Sunderland 0–1 Liverpool
- van Dijk 61'
11 February 2026
The match in data
A 1–0 win for Liverpool against Sunderland on 11 February 2026, on matchday 26 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Player of the match: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), rated 70, thanks above all to 13 final-third passes and 8 aerials won. van Dijk produced 1.5 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.
It is their 10th time as player of the match this season.
For Sunderland, the highest-rated player was Nordi Mukiele, with 55.
Virgil van Dijk
Liverpool · 90'
Produced 1.50× and cost 0.39× their position's average
- 13 final-third passes 2.3×
- 8 aerials won 4.0×
- 9 duels won 1.9×
- 6 misplaced passes 0.9×
- 2 shots off target, worth 0.55 4.0×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nordi Mukiele | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Habib Diarra | Midfielder | 90 | 50 |
| Noah Sadiki | Midfielder | 90 | 50 |
| Robin Roefs | Goalkeeper | 90 | 48 |
| Reinildo Mandava | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Dan Ballard | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Omar Alderete | Defender | 80 | 41 |
| Nilson Angulo | Forward | 80 | 36 |
| Brian Brobbey | Forward | 90 | 34 |
| Enzo Le Fée | Midfielder | 90 | 29 |
| Trai Hume | Defender | 80 | 26 |
| Chemsdine Talbi | Forward | 10 | no rating |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | Defender | 10 | no rating |
| Romaine Mundle | Forward | 10 | no rating |
| Wilson Isidor | Forward | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil van Dijk ★ | Defender | 90 | 70 |
| Ibrahima Konaté | Defender | 90 | 64 |
| Andrew Robertson | Defender | 90 | 60 |
| Cody Gakpo | Forward | 75 | 53 |
| Alisson | Goalkeeper | 90 | 51 |
| Mohamed Salah | Forward | 90 | 51 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | Midfielder | 90 | 50 |
| Hugo Ekitiké | Forward | 88 | 46 |
| Ryan Gravenberch | Midfielder | 90 | 42 |
| Florian Wirtz | Midfielder | 90 | 40 |
| Wataru Endo | Defender | 69 | 38 |
| Joe Gomez | Defender | 21 | 30 |
| Curtis Jones | Midfielder | 15 | no rating |
| Federico Chiesa | Forward | 2 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Sunderland player played the most passes?
Dan Ballard, with 52 passes. Next: Noah Sadiki 44, Reinildo Mandava 36.
Dan Ballard led Sunderland's distribution with 52 passes in the 0–1 defeat against Liverpool. Outpassing Noah Sadiki (44) and Reinildo Mandava (36), Ballard served as the primary outlet from the back.
Which Liverpool player made the most tackles?
Alexis Mac Allister, with 5 tackles. Next: Wataru Endo 2, Ibrahima Konaté 2.
Alexis Mac Allister registered 5 tackles in the 0–1 win over Sunderland, more than doubling Wataru Endo (2) and Ibrahima Konaté (2). Mac Allister provided crucial defensive stability to protect the narrow lead.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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