Sunderland v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 18 October 2025

Score2-0 to Sunderland
RefereeRob Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStadium of Light
Attendance46,578
Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 7 Sunderland won: 2 Drawn: 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 4 Sunderland scored: 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 12 . Wolverhampton Wanderers had now lost seven of their last 12 league visits to Sunderland (won one).

2 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Vítor Pereira

Goals:

Nordi Mukiele 16 G
Ladislav Krejčí own goal 90+2 OG

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robin Roefs
Defender Omar Alderete
Defender Trai Hume
Defender Nordi Mukiele
Defender/Midfielder Dan Ballard
Defender/Midfielder Noah Sadiki
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Enzo Le Fée
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Wilson Isidor

Starting lineup:

Sam Johnstone Goalkeeper
Santiago Bueno Defender
Matt Doherty Defender
Hugo Bueno Defender/Midfielder
Ladislav Krejčí Defender/Midfielder
André Midfielder
João Gomes Midfielder
Marshall Munetsi Midfielder
Jhon Arias Midfielder/Forward
Rodrigo Gomes Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Chemsdine Talbi for Bertrand Traoré 63
Lutsharel Geertruida for Chris Rigg 76
Eliezer Mayenda for Wilson Isidor 76
Dan Neil for Noah Sadiki 90+5

Substitutions:

Ki-Jana Hoever for Matt Doherty 67
Tolu Arokodare for Rodrigo Gomes 76
Fer López for João Gomes 76
Jackson Tchatchoua for Jhon Arias 77

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anthony Patterson
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Defender/Midfielder Arthur Masuaku
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Midfielder Dan Neil
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Brian Brobbey
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

On the bench:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Ki-Jana Hoever
Defender Yerson Mosquera
Defender Toti
Defender/Midfielder Emmanuel Agbadou
Defender/Midfielder David Møller Wolfe
Midfielder/Forward Fer López
Forward Tolu Arokodare

Comments:

League position: 7th . Sunderland had now taken the equivalent of ten or more points from their first four home games of a season in the top division for the first time since 1968-69 in League Division One (ten). . The Black Cats won three home games in their most recent season in the Premier League (2016-17). They had now won three of their four home games so far in this season in the division. . They had now won five of their last 22 games in the Premier League (lost 13).

Comments:

League position: 20th . Wolverhampton Wanderers could have become the first team to score the opening goal in four consecutive games in the Premier League but fail to win any of them since Tottenham Hotspur in December 2023. . Wolves had now conceded two or more goals in 29 of their last 49 games in the Premier League. . They had now lost 28 of their last 50 away games in the Premier League (won 11).

2 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Nordi Mukiele 16 G
Ladislav Krejčí own goal 90+2 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robin Roefs
Defender Omar Alderete
Defender Trai Hume
Defender Nordi Mukiele
Defender/Midfielder Dan Ballard
Defender/Midfielder Noah Sadiki
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Enzo Le Fée
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Wilson Isidor

Substitutions:

Chemsdine Talbi for Bertrand Traoré 63
Lutsharel Geertruida for Chris Rigg 76
Eliezer Mayenda for Wilson Isidor 76
Dan Neil for Noah Sadiki 90+5

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anthony Patterson
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Defender/Midfielder Arthur Masuaku
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Midfielder Dan Neil
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Brian Brobbey
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

Comments:

League position: 7th . Sunderland had now taken the equivalent of ten or more points from their first four home games of a season in the top division for the first time since 1968-69 in League Division One (ten). . The Black Cats won three home games in their most recent season in the Premier League (2016-17). They had now won three of their four home games so far in this season in the division. . They had now won five of their last 22 games in the Premier League (lost 13).

0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Vítor Pereira

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Sam Johnstone Goalkeeper
Santiago Bueno Defender
Matt Doherty Defender
Hugo Bueno Defender/Midfielder
Ladislav Krejčí Defender/Midfielder
André Midfielder
João Gomes Midfielder
Marshall Munetsi Midfielder
Jhon Arias Midfielder/Forward
Rodrigo Gomes Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ki-Jana Hoever for Matt Doherty 67
Tolu Arokodare for Rodrigo Gomes 76
Fer López for João Gomes 76
Jackson Tchatchoua for Jhon Arias 77

On the bench:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Ki-Jana Hoever
Defender Yerson Mosquera
Defender Toti
Defender/Midfielder Emmanuel Agbadou
Defender/Midfielder David Møller Wolfe
Midfielder/Forward Fer López
Forward Tolu Arokodare

Comments:

League position: 20th . Wolverhampton Wanderers could have become the first team to score the opening goal in four consecutive games in the Premier League but fail to win any of them since Tottenham Hotspur in December 2023. . Wolves had now conceded two or more goals in 29 of their last 49 games in the Premier League. . They had now lost 28 of their last 50 away games in the Premier League (won 11).