This is the first of two games between Wolves and Liverpool in four days.

Tonight's game is in the Premier League and Friday's is for a spot in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

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Sunderland's season is on a downward trajectory; they earned 17 points from their first nine matches to briefly go second in the table, but have since only added 20 points from 19 fixtures.

They have won just two of their past 12 league games, but did at least stop a run of three straight defeats by drawing away to in-form Bournemouth on Saturday.

No team has been relegated with Sunderland's current tally of 37 points or more since Newcastle a decade ago. Nonetheless, the Black Cats would welcome a change of luck in March as they seek to end runs of nine Premier League away games, and as many midweek matches, without a win.

Perhaps most disconcerting for Sunderland is that they are winless in 17 top-flight games played in the month of March since beating QPR 3-1 in 2012 (D9, L8). In Premier League history, only Leicester City and Fulham have endured longer winless streaks in a particular month.

Luke Edwards
Daily Telegraph writer on Football Daily

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It's been a really hard, testing, difficult season for them.

Poor Scott Parker came out really emotional a few weeks ago. I felt dreadfully sorry for him. That was a chance, that whatever happened this season, they should have won that game [against Brentford last weekend], a beautiful game, a beautiful win, a comeback.

They were denied it by borderline, overzealous interventions by VAR. They have had that ruined.

It must be so hard for them to take. They just deserve something good and it was ruined by what modern football has become.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin makes his 200th start in the Premier League tonight (21st for Leeds and 179th for Everton). This season, Leeds are averaging 1.5 goals when he starts in the league, compared to just 0.9 when he doesn't.

How unlucky were Burnley on Saturday afternoon?

From 3-0 down, to 3-3, to thinking they were 4-3 up, to 4-3 down and then to having their equalising goal in the 98th minute cut out.

Heartbreak, but what drama.

What've they got in store for us tonight?

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Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

This is a big game for Leeds, who are six points above the relegation zone with 10 games to go, but have still got work to do.

I've been impressed by Daniel Farke's side recently, but they still rely a lot on their home form - they have picked up 22 points from 14 games at Elland Road compared to nine from 14 on the road - so it feels like they need to win this.

Sunderland have not won in four league games but I'm not reading too much into that - Granit Xhaka's return from injury made a difference against Bournemouth on Saturday, and a draw was a good result for them.

This is going to be close but Leeds like playing under the lights - they pushed Manchester City all the way on Saturday evening, and this time I think it is them who will edge it.

Sutton's prediction: 1-0

Sunderland announced that defender Dan Ballard had signed a new deal on Sunday.

While picking up Men's Footballer of the Year at the North East Football Writer's awards, Ballard called it an "easy decision" and that Sunderland has "felt like home" since his arrival on Wearside four years ago.

This is the first Premier League meeting between Leeds and Sunderland at Elland Road since August 2002, a 1-0 away win – the Whites have won their other four home games against the Black Cats in the competition.

Everton are well and truly in the race for Europe.

Three points tonight and defeat for Brentford will see them join the Bees on 43 points in seventh place.

Could the Toffees soon be touring Europe?

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Liverpool

Liverpool have won their last two away league games (both 1-0 v Sunderland and Nottingham Forest), as many as their previous 10 on the road beforehand (D3 L5).

The Reds are looking to win three successive away Premier League fixtures for the first time since October 2024 (four in a row), and could do so while keeping a clean sheet each time for the first time since March 2022.

Liverpool were hardly a threat from set-pieces before the turn of the year, with just two goals.

But 2026 has seen changes and the Reds have netted nine times from set plays - the most of any side in the Premier League this year.

Leeds boss Daniel Farke names an unchanged side for the visit of Sunderland.

Leeds XI: Darlow, Justin, Struijk, Rodon, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Gruev, Bogle, Aaronson, Stach, Calvert-Lewin.

There are three changes for Sunderland. Melker Ellborg comes into goal while Luke O'Nien, and Nilson Angulo also start.

Sunderland XI: Ellborg, Alderete, Ballard, O'Nien, Hume, Sadiki, Diarra, Angulo, Geertruida, Le Fee, Mayenda.

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Andoni Iraola makes two change to the Bournemouth side that drew 1-1 with Sunderland on Saturday.

Ryan Christie and Evanilson come into the side, with David Brooks and top scorer Eli Junior Kroupi dropping to the bench.

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Truffert, Senesi, Hill, Jimenez, Rayan, Tavernier, Scott, Christie, Adams, Evanilson.

Subs: Mandas, Brooks, Smith, Diakite, Adli, Kroupi, Unal, Toth, Milosavljevic.

Brentford boss Keith Andrew makes three alterations to his side after their dramatic 4-3 win over Burnley three days ago.

Caoimhin Kelleher returns in goal after missing that game because of the birth of his child. Jordan Henderson comes into midfielder and Nathan Collins starts in defence.

Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson, Kristoffer Ajer, and Yehor Yarmoliuk drop to the bench.

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Henry, Van den Berg, Collins, Jensen, Henderson, Damsgaard, Ouattara, Schade, Thiago.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Pinnock, Yarmoliuk, Ajer, Lewis-Potter, Donovan, Furo, Bentt, George Shield.

Everton manager David Moyes has named an unchanged side from Saturday's 3-2 win at Newcastle United, with forward Beto starting ahead of Thierno Barry for the second time in four days.

Everton: Pickford, O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Garner, Gueye; McNeil, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Beto

Subs: Travers, Patterson, Keane, Barry, George, Dibling, Rohl, Iroegbunam, Armstrong

In the opposite dugout, Burnley manager Scott Parker has made four changes in the wake of Saturday's last-gasp defeat to Brentford, with Kyle Walker, Florentino Luis, Lesley Ugochukwu, and Lyle Foster starting in place of Jacob Bruun Larsen, Joshua Jacob Laurent, James Ward-Prowse and Zian Flemming.

Forward Flemming, who scored against the Bees, is not in the match-day squad.

Burnley: Dubravka, Humphreys, Worrall, Esteve, Walker, Pires; Ugochukwu, Florentino, Mejbri; Foster, Anthony

Subs: Weiss, Hartman, Bruun Larsen, Tchaouna, Ekdal, Ward-Prowse, Laurent, Barnes, McMahon-Brown

A win for Liverpool tonight could see them climb into third in the Premier League, as the relegation scrap and fight for Europe continues.

Feels like the Premier League is on every day, doesn't it?!

Anyway, here are the four games coming your way today.

Enjoy...

Hello again and welcome back to another live text covering tonight's Premier League football.

We've got team news coming up very soon for this evening's four matches, so let's get right into it.

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