Result, Sunday 18 October: Bournemouth 2-0 Sunderland.
Bournemouth vs Sunderland kickoff time and how to watch
The game kicks off at 14:00 BST on Sunday, which is 9:00 a.m. Eastern and 6:00 a.m. Pacific in the United States.
- UK TV: live on Sky Sports+, according to Sky Sports' TV listings.
- US TV: Peacock, as listed by ESPN.
- Venue: Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth.
- Officials: Craig Pawson is the referee and Tony Harrington the VAR, according to the Premier League's match page.
Form and the Premier League table
Bournemouth are 18th after six games, with three points from three draws and three defeats. They are level with 19th-placed Tottenham Hotspur on points and on goal difference, minus six, and stay above them only on goals scored, seven to three. Sunderland are 17th with four points from one win, one draw and four defeats, also with a goal difference of minus six, and sit one point above the bottom three. Fulham are bottom with two points. A Bournemouth win would take them to six points and above Sunderland; a Sunderland win would take them to seven, four points clear of Bournemouth.
Bournemouth's last five league games read D D D L L: draws with Everton (1-1 at home), Newcastle United (2-2 away) and Brentford (2-2 at home), then a 1-0 home defeat by Liverpool and a 5-1 loss at Chelsea on 10 October. Sunderland's read W D L L L: a 1-0 home win over Fulham and a 1-1 draw at Brentford, then defeats by Arsenal (2-0 at home), Manchester City (5-3 away) and Brighton & Hove Albion (2-0 at home on 10 October).
In the Europa League, Bournemouth won 2-1 at Real Sociedad on 17 September, with Justin Kluivert scoring the first goal, as the club reported, and Sunderland started their campaign with a 1-0 home win over AZ Alkmaar on 16 September, according to safc.com. Both also won at home in the Carabao Cup on 8 September, Bournemouth 4-0 against Lincoln City and Sunderland 1-0 against Hull City.
Both play again in the Europa League on Thursday 15 October, three days before this game. Sunderland visit Torreense at the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria at 17:45 BST, their first European away fixture in more than 53 years, according to the club's preview. Bournemouth host Sturm Graz at the Vitality Stadium at 20:00 BST.
Bournemouth vs Sunderland team news
Bournemouth head coach Marco Rose said on Wednesday that Justin Kluivert and Amine Adli would be back in the squad for the Sturm Graz game, the club reported. Kluivert has been out since a muscle injury at Real Sociedad, and Adli has not played this season after a calf injury in pre-season.
They are ready for some minutes, not for a whole game.
Marco Rose, AFC Bournemouth head coach, via afcb.co.uk
Midfielder Alex Scott is still on the Premier League's injury list, last updated on 14 October. He was hurt in England's 7-0 win over Croatia and could miss several weeks, Sky Sports reported on 5 October. The same list includes Eli Junior Kroupi (foot), Julian Araujo (thigh) and Veljko Milosavljevic (quad) for Bournemouth.
Sunderland head coach Régis Le Bris said on Wednesday that Thomas Meunier was injured in the defeat by Brighton and that Wilson Isidor took a knock in the same game and would need to be assessed, according to safc.com. Brian Brobbey, the club's top league scorer, and Habib Diarra are close to returning and travelled to Portugal with the squad.
Brian travelled with the squad, as did Habib, so they will be involved quickly, but we need to respect the process.
Régis Le Bris, Sunderland head coach, via safc.com
Brobbey hurt a hamstring with the Netherlands and defender Dan Ballard one with Northern Ireland. The club reported on 8 October that Le Bris called Brobbey's injury short-term and Ballard's a medium-term one likely to keep him out for a few weeks. Romaine Mundle (knee) is also on the Premier League's injury list. Neither club had a player sent off in matchweek 6.
Bournemouth vs Sunderland head to head
| Date | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2026 | Premier League 2025-26 | AFC Bournemouth 1-1 Sunderland |
| 29 November 2025 | Premier League 2025-26 | Sunderland 3-2 AFC Bournemouth |
| 29 April 2017 | Premier League 2016-17 | Sunderland 0-1 AFC Bournemouth |
| 5 November 2016 | Premier League 2016-17 | AFC Bournemouth 1-2 Sunderland |
| 23 January 2016 | Premier League 2015-16 | Sunderland 1-1 AFC Bournemouth |
Sunderland won two of those five meetings and Bournemouth one, and the most recent, on 28 February 2026, finished 1-1 at Bournemouth.
Bournemouth vs Sunderland: key numbers
| After six games | AFC Bournemouth | Sunderland |
|---|---|---|
| Position | 18th | 17th |
| Points | 3 | 4 |
| Won-drawn-lost | 0-3-3 | 1-1-4 |
| Goals for | 7 | 6 |
| Goals against | 13 | 12 |
| Goal difference | -6 | -6 |
| Home / away record (W-D-L) | 0-2-1 at home | 0-1-2 away |
| Clean sheets | 0 | 1 |
| Top scorer (ESPN) | Marcus Tavernier, 3 | Brian Brobbey, 3 |
| Most assists (ESPN) | Evanilson, 3 | Enzo Le Fée and Thomas Meunier, 1 each |
Bournemouth's 13 goals conceded are the joint-most in the league, with Chelsea and Newcastle United, and they are still without a clean sheet in six league games. Five of Sunderland's six league goals have come away from home; they have scored once in three home games.
How they lined up in matchweek 6
- AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1), lost 5-1 at Chelsea: Djordje Petrovic (goalkeeper), António Silva, James Hill, Adrien Truffert, Adam Smith, Rayan, Ryan Christie, Tyler Adams, Evanilson, Marcus Tavernier, David Brooks.
- Sunderland (4-2-3-1), lost 2-0 at home to Brighton & Hove Albion: Robin Roefs (goalkeeper), Kevin Danso, Nordi Mukiele, Reinildo Mandava, Trai Hume, Enzo Le Fée, Noah Sadiki, Granit Xhaka, Wilson Isidor, Nilson Angulo, Thomas Meunier.
Both games are covered in full in our Chelsea v Bournemouth report and our Sunderland v Brighton report.
The Premier League table updates after every game, the rest of matchweek 7 is on the Premier League fixtures page, and the Premier League simulator lets you play out the rest of the season. For how many points it usually takes to stay up, see how many points avoid relegation in the Premier League.
How this preview was built: results, form, records, the head-to-head and the lineups come from ESPN match data, and the table after matchweek 6 is our own, computed from ESPN full-time results; scorers, assists and the US broadcaster are as listed by ESPN. Team news and quotes come from afcb.co.uk, safc.com, Sky Sports and the Premier League's injury list, UK TV from Sky Sports' listings and the match officials from premierleague.com.