Premier League surprise package, Sunderland welcome Everton to the Stadium of Light on Monday night for the final game of the Match-Day 10, Softfootball reports.
The Black Cats beat Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge last week to record their fifth Premier League win in nine fixtures while Everton fell 3-0 at home to Tottenham Hotspur at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Sunderland are buzzing ahead of the November fixtures which starts with Everton as posted via their official X handle.
The start of a new month 👊📆 pic.twitter.com/q55myD0Vd5
— Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) November 1, 2025Before the start of the season many pundits tipped Regis Le Bris’s Sunderland to be among the three teams to face relegation this season but so far, they are defying the odds are playing some delightful football and very strong at home.
Head-to-Head
Sunderland and Everton have met 184 times and the first meeting was in 1890-91 First Division, and it ended 1-0 in the Toffees’ favour.
That win represented the first of Everton’s 83 wins in this fixture, slightly more than Sunderland’s 71, while 30 draws have been played out by the Black Cats and the Toffees.
The Black Cats have four wins from their last 10 matches against Everton in all competitions, but they endured an abysmal 19-match winless run in this fixture from January 2002 to November 2012, suffering 14 losses.
Interestingly, David Moyes’s Everton memorably slaughtered Sunderland 7-1 during that sequence in a 2007 Premier League game, while the Black Cats’ biggest win in this battle came via a 7-0 scoreline on Boxing Day 1934.
Star player
Granit Xhaka is the main man for Sunderland. He controls play from midfield and packs a strong shot in his left foot. A leader and one the manager trust to decide things on the pitch when his voice can’t be heard.
For Everton, Jack Grealish is the main man and has produced four assists for teammates this season. The England international draws players to himself and creates space for others to operate.The Toffees will be hoping he is on his best form on Monday night to help them through the difficult game.
Team News
Sunderland will have Omar Alderete back after missing the win over Chelsea through concussion protocols.
Ivory Coast international, Simon Adingra is also expected back after missing the Blues victory with a small hamstring issue, while Dan Neil should be fine despite a concussion of his own, but Aji Alese (shoulder), Dennis Cirkin (wrist), Romain Mundle (thigh), Leo Fuhr Hjelde (Achilles) and Habib Diarra (groin) are still absent.
For Everton, England defender, Jarrad Branthwaite is not ready to retun and Nathan Patterson will also miss the Sunderland game. Apart from the above two, David Moyes has every of his player fit and ready to go.
Here is David Moyes giving an update on his squad as posted by Everton’s official X handle.
▶️ David Moyes is asked about Nathan Patterson and the fitness of the squad ahead of Monday's trip to Sunderland. pic.twitter.com/QxwydEcd8G
— Everton (@Everton) October 31, 2025Sunderland possible starting XI:
Roefs; Hume, Mukiele, Alderete, Reinildo; Xhaka, Geertruida, Sadiki; Talbi, Isidor, Le Fee.
Everton possible starting XI:
Pickford; O’Brien, Keane, Tarkowski, Mykolenko; Garner, Gueye; Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish; Barry.
Softfootball prediction
Sunderland have been solid at home while Everton are not fantastic away. The Black Cats are slight favourite to win this but David Moyes’ experience can count here. Sunderland 2-2 Everton.
