Sunderland vs Liverpool
Ref: Chris Kavanagh, EnglandStadium of Light, Sunderland · 49,000 cap
Match recap
Liverpool beat Sunderland 1–0 in their Premier League fixture. van Dijk scored for Liverpool. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.63 for Sunderland versus 2.53 for Liverpool. Sunderland sit 7th in the Premier League table while Liverpool are 5th.
First Half
Reinildo
Yellow Card
Second Half
61'
⚽
van Dijk
Assist: Salah
69'
⇄
Endo
75'
⇄
Gakpo
⇄
Alderete
⇄
Hume
⇄
Angulo
88'
⇄
Ekitike
⇄
Diarra
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | +10 | 60 |
| 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
SunderlandLiverpool
1Won
Statistical edge
1–13
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.63VS2.53
Attack0 · 6 won
11
Shots
23
2
Shots on target
3
8
Shots in the box
16
3
Shots outside box
7
5
Shots off goal
7
3
Corners
11
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
372
Total passes
501
311
Accurate passes
432
84%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline1 · 2 won
8
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
0
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
4
Blocked shots
13
0
Goals prevented
0
Sunderland
4-2-3-1
Liverpool
4-2-3-1
Sunderland
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5D. BallardD
- 9B. BrobbeyF
- 10N. AnguloM
- 15O. AldereteD
- 17ReinildoD
- 19H. DiarraM
- 20N. MukieleD
- 22R. RoefsG
- 27N. SadikiM
- 28E. Le FéeM
- 32T. HumeM
Substitutes
- 3D. CirkinD
- 6L. GeertruidaD
- 7C. TalbiF
- 11C. RiggM
- 12Eliezer MayendaF
- 13L. O'NienM
- 14R. MundleF
- 18W. IsidorF
- 31M. EllborgG
Liverpool
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Alisson BeckerG
- 3W. EndoD
- 4V. van DijkD
- 5I. KonatéD
- 7F. WirtzM
- 10A. Mac AllisterM
- 11Mohamed SalahM
- 18C. GakpoM
- 22H. EkitikeF
- 26A. RobertsonD
- 38R. GravenberchM
Substitutes
- 2J. GomezD
- 6M. KerkezD
- 14F. ChiesaF
- 17C. JonesM
- 25G. MamardashviliG
- 42T. NyoniM
- 47C. RamsayD
- 68K. MorrisonM
- 73R. NgumohaF
Sunderland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Sadiki | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Reinildo Mandava | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Nordi Mukiele | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Enzo Le Fée | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Robin Roefs | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Habib Diarra | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Trai Hume(C) | M | 80 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Daniel Ballard | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Nilson Angulo | M | 80 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Omar Alderete | D | 80 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Brian Brobbey | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Wilson Isidor | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke O'Nien | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eliezer Mayenda | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Rigg | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Melker Ellborg | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Cirkin | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | D | 10 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Romaine Mundle | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Chemsdine Talbi | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Liverpool
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil van Dijk(C) | D | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Ibrahima Konaté | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Cody Gakpo | M | 75 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Alisson | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexis Mac Allister | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Andrew Robertson | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Wataru Endo | D | 69 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Gravenberch | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Hugo Ekitiké | F | 88 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| Florian Wirtz | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Mohamed Salah | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Trey Nyoni | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rio Ngumoha | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Mamardashvili | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Ramsay | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miloš Kerkez | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kieran Morrison | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Gomez | D | 21 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Curtis Jones | M | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Federico Chiesa | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |