Head to head

Manchester United vs Sunderland head to head

Manchester United and Sunderland have met 34 times in the Premier League since 1996/97. Manchester United have won 24, Sunderland 3, and 7 were drawn. Manchester United are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings. The last meeting was Sunderland 0–0 Man United on May 9, 2026.

Manchester United crest

Man United

24

Man United wins

7

Draws

3

Sunderland wins

Sunderland crest

Sunderland

34 meetings · goals Man United 65–19 Sunderland

Home and away

VenuePMan United W–D–LGoals
At Man United1714–2–138–7
At Sunderland1710–5–227–12

Every meeting

Biggest wins

Manchester United

December 21, 1996Man United 5–0 Sunderland5-goal win
December 26, 2007Sunderland 0–4 Man United4-goal win
April 15, 2000Man United 4–0 Sunderland4-goal win

Sunderland

February 13, 2016Sunderland 2–1 Man United1-goal win
March 8, 1997Sunderland 2–1 Man United1-goal win
May 3, 2014Man United 0–1 Sunderland1-goal win

Highest-scoring meetings

February 2, 2002Man United 4–1 Sunderland5 goals
December 21, 1996Man United 5–0 Sunderland5 goals
December 26, 2016Man United 3–1 Sunderland4 goals

Most common results

Runs

Manchester United's longest winning run in this fixture is 6 and Sunderland's is 1. The longest unbeaten runs are 23 for Manchester United and 2 for Sunderland.

The scoreline grid

Every meeting from Manchester United's side: Man United goals along the bottom, Sunderland goals up the side. Select a square for that scoreline's page.

Sunderland goals
5
4
3
2
22
1
12341
0
373321
0
1
2
3
4
5
Man United goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

2

3–4

5+