Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Sunderland: Premier League preview, team news, stats & head-to-head
Wolves are unbeaten of their final seven dwelling league video games towards Sunderland (W3 D4). This is the primary time they’ve hosted them since a 0-0 draw within the Championship in December 2017, and first time within the Premier League since December 2011 (2-1).
Sunderland have received their final two league video games towards Wolves. They’re seeking to full the double over them for the primary time since 1949-50, whereas they final received three in a row towards them in March 1937.
Sunderland have stored a clear sheet of their final 4 league video games towards Wolves, a run stretching again to April 2012. They final had an extended run with out conceding towards an opponent vs Bradford City between 1989 and 1999 (7 video games).
Wolves have misplaced all 4 of their Premier League video games towards promoted sides this season – solely 4 groups have ever misplaced 5 in a single marketing campaign: Ipswich Town (1994-95), Sunderland (2002-03), Leicester City and Southampton (each 2022-23).
Wolves have failed to attain in a league-high 18 completely different Premier League video games this season. The final team to fail in additional had been Norwich City in 2021-22 (22), whereas it is Wolves’ third most in a top-flight marketing campaign after 1983-84 (22) and 1981-82 (20).
Wolves have received simply certainly one of their final 18 Premier League video games within the month of May (D4 L13), and are winless in 10 since a 1-0 victory towards Aston Villa in 2023 (D2 L8).
Sunderland have misplaced their final two Premier League video games, happening 4-3 at Aston Villa and 5-0 at dwelling to Nottingham Forest. Only eleven of their league historical past have they shipped 4+ objectives in three consecutive matches (September/October 1928), whereas they hadn’t conceded greater than 3 times in any of their first 32 video games this time period.
Sunderland have conceded from simply 9.2% of their photographs confronted within the Premier League this season (45 objectives conceded from 491 photographs), the third finest charge within the competitors. However, opponents Wolves have the bottom shot conversion charge of both facet this time period (7.6%).
Wolves’ 23 defeats this season are already their joint-most in any 38-game league marketing campaign, degree with 1905-06 and 2011-12. In their top-flight historical past, they’ve solely misplaced extra in 1964-65 and 1983-84 (25 on each events).
No participant has performed extra Premier League video games with out finishing 90 minutes in any of them this season than Sunderland’s Wilson Isidor (29). He’s been subbed off in all 11 of his begins, and comes off the bench 18 occasions.