Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Sunderland AFC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Sunderland AFC — Premier League at Molineux Stadium.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 35 games · 18 pts (2025/26)
- Sunderland AFC 35 games · 47 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Paul Tierney
- Assistant 1 Richard West
- Assistant 2 Scott Ledger
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 35 76 2 Manchester City FC 34 71 3 Manchester United FC 35 64 4 Liverpool FC 35 58 5 Aston Villa FC 35 58 6 AFC Bournemouth 35 52 7 Brentford FC 35 51 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 35 50 9 Chelsea FC 35 48 10 Everton FC 35 48 11 Fulham FC 35 48 12 Sunderland AFC 35 47 13 Newcastle United FC 35 45 14 Leeds United FC 35 43 15 Crystal Palace FC 34 43 16 Nottingham Forest FC 35 42 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 35 37 18 West Ham United FC 35 36 19 Burnley FC 35 20 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 35 18 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Sunderland AFC H 1–1 D 25 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC H 0–1 L 18 Apr Leeds United FC A 0–3 L 10 Apr West Ham United FC A 0–4 L 16 Mar Brentford FC A 2–2 D 06 Mar Liverpool FC H 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–1 D 24 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 0–5 L 19 Apr Aston Villa FC A 3–4 L 12 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–0 W 22 Mar Newcastle United FC A 2–1 W 14 Mar Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–1 L Season Stats
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Sunderland AFC #20 Position #12 18 Points 47 35 Played 35 3 / 9 / 23 W / D / L 12 / 11 / 12 25 Scored 37 63 Conceded 46 -38 GD -9 0.51 PPG 1.34 9% Win % 34% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history11% Clean Sheets
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC this season29% Clean Sheets
Sunderland AFC this seasonWolverhampton Wanderers FC are 20th (18 pts). Sunderland AFC are 12th (47 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Molineux Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Sunderland AFC.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wolverhampton Wanderers FC that had 331 games and scored 333 goals.
- 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 15' Hugo Bueno needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 17' Nordi Mukiele puts Sunderland AFC on the lead.
- 22' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Reinildo suffering a number of foals already.
- 24' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a card on 24.
- 29' It looks like no one’s ball. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 34' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 44' It’s high time Regis Le Bris made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 45' Brian Brobbey was booked on 45.
- 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brian Brobbey made 469 appearances and scored 49 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 54' What an equalizer from Santiago Bueno!
- 56' The referee calls foul for Granit Xhaka. He receives a card.
- 61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sunderland AFC winning 100% of all matches.
- 66' Sunderland AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 71' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
- 76' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 81' Sunderland AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 81.
- 86' Sunderland AFC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Nordi Mukiele scoring 1 goals.
- 90' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a card on 90.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
3-4-2-1Starting XI- 25
- 9
- 4
- 8
- 7
- 14
- 3
- 15
- 24
- 17
- 36
Bench- 2
- 27
- 11
- 47
- 21
- 38
- 6
- 70
- 74
Coach Rob EdwardsSunderland AFC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 34
- 20
- 17
- 15
- 28
- 32
- 5
- 22
- 9
- 27
- 7
Bench- 13
- 6
- 18
- 31
- 19
- 3
- 12
- 11
- 37
Coach Regis Le Bris -
Head to Head
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form
2026-05-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2026-04-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2026-04-18 Leeds United FC 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2026-04-10 West Ham United FC 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2026-03-16 Brentford FC 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2026-03-06 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–3 Liverpool FC LSunderland AFC Form
2026-05-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2026-04-24 Sunderland AFC 0–5 Nottingham Forest FC L 2026-04-19 Aston Villa FC 4–3 Sunderland AFC L 2026-04-12 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2026-03-22 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2026-03-14 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L