Saturday 18th October 2025Sunderland v Wolverhampton Wanderers – Premier LeagueStadium of Gentle Kick-Off: 15:00Tickets & Match Protection
Tickets: Tickets are offered out.
TV/Stream: Full dwell match protection is unavailable within the UK.
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Radio: Full dwell match commentary obtainable through BBC Radio Newcastle (not on-line)
The build-up…
One thing feels completely different about right now. It may be the truth that the Keel Crossing is formally opening right now, or it could possibly be the truth that there’s an expectation on Sunderland to win this afternoon.
Till right now, now we have – fairly rightly – taken our place as underdogs in our eight Premier League fixtures up to now, and I get the sensation Regis le Bris and possibly even a number of the gamers embrace that state of affairs. However right now could have a special really feel to it, the place the sensation expressed from the stand is probably an expectation to win.
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Although Wolves aren’t in the most effective of locations because it stands – extra on that additional down – Le Bris tempered these expectations by reiterating that they’re a top quality aspect and haven’t been far-off in most of their video games. It is a powerful league and particularly so this 12 months when the likes of Wolves are nonetheless aspect, however aren’t choosing up the factors.
Whereas will probably be attention-grabbing to see how Sunderland address the completely different form of stress when it comes to securing all three factors, there have been doubts about Noah Sadiki and Omar Alderete not being obtainable this weekend, so all eyes shall be on the beginning XI to see in the event that they make it. On Thursday, Le Bris thought the indicators had been constructive, however would it not be a threat to throw two important gamers into an necessary sport in the event that they’re carrying knocks?
There was additionally dialogue on the press convention concerning the significance of the sport this afternoon. Though the supervisor performed it down, there’s a possibility to place a twelve-point hole between ourselves and one of many sides tipped to be in bother come Could, so if we put it like that…
If you consider Sunderland’s previous conferences on Wearside, I consider Geoff Thomas and Lee Howey, I consider Jody Craddock and Steven Fletcher doing their factor in both shirt, I consider Sunderland scoring 5 Premier League objectives at house, a bizarre finish to a season we had been relegated to the third tier and final of all their stinking report up right here.
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Within the final 18 makes an attempt stretching again to 1981, Wolves have gained simply twice. Even once they had been working away with the Championship title and marching in the direction of the Premier League on 99 factors once they visited on the ultimate day of the season, we beat them 3-0.
However anyway, to the fashionable day and Wolves are a membership that we’re most likely taking a look at that we wouldn’t thoughts emulating if we go off the final seven years. Ending seventh of their first two seasons within the high flight, they’ve since completed between tenth and sixteenth and seem to have hit a ceiling, which is seeing the keenness wane for house owners and followers alike.
Vitor Pereira steadied the ship final season after taking up with the membership sitting second backside behind Ipswich City and searching like they had been in large bother. All of that credit score constructed up by doing that’s being spent with individuals nonetheless having religion as they nonetheless wait for his or her first victory this season.
After taking the opening day defeat to Manchester Metropolis out of the equation – having been a type of days we’re extremely prone to expertise ourselves this season – their defeats have been by single objectives, apart from a house loss to Leeds United, which might be essentially the most painful.
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Nonetheless, two attracts in opposition to Spurs and Brighton in latest weeks present a little bit of confidence going into right now’s sport, and with Burnley visiting Molineux subsequent, it could possibly be these video games that outline the way forward for the supervisor.
WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 5: Wolverhampton Wanderers’ supervisor Vitor Pereira shouts directions to his crew from the technical space throughout the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Brighton & Hove Albion at Molineux on October 5, 2025 in Wolverhampton, England. (Photograph by Lee Parker – CameraSport through Getty Pictures)
The betting…
The bookies have the Lads at 7/5 to win the sport, whereas Wolves are priced at 21/20, and the draw can be 21/20.
Face to face… at Sunderland…
(All competitions)
Final time we met… on the Stadium of LightSunday sixth Could 2018ChampionshipSunderland 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
[Ejaria 19’, Fletcher 45’, McNair 66’]
Sunderland: Steele, Matthews, O’Shea (Mumba), Wilson, Oviedo (Hume), Asoro, Robson, McNair (Embleton), Molyneux, Ejaria, Fletcher Substitutes not used: Camp, Clarke-Salter, McManaman, Maja
Wolves: Norris (Burgoyne), Doherty, Douglas, Batth, Coady, Miranda, Cosat (Enobakhare), Saiss, Gibbs-White (Bonatini), Neves, Jota Substitutes not used: Vinagre, hause, N’Diaye, Afobe
Attendance: 28,452
SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND – MAY 06: Joel Asoro of Sunderland (C) tries to flick the ball in the direction of the Wolves aim throughout he Sky Wager Championship match between Sunderland and Wolverhampton Wonderers at Stadium of Gentle on Could 6, 2018 in Sunderland, England. (Photograph by Ian Horrocks/Sunderland AFC through Getty Pictures)
Performed for each…Don Goodman
The Leeds-born striker started his soccer profession at Bradford Metropolis within the mid-Nineteen Eighties earlier than shifting to the West Midlands to West Bromwich Albion in 1987. Goodman had 4 profitable years on the Hawthorns earlier than Denis Smith spent a report payment of £900,000 to lure him to Roker Park to interchange Marco Gabbiadini in late 1991 after he had joined Crystal Palace.
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His three years at Roker started with Smith getting the sack, and he would miss out on an FA Cup Ultimate look as he was cup-tied, and that set the tone. An excellent participant on his day for Sunderland, however the membership was in a nasty place with managerial appointments that went improper, till the appointment of Peter Reid, that’s.
Sadly for Goodman, he had joined Wolves for £1.3m simply months earlier than the arrival of Reid, as he left to affix Wolves as they regarded destined to be promoted to the Premier League, however because it turned out, it was Sunderland who had been promoted a 12 months later.
Goodman is now an everyday commentator for Sky Sports activities.
Don Goodman, Wolverhampton Wanderers (Photograph by Laurence Griffiths/EMPICS through Getty Pictures)
Prediction…Sunderland 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
There’s stress on us to win the sport, and there’s stress on them to get their first win on the board – so I get a sense it’s going to finish in a stalemate.