Sunderland v Everton – Line-ups, stats and preview

Match Preview for Sunderland vs Everton

Sunderland will look to continue their impressive assault on the Premier League’s top four when they host Everton on Monday Night Football.

The Black Cats have enjoyed a superb start to life back in the top flight, winning five of their nine games to take them to sixth ahead of the encounter.

Last week’s 2-1 win at Chelsea was their most eye-catching result so far, with Regis Le Bris and plenty of his players receiving plenty of praise as they prepare for the chance to take the newly-promoted side into second in the table after 10 games.

The impressive start has led many to suggest their targets for the season should go beyond just avoiding relegation but Le Bris insists his exciting side are just taking it one game at a time.

The Black Cats boss said: “It’s important to be on 17 points. We have this target in our mind. If we can get to that stage early it is much better, but we don’t know the future at the minute.

“I don’t think any opponent so far thought it was easy to win against a Premier League team.

“If you are in this part of the table, the opponent starts to think they should be really aware and alert that it will be tough. So we will see.”

After a promising start to the season, Everton’s momentum has slowed having won just won of their last seven games in all competitions. After a dramatic win over Crystal Palace earlier this month, the Toffees have suffered successive defeats to Manchester City and Tottenham and find themselves in 15th.

They are now looking to avoid suffering three defeats in a row without scoring under David Moyes for the first time since 2005, with their away form becoming a huge cause for concern.

Moyes’ men have lost their last three on the road and haven’t kept an away clean sheet all season ahead of the trip to the North-East.

Sunderland vs Everton team news

Sunderland overcame Chelsea despite missing key defender Omar Alderete, who was sidelined under concussion protocols. Head coach Régis Le Bris has since confirmed that the Paraguayan has returned to training and could be cleared for Monday’s match.

Simon Adingra is also set to return after sitting out the Blues win with a minor hamstring issue, while Dan Neil is expected to recover from his own concussion. However, Sunderland remain without Aji Alese (shoulder), Dennis Cirkin (wrist), Romain Mundle (thigh), Leo Fuhr Hjelde (Achilles) and Habib Diarra (groin).

Everton, meanwhile, continue to manage defensive absences, with Jarrad Branthwaite still sidelined by a hamstring injury and Nathan Patterson recovering from foot and groin problems.

Apart from those concerns, David Moyes reports a clean bill of health across the rest of his squad as he prepares for Monday’s clash, where he must again choose between Beto and Thierno Barry to lead the line.

Sunderland vs Everton predicted line-ups

Sunderland possible XI: Roefs; Hume, Mukiele, Alderete, Reinildo; Xhaka, Geertruida, Sadiki; Talbi, Isidor, Le Fee

Everton possible XI: Pickford; O’Brien, Keane, Tarkowski, Mykolenko; Garner, Gueye; Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish; Barry

How to watch Sunderland vs Everton: TV channel, online stream

Sunderland vs Everton in the Premier League kicks off at 8pm on Monday night, with the game available to live on Sky Sports in the UK.

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Fans in the US can watch the game on fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports App and USA Network.

Sunderland vs Everton stats

• Sunderland lost both Premier League meetings with Everton the last time they faced in 2016-17, last losing more consecutively against the Toffees between November 2007 and May 2009 (4).
• Having won four consecutive Premier League games at the Stadium of Light between August 2002 and May 2009, Everton won just two of their last eight visits to Sunderland (D4 L2). However, one of these was in their most recent visit in September 2016 (3-0).
• Everton lost 1-0 at Leeds in their opening Premier League match this season. They last lost consecutive league games against promoted sides in the 2021-22 campaign, losing three in a row against Watford, Brentford and Norwich.
• Sunderland have 17 points from nine Premier League games this season, their best record at this stage of a top-flight campaign since 1999-00 (also 17). The Black Cats won their 10th game back then, 4-0 at Bradford City.
• Sunderland have won five of their nine Premier League games so far in 2025-26 (D2 L2), just one fewer than they managed in the entirety of their last top-flight campaign in 2016-17 (W6 D6 L26). The Black Cats are looking to win three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since May 2014 (a run of four).
• Everton have lost 2-0 against Man City and 3-0 against Tottenham in their last two Premier League games. They’ve not lost three in a row under David Moyes since October 2011, while they last did so without scoring under the Scot in October 2005 (6 in a row).
• Coming into this weekend’s games, no side has won more points from losing positions in the Premier League this season than Sunderland (7). It’s already one more than the Black Cats earned from behind in their last top-flight campaign of 2016-17 (6).
• Wilson Isidor is Sunderland’s top scorer in the Premier League this season (4 goals in 9 games), with no other player netting more than once for the Black Cats. Only four players have reached five Premier League goals in 10 or fewer appearances for Sunderland – Steven Fletcher (4), Kevin Phillips (6), Darren Bent (6) and Asamoah Gyan (10).

Sunderland vs Everton prediction

Ten of Sunderland’s 17 points have come at the Stadium of Light this season, while Everton have picked up just three points on their travels this season – which points to the game going only one way.

The Toffees are perhaps better than their recent form suggests, though, and will make it difficult for the confident hosts. We think Sunderland will just edge it.

Prediction 2-1 Everton