Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 16 August 2008

Result

Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool

Premier League · Saturday 16 August 2008, 16:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool: match report

Sunderland lost to Liverpool 0-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 16 August 2008. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Fernando Torres of Liverpool in the 83rd minute.

Discipline: Sunderland received no yellow cards; Liverpool received 2 yellow cards.

Sunderland went on to finish that season 16th with 36 points, and Liverpool 2nd with 86.

Sunderland lined up in a 4-4-2 and Liverpool in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Sunderland win, 3 draws and 6 for Liverpool.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 56'Yellow card · Álvaro ArbeloaLiverpool
  • 83'Goal · Fernando TorresLiverpool · 0-1
  • 90'Yellow card · Nabil El ZharLiverpool

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sunderland 1, draws 3, Liverpool 6.

Team news

Sunderland line-up (4-4-2)

Craig Gordon, Phil Bardsley, Nyron Nosworthy, Kieran Richardson, Danny Collins, Pascal Chimbonda, Steed Malbranque, Andy Reid, El-Hadji Diouf, Daryl Murphy, Teemu Tainio

Liverpool line-up (4-4-2)

Pepe Reina, Andrea Dossena, Álvaro Arbeloa, Jamie Carragher, Yossi Benayoun, Damien Plessis, Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt, Sami Hyypia, R. Keane, Steven Gerrard