Sunderland 1–0 Fulham — Match Stats & Analysis

Premier League · 2026Sun, 30 Aug 2026, 13:00 UTC

Sunderland

1–0Full-time analysis

Fulham

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Sunderland won 1–0.

Shots: 1211
Shots on target: 40
Expected goals: 1.751.02
Possession: 42%58%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sunderland beat Fulham 1–0. Recorded in this match (Sunderland – Fulham): shots 12–11, shots on target 4–0, expected goals 1.75–1.02, possession 42%–58%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

Shots12 shots11 shotsSunderland 12 shots, Fulham 11 shots
Shots on target4 shots0 shotsSunderland 4 shots, Fulham 0 shots
Expected goals1.75 xG1.02 xGSunderland 1.75 xG, Fulham 1.02 xG
Possession42%58%Sunderland 42%, Fulham 58%
Corners3 corners4 cornersSunderland 3 corners, Fulham 4 corners
Fouls10 fouls15 foulsSunderland 10 fouls, Fulham 15 fouls
Yellow cards0 cards2 cardsSunderland 0 cards, Fulham 2 cards
Passes393 passes561 passesSunderland 393 passes, Fulham 561 passes
Pass accuracy83%84.3%Sunderland 83%, Fulham 84.3%
Shots inside box9 shots7 shotsSunderland 9 shots, Fulham 7 shots
Blocked shots2 blocks8 blocksSunderland 2 blocks, Fulham 8 blocks
Goalkeeper saves0 saves3 savesSunderland 0 saves, Fulham 3 saves
Offsides1 offside1 offsideSunderland 1 offside, Fulham 1 offside

As it happened

Key moments

35′Joachim AndersenYellow card · Fulham
Half-time
59′César PalaciosYellow card · Fulham
75′Wilson IsidorGoal · Sunderland
Full time

Player changes · 8grouped by team and minute

64′Sunderland · 1 player changeWilson Isidor
65′Sunderland · 1 player changeHabib Diarra
68′Fulham · 2 player changesRyan Sessegnon · Shea Charles
77′Fulham · 1 player changeEmile Smith Rowe
83′Fulham · 1 player changeKevin
83′Sunderland · 1 player changeChris Rigg
90′Sunderland · 1 player changeRomaine Mundle

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Sunderland

0Draws

2Fulham

22 Feb 2026Sunderland — Fulham · Premier League1–3

22 Nov 2025Fulham — Sunderland · Premier League1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

7.96 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/15.75 days

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 2home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 30 Aug 2026, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4