{"id":669564,"date":"2026-05-09T06:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T10:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=669564"},"modified":"2026-05-08T14:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:10:34","slug":"sunderland-vs-manchester-united-predicted-lineup-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/05\/09\/sunderland-vs-manchester-united-predicted-lineup-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunderland vs Manchester United Team News and Predicted Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"
Last Word on Football brings you the all-important team news and predicted lineups for this Saturday’s Sunderland vs Manchester United Premier League Fixture.<\/div>\n
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Sunderland are without a win in their last three games, having lost to Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest and drawn last weekend to Wolves. United, on the other hand, have put together a run of three straight wins and last weekend confirmed that they will play Champions League football with a win over rivals, Liverpool.<\/div>\n
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Sunderland vs Manchester United – Black Cats Entertain The Red Devils at The Stadium of Light<\/u><\/b><\/h2>\n

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Date<\/b>: Saturday 9th<\/sup>\u00a0May 2026<\/div>\n
Venue: <\/b>Stadium of Light, Sunderland<\/div>\n
Kick off<\/b>: 15:00<\/div>\n
Last Meeting:<\/b> Manchester United 2-0 Sunderland (4th October 2025, Premier League)<\/div>\n
Current Odds<\/b>: Sunderland 3\/1, Manchester United 14\/13, Draw 11\/4<\/div>\n
Referee<\/b>: Stuart Atwell<\/div>\n

Sunderland Team News<\/h3>\n
Sunderland boss, Regis Le Bris, welcomes back<\/a> Bertrand Traore and Jocelin Ta Bi, who are both available for selection after spending a spell on the sidelines.<\/div>\n
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Sunderland will be without Dan Ballard, who was sent off against Wolves and will serve a three-game ban. The Black Cats will continue to be without Romaine Mundle, who remains out.<\/div>\n

Manchester United Team News<\/h3>\n
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Speaking on Thursday ahead of this weekend’s Sunderland vs Manchester United clash, boss Michael Carrick discussed<\/a> the fact that he’s had a settled squad throughout his tenure and hasn’t been forced to make too many changes. He said, “I think every player in the squad has been fantastic.”<\/div>\n
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He also commented on the injury suffered by Benjamin Sesko<\/a> in United’s 3-2 win over Liverpool last weekend, stating, “he got a bang on the shin. It’s something he’s been carrying for a little bit”. His fitness will likely be assessed ahead of Saturday afternoon’s match.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Matthijs de Ligt remains out with a back injury and won’t feature in this weekend’s Sunderland vs Manchester United fixture.<\/div>\n

Sunderland Predicted Lineup<\/h3>\n
Roefs<\/div>\n
Mukiele<\/div>\n
O’Nien<\/div>\n
Alderete<\/div>\n
Mandava<\/div>\n
Xhaka<\/div>\n
Sadiki<\/div>\n
Hume<\/div>\n
Le Fee<\/div>\n
Talbi<\/div>\n
Brobbey<\/div>\n

Manchester United Predicted Lineup<\/h3>\n
Lammens<\/div>\n
Dalot<\/div>\n
Maguire<\/div>\n
Heaven<\/div>\n
Shaw<\/div>\n
Casemiro<\/div>\n
Mainoo<\/div>\n
Amad<\/div>\n
Fernandes<\/div>\n
Cunha<\/div>\n
Mbuemo<\/div>\n
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Featured Image Credit<\/strong><\/div>\n
IMAGO \/ Action Plus<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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