Manchester United 2-1 Sunderland: result and report

Premier League · Tuesday 31 December 2002

Result

Manchester United 2-1 Sunderland

Premier League · Tuesday 31 December 2002, 23:00 UTC

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Manchester United 2-1 Sunderland: match report

Manchester United defeated Sunderland 2-1 in the Premier League on Tuesday 31 December 2002.

Going into the game Manchester United were 3rd on 38 points from 21 and Sunderland 18th on 18 points from 21. Manchester United went on to finish that season 1st with 83 points, and Sunderland 20th with 19.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Manchester United wins, 1 draw and 0 for Sunderland.

Going into the match Manchester United's last five read W-L-L-W-W and Sunderland's L-L-D-W-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Manchester United 4, draws 1, Sunderland 0.