Sunderland team news — injury news, predicted line up and fixtures
Sunderland play at home to Dinamo Zagreb on Thu 5 Nov, 21:00. 6 players are currently unavailable, with expected return dates for 5 of them below.
Availability comes from our injury and suspension feeds; everything else on this page is a projection, recomputed through the day as odds, team news and line-ups land. The predicted eleven is the model's most likely starting XI, not a confirmed team sheet.
Sunderland injury news and expected return dates
6 players are currently unavailable for Sunderland. Juan Angulo is expected back first, around Sun 8 Nov and Romaine Mundle is the longest absentee, around Sat 2 Jan. 1 has no return date yet. An expected return is an estimate and moves with the club's own updates.
| Player | Pos | Expected return |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Angulo | FWD | Sun 8 Nov |
| Nordi Mukiele | DEF | Sun 8 Nov |
| Daniel Ballard | DEF | Sat 21 Nov |
| Omar Alderete | DEF | Sat 21 Nov |
| Romaine Mundle | MID | Sat 2 Jan |
| Habib Diarra | MID | Unknown |
Sunderland predicted line-up — home to Dinamo Zagreb
Our model's most likely starting eleven for Gameweek 10, ranked by how likely each player is to start. 5 of the eleven are 90% or better to start, and Luke O'Nien, Kevin Danso are the least certain. These are projections, not a confirmed team sheet — they move as team news and press conferences land.
| Player | Pos | Chance of starting | Projected minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Roefs | GK | 99% | 89 |
| Noah Sadiki | MID | 99% | 82 |
| Granit Xhaka | MID | 99% | 85 |
| Enzo Le Fee | MID | 98% | 81 |
| Reinildo | DEF | 96% | 81 |
| Trai Hume | DEF | 89% | 72 |
| Brian Brobbey | FWD | 88% | 69 |
| Chris Rigg | MID | 80% | 59 |
| Nilson Angulo | MID | 80% | 55 |
| Luke O'Nien | DEF | 64% | 56 |
| Kevin Danso | DEF | 49% | 45 |
Premier League predicted lineups for every club →
Sunderland fixtures and how hard they look
The next 5 matches across every competition, with what our model makes of each: the chance Sunderland win, the chance the opponent wins, the goals we expect Sunderland to score and the chance of a clean sheet. The kindest of them looks at home to Tottenham Hotspur at 31% to win; the hardest looks away to Aston Villa at 24%. These come from the betting market and our own team model, and they move as odds do.
| Competition | Date | Opponent | Win | Opp win | Expected goals | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEL 4 | Thu 5 Nov, 21:00 | vs Dinamo Zagreb | ||||
| PL 10 | Sun 8 Nov, 15:00 | vs Chelsea | 28% | 46% | 1.23 | 20% |
| PL 11 | Sat 21 Nov, 16:00 | at Aston Villa | 24% | 50% | 1.06 | 20% |
| UEL 5 | Thu 26 Nov, 21:00 | vs Jagiellonia Bialystok | ||||
| PL 12 | Sun 29 Nov, 15:05 | vs Tottenham Hotspur | 31% | 40% | 1.14 | 27% |
FPL fixture difficulty: every club's next five gameweeks →
Best Sunderland picks in FPL for Gameweek 10
Enzo Le Fee is Sunderland's highest projected scorer for the coming round at 4.0 points, 0.6 clear of Granit Xhaka. Predicted points come from expected goals, expected assists, projected minutes and clean-sheet probability converted into Fantasy Premier League 2026/2027 scoring.
| Player | Pos | Price | Predicted points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enzo Le Fee | MID | 5.7 | 4.0 |
| Granit Xhaka | MID | 5.4 | 3.4 |
| Robin Roefs | GK | 4.9 | 3.4 |
| Brian Brobbey | FWD | 5.7 | 3.2 |
| Reinildo | DEF | 4.4 | 2.8 |
| Noah Sadiki | MID | 4.8 | 2.8 |
Sunderland price changes tonight
Our projection for which Sunderland players change price at the next update, from live net-transfer data. It moves through the day.
- J.Angulo (FWD, 4.5) — 2% chance of a price rise tonight
- Reinildo (DEF, 4.4) — 2% chance of a price rise tonight
- O'Nien (DEF, 3.9) — 2% chance of a price rise tonight
- N.Angulo (MID, 5.0) — 1% chance of a price rise tonight
- Sadiki (MID, 4.8) — 1% chance of a price rise tonight
- Fofana (MID, 5.5) — 92% chance of a price fall tonight
- Xhaka (MID, 5.4) — 81% chance of a price fall tonight
- E.Le Fée (MID, 5.7) — 61% chance of a price fall tonight
- Mukiele (DEF, 5.4) — 60% chance of a price fall tonight
- Roefs (GKP, 4.9) — 44% chance of a price fall tonight
All FPL price changes tonight →
Frequently asked questions
Who is injured for Sunderland?
Juan Angulo, Nordi Mukiele, Daniel Ballard, Omar Alderete, Romaine Mundle, Habib Diarra are currently unavailable. Juan Angulo is expected back around Sun 8 Nov.
What is Sunderland's predicted line-up?
Our model's most likely XI is led by Robin Roefs, Noah Sadiki, Granit Xhaka, Enzo Le Fee, Reinildo. Every player above carries the model's own probability that he starts, which is the honest version of a predicted team sheet — it moves as team news lands.