Premier League · Wed, 11 Feb 2026 ·
Sunderland vs Liverpool — 0 - 1
Stadium of Light · Referee: C. Kavanagh
Match report
Liverpool win 1-0 at Sunderland
Liverpool beat Sunderland 1-0 in Premier League matchday 26 on Wednesday, 11 February 2026 at Stadium of Light. V. van Dijk scored the only goal of the game for Liverpool in the 61st minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Sunderland had 43% of the ball and 11 shots (2 on target) against Liverpool’s 23 (3 on target). Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves Sunderland 14th in the Premier League table on 4 points and Liverpool 6th on 9.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Leeds | 5 | +4 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| 7 | Everton | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
Match events
- 24'yellow cardReinildo MandavaYellow Card
- 61'goalV. van DijkAssist: M. Salah
- 69'substitutionW. EndoOff: J. Gomez
- 75'substitutionC. GakpoOff: C. Jones
- 80'substitutionN. AnguloOff: R. Mundle
- 80'substitutionT. HumeOff: C. Talbi
- 80'substitutionO. AldereteOff: L. Geertruida
- 88'substitutionH. EkitikeOff: F. Chiesa
- 90+2'substitutionH. DiarraOff: W. Isidor
Lineups
Sunderland
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Regis Le Bris
Starting XI
- 22R. RoefsG
- 20N. MukieleD
- 5D. BallardD
- 15O. AldereteD
- 17R. MandavaD
- 27N. SadikiM
- 28E. Le FeeM
- 32T. HumeM
- 19H. DiarraM
- 10N. AnguloM
- 9B. BrobbeyF
Substitutes
- 31M. EllborgG
- 3D. CirkinD
- 14R. MundleF
- 7C. TalbiF
- 11C. RiggM
- 13L. O'NienM
- 6L. GeertruidaD
- 18W. IsidorF
- 12E. MayendaF
Liverpool
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Arne Slot
Starting XI
- 1AlissonG
- 3W. EndoD
- 5I. KonateD
- 4V. van DijkD
- 26A. RobertsonD
- 38R. GravenberchM
- 10A. Mac AllisterM
- 11M. SalahM
- 7F. WirtzM
- 18C. GakpoM
- 22H. EkitikeF
Substitutes
- 25G. MamardashviliG
- 14F. ChiesaF
- 17C. JonesM
- 6M. KerkezD
- 68K. MorrisonM
- 2J. GomezD
- 47C. RamsayD
- 42T. NyoniM
- 73R. NgumohaF
Match statistics
- 43%Possession57%
- 0.63Expected goals (xG)2.53
- 11Total shots23
- 2Shots on target3
- 5Shots off target7
- 4Blocked shots13
- 8Shots inside the box16
- 3Shots outside the box7
- 3Corners11
- 2Offsides1
- 8Fouls10
- 1Yellow cards0
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves2
- 372Passes501
- 311Accurate passes432
- 84%Pass accuracy86%
- 0.52Goals prevented0.52
Player statistics
Sunderland
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22Robin RoefsG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 5Daniel BallardD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 15Omar AldereteD | 80 | 6.5 | ||
| 17Reinildo MandavaD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Nordi MukieleD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 10Nilson AnguloM | 80 | 6.6 | ||
| 19Habib DiarraM | 89 | 6.9 | ||
| 27Noah SadikiM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 28Enzo Le FéeM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 32Trai HumeM | 80 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Brian BrobbeyF | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 31Melker EllborgG | – | – | ||
| 3Dennis CirkinD | – | – | ||
| 6Lutsharel GeertruidaD | 10 | 7.3 | ||
| 11Chris RiggM | – | – | ||
| 13Luke O'NienM | – | – | ||
| 7Chemsdine TalbiF | 10 | 6.3 | ||
| 12Eliezer MayendaF | – | – | ||
| 14Romaine MundleF | 10 | 6.5 | ||
| 18Wilson IsidorF | 1 | – |
Liverpool
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1AlissonG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 3Wataru EndoD | 69 | 7.0 | ||
| 4Virgil van DijkDTop rated | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 5Ibrahima KonatéD | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| 26Andrew RobertsonD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 7Florian WirtzM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Alexis Mac AllisterM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 11Mohamed SalahM | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 18Cody GakpoM | 75 | 7.6 | ||
| 38Ryan GravenberchM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Hugo EkitikéF | 88 | 6.6 | ||
| 25Giorgi MamardashviliG | – | – | ||
| 2Joe GomezD | 21 | 7.0 | ||
| 6Miloš KerkezD | – | – | ||
| 47Calvin RamsayD | – | – | ||
| 17Curtis JonesM | 15 | 6.9 | ||
| 42Trey NyoniM | – | – | ||
| 68Kieran MorrisonM | – | – | ||
| 14Federico ChiesaF | 10 | 6.5 | ||
| 73Rio NgumohaF | – | – |