Sunderland vs Liverpool 2025-26 English Premier League
Liverpool hand Sunderland 1st Premier League home loss
Virgil van Dijk 's second-half header saw Liverpool end Sunderland's unbeaten Premier League run at home with a 1-0 win at the Stadium of Light.
Match Commentary
- 24': Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Goal! Sunderland 0, Liverpool 1. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Wataru Endo because of an injury.
- 75': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 80': Substitution, Sunderland. Chemsdine Talbi replaces Trai Hume.
- 80': Substitution, Sunderland. Romaine Mundle replaces Nilson Angulo.
- 80': Substitution, Sunderland. Lutsharel Geertruida replaces Omar Alderete because of an injury.
- 88': Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Habib Diarra.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Liverpool 1.
Game Information
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Arsenal | 25 | 56 | 3 |
| +30 | Manchester City | 26 | 53 | 5 |
| +10 | Aston Villa | 26 | 50 | 6 |
| +10 | Manchester United | 26 | 45 | 5 |
Statistics
 LIV |
SUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 56.2 | Possession | 43.8 |
| 23 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 422 | Accurate Passes | 312 |
| 491 | Passes | 375 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 26 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 13 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 39 | Effective Clearances | 35 |
| 39 | Clearances | 35 |
Sunderland (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Robin Roefs (GK) |
| 15 | Omar Alderete |
| 5 | Danny Ballard |
| 17 | Reinildo Mandava  |
| 20 | Nordi Mukiele |
| 19 | Habib Diarra |
| 28 | Enzo Le Fée |
| 27 | Noah Sadiki |
| 9 | Brian Brobbey |
| 10 | Nilson Angulo |
| 32 | Trai Hume |
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 3 | Wataru Endo |
| 7 | Florian Wirtz |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 22 | Hugo Ekitike |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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