Timothy IroegbunamM
- 34Merlin RöhlM
- 22Kiernan Dewsbury-HallM
- 10Iliman NdiayeM
- 9BetoF
Bench
- 12Mark TraversG
- 2Nathan PattersonD
- 24Carlos AlcarazM
- 20Tyler-Jay DiblingM
- 19Tyrique GeorgeF
- 11Thierno BarryF
- 45Harrison ArmstrongM
- 23Séamus ColemanD
- 7Dwight McNeilF
Coach: Leighton Baines
- 22Robin RoefsG
- 6Lutsharel GeertruidaD
- 20Nordi MukieleD
- 15Omar AldereteD
- 17ReinildoD
- 34Granit XhakaM
- 27Noah SadikiM
- 32Trai HumeM
- 28Enzo Le FéeM
- 10Nilson AnguloM
- 9Brian BrobbeyF
Bench
- 31Melker EllborgG
- 3Dennis CirkinD
- 7Chemsdine TalbiF
- 11Christopher RiggM
- 19Mouhamadou DiarraM
- 37T. BiF
- 13Luke O'NienM
- 18Wilson IsidorF
- 12Eliezer MayendaF
Coach: Regis Le Bris
Everton lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sunderland in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 17 May 2026 in the Premier League. Sunderland won 3-1. Merlin Röhl, Brian Brobbey and Enzo Le Fée and 1 other scored. Jordan Pickford and Robin Roefs started in goal.
Everton vs Sunderland lineups — common questions
- When is Everton vs Sunderland?
- Everton vs Sunderland kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 26 December 2026 at Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool. The match is Matchweek 17 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
- What was the score in the last Everton vs Sunderland match?
- In the meeting before this one, Sunderland won 3-1 on 17 May 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Everton and Sunderland drew 1-1 on 10 January 2026 in the FA Cup. Everton have won 9 of the 20 meetings between the clubs and Sunderland have won 5.
Sunderland vs Everton at Stadium of Light
Updated 9 August 2026