Liverpool 3-0 Sunderland: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 28 March 2010

Result

Liverpool 3-0 Sunderland

Premier League · Sunday 28 March 2010, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Liverpool 3-0 Sunderland: match report

Liverpool defeated Sunderland 3-0 in the Premier League on Sunday 28 March 2010. The half-time score was 2-0.

Fernando Torres opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Liverpool's goals came from Fernando Torres (3'), Glen Johnson (32') and Fernando Torres (60'). Sunderland did not score.

Discipline: Liverpool received no yellow cards; Sunderland received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Liverpool were 6th on 51 points from 31 and Sunderland 13th on 35 points from 31. Liverpool went on to finish that season 7th with 63 points, and Sunderland 13th with 44.

Liverpool lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Sunderland in a 4-3-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Liverpool wins, 1 draw and 2 for Sunderland.

Going into the match Liverpool's last five read L-W-L-W-D and Sunderland's D-W-D-W-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · Fernando TorresLiverpool · 1-0
  • 32'Goal · Glen JohnsonLiverpool · 2-0
  • 60'Goal · Fernando TorresLiverpool · 3-0
  • 70'Yellow card · Darren BentSunderland

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Liverpool 7, draws 1, Sunderland 2.

Team news

Liverpool line-up (4-4-1-1)

Pepe Reina, Glen Johnson, Daniel Agger, Javier Mascherano, Emiliano Insúa, Jamie Carragher, Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt, Ryan Babel, Steven Gerrard, Maxi Rodríguez

Sunderland line-up (4-3-3)

Craig Gordon, Phil Bardsley, Michael Turner, Anton Ferdinand, Kieran Richardson, Lorik Cana, Steed Malbranque, Jordan Henderson, Lee Cattermole, Darren Bent, Fraizer Campbell