Sunderland have made just one change, replacing the suspended Dan Ballard (ejected for pulling Tolu Arokodare’s hair at Molineux) with Lutsharel Geertruida.
Starting XI: Roefs, Mukiele, Geertruida, Alderete, Reinildo, Xhaka, Sadiki, Hume, Le Fee, Talbi, Brobbey.
Substitutes: Ellborg, Cirkins, Angula, Rigg, Mayenda, O’Nien, Isidor, Diarra, Bi.
Ready for Man United! #SUNMUN pic.twitter.com/m7JSQXQSQw
— Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) May 9, 2026
Interim manager Michael Carrick has made five changes to the Manchester United line-up that beat Liverpool:
Starting XI: Lammens, Mazraoui, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw, Mainoo, Mount, Amad, Bruno Fernandes, Matheus Cunha, Zirkzee.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Dalot, Malacia, Dorgu, Heaven, Yoro, J Fletcher, T Fletcher, Mbeumo.
Locked in to face Sunderland
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 9, 2026
Man United expectedly have the historic upper hand in this fixture, with 66 wins in 146 past meetings as against Sunderland's 42 victories. 38 games ended in draws.
In the Premier League, the two teams have played against each other 33 times and the Red Devils have dominated the head-to-head record with 24 victories to the Black Cats' three.
While we await kick-off at the Stadium of Light, Liverpool and Chelsea are locked in a riveting encounter at Anfield. Enzo Fernandes cancelled Ryan Gravenberch's sixth-minute strike to level things up in the first half, and the second half has just begun. Head over to our dedicated blog for that game for live updates.
The match kicks off at 7:30pm IST. The Sunderland vs Manchester United, Premier League 2025-26 game will be live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website and telecast on the Star Sports Network TV channels in India.
Good evening, folks. We are building up to the start of the Premier League matchday 36 fixture between Sunderland and Man United. Watch this space for pre-match news and live updates.
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