Sunderland vs Wolves

This will be the first league meeting between Sunderland and Wolves since the Black Cats won a Championship game 3-0 in May 2018, and first in the Premier League since a 0-0 draw in April 2012.

Wolves have only won one of their last 10 away league games at Sunderland (D3 L6), a 3-1 Premier League win in May 2011 under Mick McCarthy.

Sunderland have earned seven points in their three Premier League home games this season (W2 D1), and a win here would see them earn 10+ points from their first four home matches of a top-flight campaign (adjusting to 3 pts/win all-time) for the first time since 1968-69 (10).

Wolves have gone 1-0 up in each of their last three Premier League games, but failed to win all three (D2 L1). On only eight occasions has a side scored the opener in 4+ consecutive matches in the competition without winning any, most recently Tottenham Hotspur doing so five games running in November/December 2023.

Just one of Sunderland’s seven Premier League goals this season has been scored in the first half (14%), a league-low ratio. They have had 27 shots and 2.4 xG in the opening 45 minutes of games this term, compared to 43 shots and 3.9 xG after half-time.