Sunderland v Liverpool, 11 February 2026

Score1-0 to Liverpool
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStadium of Light
Attendance47,159

View Sunderland v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 8.15pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 34 Sunderland won: 3 Drawn: 12 Liverpool won: 19 Sunderland scored: 19 Liverpool scored: 48 . Liverpool now remained unbeaten in the last 12 meetings with Sunderland in the Premier League since March 2012 (won seven).

0 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

1 Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

Goals:

Goals:

Virgil van Dijk 61 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robin Roefs
Defender Omar Alderete
Defender Trai Hume
Defender Nordi Mukiele
Defender/Midfielder Dan Ballard
Defender/Midfielder Habib Diarra
Defender/Midfielder Reinildo
Defender/Midfielder Noah Sadiki
Midfielder Nilson Angulo
Midfielder Enzo Le Fée
Forward Brian Brobbey

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Ibrahima Konaté Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Wataru Endo Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Florian Wirtz Midfielder
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward
Hugo Ekitike Forward

Substitutions:

Lutsharel Geertruida for Omar Alderete 80
Romaine Mundle for Nilson Angulo 80
Chemsdine Talbi for Trai Hume 80
Wilson Isidor for Habib Diarra 90+2

Substitutions:

Joe Gomez for Wataru Endo 69
Curtis Jones for Cody Gakpo 75
Federico Chiesa for Hugo Ekitike 88

Cards:

Reinildo 24 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Melker Ellborg
Defender Dennis Cirkin
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Midfielder Romaine Mundle
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Wilson Isidor
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Calvin Ramsay
Defender/Midfielder Curtis Jones
Defender/Midfielder Miloš Kerkez
Midfielder Kieran Morrison
Midfielder/Forward Federico Chiesa
Midfielder/Forward Rio Ngumoha
Midfielder/Forward Trey Nyoni

Comments:

League position: 11th . This was Sunderland’s first home league defeat since a 1-0 loss against Queens Park Rangers in the League Championship on 3 May 2025: longer than any other team currently in the Premier League. . The Black Cats failed in their attempt to become the first newly promoted team to remain unbeaten in the first 13 home games in a season in the Premier League: previously 11 by Ipswich Town in 1992-93. . They had now lost consecutive games for the first time in this Premier League season and the 17th team to do so in the division.

Comments:

League position: 6th . Liverpool now remained unbeaten in their last 20 games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams (won 15). . The Reds had now won three of their last 11 away games in the Premier League (lost five). . This was the first time that they had named five players aged 31 or over in a starting line-up since 21 November 1953 against Arsenal in League Division One. [c/o Michael Reid]

0 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robin Roefs
Defender Omar Alderete
Defender Trai Hume
Defender Nordi Mukiele
Defender/Midfielder Dan Ballard
Defender/Midfielder Habib Diarra
Defender/Midfielder Reinildo
Defender/Midfielder Noah Sadiki
Midfielder Nilson Angulo
Midfielder Enzo Le Fée
Forward Brian Brobbey

Substitutions:

Lutsharel Geertruida for Omar Alderete 80
Romaine Mundle for Nilson Angulo 80
Chemsdine Talbi for Trai Hume 80
Wilson Isidor for Habib Diarra 90+2

Cards:

Reinildo 24 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Melker Ellborg
Defender Dennis Cirkin
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Midfielder Romaine Mundle
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Wilson Isidor
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

Comments:

League position: 11th . This was Sunderland’s first home league defeat since a 1-0 loss against Queens Park Rangers in the League Championship on 3 May 2025: longer than any other team currently in the Premier League. . The Black Cats failed in their attempt to become the first newly promoted team to remain unbeaten in the first 13 home games in a season in the Premier League: previously 11 by Ipswich Town in 1992-93. . They had now lost consecutive games for the first time in this Premier League season and the 17th team to do so in the division.

1 Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

Goals:

Virgil van Dijk 61 G

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Ibrahima Konaté Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Wataru Endo Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Florian Wirtz Midfielder
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward
Hugo Ekitike Forward

Substitutions:

Joe Gomez for Wataru Endo 69
Curtis Jones for Cody Gakpo 75
Federico Chiesa for Hugo Ekitike 88

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Calvin Ramsay
Defender/Midfielder Curtis Jones
Defender/Midfielder Miloš Kerkez
Midfielder Kieran Morrison
Midfielder/Forward Federico Chiesa
Midfielder/Forward Rio Ngumoha
Midfielder/Forward Trey Nyoni

Comments:

League position: 6th . Liverpool now remained unbeaten in their last 20 games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams (won 15). . The Reds had now won three of their last 11 away games in the Premier League (lost five). . This was the first time that they had named five players aged 31 or over in a starting line-up since 21 November 1953 against Arsenal in League Division One. [c/o Michael Reid]