Everton v Sunderland, 17 May 2026

Score3-1 to Sunderland
RefereeJohn Brooks
CompetitionPremier League
VenueHill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool
Attendance52,590

View Everton v Sunderland head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 34 Everton won: 17 Drawn: 7 Sunderland won: 10 Everton scored: 58 Sunderland scored: 36 . This was Sunderland's biggest win at Everton in all competitions since 30 November 1996 (3-1 in the Premier League).

1 Everton

Manager: David Moyes

3 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Merlin Röhl 43 G

Goals:

Brian Brobbey 59 G
Enzo Le Fée 81 G
Wilson Isidor 90+1 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Vitaliy Mykolenko
Defender Jake O'Brien
Defender James Tarkowski
Defender/Midfielder James Garner
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder/Forward Iliman N'Diaye
Midfielder/Forward Merlin Röhl
Forward Beto

Starting lineup:

Robin Roefs Goalkeeper
Omar Alderete Defender
Trai Hume Defender
Nordi Mukiele Defender
Lutsharel Geertruida Defender/Midfielder
Reinildo Defender/Midfielder
Noah Sadiki Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Nilson Angulo Midfielder
Enzo Le Fée Midfielder
Brian Brobbey Forward

Substitutions:

Thierno Barry for Beto 73
Tyrique George for Tim Iroegbunam 73
Séamus Coleman for Jake O'Brien 88
Dwight McNeil for Merlin Röhl 88

Substitutions:

Luke O'Nien for Omar Alderete 25
Chemsdine Talbi for Trai Hume 60
Habib Diarra for Noah Sadiki 77
Wilson Isidor for Brian Brobbey 77
Chris Rigg for Nilson Angulo 77

Cards:

Tim Iroegbunam 25 Y
Jake O'Brien 43 Y
James Garner 90+6 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Travers
Defender Nathan Patterson
Defender/Midfielder Séamus Coleman
Midfielder Carlos Alcaraz
Midfielder Harrison Armstrong
Midfielder/Forward Tyler Dibling
Midfielder/Forward Tyrique George
Midfielder/Forward Dwight McNeil
Forward Thierno Barry

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Melker Ellborg
Defender Dennis Cirkin
Defender/Midfielder Habib Diarra
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Jocelin Ta Bi
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Wilson Isidor
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

Comments:

League position: 12th . Everton now remained without a win in six consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2025 (six). . The Toffees had now lost two of their last 31 games in the Premier League when they scored the opening goal (won 20). . They failed in their attempt to avoid conceding three or more goals in 31 consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2011 (32).

Comments:

League position: 9th . This was Sunderland's 2,000th win in their 5,047 games in the Premier League and Football League (lost 1,790). Everton had now also won exactly 2,000 league games. . The Black Cats had now taken 51 points from their 37 games in the Premier League so far this season: their most in the division since 2000-01 (57). . They had now won 13 games so far in this Premier League season: the most by a newly promoted team since Fulham in 2022-23 (15).

1 Everton

Manager: David Moyes

Goals:

Merlin Röhl 43 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Vitaliy Mykolenko
Defender Jake O'Brien
Defender James Tarkowski
Defender/Midfielder James Garner
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder/Forward Iliman N'Diaye
Midfielder/Forward Merlin Röhl
Forward Beto

Substitutions:

Thierno Barry for Beto 73
Tyrique George for Tim Iroegbunam 73
Séamus Coleman for Jake O'Brien 88
Dwight McNeil for Merlin Röhl 88

Cards:

Tim Iroegbunam 25 Y
Jake O'Brien 43 Y
James Garner 90+6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Travers
Defender Nathan Patterson
Defender/Midfielder Séamus Coleman
Midfielder Carlos Alcaraz
Midfielder Harrison Armstrong
Midfielder/Forward Tyler Dibling
Midfielder/Forward Tyrique George
Midfielder/Forward Dwight McNeil
Forward Thierno Barry

Comments:

League position: 12th . Everton now remained without a win in six consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2025 (six). . The Toffees had now lost two of their last 31 games in the Premier League when they scored the opening goal (won 20). . They failed in their attempt to avoid conceding three or more goals in 31 consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2011 (32).

3 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Brian Brobbey 59 G
Enzo Le Fée 81 G
Wilson Isidor 90+1 G

Starting lineup:

Robin Roefs Goalkeeper
Omar Alderete Defender
Trai Hume Defender
Nordi Mukiele Defender
Lutsharel Geertruida Defender/Midfielder
Reinildo Defender/Midfielder
Noah Sadiki Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Nilson Angulo Midfielder
Enzo Le Fée Midfielder
Brian Brobbey Forward

Substitutions:

Luke O'Nien for Omar Alderete 25
Chemsdine Talbi for Trai Hume 60
Habib Diarra for Noah Sadiki 77
Wilson Isidor for Brian Brobbey 77
Chris Rigg for Nilson Angulo 77

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Melker Ellborg
Defender Dennis Cirkin
Defender/Midfielder Habib Diarra
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Jocelin Ta Bi
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Wilson Isidor
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

Comments:

League position: 9th . This was Sunderland's 2,000th win in their 5,047 games in the Premier League and Football League (lost 1,790). Everton had now also won exactly 2,000 league games. . The Black Cats had now taken 51 points from their 37 games in the Premier League so far this season: their most in the division since 2000-01 (57). . They had now won 13 games so far in this Premier League season: the most by a newly promoted team since Fulham in 2022-23 (15).