Premier League · 2026

Sunderland 1–0 Fulham · Premier League

1–0Full-time analysis

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

  1. 35′Joachim AndersenYellow card · Fulham
  2. Half-time
  3. 59′César PalaciosYellow card · Fulham
  4. 75′Wilson IsidorGoal · Sunderland
  5. 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
Sunderland — Fulham · Premier League1–3
Fulham — 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

Sunderland / Fulham

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

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