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Sunderland host Liverpool at Stadium of Light on 5 January 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 20 of the Premier League. They last met on 25 July 2026, when Liverpool won 4-2.
Sunderland vs Liverpool match facts
- Kick-off
- Tue 5 Jan 2027, 20:15
- Stadium
- Stadium of Light, Sunderland
- Competition
- Premier League
- Round
- Matchweek 20
Sunderland vs Liverpool 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 Liverpool head to head
- 1
- Sunderland wins
- 7
- Draws
- 9
- Liverpool wins
14–28 on goals in 17 meetings since 25 September 2010
Recent Sunderland vs Liverpool results
- Liverpool4–2SunderlandPremier League Summer SeriesGeodis Park
- Sunderland0–1LiverpoolPremier LeagueStadium of Light
- Liverpool1–1SunderlandPremier LeagueAnfield
- Sunderland2–2LiverpoolPremier LeagueStadium of Light
- Liverpool2–0SunderlandPremier LeagueAnfield
Sunderland vs Liverpool history
Sunderland have won none of the last five, with two drawn. Liverpool last won at Stadium of Light on 11 February 2026, by 1-0. One of the last five was decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in three of the last five. Liverpool are unbeaten in the last thirteen meetings.
Stadium of Light
Sunderland play at Stadium of Light in Sunderland. The ground holds 49,000. Liverpool have won there twice in three visits, most recently in February 2026. Sunderland have won no of those, with one drawn. The pitch is grass. Liverpool's most recent visit was on 11 February 2026, a 1-0 win.
Last meeting: Liverpool 4-2 Sunderland, July 2026
- 25Giorgi Mamardashvili
- 30Jeremie Frimpong
- 2Joseph Gomez
- 75T. Ndiaye
- 21Konstantinos Tsimikas
- 17Curtis Jones
- 53James McConnell
- 68Kieran Morrison
- 19Harvey Elliott
- 73Rio Ngumoha
- 79Will Wright
Bench
- 28Frederick Woodman
- 95Harvey Davies
- 14Federico Chiesa
- 6Miloš Kerkez
- 48Calum Scanlon
- 82J. Sonni-Lambie
- 83IfeanyiIfeanyi Ndukwe
- 8Dominik Szoboszlai
- 47Calvin Ramsay
- 44Luke Chambers
- 67Lewis Koumas
- 42Treymaurice Nyoni
- 40Joshua Abe
Coach: Andoni Iraola
- 31Melker Ellborg
- 20Nordi Mukiele
- 5Daniel Ballard
- 13Luke O'Nien
- 17R. Mandava
- 8Alan Browne
- 32Trai Hume
- 28Enzo Le Fée
- 11Christopher Rigg
- 14Romaine Mundle
- 18Wilson Isidor
Bench
- 21Simon Moore
- 1Anthony Patterson
- 59A. Lightfoot
- 40Jack Whittaker
- 97C. Dinsdale
- 52Jenson Jones
- 48Jenson Jones
- 33L. F. Hjelde
- 23Jenson Seelt
- 57T. Tuterov
- 99B. Kindon
- 47T. Samuel-Ogunsuyi
- 95F. Scott
- 77T. Proctor
- 46F. Geragusian
Coach: Regis Le Bris
Liverpool lined up in a shape the feed does not record and Sunderland in a shape the feed does not record when the clubs last met, on 25 July 2026 in the Premier League Summer Series. Liverpool won 4-2. Kieran Morrison, Enzo Le Fée and T. Tuterov and 3 others scored.
Sunderland vs Liverpool lineups — common questions
- When is Sunderland vs Liverpool?
- Sunderland vs Liverpool kicks off at 20:15 UK time on 5 January 2027 at Stadium of Light in Sunderland. The match is Matchweek 20 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
- What was the score in the last Sunderland vs Liverpool match?
- In the meeting before this one, Liverpool won 4-2 on 25 July 2026 in the Premier League Summer Series. The time before that, Liverpool won 1-0 on 11 February 2026 in the Premier League. Sunderland have won 1 of the 17 meetings between the clubs and Liverpool have won 9.
Liverpool vs Sunderland at Anfield
Updated 23 September 2026