"Sunderland may have gone ahead early on, with Brian Brobbey seeing his first-time effort blocked by Ibrahima Konate before Florian Wirtz sparked the visitors to life. Wirtz struck the foot of the far post through a crowded box, with that chance sandwiched between two fine stops from Robin Roefs to deny the German international. Though Sunderland made a bright start to the second half, Liverpool eventually found the breakthrough just after the hour, with Habib Diarra unable to keep out Van Dijk's header."
"Data Debrief: Liverpool breach Sunderland's fortress Sunderland have lost their first home match across all competitions since May 2025 (0-1 v QPR), putting an end to a 14-match unbeaten run at their home ground. But it maybe should not be a surprise, as Liverpool are now unbeaten in their last nine league away games against promoted sides (W7 D2), with their last defeat against such opposition coming against Bournemouth in March 2023."
Virgil van Dijk scored the only goal in the 61st minute, heading in from Mohamed Salah's inswinging corner to give Liverpool a 1-0 victory at Sunderland. Sunderland produced early chances, with Brian Brobbey's effort blocked by Ibrahima Konate and Florian Wirtz hitting the foot of the post amid fine saves from Robin Roefs. Liverpool totaled 1.95 expected goals from 23 attempts, with Sunderland registering 0.66 xG from 11 shots and testing Alisson twice. The result ended Sunderland's 14-match home unbeaten run and continued Liverpool's strong record against promoted sides away from home.
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