Sunderland vs Chelsea match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 38 · Stadium of Light, Sunderland · Ref C. Kavanagh

Sunderland stats & fixtures · Chelsea stats & fixtures

Sunderland beat Chelsea 2–1 in the Premier League on 24 May 2026. Expected goals finished 1.84–0.89. Chelsea had 56% of the ball.

Sunderland vs Chelsea match statistics

SunderlandChelsea

44% Ball possession 56%
1.84 Expected goals (xG) 0.89
21 Total shots 8
6 Shots on target 3
8 Shots off target 3
7 Blocked shots 2
16 Shots inside the box 4
6 Corners 2
15 Fouls 12
2 Offsides 1
5 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 1
346 Passes 452
82% Pass accuracy 83%
2 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

25' Goal T. Hume (assist L. O'Nien) Sunderland
42' Yellow card N. Angulo Sunderland
50' Own goal M. Gusto Sunderland
51' Yellow card L. Geertruida Sunderland
54' Yellow card W. Fofana Chelsea
56' Goal C. Palmer (assist Pedro Neto) Chelsea
62' Yellow card W. Fofana Chelsea
62' Red card W. Fofana Chelsea
69' Yellow card E. Fernandez Chelsea
73' Yellow card G. Xhaka Sunderland
81' Yellow card H. Diarra Sunderland
89' Yellow card N. Sadiki Sunderland
90+7' Yellow card Joao Pedro Chelsea
90+11' Yellow card C. Palmer Chelsea

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sunderland

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Regis Le Bris

22 R. Roefs

17 R. Mandava 13 L. O'Nien 20 N. Mukiele 6 L. Geertruida

27 N. Sadiki 34 G. Xhaka

10 N. Angulo 28 E. Le Fée 32 T. Hume

9 B. Brobbey

Bench M. Ellborg , B. Traore , O. Alderete , D. Cirkin , C. Rigg , H. Diarra , J. Ta Bi , W. Isidor , Eliezer Mayenda

Chelsea

Confirmed 3-4-1-2 Calum McFarlane

1 Robert Sánchez

21 J. Hato 6 L. Colwill 29 W. Fofana

3 Marc Cucurella 8 E. Fernandez 25 M. Caicedo 27 M. Gusto

10 C. Palmer

20 Joao Pedro 7 Pedro Neto

Bench F. Jörgensen , T. Chalobah , R. James , A. Garnacho , Andrey Santos , L. Delap , Dário Essugo , Joshua Kofi Acheampong , J. Derry

Form guide

Sunderland at home

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.7 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Chelsea away

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 2.4 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.2 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

15% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sunderland vs Chelsea head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
25 Oct 25	Chelsea v Sunderland	1–2

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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