Everton vs Sunderland prediction and preview

Everton vs Sunderland

Premier League · Saturday 26 December 2026, 15:00 UTC · Hill Dickinson Stadium

Everton · Sunderland · Premier League predictions

Everton host Sunderland in the Premier League on Saturday 26 December 2026, kick-off 15:00 UTC at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Everton sit 7th on 13 points after 9 matches, while Sunderland are 20th in the table with 5 points from 9.

Everton come into the game with a W-L-L-D-W run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Sunderland's recent sequence reads L-D-D-L-W. Over their last 6, Everton have scored 0.7 and conceded 1.0 goals per game, with 1 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 1. Sunderland average 0.7 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Everton won 4, 2 games were drawn and Sunderland won 4. Those games averaged 2.5 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 17 May 2026, ended Everton 1-3 Sunderland.