R. Jimenez’s 84' winner gives Fulham 1-0 victory over Sunderland

Match report

Fulham beat Sunderland 1-0 in Premier League matchday 12 on Saturday, 22 November 2025 at Craven Cottage. R. Jimenez scored the only goal of the game for Fulham in the 84th minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Fulham had 57% of the ball and 24 shots (6 on target) against Sunderland’s 4 (2 on target). Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Fulham 19th in the Premier League table on 2 points and Sunderland 14th on 4.

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Form, table and head-to-head

Fulham

19th · 2 points · P 5 W 0 D 2 L 3

Form

Sunderland

14th · 4 points · P 5 W 1 D 1 L 3

Form

Premier League table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
13	Nottingham Forest	5	-1	5
14	Sunderland	5	-4	4
15	Crystal Palace	5	-5	4
18	Coventry	5	-9	3
19	Fulham	5	-3	2
20	Tottenham	5	-6	2

Full Premier League table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sun, 22 Feb 2026, Sunderland 1-3 Fulham

Full Fulham vs Sunderland head-to-head

Match events

32'yellow cardDaniel BallardYellow Card
64'substitutionKevinOff: S. Chukwueze
64'substitutionJ. KingOff: E. Smith Rowe
64'substitutionW. IsidorOff: B. Brobbey
64'substitutionB. TraoreOff: C. Talbi
79'yellow cardReinildo MandavaYellow Card
84'goalR. JimenezAssist: S. Chukwueze
88'yellow cardTrai HumeYellow Card
89'substitutionA. IwobiOff: H. Reed
90'substitutionE. Le FeeOff: S. Adingra
90'substitutionT. HumeOff: E. Mayenda
90+3'yellow cardBernd LenoYellow Card
90+4'yellow cardHarry WilsonYellow Card
90+4'substitutionH. WilsonOff: T. Castagne
90+5'yellow cardRaúl JiménezYellow Card

Lineups

Fulham

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Marco Silva

Starting XI

Substitutes

Sunderland

Formation 5-4-1 · Coach Regis Le Bris

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

57%Possession43%
2.16Expected goals (xG)0.17
24Total shots4
6Shots on target2
13Shots off target1
5Blocked shots1
18Shots inside the box4
6Shots outside the box0
7Corners4
1Offsides3
5Fouls13
3Yellow cards3
–Red cards–
2Goalkeeper saves4
485Passes373
412Accurate passes299
85%Pass accuracy80%
0.27Goals prevented0.27

Player statistics

Fulham

Fulham player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Bernd LenoG	90	7.3				41 · 71%
2Kenny TeteD	90	6.6				33 · 76%	1	2	3/9
3Calvin BasseyD	90	7.2				73 · 92%	3	2	4/7
5Joachim AndersenD	90	7.6			2 (0)	75 · 92%		1	4/6
30Ryan SessegnonD	90	6.9			1 (0)	37 · 86%	1		1/5
8Harry WilsonM	89	6.3			2 (0)	20 · 85%	1		2/4
16Sander BergeM	90	7.9			1 (1)	62 · 89%	3	3	7/8
17Alex IwobiM	89	7.2			2 (1)	51 · 88%		3	4/8
22KevinM	64	7.2			3 (2)	21 · 90%	1		4/8
24Joshua KingM	64	6.3			2 (0)	14 · 79%	1		0/5
7Raúl JiménezF	90	6.3	1		4 (2)	20 · 50%	2		3/12
23Benjamin LecomteG	–	–
15Jorge CuencaD	–	–
21Timothy CastagneD	1	–
6Harrison ReedM	8	6.7				1 · 100%			0/1
10Tom CairneyM	–	–
32Emile Smith RoweM	26	6.9			2 (0)	18 · 100%	1		0/1
11Adama TraoréF	–	–
18Jonah Kusi-AsareF	–	–
19Samuel ChukwuezeFTop rated	26	8.2		1		19 · 74%	5		4/5

Sunderland

Sunderland player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
22Robin RoefsG	90	7.7		52 · 77%	1		3/3
5Daniel BallardD	90	6.6		52 · 81%			4/6
6Lutsharel GeertruidaD	90	6.9		50 · 86%		3	6/7
17Reinildo MandavaD	90	6.9		29 · 97%		2	4/10
20Nordi MukieleD	90	6.9		29 · 72%		5	9/14
32Trai HumeD	89	6.7		27 · 74%	1	3	3/6
25Bertrand TraoréM	64	7.0	1 (1)	15 · 80%		5	6/8
27Noah SadikiM	90	7.2		28 · 79%			1/4
28Enzo Le FéeM	89	6.5	1 (0)	28 · 57%	2	1	2/7
34Granit XhakaM	90	7.0	1 (1)	44 · 86%		1	2/2
18Wilson IsidorF	64	6.2		3 · 100%			0/2
1Anthony PattersonG	–	–
15Omar AldereteD	–	–
26Arthur MasuakuD	–	–
4Dan NeilM	–	–
13Luke O'NienM	–	–
7Chemsdine TalbiF	26	6.5		10 · 90%			0/3
9Brian BrobbeyF	26	6.9		5 · 100%		1	3/5
12Eliezer MayendaF	1	–					0/2
24Simon AdingraF	1	–		1 · 0%