Manchester United vs Sunderland
Ref: Stuart Attwell, EnglandOld Trafford, Manchester · 76,212 cap
Match recap
Manchester United beat Sunderland 2–0 in their Premier League fixture. Mount and Šeško scored for Manchester United. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.84 for Manchester United versus 0.71 for Sunderland. Manchester United sit 3rd in the Premier League table while Sunderland are 7th.
First Half
⚽
Mount
Assist: Mbeumo
29'
Alderete
Yellow Card
⚽
Šeško
35'
Sadiki
Yellow Card
37'
⇄
Adingra
45+5'
VAR
Penalty cancelled
Second Half
57'
Traoré
Yellow Card
58'
⇄
Traoré
58'
⇄
Masuaku
59'
⇄
Isidor
⇄
Diogo Dalot
⇄
Mount
76'
Xhaka
Yellow Card
⇄
Mbeumo
79'
⇄
Hume
Casemiro
Yellow Card
⇄
Casemiro
⇄
Yoro
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
| 6 |  Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 |  Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Manchester UnitedSunderland
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.84VS0.71
Attack5 · 1 won
15
Shots
8
6
Shots on target
3
11
Shots in the box
5
4
Shots outside box
3
7
Shots off goal
4
2
Corners
3
Possession & Passing2 · 1 won
50%
Possession
50%
448
Total passes
428
351
Accurate passes
341
78%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline3 · 0 won
10
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
4
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
4
2
Blocked shots
1
0
Goals prevented
0
Manchester United
3-4-2-1
Sunderland
4-2-3-1
Manchester United
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2Diogo DalotM
- 4M. de LigtD
- 7M. MountF
- 8Bruno FernandesM
- 15L. YoroD
- 16A. DialloM
- 18CasemiroM
- 19B. MbeumoF
- 23L. ShawD
- 30B. ŠeškoF
- 31S. LammensG
Substitutes
- 1A. BayındırG
- 5H. MaguireD
- 10Matheus CunhaF
- 11J. ZirkzeeF
- 13P. DorguD
- 25M. UgarteM
- 26A. HeavenD
- 35D. LeónD
- 37K. MainooM
Sunderland
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 15O. AldereteD
- 18W. IsidorF
- 20N. MukieleD
- 22R. RoefsG
- 24S. AdingraM
- 25B. TraoréM
- 26A. MasuakuD
- 27N. SadikiM
- 28E. Le FéeM
- 32T. HumeD
- 34G. XhakaM
Substitutes
- 1A. PattersonG
- 4D. NeilM
- 5D. BallardD
- 6L. GeertruidaD
- 7C. TalbiF
- 9B. BrobbeyF
- 11C. RiggM
- 12Eliezer MayendaF
- 13L. O'NienM
Manchester United
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senne Lammens | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amad Diallo | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3/6 |
| Bruno Fernandes(C) | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Casemiro | M | 85 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mason Mount | F | 65 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Benjamin Šeško | F | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/4 |
| Matthijs de Ligt | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leny Yoro | D | 85 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Mbeumo | F | 77 | 6.7 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Luke Shaw | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Diogo Dalot | M | 64 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ayden Heaven | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego León | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Altay Bayındır | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Zirkzee | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Dorgu | D | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Manuel Ugarte | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kobbie Mainoo | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Harry Maguire | D | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matheus Cunha | F | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/5 |
Sunderland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand Traoré | M | 58 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Granit Xhaka(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Robin Roefs | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Alderete | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Nordi Mukiele | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Noah Sadiki | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Arthur Masuaku | D | 58 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Simon Adingra | M | 37 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Wilson Isidor | F | 59 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Enzo Le Fée | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Trai Hume | D | 79 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Chris Rigg | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke O'Nien | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Neil | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Patterson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Ballard | D | 53 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | D | 11 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Eliezer Mayenda | F | 32 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Chemsdine Talbi | F | 32 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Brian Brobbey | F | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |