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Sunderland vs Aston Villa lineups

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Sunderland host Aston Villa at Stadium of Light on 6 February 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 24 of the Premier League. They last met on 19 April 2026, when Aston Villa won 4-3.

Sunderland vs Aston Villa match facts

Kick-off
Sat 6 Feb 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 24

Sunderland vs Aston Villa 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 Aston Villa head to head

3
Sunderland wins
6
Draws
7
Aston Villa wins

15–27 on goals in 16 meetings since 23 October 2010

Recent Sunderland vs Aston Villa results

  1. Aston Villa4–3SunderlandPremier LeagueVilla Park
  2. Sunderland1–1Aston VillaPremier LeagueStadium of Light
  3. Sunderland0–3Aston VillaChampionshipStadium of Light
  4. Aston Villa2–1SunderlandChampionshipVilla Park
  5. Sunderland3–1Aston VillaPremier LeagueStadium of Light

Sunderland vs Aston Villa history

Sunderland have won one of the last five, with one drawn. Aston Villa last won at Stadium of Light on 6 March 2018, by 3-0. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in four of the last five. Aston Villa are unbeaten in the last four meetings.

Stadium of Light

Sunderland play at Stadium of Light in Sunderland. The ground holds 49,000. Aston Villa have won there twice in four visits, most recently in March 2018. Sunderland have won one of those, with one drawn. The pitch is grass. Aston Villa's most recent visit was on 21 September 2025, a 1-1 draw.

Last meeting: Aston Villa 4-3 Sunderland, April 2026

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Sunderland, 4-2-3-1
Aston Villa crest
Aston VillaFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 23Damián MartínezG
  2. 2Matthew CashD
  3. 4Ezri KonsaD
  4. 5Tyrone MingsD
  5. 22Ian MaatsenD
  6. 24Amadou OnanaM
  7. 8Youri TielemansM
  8. 7John McGinnM
  9. 6Ross BarkleyM
  10. 27Morgan RogersM
  11. 11Oliver WatkinsF

Bench

  1. 40Marco BizotG
  2. 3Victor LindelöfD
  3. 31Leon BaileyF
  4. 21Douglas LuizM
  5. 26Lamare BogardeM
  6. 12Lucas DigneD
  7. 18Tammy AbrahamF
  8. 10Emiliano BuendíaM
  9. 19Jadon SanchoF

Coach: Unai Emery

Sunderland crest
SunderlandFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 22Robin RoefsG
  2. 20Nordi MukieleD
  3. 13Luke O'NienD
  4. 15Omar AldereteD
  5. 17ReinildoD
  6. 34Granit XhakaM
  7. 27Noah SadikiM
  8. 11Christopher RiggM
  9. 19Mouhamadou DiarraM
  10. 28Enzo Le FéeM
  11. 9Brian BrobbeyF

Bench

  1. 31Melker EllborgG
  2. 3Dennis CirkinD
  3. 50Harrison JonesM
  4. 7Chemsdine TalbiF
  5. 5Daniel BallardD
  6. 6Lutsharel GeertruidaD
  7. 18Wilson IsidorF
  8. 32Trai HumeD
  9. 12Eliezer MayendaF

Coach: Regis Le Bris

Aston Villa lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sunderland in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 19 April 2026 in the Premier League. Aston Villa won 4-3. Oliver Watkins, Christopher Rigg and Morgan Rogers and 3 others scored.

Sunderland vs Aston Villa lineups — common questions

When is Sunderland vs Aston Villa?
Sunderland vs Aston Villa kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 6 February 2027 at Stadium of Light in Sunderland. The match is Matchweek 24 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Sunderland vs Aston Villa match?
In the meeting before this one, Aston Villa won 4-3 on 19 April 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Sunderland and Aston Villa drew 1-1 on 21 September 2025 in the Premier League. Sunderland have won 3 of the 16 meetings between the clubs and Aston Villa have won 7.

Aston Villa vs Sunderland at Villa Park

Updated 9 August 2026