Premier League 2026-27 | Matchday 2 | 2026-08-30 22:00 JST
Match summary
The Premier League 2026-27 Matchday 2 fixture between Sunderland and Fulham was played on August 30. Sunderland beat Fulham 1-0. It was 0-0 at half-time. Sunderland scored 1 after the break to seal the win.
Sunderland's scorers: W. Isidor. Assists: Sunderland – H. Diarra.
Possession: Sunderland 41%, Fulham 59%. Shots: Sunderland 12, Fulham 11. Sunderland scored 1 from 4 shots on target.
Team stats
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| Sunderland | Stat | Fulham |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 41% | Possession | 59% |
| 2.02 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.95 |
| 12 | Shots | 11 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 8 |
| 9 | Shots inside the box | 7 |
| 3 | Shots outside the box | 4 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 10 | Fouls | 15 |
| 390 | Passes | 560 |
| 326 | Accurate passes | 473 |
| 84% | Pass accuracy | 84% |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 3 |
| 0.33 | Goals prevented (xG) | 0.33 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Michael Salisbury, England
Player stats
Sunderland
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | R. Roefs | 0 | 25(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | T. Meunier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 90 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| DF | N. Mukiele | 0 | 1(100%) | 2 | 2 | 37(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 90 | 1 | 7(5) | |||||
| DF | D. Ballard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41(93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 | 90 | 1 | 13(7) | ||||
| DF | Reinildo | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 1 | 32(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 | 90 | 1 | 13(6) | |||
| MF | G. Xhaka | 0 | 1 | 54(93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8.5 | 90 | 4 | 7(5) | ||||||
| MF | N. Sadiki | 0 | 3 | 1 | 37(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 | 90 | 2 | 8(5) | |||||
| MF | T. Hume | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17(71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 1 | 14(8) | |||||
| MF | E. Le Fée | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2(67%) | 1 | 20(87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 11(5) | |
| MF | N. Angulo | 0 | 3(75%) | 1 | 17(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6.9 | 65 | 1 | 11(7) | ||||
| FW | B. Brobbey | 1 | 0 | 7(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 | 64 | 6(5) | ||||||
| FW | W. Isidor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.2 | 26 | 5(2) | ||||||
| MF | H. Diarra | 0 | 3(100%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 3(1) | |||||||
| MF | C. Rigg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 12 | 1(None) | ||||||||||
| FW | Romaine Mundle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1(None) | |||||||
| GK | M. Ellborg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | L. O'Nien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | O. Alderete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | C. Talbi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | Jules Ahoka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fulham
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Bernd Leno | 0 | 30(64%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 90 | 1(1) | |||||||||
| DF | Timothy Castagne | 0 | 1 | 14(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6.7 | 68 | 1 | 8(3) | |||||
| DF | Joachim Andersen | 0 | 77(88%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.7 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 12(6) | |||||
| DF | Calvin Bassey | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 70(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 | 90 | 2 | 5(5) | |||||
| DF | Antonee Robinson | 0 | 1(50%) | 3 | 38(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 90 | 10(5) | ||||||
| MF | Sander Berge | 0 | 50(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 83 | 2 | 6(None) | |||||||
| MF | Alex Iwobi | 0 | 1 | 56(93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 | 90 | 2 | 5(2) | |||||
| MF | Oscar Bobb | 0 | 2 | 18(72%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.5 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 12(5) | ||||
| MF | Joshua King | 1 | 0 | 3(43%) | 2 | 1 | 30(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 | 90 | 13(5) | ||||
| MF | César Palacios | 1 | 0 | 3(75%) | 21(84%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.3 | 76 | 1 | 6(4) | |||||
| FW | Gonzalo García | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 13(68%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.5 | 90 | 13(4) | ||||||
| MF | Ryan Sessegnon | 0 | 2(100%) | 1 | 13(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 22 | 3(3) | |||||||
| MF | Shea Charles | 1 | 0 | 20(95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 22 | 1 | 2(1) | |||||||
| MF | Emile Smith Rowe | 0 | 16(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 14 | 2 | 3(None) | ||||||||
| FW | Kevin | 0 | 7(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 12 | 1(None) | ||||||||
| GK | Benjamin Lecomte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Jorge Cuenca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | Harrison Reed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Rodrigo Muniz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Macauley Zepa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Sunderland
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 22 | R. Roefs |
| Starter | DF | 12 | T. Meunier |
| Starter | DF | 20 | N. Mukiele |
| Starter | DF | 5 | D. Ballard |
| Starter | DF | 17 | Reinildo |
| Starter | MF | 34 | G. Xhaka |
| Starter | MF | 27 | N. Sadiki |
| Starter | MF | 32 | T. Hume |
| Starter | MF | 28 | E. Le Fée |
| Starter | MF | 10 | N. Angulo |
| Starter | FW | 9 | B. Brobbey |
| Bench | MF | 11 | C. Rigg |
| Bench | MF | 19 | H. Diarra |
| Bench | FW | 14 | R. Mundle |
| Bench | FW | 18 | W. Isidor |
Show unused substitutes (5)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 31 | M. Ellborg |
| Bench | DF | 15 | O. Alderete |
| Bench | MF | 13 | L. O'Nien |
| Bench | MF | 29 | Jules Ahoka |
| Bench | FW | 7 | C. Talbi |
Fulham
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | B. Leno |
| Starter | DF | 21 | T. Castagne |
| Starter | DF | 5 | J. Andersen |
| Starter | DF | 3 | C. Bassey |
| Starter | DF | 33 | A. Robinson |
| Starter | MF | 16 | S. Berge |
| Starter | MF | 17 | A. Iwobi |
| Starter | MF | 14 | O. Bobb |
| Starter | MF | 24 | J. King |
| Starter | MF | 8 | C. Palacios |
| Starter | FW | 7 | G. Garcia |
| Bench | MF | 30 | R. Sessegnon |
| Bench | MF | 32 | E. Smith Rowe |
| Bench | MF | 19 | S. Charles |
| Bench | FW | 11 | Kevin |
Show unused substitutes (5)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 23 | B. Lecomte |
| Bench | DF | 4 | J. Cuenca |
| Bench | MF | 6 | H. Reed |
| Bench | FW | 35 | M. Zepa |
| Bench | FW | 9 | Rodrigo Muniz |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 35' | Fulham | 🟨 Yellow card | Joachim Andersen | |
| 2H 14' | Fulham | 🟨 Yellow card | César Palacios | |
| 2H 19' | Sunderland | 🔄 Substitution | OUT B. Brobbey → IN W. Isidor | |
| 2H 20' | Sunderland | 🔄 Substitution | OUT N. Angulo → IN H. Diarra | |
| 2H 23' | Fulham | 🔄 Substitution | OUT T. Castagne → IN R. Sessegnon | |
| 2H 23' | Fulham | 🔄 Substitution | OUT O. Bobb → IN S. Charles | |
| 2H 30' | Sunderland | ⚽ Goal | W. Isidor | 1-0 |
| 2H 31' | Fulham | 🔄 Substitution | OUT C. Palacios → IN E. Smith Rowe | |
| 2H 38' | Sunderland | 🔄 Substitution | OUT → IN C. Rigg | |
| 2H 38' | Fulham | 🔄 Substitution | OUT S. Berge → IN Kevin | |
| 2H 45' | Sunderland | 🔄 Substitution | OUT E. Le Fée → IN R. Mundle |
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