Sunderland vs Liverpool Preview

Sunderland host Liverpool at the Stadium of Light on Wednesday night in a Premier League encounter between two sides looking to bounce back from recent defeats. The Black Cats have collected nine points from their last five matches, though their most recent outing ended in a 3-0 loss away at Arsenal. Prior to that, they won 3-0 at home to Burnley. Earlier in this sequence, they lost 3-1 away at West Ham United, won 2-1 at home to Crystal Palace, and won 1-1 away at Everton (on penalties) in the FA Cup.

Liverpool arrive on Wearside having also suffered a setback in their last match, collecting nine points from their last five fixtures. Their most recent outing ended in a 2-1 home defeat to Manchester City. Before that, they won 4-1 at home against Newcastle United. Earlier in their recent run, they won 6-0 at home to FK Qarabag in the Champions League, lost 3-2 away at AFC Bournemouth, and secured a 3-0 away victory over Marseille in the Champions League.

The head-to-head record favours Liverpool, who have won two of the last five meetings with the remaining three ending in draws. Most recently, the sides drew 1-1 at Anfield in December 2025, while Sunderland and Liverpool also drew 2-2 at the Stadium of Light in the previous encounter in January 2017.

Sunderland have scored 27 goals this season compared to Liverpool’s 39, highlighting the visitors’ superior attacking output. The defensive statistics also favour Liverpool, who have conceded 33 goals while Sunderland have shipped 29. Liverpool hold a creative advantage with 27 assists compared to Sunderland’s 18. Liverpool’s goal difference of +6 against Sunderland’s -2 underlines the visitors’ quality, though both sides will be eager to respond to their recent defeats.

Fans worldwide can tune in to watch this Premier League fixture. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the match will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate, with streaming available via discovery+ and the discovery+ App. American viewers can catch the action on Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, UNIVERSO, UNIVERSO NOW, and TeleXitos, while Canadian fans can watch on DAZN Canada and fuboTV Canada. Australian supporters can stream via Stan Sport. The 20:15 GMT kick-off time ensures prime-time viewing across Europe, with afternoon coverage for North American audiences.

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Sunderland – Last 5 Matches

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Arsenal	3 – 0	Sunderland	English Premier League	Feb 7, 2026
W	Sunderland	3 – 0	Burnley	English Premier League	Feb 2, 2026
L	West Ham United	3 – 1	Sunderland	English Premier League	Jan 24, 2026
W	Sunderland	2 – 1	Crystal Palace	English Premier League	Jan 17, 2026
W	Everton	1 – 1	Sunderland	English FA Cup	Jan 10, 2026

Liverpool – Last 5 Matches

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Liverpool	1 – 2	Manchester City	English Premier League	Feb 8, 2026
W	Liverpool	4 – 1	Newcastle United	English Premier League	Jan 31, 2026
W	Liverpool	6 – 0	FK Qarabag	Champions League	Jan 28, 2026
L	AFC Bournemouth	3 – 2	Liverpool	English Premier League	Jan 24, 2026
W	Marseille	0 – 3	Liverpool	Champions League	Jan 21, 2026

Head-to-Head – Last 5 Meetings

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Liverpool	1 – 1	Sunderland	English Premier League	Dec 3, 2025
Sunderland	2 – 2	Liverpool	English Premier League	Jan 2, 2017
Liverpool	2 – 0	Sunderland	English Premier League	Nov 26, 2016
Liverpool	2 – 2	Sunderland	English Premier League	Feb 6, 2016
Sunderland	0 – 1	Liverpool	English Premier League	Dec 30, 2015

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Broadcaster
United Kingdom	TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate, discovery+, discovery+ App
USA	Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, UNIVERSO, UNIVERSO NOW, TeleXitos
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Australia	Stan Sport
India	JioHotstar
Ireland	TNT Sports 1, discovery+, discovery+ App
Germany	Sky Go, WOW, Sky Sport Premier League
Spain	DAZN Spain