Manchester United - Sunderland

Manchester United

Premier League Season 2026 - Round 18

Wednesday 30 December 2026 19:30

Planned

Sunderland

Match preview

Manchester United take on Sunderland in Premier League at Old Trafford on 30 December 2026.

The most recent match for Manchester United was a 1-1 draw with Tottenham, preceded by a 1-1 draw with Fulham.

The most recent match for Sunderland was a 0-2 defeat against Brighton, preceded by a 3-5 defeat against Manchester City.

The numbers favour Manchester United, with 6 points and 9 goals conceded in 6 matches, against 4 points and 12 goals conceded in 6 matches for Sunderland.

The record over the 8 previous meetings: 5 wins for Manchester United, one win for Sunderland and 2 draws. See every meeting between Manchester United and Sunderland.

58% Manchester United

21% Draw

20% Sunderland

Our algorithm predicts Manchester United to win, with a probability of 58%.

Team forms

Manchester United

Tottenham 1-1 D

Fulham 1-1 L

Brighton 2-3 L

Manchester City 0-1 W

Sabah FA 4-0

Sunderland

Brighton 0-2 L

Manchester City 3-5 W

AZ Alkmaar 1-0 L

Arsenal 0-2 W

Hull City 1-0

Previous confrontations (H2H)

5 Manchester United

2 Draw

1 Sunderland

50% Over 2.5 goals

38% Both teams scored

2.4 Goals per match

5 | 1 Clean sheets

Biggest win: Sunderland 0-3 Manchester United (2017)

Most goals: Manchester United 3-1 Sunderland (2016)

Goals scored all matches

1.88

0.50

Goals in home matches

2.50

0.75

Goals in away matches

1.25

0.25

Above is calculated based on the below matches

Full H2H of Manchester United and Sunderland →

2026-05-09 Saturday 15:00

Draw 🤔

Sunderland

Manchester United 3

2025-10-04 Saturday 15:00

Won 😎

Manchester United

Sunderland 4

2017-04-09 Sunday 13:30

Walkover 🔥

Sunderland

Manchester United 5

2016-12-26 Monday 15:00

Won 😎

Manchester United

Sunderland 2

2016-02-13 Saturday 12:45

Won 😀

Sunderland 2

Manchester United 3

2015-09-26 Saturday 15:00

Walkover 🔥

Manchester United

Sunderland 3

2015-02-28 Saturday 15:00

Won 😎

Manchester United P

Sunderland

2014-08-24 Sunday 16:00

Draw 🤔

Sunderland

Manchester United

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Stadion name

Old Trafford

Capacity

76212

Address

Sir Matt Busby Way
Manchester

table 2026

Premier League

Team	Pts
Manchester City	15
Arsenal	15
Brighton	13
Brentford	10
Everton	10
Chelsea	10
Leeds	9
Liverpool	9
Hull City	9
Ipswich	9
Newcastle	8
Crystal Palace	7
Manchester United	6
Nottingham Forest	5
Aston Villa	5
Sunderland	4
Bournemouth	3
Tottenham	3
Coventry	3
Fulham	2

Complete table

Possible line-up

This possible line-up is based on both teams' past line-ups, especially the most recent one. The actual line-up may differ and will be shown here as soon as it is announced.

Manchester United — Formation: 4-2-3-1

Senne Lammens

Leny Yoro

Harry Maguire

Lisandro Martínez

Luke Shaw

Youri Tielemans

Kobbie Mainoo

Amad Diallo Traoré

Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes

Matheus Santos Carneiro da Cunha

Bryan Mbeumo