Sunderland vs. Aston Villa: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Aston Villa and Sunderland provided one of the standout matches of the entire 2025-26 Premier League campaign when they clashed at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon.

The Villans took an early lead before the Black Cats swiftly equalised, but Unai Emery's side scored either side of half-time to secure a 3-1 lead, which they held going into the final five minutes of normal time.

However, a thrilling end saw Sunderland score twice in the space of two minutes to draw level, only for Tammy Abraham to net a 93rd-minute winner, sealing a dramatic 4-3 victory for Aston Villa.

Here, Sports Mole brings you a lowdown of the head-to-head record between the clubs.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 177

Sunderland wins: 52

Draws: 46

Aston Villa wins: 79

Sunderland and Aston Villa share a storied history, with their first ever encounter taking place in 1890-91, a First Division clash that resulted in a goalless stalemate.

The sides have met 177 times, but it is the Villans who have the upper hand, prevailing in 79 games, while the Black Cats have won 52 times.

In terms of the clubs' Premier League history, the teams have encountered each other on 32 occasions, with Sunderland emerging as victors in seven games but suffering 12 defeats.

Aston Villa had not encountered Sunderland since 2018 prior to their first clash of the 2025-26 Premier League season, with both side sharing a point in September 2025 after drawing 1-1.

To Sunderland's credit, they had to play with 10 men for an hour in that match, and when they did concede the game's first goal in the 68th minute, Wilson Isidor equalised less than 10 minutes later.

Sunderland appeared set to record another draw against Aston Villa when they drew level from 3-1 down with goals in the 86th and 87th-minutes, only for Abraham to score a 93rd-minute winner for Aston Villa.

The Villans have now triumphed in seven of their 17 clashes with the Black Cats since 2010, and they were only beaten two times in those outings.

At least three goals have been scored in six of the sides' last seven clashes, and they have either drawn or been separated by just one goal in 29 of their past 35.

Both clubs have triumphed 6-1 against each other - the biggest margin of victory in this fixture - though Villa won by that scoreline as recently as April 2013 in the Premier League.

Johnny Dixon is the leading scorer in this matchup, with his tally of 10 goals clear of Raich Carter, who netted six times for Sunderland.