Sunderland vs Fulham
Ref: Craig Pawson, EnglandStadium of Light, Sunderland · 49,000 cap
Match recap
Fulham beat Sunderland 3–1 in their Premier League fixture. Le Fée scored for Sunderland; Jiménez, Jiménez, and Iwobi replied for Fulham. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.85 for Sunderland versus 1.88 for Fulham. Sunderland sit 7th in the Premier League table while Fulham are 11th.
First Half
⇄
Mukiele
⇄
T. Bi
41'
Jiménez
Yellow Card
45+1'
⇄
Kevin
Second Half
54'
⚽
Jiménez
Assist: Iwobi
58'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
Brobbey
Yellow Card
61'
⚽
Jiménez
Penalty
65'
⇄
Jiménez
⇄
Angulo
⇄
Brobbey
⇄
Diarra
⚽
Le Fée
Penalty
85'
⚽
Iwobi
Assist: Wilson
88'
⇄
Iwobi
88'
⇄
Tete
88'
⇄
Smith Rowe
| # | 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 |
| 10 |  Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 52 |
| 11 |  Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 52 |
| 12 |  Newcastle | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | -2 | 49 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
SunderlandFulham
8Won
Statistical edge
8–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.85VS1.88
Attack2 · 2 won
12
Shots
12
2
Shots on target
4
8
Shots in the box
9
4
Shots outside box
3
5
Shots off goal
5
6
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
53%
Possession
47%
406
Total passes
355
334
Accurate passes
287
82%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline1 · 0 won
6
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
1
5
Blocked shots
3
0
Goals prevented
0
Sunderland
4-1-4-1
Fulham
4-2-3-1
Sunderland
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 5D. BallardD
- 9B. BrobbeyF
- 10N. AnguloM
- 15O. AldereteD
- 19H. DiarraM
- 20N. MukieleD
- 22R. RoefsG
- 27N. SadikiM
- 28E. Le FéeM
- 32T. HumeD
- 37J. T. BiM
Substitutes
- 6L. GeertruidaD
- 7C. TalbiF
- 11C. RiggM
- 12Eliezer MayendaF
- 13L. O'NienM
- 14R. MundleF
- 18W. IsidorF
- 31M. EllborgG
- 34G. XhakaM
Fulham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1B. LenoG
- 2K. TeteD
- 3C. BasseyD
- 5J. AndersenD
- 7R. JiménezF
- 8H. WilsonM
- 16S. BergeM
- 17A. IwobiM
- 22KevinM
- 30R. SessegnonD
- 32E. Smith RoweM
Substitutes
- 6H. ReedM
- 9Rodrigo MunizF
- 10T. CairneyM
- 14Oscar BobbM
- 15Jorge CuencaD
- 21T. CastagneD
- 23B. LecomteG
- 24Joshua KingM
- 31I. DiopD
Sunderland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Sadiki | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Enzo Le Fée | M | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Nordi Mukiele | D | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Ballard | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Jocelin Ta Bi | M | 39 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Trai Hume(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Habib Diarra | M | 71 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Omar Alderete | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Robin Roefs | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Brobbey | F | 70 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Nilson Angulo | M | 70 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luke O'Nien | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Rigg | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chemsdine Talbi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Melker Ellborg | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Granit Xhaka | M | 19 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Isidor | F | 20 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Romaine Mundle | F | 51 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Eliezer Mayenda | F | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | D | 78 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Fulham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Iwobi | M | 88 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Raúl Jiménez | F | 65 | 8.2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Calvin Bassey | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Joachim Andersen(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Wilson | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Emile Smith Rowe | M | 88 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kenny Tete | D | 88 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Sander Berge | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kevin | M | 44 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Bernd Leno | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Sessegnon | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Benjamin Lecomte | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua King | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issa Diop | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Reed | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Cuenca | D | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Cairney | M | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timothy Castagne | D | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Bobb | M | 46 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Rodrigo Muniz | F | 25 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |