Premier League · Sat, 17 Jan 2026 ·
Sunderland vs Crystal Palace — 2 - 1
Stadium of Light · Referee: R. Jones
Match report
Sunderland beat Crystal Palace 2-1
Sunderland beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in Premier League matchday 22 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 at Stadium of Light. E. Le Fee (33') and B. Brobbey (71') scored for Sunderland, while Y. Pino (30') found the net for Crystal Palace. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Sunderland had 57% of the ball and 13 shots (7 on target) against Crystal Palace’s 6 (2 on target). Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Sunderland 14th in the Premier League table on 4 points and Crystal Palace 15th on 4.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 19 Dec 2026, Sunderland – Crystal Palace
Match events
- 17'yellow cardChris RichardsYellow Card
- 30'goalY. PinoNormal Goal
- 33'goalE. Le FeeAssist: N. Mukiele
- 36'yellow cardAdam WhartonYellow Card
- 48'yellow cardTrai HumeYellow Card
- 63'yellow cardNordi MukieleYellow Card
- 63'yellow cardTyrick MitchellYellow Card
- 66'yellow cardOmar AldereteYellow Card
- 71'goalB. BrobbeyNormal Goal
- 84'substitutionB. BrobbeyOff: E. Mayenda
- 88'substitutionR. MundleOff: D. Cirkin
Lineups
Sunderland
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Regis Le Bris
Starting XI
- 22R. RoefsG
- 20N. MukieleD
- 5D. BallardD
- 15O. AldereteD
- 17R. MandavaD
- 34G. XhakaM
- 27N. SadikiM
- 32T. HumeM
- 28E. Le FeeM
- 14R. MundleM
- 9B. BrobbeyF
Substitutes
- 1A. PattersonG
- 3D. CirkinD
- 11C. RiggM
- 13L. O'NienM
- 6L. GeertruidaD
- 18W. IsidorF
- 4D. NeilM
- 24S. AdingraF
- 12E. MayendaF
Crystal Palace
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Oliver Glasner
Starting XI
- 1D. HendersonG
- 26C. RichardsD
- 5M. LacroixD
- 8J. LermaD
- 55J. DevennyM
- 20A. WhartonM
- 19W. HughesM
- 3T. MitchellM
- 11B. JohnsonF
- 10Y. PinoF
- 14J. MatetaF
Substitutes
- 44W. BenitezG
- 31R. MatthewsG
- 24B. SosaD
- 30D. ImrayD
- 23J. CanvotD
- 42K. RodneyM
- 12C. UcheM
- 34C. RiadD
- 86J. Drakes-ThomasF
Match statistics
- 57%Possession43%
- 1.71Expected goals (xG)0.61
- 13Total shots6
- 7Shots on target2
- 5Shots off target2
- 1Blocked shots2
- 10Shots inside the box5
- 3Shots outside the box1
- 3Corners4
- 0Offsides2
- 8Fouls15
- 3Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves5
- 456Passes339
- 365Accurate passes255
- 80%Pass accuracy75%
- 0.64Goals prevented0.64
Player statistics
Sunderland
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22Robin RoefsG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Daniel BallardD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 15Omar AldereteD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Reinildo MandavaD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 20Nordi MukieleD | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 14Romaine MundleM | 88 | 6.3 | ||
| 27Noah SadikiM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 28Enzo Le FéeM | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 32Trai HumeM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 34Granit XhakaM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Brian BrobbeyF | 84 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 1Anthony PattersonG | – | – | ||
| 3Dennis CirkinD | 2 | – | ||
| 6Lutsharel GeertruidaD | – | – | ||
| 4Dan NeilM | – | – | ||
| 11Chris RiggM | – | – | ||
| 13Luke O'NienM | – | – | ||
| 12Eliezer MayendaF | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| 18Wilson IsidorF | – | – | ||
| 24Simon AdingraF | – | – |
Crystal Palace
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dean HendersonG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Maxence LacroixD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 8Jefferson LermaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 26Chris RichardsD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 3Tyrick MitchellM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 19Will HughesM | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 20Adam WhartonM | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 55Justin DevennyM | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 10Yéremy PinoFTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 11Brennan JohnsonF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 31Remi MatthewsG | – | – | ||
| 44Walter BenítezG | – | – | ||
| 23Jaydee CanvotD | – | – | ||
| 24Borna SosaD | – | – | ||
| 30Daniel ImrayD | – | – | ||
| 34Chadi RiadD | – | – | ||
| 12Christantus UcheM | – | – | ||
| 42Kaden RodneyM | – | – | ||
| 86Joel Drakes-ThomasF | – | – |