English Premier League

FT Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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Sunderland WWLWL 0
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Stadium of Light · Universo · Peacock

Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
11
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
2
56.9
Possession
43.1
23
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
2
0.1
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
432
Accurate Passes
311
501
Passes
372
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
26
Crosses
25
0.1
Cross %
0.2
52
Long Balls
52
24
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
13
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
7
15
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
4
Interceptions
8
37
Effective Clearances
39
37
Clearances
39

Highlights

01:16 Lebouef: Mo Salah is playing like his talent 'disappeared' Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LIV leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

SUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Robin RoefsG
  2. 15Omar AldereteCD-L
  3. 5Danny BallardCD-R
  4. 17Reinildo MandavaLB
  5. 20Nordi MukieleRB
  6. 19Habib DiarraAM
  7. 28Enzo Le FéeLM
  8. 27Noah SadikiRM
  9. 9Brian BrobbeyF
  10. 10Nilson AnguloAM-L
  11. 32Trai HumeAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 31Melker EllborgSUB
  2. 7Chemsdine TalbiSUB
  3. 12Eliezer MayendaSUB
  4. 3Dennis CirkinSUB
  5. 18Wilson IsidorSUB
  6. 14Romaine MundleSUB
  7. 6Lutsharel GeertruidaSUB
  8. 11Chris RiggSUB
  9. 13Luke O'NienSUB

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 3Wataru EndoRB
  6. 7Florian WirtzAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 22Hugo EkitikeF
  10. 18Cody GakpoAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 73Rio NgumohaSUB
  2. 6Milos KerkezSUB
  3. 17Curtis JonesSUB
  4. 14Federico ChiesaSUB
  5. 68Kieran MorrisonSUB
  6. 42Trey NyoniSUB
  7. 2Joe GomezSUB
  8. 47Calvin RamsaySUB
  9. 25Giorgi MamardashviliSUB

Timeline

  1. 24' Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 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.
  3. 69' Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Wataru Endo because of an injury.
  4. 75' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Cody Gakpo.
  5. 80' Substitution, Sunderland. Romaine Mundle replaces Nilson Angulo.
  6. 80' Substitution, Sunderland. Chemsdine Talbi replaces Trai Hume.
  7. 80' Substitution, Sunderland. Lutsharel Geertruida replaces Omar Alderete because of an injury.
  8. 88' Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
  9. 90'+2' Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Habib Diarra.

Premier League News

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