Sunderland vs Liverpool, 2025-26 English Premier League

Liverpool hand Sunderland 1st Premier League home loss

Virgil van Dijk 's second-half header saw Liverpool end Sunderland's unbeaten Premier League run at home with a 1-0 win at the Stadium of Light.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
• 3': Offside, Sunderland. Brian Brobbey is caught offside.
• 3': Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 3': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
• 6': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Omar Alderete.
• 9': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
• 12': Delay in match because of an injury Brian Brobbey (Sunderland).
• 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 15': Foul by Andy Robertson (Liverpool).
• 15': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 19': Attempt blocked. Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele with a cross.
• 21': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
• 21': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Omar Alderete.
• 23': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
• 23': Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 24': Foul by Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland).
• 24': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 24': Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
• 25': Foul by Nilson Angulo (Sunderland).
• 25': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 25': Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 25': Foul by Nilson Angulo (Sunderland).
• 29': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
• 30': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland). Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
• 30': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Robin Roefs.
• 31': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross following a corner.
• 32': Attempt blocked. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 33': Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
• 34': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
• 34': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
• 34': Foul by Andy Robertson (Liverpool).
• 34': Habib Diarra (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 35': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 35': Foul by Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland).
• 36': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 36': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Omar Alderete.
• 37': Foul by Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool).
• 37': Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 38': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Robin Roefs (Sunderland).
• 38': Attempt saved. Nilson Angulo (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Noah Sadiki.
• 39': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
• 39': Attempt blocked. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
• 41': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Robin Roefs.
• 42': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Trai Hume.
• 42': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nilson Angulo.
• 44': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
• 45'+2': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Liverpool 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Liverpool 0.
• 46': Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
• 50': Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nilson Angulo.
• 52': Foul by Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool).
• 52': Robin Roefs (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 53': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 53': Foul by Nilson Angulo (Sunderland).
• 54': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nilson Angulo.
• 55': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
• 55': Attempt blocked. Wataru Endo (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté.
• 57': Offside, Sunderland. Brian Brobbey is caught offside.
• 58': Attempt missed. Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
• 59': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Ekitiké.
• 59': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Reinildo Mandava.
• 60': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nilson Angulo.
• 61': Goal! Sunderland 0, Liverpool 1. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross following a corner.
• 62': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Wataru Endo.
• 63': Attempt blocked. Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Ballard.
• 63': Attempt saved. Nilson Angulo (Sunderland) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Nordi Mukiele.
• 63': Attempt blocked. Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omar Alderete.
• 64': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
• 64': Delay in match because of an injury Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
• 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 69': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Wataru Endo because of an injury.
• 71': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
• 71': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range is too high.
• 72': Attempt blocked. Trai Hume (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 72': Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Reinildo Mandava.
• 73': Foul by Brian Brobbey (Sunderland).
• 73': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 74': Delay in match because of an injury Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool).
• 74': Delay in match because of an injury Omar Alderete (Sunderland).
• 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 75': Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 75': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
• 75': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Cody Gakpo.
• 76': Attempt missed. Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Trai Hume.
• 77': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
• 77': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 78': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross following a fast break.
• 79': Delay in match because of an injury Omar Alderete (Sunderland).
• 80': Substitution, Sunderland. Romaine Mundle replaces Nilson Angulo.
• 80': Substitution, Sunderland. Chemsdine Talbi replaces Trai Hume.
• 80': Substitution, Sunderland. Lutsharel Geertruida replaces Omar Alderete because of an injury.
• 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 87': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
• 87': Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 87': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
• 88': Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
• 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
• 90'+2': Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Habib Diarra.
• 90'+3': Attempt missed. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lutsharel Geertruida with a cross.
• 90'+4': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+4': Foul by Wilson Isidor (Sunderland).
• 90'+4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lutsharel Geertruida.
• 90'+7': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Curtis Jones following a fast break.
• 90'+7': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Liverpool).
• 90'+7': Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+8': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
• 90'+8': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Liverpool 1.
• 0': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Liverpool 1.