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Sunderland vs Bournemouth lineups

Looking for the match at Vitality Stadium on 18 October? See Bournemouth vs Sunderland lineups.

Sunderland host Bournemouth at Stadium of Light on 15 May 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 36 of the Premier League. They last met on 28 February 2026, when Bournemouth and Sunderland drew 1-1.

Sunderland vs Bournemouth match facts

Kick-off
Sat 15 May 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 36

Sunderland vs Bournemouth 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.

Sunderland vs Bournemouth head to head

2
Sunderland wins
2
Draws
2
Bournemouth wins

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

Recent Sunderland vs Bournemouth 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

Sunderland vs Bournemouth history

Sunderland have won two of the last five, with two drawn. Bournemouth last won at Stadium of Light on 29 April 2017, by 1-0. 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.

Stadium of Light

Sunderland play at Stadium of Light in Sunderland. The ground holds 49,000. Bournemouth have won there once in three visits, most recently in April 2017. Sunderland have won one of those, with one drawn. The pitch is grass. Bournemouth's most recent visit was on 29 November 2025, a 2-3 defeat.

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.

Sunderland vs Bournemouth lineups — common questions

When is Sunderland vs Bournemouth?
Sunderland vs Bournemouth kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 15 May 2027 at Stadium of Light in Sunderland. The match is Matchweek 36 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Sunderland vs Bournemouth 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. Sunderland have won 2 of the 6 meetings between the clubs and Bournemouth have won 2.

Bournemouth vs Sunderland at Vitality Stadium

Updated 22 September 2026