Saturday 2nd May 2026
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sunderland – Premier League
Stadium of Light – Kick-Off: 15:00
Tickets & Match Coverage
Tickets: Tickets are sold out.
TV/Stream: Full live match coverage is unavailable.
Radio: Full live match commentary available via BBC Radio Newcastle (not online)
Don’t forget to follow the blow-by-blow account of the game on the Roker Report Twitter feed (@RokerReport) and check out the player ratings after the full-time whistle at www.RokerReport.sbnation.com!
The build-up…
I could have been starting the preview for our trip to Wolves, saying we were sitting 8th in the table, one point ahead of Chelsea and one behind
6th-placed Brighton, who occupy a position which currently qualifies for the Europa League.
But our pre-match confidence in the Lads beating Forest disappeared in six minutes, just after the half-hour mark. It goes to show, however, that fine line between huge optimism that could have created, against the prospect of avoiding three successive league defeats for the second time this season.
The scale of defeat has invited many questions. Most have been regarding the defence and/or our defensive structure due to the fact we’ve shipped in nine in the last two games – a feat we reached in the eight fixtures before Villa and Forest.
There have been suggestions that Le Bris change formation or approach, but had we beaten the Europa League semi-finalists, the talk would have been firmly about the potential glory and where this season might stand in a list of one of the best. Fine lines and all that.
But, for many reasons, we must finish the season strong. Having lost only four of the first twenty games, we’ve lost eight in the last fourteen, and momentum is huge going into the summer to reinforce for our second season.
With Wolves in the mess that they’re in, it’s a good chance to get the ball rolling on that today, with an immediate reaction to last week on display.
The betting…
The bookies have the Lads at 9/4 to win the game. Wolves are 23/20 to take all three points, and the draw is 23/10.
Head to head…at Sunderland
(All competitions)
- Sunderland wins: 16
- Draws: 15
- Wolves wins: 30
- Sunderland goals: 79
- Wolves goals: 97
Last time we met…at Molineux
Saturday 9th December 2017
Championship
Wolves 0-0 Sunderland
[Cattermole sent off 62’]
Sunderland: Ruiter, Love (Galloway), Wilson, Browning, O’Shea, Matthews, Gooch (Embleton), Cattermole, Gibson, Honeyman, Grabban (Vaughan) Substitutes not used: Steele, Beadling, McGeady, Asoro
Wolves: Ruddy, Doherty, Douglas (Costa), Bennett, Coady, Boly, Cavaleiro, Saiss (N’Diaye), Bonatimi, Neves, Jota Substitutes not used: Norris, Batth, Vinagre, Price, Enobakhare
Attendance: 28,488
Prediction…
Wolves 0-1 Sunderland
Doubt it will be one for the neutral, but I reckon we’ll take all three points – just.
