Liverpool vs Sunderland 2025-26 English Premier League
Sunderland stay ahead of Liverpool in Anfield draw
Florian Wirtz waltzed past a couple of defenders before firing home via a deflection nine minutes from time to secure Liverpool a 1-1 draw with Sunderland and spare head coach Arne Slot more scrutiny.
Match Commentary
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Sunderland 0.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Sunderland 0.
- 54': Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Brian Brobbey.
- 65': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Joe Gomez.
- 67': Goal! Liverpool 0, Sunderland 1. Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée.
- 74': Substitution, Liverpool. Hugo Ekitiké replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
- 79': Substitution, Sunderland. Lutsharel Geertruida replaces Enzo Le Fée.
- 81': Own Goal by Nordi Mukiele, Sunderland. Liverpool 1, Sunderland 1.
- 86': Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Alexander Isak.
- 86': Substitution, Liverpool. Milos Kerkez replaces Andy Robertson.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Sunderland. Luke O'Nien replaces Chemsdine Talbi.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, Sunderland 1.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,414
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,414
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +20 | Arsenal | 16 | 36 | 2 |
| +22 | Manchester City | 16 | 34 | 4 |
| +8 | Aston Villa | 16 | 33 | 3 |
| +12 | Chelsea | 16 | 28 | 4 |
Statistics
 SUN |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 32 | Possession | 68 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 218 | Accurate Passes | 554 |
| 304 | Passes | 638 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 12 | Crosses | 34 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 73 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 15 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 47 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 47 | Clearances | 26 |
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 2 | Joe Gomez  |
| 7 | Florian Wirtz |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 9 | Alexander Isak |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
Sunderland (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Robin Roefs (GK) |
| 15 | Omar Alderete |
| 5 | Danny Ballard |
| 17 | Reinildo Mandava |
| 20 | Nordi Mukiele |
| 27 | Noah Sadiki |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 7 | Chemsdine Talbi |
| 32 | Trai Hume |
| 9 | Brian Brobbey |
| 28 | Enzo Le Fée |
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