Sunderland 2 – 4 Liverpool

CLUBFRIENDLY · July 25, 2026 · Final

🎧 Post-Game Report (audio)

Post-Game Recap

Liverpool came to the Stadium of Light and left with a convincing four-two victory over Sunderland in this pre-season friendly on Saturday night, and it was a performance that suggested Arne Slot's side are building real momentum heading into the new campaign.

Liverpool seized control early and never truly relinquished it, with the visitors dictating the tempo and punishing Sunderland on the counter with real precision. Sunderland had their moments and made it interesting at times, but Liverpool's quality in the final third proved the difference across ninety minutes.

Lewis Koumas was the standout attacking force for the visitors, leading all players with four total shots, and his directness caused Sunderland's backline problems throughout. In the engine room, Ifeanyi Ndukwe was exceptional in possession, completing sixty-nine accurate passes and keeping Liverpool ticking with composure and intelligence. Defensively, Trey Nyoni was equally impressive, recording six defensive interventions to underline his work rate and awareness without the ball. Giorgi Mamardashvili, in goal for Liverpool, was barely tested, finishing with just one save — a stat that tells you everything about how comfortably the visitors managed the game.

For Sunderland, Tom Proctor offered two shots and showed some fight, while Luke O'Nien kept things tidy with thirty accurate passes, but it simply wasn't enough on the night.

Liverpool looked sharp, organized, and dangerous — a serious statement in July. That's your post-game report. Sports Desk, signing off.

AI-generated post-game report composed from the official play-by-play and box score.

Complete Play-by-Play

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

First Half begins.

Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland). 4'

James McConnell (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 4'

Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 5'

Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool). 5'

Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 6'

Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool). 6'

Melker Ellborg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 7'

Foul by Will Wright (Liverpool). 7'

Delay in match because of an injury Joe Gomez (Liverpool). 8'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 10'

Substitution, Liverpool. Ifeanyi Ndukwe replaces Joe Gomez because of an injury. 10'

Foul by Romaine Mundle (Sunderland). 12'

Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 12'

Goal! Liverpool 1, Sunderland 0. Kieran Morrison (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harvey Elliott. 13'

Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 15'

Foul by Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool). 15'

Attempt blocked. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée. 17'

Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland). 20'

Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing. 20'

Dan Ballard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 20'

Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 22'

Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool). 22'

Foul by Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland). 23'

Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 23'

Foul by Alan Browne (Sunderland). 26'

Talla Ndiaye (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 26'

Goal! Liverpool 1, Sunderland 1. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Chris Rigg following a fast break. 28'

Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 31'

Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool). 31'

Attempt missed. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Rigg. 31'

Attempt saved. Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool). Assisted by Enzo Le Fée. 32'

Attempt blocked. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 32'

Foul by Wilson Isidor (Sunderland). 36'

Ifeanyi Ndukwe (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 36'

Alan Browne (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 38'

Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool). 38'

Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 40'

Foul by Will Wright (Liverpool). 40'

Delay in match because of an injury Luke O'Nien (Sunderland). 41'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 42'

Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 45'

Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool). 45'

Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time. 45'

First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Sunderland 1. 45'

Substitution, Sunderland. Archie Lightfoot replaces Dan Ballard. 45'

Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Sunderland 1. 45'

Substitution, Sunderland. Leo Hjelde replaces Luke O'Nien. 45'

Substitution, Sunderland. Trey Ogunsuyi replaces Wilson Isidor. 45'

Substitution, Sunderland. Jaydon Jones replaces Alan Browne. 45'

Substitution, Sunderland. Jenson Jones replaces Nordi Mukiele. 45'

Substitution, Sunderland. Jenson Seelt replaces Reinildo Mandava. 45'

Substitution, Sunderland. Jack Whittaker replaces Enzo Le Fée. 45'

Substitution, Sunderland. Tom Proctor replaces Chris Rigg. 45'

Substitution, Sunderland. Tymur Tutierov replaces Romaine Mundle. 45'

Substitution, Sunderland. Finn Geragusyan replaces Trai Hume. 45'

Substitution, Liverpool. Milos Kerkez replaces Kostas Tsimikas. 45'

Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Curtis Jones. 45'

Substitution, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Harvey Elliott. 45'

Substitution, Liverpool. Lewis Koumas replaces Rio Ngumoha. 45'

Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Will Wright. 45'

Foul by Trey Ogunsuyi (Sunderland). 46'

Talla Ndiaye (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 46'

Attempt blocked. Tom Proctor (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 49'

Goal! Liverpool 1, Sunderland 2. Tymur Tutierov (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jaydon Jones. 49'

Foul by Archie Lightfoot (Sunderland). 51'

Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing. 51'

Foul by Finn Geragusyan (Sunderland). 52'

Lewis Koumas (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing. 52'

Goal! Liverpool 2, Sunderland 2. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. 56'

Substitution, Liverpool. Calum Scanlon replaces James McConnell. 57'

Trey Ogunsuyi (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 59'

Foul by Ifeanyi Ndukwe (Liverpool). 59'

Attempt missed. Kieran Morrison (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Koumas. 60'

Attempt missed. Calum Scanlon (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Morrison. 60'

Attempt saved. Lewis Koumas (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Melker Ellborg (Sunderland). Assisted by Federico Chiesa. 61'

Tymur Tutierov (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 61'

Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool). 61'

Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Archie Lightfoot. 62'

Attempt saved. Lewis Koumas (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Melker Ellborg (Sunderland). Assisted by Trey Nyoni. 63'

Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Melker Ellborg. 63'

Attempt missed. Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Trey Nyoni following a corner. 63'

Tom Proctor (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 65'

Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool). 65'

Trey Ogunsuyi (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 67'

Foul by Ifeanyi Ndukwe (Liverpool). 67'

Substitution, Liverpool. Luke Chambers replaces Talla Ndiaye. 67'

Substitution, Liverpool. Freddie Woodman replaces Giorgi Mamardashvili. 67'

Substitution, Liverpool. Calvin Ramsay replaces Jeremie Frimpong. 67'

Substitution, Liverpool. Joshua Abe replaces Kieran Morrison. 67'

Substitution, Sunderland. Simon Moore replaces Melker Ellborg. 68'

Tymur Tutierov (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing. 68'

Foul by Calvin Ramsay (Liverpool). 68'

Attempt missed. Jenson Seelt (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Proctor with a cross following a set piece situation. 69'

Goal! Liverpool 3, Sunderland 2. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Calvin Ramsay. 72'

Attempt saved. Jaydon Jones (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Freddie Woodman (Liverpool). Assisted by Finn Geragusyan. 73'

Attempt blocked. Tom Proctor (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 74'

Jenson Jones (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing. 74'

Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool). 74'

Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dominik Szoboszlai. 75'

Attempt blocked. Jenson Seelt (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Proctor with a cross. 75'

Offside, Sunderland. Archie Lightfoot is caught offside. 76'

Attempt blocked. Calum Scanlon (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Koumas. 77'

Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jenson Jones. 77'

Attempt missed. Trey Nyoni (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai following a corner. 78'

Attempt missed. Calum Scanlon (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Trey Nyoni following a corner. 78'

Attempt missed. Joshua Abe (Liverpool) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Calum Scanlon following a corner. 78'

Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jenson Jones. 78'

Jack Whittaker (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 80'

Foul by Federico Chiesa (Liverpool). 80'

Jaydon Jones (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 81'

Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool). 81'

Goal! Liverpool 4, Sunderland 2. Lewis Koumas (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai. 85'

Attempt blocked. Lewis Koumas (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Chiesa. 87'

Jenson Jones (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 88'

Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool). 88'

Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time. 90'

Second Half ends, Liverpool 4, Sunderland 2. 90'+1'

Match ends, Liverpool 4, Sunderland 2.