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Sunderland vs Everton lineups

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Sunderland host Everton at Stadium of Light on 20 February 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 26 of the Premier League. They last met on 17 May 2026, when Sunderland won 3-1.

Sunderland vs Everton match facts

Kick-off
Sat 20 Feb 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 26

Sunderland vs Everton 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 Everton head to head

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Sunderland wins
6
Draws
9
Everton wins

20–33 on goals in 20 meetings since 22 November 2010

Recent Sunderland vs Everton results

  1. Everton1–3SunderlandPremier LeagueHill Dickinson Stadium
  2. Everton1–1SunderlandFA CupHill Dickinson Stadium
  3. Sunderland1–1EvertonPremier LeagueStadium of Light
  4. Everton3–0SunderlandLeague CupGoodison Park
  5. Everton2–0SunderlandPremier LeagueGoodison Park

Sunderland vs Everton history

Sunderland have won one of the last five, with two drawn. Everton last won at Stadium of Light on 12 September 2016, by 3-0. 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.

Stadium of Light

Sunderland play at Stadium of Light in Sunderland. The ground holds 49,000. Everton have won there once in three visits, most recently in September 2016. Sunderland have won one of those, with one drawn. The pitch is grass. Everton's most recent visit was on 3 November 2025, a 1-1 draw.

Last meeting: Everton 1-3 Sunderland, May 2026

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Sunderland, 4-2-3-1
Everton crest
EvertonFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Jordan PickfordG
  2. 15Jake O'BrienD
  3. 6James TarkowskiD
  4. 5Michael KeaneD
  5. 16Vitalii MykolenkoD
  6. 37James GarnerM
  7. 42Timothy IroegbunamM
  8. 34Merlin RöhlM
  9. 22Kiernan Dewsbury-HallM
  10. 10Iliman NdiayeM
  11. 9BetoF

Bench

  1. 12Mark TraversG
  2. 2Nathan PattersonD
  3. 24Carlos AlcarazM
  4. 20Tyler-Jay DiblingM
  5. 19Tyrique GeorgeF
  6. 11Thierno BarryF
  7. 45Harrison ArmstrongM
  8. 23Séamus ColemanD
  9. 7Dwight McNeilF

Coach: Leighton Baines

Sunderland crest
SunderlandFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 22Robin RoefsG
  2. 6Lutsharel GeertruidaD
  3. 20Nordi MukieleD
  4. 15Omar AldereteD
  5. 17ReinildoD
  6. 34Granit XhakaM
  7. 27Noah SadikiM
  8. 32Trai HumeM
  9. 28Enzo Le FéeM
  10. 10Nilson AnguloM
  11. 9Brian BrobbeyF

Bench

  1. 31Melker EllborgG
  2. 3Dennis CirkinD
  3. 7Chemsdine TalbiF
  4. 11Christopher RiggM
  5. 19Mouhamadou DiarraM
  6. 37T. BiF
  7. 13Luke O'NienM
  8. 18Wilson IsidorF
  9. 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.

Sunderland vs Everton lineups — common questions

When is Sunderland vs Everton?
Sunderland vs Everton kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 20 February 2027 at Stadium of Light in Sunderland. The match is Matchweek 26 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Sunderland vs Everton 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. Sunderland have won 5 of the 20 meetings between the clubs and Everton have won 9.

Everton vs Sunderland at Hill Dickinson Stadium

Updated 9 August 2026