Head to head

Manchester United vs Sunderland head to head

Manchester United and Sunderland have met 128 times in the English top flight since 1892/93, 34 of them in the Premier League.

Man United v Sunderland

All top-flight meetings · since 1892/93

Manchester United crest

Man United

60

Man United wins

29

Draws

39

Sunderland wins

Sunderland crest

Sunderland

128 meetings · goals Man United 219–181 Sunderland

When do Man United and Sunderland play next?

Manchester United v Sunderland, currently set for Wednesday, December 30, 2026 at 19:30 UK time (Matchweek 18).

Dates this far ahead can still move for television.

Who has won more Man United vs Sunderland games?

Manchester United have won 60, Sunderland 39, and 29 were drawn. That's in 128 top-flight meetings since 1892/93; in the Premier League alone it's Man United 24, Sunderland 3, with 7 draws. Manchester United are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings.

When did Man United and Sunderland last play?

Sunderland 0–0 Man United on May 9, 2026, in the 2025/26 Premier League. Their first top-flight meeting was Newton Heath 0–5 Sunderland on March 4, 1893, in the 1892/93 First Division.

The scoreline grid

Every top-flight meeting from Manchester United's side: Man United goals along the bottom, Sunderland goals up the side. Select a square to see those meetings.

Sunderland goals
Man United goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

2

3–4

5–9

10+

Home and away

VenuePMan United W–D–LGoals
At Man United6438–14–12131–65
At Sunderland6422–15–2788–116

Every meeting

What's the biggest win in Man United vs Sunderland?

Manchester United

December 21, 1996Man United 5–0 SunderlandHT 2–05-goal win
November 26, 1966Man United 5–0 Sunderland5-goal win
November 7, 1981Sunderland 1–5 Man United4-goal win

Sunderland

December 11, 1926Sunderland 6–0 Man United6-goal win
April 4, 1893Sunderland 6–0 Newton Heath6-goal win
October 31, 1908Sunderland 6–1 Man United5-goal win

What's the highest-scoring Man United vs Sunderland game?

December 26, 1950Man United 3–5 Sunderland8 goals
April 8, 1955Sunderland 4–3 Man United7 goals
March 4, 1939Sunderland 5–2 Man United7 goals

What's the most common Man United vs Sunderland score?

Runs

Manchester United's longest winning run in this fixture is 6 and Sunderland's is 5. The longest unbeaten runs are 23 for Manchester United and 7 for Sunderland.