PREVIEW | Sunderland vs Liverpool - team news, lineups, predictions

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·9 de febrero de 2026

PREVIEW | Sunderland vs Liverpool - team news, lineups, predictions

Sunderland host Liverpool this Wednesday at the Stadium of Light on Match Day 26 of the Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 20:15 on TNT Sports.

Sunderland have picked up 36 points and currently lie in 9th position. In their last fixture, Régis Le Bris's team suffered a 3-0 reverse against Arsenal (Premier League 2025/26).

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Liverpool have won 39 points to date and are placed in 6th position. In their last game, Arne Slot's team lost 1-2 against Manchester City (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.

Predicted lineups

Sunderland: Robin Roefs, Nordi Mukiele, Trai Hume, Daniel Ballard, Reinildo Mandava, Omar Alderete, Habib Diarra, Enzo Le Fée, Noah Sadiki, Chemsdine Talbi, Brian Brobbey

Liverpool: Alisson Becker, Curtis Jones, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil Van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Mohamed Salah, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitiké

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Sunderland

Granit Xhaka - Ankle Injury
Bertrand Traoré - Knee Injury
Jocelin Ta Bi - Ankle Injury

Liverpool

Jeremie Frimpong - Injury
Conor Bradley - Knee Surgery
Dominik Szoboszlai - Red Card
Joe Gomez - In doubt
Stefan Bajcetic - Surgery
Giovanni Leoni - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Alexander Isak - Broken Fibula

Last starting XIs

Sunderland ( vs Arsenal 2026-02-07): Robin Roefs, Nordi Mukiele, Omar Alderete, Daniel Ballard, Reinildo Mandava, Noah Sadiki, Enzo Le Fée, Trai Hume, Habib Diarra, Chemsdine Talbi, Brian Brobbey

Liverpool ( vs Manchester City 2026-02-08): Alisson Becker, Dominik Szoboszlai, Virgil Van Dijk, Ibrahima Konaté, Milos Kerkez, Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch, Mohamed Salah, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitiké

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MANAGERS

Régis Le Bris faced Arne Slot on one occasion, recording a draw.
Arne Slot faced Sunderland on one occasion, recording a draw.
Régis Le Bris faced Liverpool on one occasion, recording a draw.

TEAMS

Away from home, Liverpool currently has one loss in the last eight games.
Liverpool currently has two losses in the last 17 games.
Liverpool comes from seven consecutive games scoring goals.
At home, Sunderland comes from 13 consecutive games without losing.
At home, Sunderland comes from two consecutive victories.

HEAD TO HEAD

Sunderland and Liverpool have faced each other 169 times, with Liverpool having the advantage: 78 wins, against 52 victories for Sunderland.
At the Stadium of Light, Liverpool have an advantage in clashes against Sunderland: 35 wins in 84 games. Sunderland has 33 victories.
In the English League, 153 matches have been played between the two teams, with Sunderland winning 50, 35 draws and 68 victories for Liverpool.