Bournemouth host Sunderland in anticipated clash in matchday seven of the Premier League

Bournemouth host Sunderland on 18 October 2026 at 16:00 Damascus time, in matchday seven of the 2026/27 Premier League season, with the match broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

The match comes after mixed results for both sides, as Bournemouth lost their last league match against Liverpool 0-1 at home, while winning a friendly before the current match against Sturm Graz 3-0, and also suffered a heavy defeat against Chelsea 1-5 away from home. For their part, Sunderland lost against Brighton 0-2 at home, but won a friendly before the round against Toulouse 2-1, and had previously lost against Manchester City 3-5.

In the previous meetings between the two sides, the last match between them ended in a 1-1 draw at Bournemouth's ground on 28 February 2026, while Sunderland won the match before that 3-2 at their own ground on 29 November 2025. The older meetings between them date back to 2017 and 2016.

Bournemouth will be without J. Araujo, Kluivert, Alex Scott and F. Milosavljevic due to injury. On the other side, Sunderland will be missing Romaine Le Mondel, Daniel George Ballard and Thomas Andre Moyneuf due to injury, in addition to the absence of Wilson Isidor for other reasons.

According to the current standings, Sunderland sit in 17th place with 4 points from 6 matches, having won 1, drawn 1 and lost 4, with a goal difference of 6 scored and 12 conceded. Bournemouth are in 18th place, bottom of the table, with 3 points from 6 matches, without a win, with 3 draws and 3 losses, scoring 7 goals and conceding 13.