Sunderland start life as an established top-flight club, with Europe back on Wearside.

Follow the match live

The next game, or the one in progress, in full. Both line-ups and shapes on the pitch, a live commentary feed as it happens, and the complete stats once the whistle goes. Confirmed line-ups usually land about an hour before kick-off.

The next one at a glance

Kick-off, the venue and where to watch it in the UK, for the very next fixture.

Who is available

Current injuries and suspensions from the live team-news feed. It fills in as the season gets going, and it is always worth a final check with the club before kick-off.

Conditions at the ground

The current forecast at the stadium, so you know what to expect on the day. It refreshes on its own.

The season, every competition

The full 2026/27 schedule across the Premier League, every cup and European tie, plus pre-season friendlies. Scores fill in as games are played, and any broadcaster still to be set is marked TBC. Tap any game for the full match centre.

The squad and the likely XI

The likely starting eleven for the next game, then the full first-team squad by position.

The latest news and reaction

Fresh headlines and fan reaction from BBC Sport, the Guardian and the club's own subreddit, newest at the top. Every item opens on its source.

Nothing to report until the whistle nears

It is pre-season, the 2026/27 campaign has not kicked off, and there is no honest team news to give you yet. Confirmed lineups and any fitness or suspension calls land about an hour before kickoff, and this is where they will appear once they do.

Team news as it happens

Confirmed line-ups and any fitness or suspension calls land about an hour before kick-off, and you will find them in the Match Centre alongside the live injuries and suspensions. Sunderland post the confirmed team on their own channels first, so it is worth a final look at safc.com before kick-off.

Where to get confirmed team news

When the team sheet drops, it comes from here first. These are the accounts that confirm it rather than guess at it.

The season in numbers

Every chart here comes from the same feed behind our live scores: goals by minute, home and away, the shapes they set up in, the full squad’s numbers and the head-to-head record. This season fills in live from the opening weekend; last season is settled.

How the warm-ups are going

The friendly results so far, before the league gets going. It steps aside for the live table and stats the moment the season kicks off on 21 August.

The 2026/27 season

The 2026/27 Premier League season has not kicked off yet, so every figure here is zero for now. The live table, form and match charts all start filling in from the opening weekend.

Recent seasons

A quick honest look at the climb back up. Sunderland dropped into League One, the third tier, in 2018 and only returned to the Premier League for 2025/26. Where a season was played below the top two divisions it is clearly marked.

The record books

Founded in 1879, Sunderland are one of English football's oldest clubs, with six top-flight league titles and two FA Cups. These are the records that are well documented and still stand.

Where the full numbers live

We keep this page to facts that are solid and well established. For the complete match-by-match and career records, these official and reputable sources go far deeper.

The trophy cabinet

Sunderland's major honours are headed by six top-flight titles and two FA Cups, all of them well recorded in the club's history. Below them sit the second-tier titles and the recent promotions that tell the story of the climb back. Sunderland have not yet won a European trophy, though they return to continental football in the 2026/27 Europa League.

Fan channels and watchalongs

Sunderland's fan-media scene is strong, and its heart is in podcasts and fanzines as much as in big watchalong channels on YouTube. Below are the club's own official media and the best known independent voices, which are run by supporters, so their opinions are their own rather than the club's. Handles and channel pages do change over time, so where we are not certain of an exact link we point you to a search that lands on the real thing rather than guess a URL.

Channels worth following

The official club channel, plus the fan channels and watchalongs worth a look.

Where Sunderland fans talk

The community and the accounts worth keeping open through the season. Each opens in a new tab.

Where to watch, listen and meet up

These all link out to other sites. Everything you need to catch the game and find other fans, in one place.

Shop the 2026/27 Sunderland kit

The official store and the big kit retailers all stock this season's shirts. Compare, then grab yours from wherever suits.

This season's shirts

The new home, away and third kits. Tap through for the current designs, sizes and the option to add a name and number.

What else you'll find