Fulham beat Sunderland 3-1 as R. Jimenez scores twice

Match report

Sunderland were beaten 3-1 by Fulham at Stadium of Light on Sunday, 22 February 2026 in Premier League matchday 27. E. Le Fee (76' pen) scored for Sunderland, while R. Jimenez (54', 61' pen) and A. Iwobi (85') found the net for Fulham. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Sunderland had 53% of the ball and 12 shots (2 on target) against Fulham’s 12 (4 on target). Alex Iwobi (Fulham) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves Sunderland 14th in the Premier League table on 4 points and Fulham 19th on 2.

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Form, table and head-to-head

Sunderland

14th · 4 points · P 5 W 1 D 1 L 3

Form

Fulham

19th · 2 points · P 5 W 0 D 2 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, 30 Aug 2026, Sunderland 1-0 Fulham

Full Sunderland vs Fulham head-to-head

Match events

12'substitutionN. MukieleOff: L. Geertruida
39'substitutionJ. T. BiOff: R. Mundle
41'yellow cardRaúl JiménezYellow Card
45+1'substitutionKevinOff: O. Bobb
54'goalR. JimenezAssist: A. Iwobi
58'VAR decisionCalvin BasseyPenalty confirmed
60'yellow cardBrian BrobbeyYellow Card
61'penaltyR. JimenezPenalty
65'substitutionR. JimenezOff: Rodrigo Muniz
70'substitutionB. BrobbeyOff: W. Isidor
70'substitutionN. AnguloOff: E. Mayenda
71'substitutionH. DiarraOff: G. Xhaka
76'penaltyE. Le FeePenalty
85'goalA. IwobiAssist: H. Wilson
88'substitutionE. Smith RoweOff: T. Cairney
88'substitutionA. IwobiOff: J. Cuenca
88'substitutionK. TeteOff: T. Castagne

Lineups

Sunderland

Formation 4-1-4-1 · Coach Regis Le Bris

Starting XI

Substitutes

Fulham

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Marco Silva

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

53%Possession47%
1.85Expected goals (xG)1.88
12Total shots12
2Shots on target4
5Shots off target5
5Blocked shots3
8Shots inside the box9
4Shots outside the box3
6Corners4
1Offsides1
6Fouls13
1Yellow cards1
–Red cards–
1Goalkeeper saves1
406Passes355
334Accurate passes287
82%Pass accuracy81%
0.02Goals prevented0.02

Player statistics

Sunderland

Sunderland player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
22Robin RoefsG	90	6.2			46 · 78%
5Daniel BallardD	90	6.9			64 · 88%	2		7/12
15Omar AldereteD	90	6.3			46 · 80%	1		3/5
20Nordi MukieleD	12	6.9			1 · 100%			1/1
32Trai HumeD	90	6.5			31 · 77%		1	4/6
10Nilson AnguloM	70	5.9		1 (0)	13 · 77%			1/9
19Habib DiarraM	71	6.5		1 (0)	20 · 65%		1	3/5
27Noah SadikiM	90	7.0		1 (1)	40 · 90%		2	3/3
28Enzo Le FéeM	90	6.9	1	1 (1)	46 · 85%	1	1	3/11
37Jocelin Ta BiM	39	6.6			2 · 100%		1	4/8
9Brian BrobbeyF	70	6.0			6 · 67%	1		2/7
31Melker EllborgG	–	–
6Lutsharel GeertruidaD	78	6.2		1 (0)	34 · 79%	1	4	4/6
11Chris RiggM	–	–
13Luke O'NienM	–	–
34Granit XhakaM	19	6.9			33 · 82%			3/3
7Chemsdine TalbiF	–	–
12Eliezer MayendaF	20	6.3			4 · 75%	1	1	1/4
14Romaine MundleF	51	6.5		1 (0)	18 · 94%			1/7
18Wilson IsidorF	20	6.6		1 (0)	2 · 100%		1	1/1

Fulham

Fulham player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Bernd LenoG	90	6.5				31 · 48%
2Kenny TeteD	88	6.9			1 (0)	31 · 84%		5	6/6
3Calvin BasseyD	90	7.5				34 · 71%	2	3	6/9
5Joachim AndersenD	90	7.2				38 · 82%		1	3/3
30Ryan SessegnonD	90	5.9			1 (0)	26 · 81%	1	1	4/7
8Harry WilsonM	90	7.0		1	2 (1)	27 · 78%	1	1	2/4
16Sander BergeM	90	6.7			1 (0)	42 · 86%		3	4/8
17Alex IwobiMTop rated	88	8.3	1	1	1 (1)	35 · 94%	3
22KevinM	44	6.7			1 (0)	10 · 100%		1	2/7
32Emile Smith RoweM	88	6.9				26 · 100%	1	3	3/3
7Raúl JiménezF	65	8.2	2		2 (2)	18 · 67%	1	1	7/13
23Benjamin LecomteG	–	–
15Jorge CuencaD	12	6.7				6 · 83%
21Timothy CastagneD	12	6.6				2 · 100%
31Issa DiopD	–	–
6Harrison ReedM	–	–
10Tom CairneyM	12	6.7				7 · 86%
14Oscar BobbM	46	6.5				17 · 94%		3	6/13
24Joshua KingM	–	–
9Rodrigo MunizF	25	6.5				5 · 60%			4/15