Liverpool’s chances of a top-four finish took a major hit with Sunday’s dramatic defeat to Manchester City , and a trip to Sunderland isn’t the easiest of fixtures to get back on track with. The Reds were left five points behind fourth-placed Manchester United and four adrift of Chelsea in fifth after City struck twice late on to snatch a 2-1 win at Anfield.
To compound matters, Liverpool lost the highly influential Dominik Szoboszlai to a late red card in that match, and the Hungary star will now serve a one-match ban for the testing trip to the north east. Sunderland have lost to West Ham and Arsenal in their last two away games, but have been an impossible nut to crack at the Stadium of Light this season.
They boast the only unbeaten home record in the Premier League , winning seven of 12, and have only conceded nine goals in total. Sunderland claimed a 1-1 result at Anfield in December, and we can see this match producing a similar outcome, with our opening Sunderland vs Liverpool prediction being a draw with under 3.5 goals in total @ 7/2.
How to Watch
How to Watch Sunderland vs Liverpool
The match is scheduled to begin at 8.15 pm on Wednesday and will be shown live on TNT Sports 1.
Form Guides
Sunderland Form Guide
Sunderland will be grateful to be back on familiar turf after seeing their winless away run stretch to eight league matches with Saturday’s 3-0 loss at Arsenal .
That followed 3-0 and 3-1 capital defeats at Brentford and West Ham and resulted in the promoted Black Cats dropping to ninth in the table, with the loss of injured talisman Granit Xhaka being keenly felt. However, they are still only three points behind Liverpool and with a home record to rival any, Regis Le Bris’ men should feel confident heading into the Reds showdown.
Trai Hume avoided picking up a ninth yellow card in his last 17 appearances against Arsenal , but the Northern Ireland full-back is 2/1 in the Sunderland vs Liverpool odds to see his name back in the book against Mo Salah, Hugo Ekitike and Co.
Liverpool Form Guide
The title holders have fallen behind in the race for Champions League spots after a disappointing start to 2026, which has brought them only one win in seven league games. Two of those matches have ended in defeat, including Sunday’s late loss to City , which means Liverpool can ill-afford to let many more points slip away.
Four of the last seven matches between Liverpool and Sunderland have finished in draws - the Reds winning the other three 2-0, 1-0 and 1-0 - so there has not been a lot to separate the teams.
The loss of the versatile Szoboszlai is a blow, but the Reds have plenty of other goal threats, and the ever-dangerous Ekitike is 10/3 to open the scoring at the Stadium of Light, while Florian Wirtz is 8/1 to do likewise, which rounds off our Sunderland vs Liverpool betting tips.
Betting Tips
Sunderland vs Liverpool Betting Tips
Hugo Ekitike First Goalscorer @ 10/3
Florian Wirtz First Goalscorer @ 8/1
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