Sunderland carry a 23-player squad into the 2026-27 Premier League season, headlined by Granit Xhaka, Habib Diarra, Brian Brobbey with Robin Roefs in goal. Their strongest eleven averages 79 OVR. Full roster with positions and ratings below.
Perfect Eleven is a free browser game: a wheel spins to a random Premier League club and you pick one player at a time, building a starting XI from all 20 squads. Chemistry rewards a side that actually fits — so the best players don't always make the best team.
▶ Spin to draft a Sunderland player OR PLAY FROM SCRATCH| Player | Pos | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Robin Roefs | GK | 77 |
| Anthony Patterson | GK | 73 |
| Omar Alderete | DEF | 79 |
| Trai Hume | DEF | 78 |
| Dan Ballard | DEF | 78 |
| Nordi Mukiele | DEF | 77 |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | DEF | 76 |
| Reinildo Mandava | DEF | 76 |
| Luke O'Nien | DEF | 74 |
| Arthur Masuaku | DEF | 73 |
| Granit Xhaka | MID | 85 |
| Habib Diarra | MID | 81 |
| Noah Sadiki | MID | 79 |
| Enzo Le Fée | MID | 79 |
| Chris Rigg | MID | 75 |
| Nilson Angulo | MID | 75 |
| Alan Browne | MID | 72 |
| Brian Brobbey | FWD | 80 |
| Simon Adingra | FWD | 77 |
| Wilson Isidor | FWD | 77 |
| Eliezer Mayenda | FWD | 77 |
| Chemsdine Talbi | FWD | 75 |
| Romaine Mundle | FWD | 73 |
Every player carries a single overall rating used across the game. A club's strength here is the average of its best eleven — which is what the Club Power Rankings order by, and what your drafted XI is graded against. Ratings are maintained by hand against real squads and move with transfers.
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