STAR FOOTBALL PREVIEW Weds: Sunderland v Liverpool

Liverpool will be looking to bounce back from that dramatic defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday night when they make the trip to the North East to face Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, writes JOE CITRONE.

Sunderland have been one of the surprise packages of this Premier League season, outperforming fellow promoted clubs Leeds and Burnley, who both finished above them in the Championship last term.

A victory on Wednesday would take them back into the top half of the Premier League table, and perhaps more crucially for Sunderland fans, above arch-rivals Newcastle United, who returned to winning ways against a hapless Spurs on Tuesday.

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Sunderland v Liverpool
Premier League
20:15 Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Ultra HDR

LAST FIVE STATS

HEAD-TO-HEAD
DEC 2025 PREMIER LEAGUE Liverpool 1-1 Sunderland
JAN 2017 PREMIER LEAGUE Sunderland 2-2 Liverpool
NOV 2016 PREMIER LEAGUE Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland
FEB 2016 PREMIER LEAGUE Liverpool 2-2 Sunderland
DEC 2015 PREMIER LEAGUE Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool

SUNDERLAND
FEB 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Arsenal 3-0 Sunderland
FEB 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Sunderland 3-0 Burnley
JAN 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE West Ham 3-1 Sunderland
JAN 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Sunderland 2-1 Crystal Palace
JAN 2026 FA CUP Everton 1-1 Sunderland

LIVERPOOL
FEB 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Liverpool 1-2 Man City
JAN 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Liverpool 4-1 Newcastle
JAN 2026 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Liverpool 6-0 Qarabag
JAN 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Bournemouth 3-2 Liverpool
JAN 2026 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Marseille 0-3 Liverpool

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Liverpool thought they’d sealed a huge win over Manchester City when Dominik Szoboszlai scored an unbelievable free-kick, worthy of winning any match, with a quarter of an hour remaining of the game.

However, a late City double saw the game turned on its head, which salvaged their survival hopes and put a dent in Liverpool’s chances of finishing in the top-four.

Both Chelsea and Manchester United dropping points on Tuesday has helped their cause, though, and Arne Slot’s side will be looking to take full advantage of that on Wednesday night at the Stadium of Light.

However, Sunderland’s home record has been very strong in recent weeks, with just their away record letting them down, and that’s why I fancy them to get something here. At 21/20 with starsports.bet, I fancy a double chance of Sunderland-draw.

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