Sunderland vs Crystal Palace
Ref: Robert Jones, EnglandStadium of Light, Sunderland · 49,000 cap
Match recap
Sunderland beat Crystal Palace 2–1 in their Premier League fixture. Le Fée and Brobbey scored for Sunderland; Yeremy Pino replied for Crystal Palace. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.71 for Sunderland versus 0.61 for Crystal Palace. Sunderland sit 7th in the Premier League table while Crystal Palace are 15th.
First Half
17'
Richards
Yellow Card
30'
⚽
Yeremy Pino
⚽
Le Fée
Assist: Mukiele
36'
Wharton
Yellow Card
Second Half
Hume
Yellow Card
Mukiele
Yellow Card
63'
Mitchell
Yellow Card
Alderete
Yellow Card
⚽
Brobbey
⇄
Brobbey
⇄
Mundle
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 6 |  Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 |  Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 14 |  Leeds | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | -7 | 47 |
| 15 |  Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 |  Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 44 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
SunderlandCrystal Palace
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.71VS0.61
Attack5 · 1 won
13
Shots
6
7
Shots on target
2
10
Shots in the box
5
3
Shots outside box
1
5
Shots off goal
2
3
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
456
Total passes
339
365
Accurate passes
255
80%
Pass accuracy
75%
Discipline2 · 0 won
8
Fouls
15
3
Yellow cards
3
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
5
1
Blocked shots
2
0
Goals prevented
0
Sunderland
4-2-3-1
Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1
Sunderland
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5D. BallardD
- 9B. BrobbeyF
- 14R. MundleM
- 15O. AldereteD
- 17ReinildoD
- 20N. MukieleD
- 22R. RoefsG
- 27N. SadikiM
- 28E. Le FéeM
- 32T. HumeM
- 34G. XhakaM
Substitutes
- 1A. PattersonG
- 3D. CirkinD
- 4D. NeilM
- 6L. GeertruidaD
- 11C. RiggM
- 12Eliezer MayendaF
- 13L. O'NienM
- 18W. IsidorF
- 24S. AdingraF
Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1D. HendersonG
- 3T. MitchellM
- 5M. LacroixD
- 8J. LermaD
- 10Yeremy PinoF
- 11B. JohnsonF
- 14J. MatetaF
- 19W. HughesM
- 20A. WhartonM
- 26C. RichardsD
- 55J. DevennyM
Substitutes
- 12Christantus UcheM
- 23J. CanvotD
- 24B. SosaD
- 30Daniel Edward Peter ImrayD
- 31R. MatthewsG
- 34C. RiadD
- 42K. RodneyM
- 44W. BenítezG
- 86J. Drakes-ThomasF
Sunderland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Brobbey | F | 84 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Enzo Le Fée | M | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Noah Sadiki | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nordi Mukiele | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Daniel Ballard | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Granit Xhaka(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Roefs | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reinildo Mandava | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Omar Alderete | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Romaine Mundle | M | 88 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/4 |
| Trai Hume | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dan Neil | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Patterson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Cirkin | D | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Isidor | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Rigg | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simon Adingra | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke O'Nien | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eliezer Mayenda | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
Crystal Palace
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yéremy Pino | F | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Chris Richards | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jefferson Lerma | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Dean Henderson(C) | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brennan Johnson | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tyrick Mitchell | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Will Hughes | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxence Lacroix | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Wharton | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Justin Devenny | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joel Drakes-Thomas | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Remi Matthews | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Walter Benítez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Borna Sosa | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christantus Uche | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaydee Canvot | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Imray | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chadi Riad | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaden Rodney | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |