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Premier League 2026/27

Sunderland line-up

12th in the Premier League 4 points Most-used formation: 4-2-3-1 LWD

Predicted line-up for Sunderland

Next match: Sunderland - Arsenal, Saturday 12 September

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Sunderland 5-4-1

Our predicted line-up follows a few days before kick-off. Until then, below is the side Sunderland fielded on 5 September against Brentford.

22 Roefs
17 Reinildo
4 Danso
5 Ballard
20 Mukiele
12 Meunier
28 Le Fée
34 Xhaka
27 Sadiki
10 Angulo
9 Brobbey

Line-up for Sunderland: Roefs, Reinildo, Danso, Ballard, Mukiele, Meunier, Le Fée, Xhaka, Sadiki, Angulo, Brobbey

Sunderland injuries and suspensions

  • Mouhamadou Diarra Injury Unavailable
Played 3 1W 1D 1L
Goals for 3 1.0 per match on average
Goals against 3 1.0 per match on average
Goal difference 0 4 points
Clean sheets 1 failed to score in 0
xG 4.23 below expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 3.00 0.50 1.33
Goals for 1.00 1.00 1.00
Goals against 0.00 1.50 1.00
xG for 1.29 1.47 1.41
xG against 1.17 1.19 1.18
Corners 3.0 4.0 3.7
Cards 0.0 2.5 1.7
Clean sheets 100% 0% 33%

Fixtures

Results

Stats

All stats

Goals

  1. 1 Enzo Le Fée 1
  2. 2 Wilson Isidor 1
  3. 3 Nilson Angulo 1

Key passes

  1. 1 Granit Xhaka 8
  2. 2 Trai Hume 4
  3. 3 Brian Brobbey 3
  4. 4 Noah Sadiki 3
  5. 5 Reinildo 2

Duels won

  1. 1 Daniel Ballard 24
  2. 2 Reinildo 19
  3. 3 Granit Xhaka 18
  4. 4 Enzo Le Fée 18
  5. 5 Trai Hume 18

Shots on target

  1. 1 Thomas Meunier 3
  2. 2 Noah Sadiki 3
  3. 3 Enzo Le Fée 2
  4. 4 Wilson Isidor 2
  5. 5 Brian Brobbey 1

Rating

  1. 1 Granit Xhaka 7.54
  2. 2 Nordi Mukiele 7.19
  3. 3 Noah Sadiki 7.00
  4. 4 Kevin Danso 6.94
  5. 5 Reinildo 6.91

Sunderland squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
22 Robin Roefs Age 23 · Netherlands Goalkeeper 3 270 0 0 114 73.7% 6.5
31 Melker Ellborg Age 23 · Sweden Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
21 Simon Moore Age 36 · England Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
17 Reinildo Age 32 · Mozambique Defender 3 270 0 0 127 85.8% 6.9
5 Daniel Ballard Age 26 · Northern Ireland Defender 3 270 0 0 136 88.2% 6.8
12 Thomas Meunier Age 34 · Belgium Defender 3 244 0 0 115 84.3% 6.6
20 Nordi Mukiele Age 28 · France Defender 2 180 0 0 77 72.7% 7.2
13 Luke O'Nien Age 31 · England Defender 1 67 0 0 55 87.3% 6.3
15 Omar Alderete Age 29 · Paraguay Defender 1 23 0 0 37 91.9% 6.2
24 Dayann Methalie Age 20 · France Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
34 Granit Xhaka Age 33 · Switzerland Midfielder 3 270 0 0 187 87.2% 7.5
28 Enzo Le Fée Age 26 · France Midfielder 3 259 1 0 102 81.4% 6.6
27 Noah Sadiki Age 21 · Belgium Midfielder 3 254 0 0 134 91% 7.0
32 Trai Hume Age 24 · Northern Ireland Midfielder 3 196 0 0 55 72.7% 6.8
10 Nilson Angulo Age 23 · Ecuador Midfielder 3 188 1 0 68 82.4% 6.8
19 Mouhamadou Diarra Age 22 · France Midfielder 2 28 0 1 9 100% 6.7
11 Chris Rigg Age 19 · England Midfielder 2 22 0 0 4 50% 6.4
29 Jules Ahoka Age 20 · DR Congo Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
8 Alan Browne Age 31 · Republic of Ireland Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
3 Archie Lightfoot Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
9 Brian Brobbey Age 24 · Netherlands Forward 3 221 0 0 34 73.5% 6.6
18 Wilson Isidor Age 26 · France Forward 3 75 1 0 11 54.5% 6.8
7 Chemsdine Talbi Age 21 · Morocco Forward 1 31 0 0 11 81.8% 6.2
39 Malick Fofana Age 21 · Belgium Forward 1 16 0 0 5 100% 6.6
14 Romaine Mundle Age 23 · England Forward 1 1 0 0 3 66.7% -
37 Jocelin Ta Bi Age 20 Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Frequently asked questions

When do Sunderland play next?

Sunderland play at home against Arsenal on Saturday 12 September at 21:00.

When will the line-up for Sunderland be announced?

The predicted line-up for Sunderland against Arsenal will appear here a few days before the match. The confirmed XI usually follows around an hour before kick-off.

Who is the first-choice goalkeeper for Sunderland?

Robin Roefs has started in goal in 3 of the last 3 matches.

Which Sunderland players are injured or suspended?

Sunderland are without Mouhamadou Diarra (injury).

Is Robin Roefs injured?

No, Robin Roefs is fit and available for Sunderland.

Is Brian Brobbey injured?

No, Brian Brobbey is not currently injured and is available for Sunderland.