Live now

Premier League · Round 18 · Wed 30 Dec, 20:00

Manchester United
vs
Sunderland

Prediction

58%
25%
17%
Manchester United 58% Draw 25% 17% Sunderland

⏳Awaiting confirmed lineups — this prediction will sharpen when team news lands (~1h before kickoff).

Expected goals
1.69 – 0.96
Over 2.5 goals
49%
Both teams to score
52%
Model confidence
normal

Most likely scorelines

1-1 13% 1-0 10% 2-0 10% 2-1 10% 0-0 9%

Manchester United · last 5 B

Manchester City (H) 0-1 L Sabah FK (H) 4-0 W Everton (A) 2-2 D Ipswich (H) 5-2 W Hull (A) 2-0 L

Sunderland · last 5 B

AZ Alkmaar (H) 1-0 W Arsenal (H) 0-2 L Brentford (A) 1-1 D Fulham (H) 1-0 W Ipswich (A) 2-1 L

Head-to-head

09 May 2026 Sunderland 0–0 Manchester United 04 Oct 2025 Manchester United 2–0 Sunderland

News

Football Daily | Michael Carrick risks untimely spell in the ‘crisis’ box seat with Manchester United guardian · 17 Sep Manchester United crisis klaxon alert and Sunderland soar | Football Weekly Extra – video guardian · 17 Sep Real Madrid leading race to sign JJ Gabriel from Manchester United guardian · 17 Sep ‘We can’t accept that’: Carrick urges Manchester United to respond after cup collapse guardian · 16 Sep Manchester United’s latest nightmare & Sunderland shine in Europe bbc · 16 Sep Enzo Le Fée makes amends from the spot as Sunderland overcome AZ guardian · 16 Sep Xhaka promises ‘fire’ from Sunderland on long-awaited return to Europe guardian · 16 Sep Are Manchester United as poor as the early Premier League table suggests? guardian · 15 Sep