Premier League · Sun, 30 Aug 2026 ·
Sunderland vs Fulham — 1 - 0
Stadium of Light · Referee: Michael Salisbury, England
Match report
Sunderland beat Fulham 1-0
Sunderland beat Fulham 1-0 in Premier League matchday 2 on Sunday, 30 August 2026 at Stadium of Light. W. Isidor scored the only goal of the game for Sunderland in the 75th minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Sunderland had 41% of the ball and 12 shots (4 on target) against Fulham’s 11 (0 on target). Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) was the top-rated player with 8.5. The result leaves Sunderland 14th in the Premier League table on 4 points and Fulham 19th on 2.
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 |
| 18 | Coventry | 5 | -9 | 3 |
| 19 | Fulham | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 20 | Tottenham | 5 | -6 | 2 |
Match events
- 35'yellow cardJoachim AndersenYellow Card
- 59'yellow cardCésar PalaciosYellow Card
- 64'substitutionB. BrobbeyOff: W. Isidor
- 65'substitutionN. AnguloOff: H. Diarra
- 68'substitutionT. CastagneOff: R. Sessegnon
- 68'substitutionO. BobbOff: S. Charles
- 75'goalW. IsidorAssist: H. Diarra
- 76'substitutionC. PalaciosOff: E. Smith Rowe
- 83'substitutionOff: C. Rigg
- 83'substitutionS. BergeOff: Kevin
- 90'substitutionE. Le FeeOff: R. Mundle
Lineups
Sunderland
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Regis Le Bris
Starting XI
- 22R. RoefsG
- 12T. MeunierD
- 20N. MukieleD
- 5D. BallardD
- 17R. MandavaD
- 34G. XhakaM
- 27N. SadikiM
- 32T. HumeM
- 28E. Le FeeM
- 10N. AnguloM
- 9B. BrobbeyF
Substitutes
- 31M. EllborgG
- 15O. AldereteD
- 13L. O'NienM
- 11C. RiggM
- 19H. DiarraM
- 29J. AhokaM
- 14R. MundleF
- 7C. TalbiF
- 18W. IsidorF
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Alvaro Arbeloa
Starting XI
- 1B. LenoG
- 21T. CastagneD
- 5J. AndersenD
- 3C. BasseyD
- 33A. RobinsonD
- 16S. BergeM
- 17A. IwobiM
- 14O. BobbM
- 24J. KingM
- 8C. PalaciosM
- 7G. GarciaF
Substitutes
- 23B. LecomteG
- 4J. CuencaD
- 30R. SessegnonM
- 32E. Smith RoweM
- 19S. CharlesM
- 6H. ReedM
- 11KevinF
- 35M. ZepaF
- 9Rodrigo MunizF
Match statistics
- 41%Possession59%
- 2.02Expected goals (xG)0.95
- 12Total shots11
- 4Shots on target0
- 6Shots off target3
- 2Blocked shots8
- 9Shots inside the box7
- 3Shots outside the box4
- 3Corners4
- 1Offsides1
- 10Fouls15
- 0Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 0Goalkeeper saves3
- 390Passes560
- 326Accurate passes473
- 84%Pass accuracy84%
- 0.33Goals prevented0.33
Player statistics
Sunderland
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22Robin RoefsG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Daniel BallardD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 12Thomas MeunierD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Reinildo MandavaD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 20Nordi MukieleD | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 10Nilson AnguloM | 65 | 6.9 | ||
| 27Noah SadikiM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 28Enzo Le FéeM | 89 | 6.9 | ||
| 32Trai HumeM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 34Granit XhakaMTop rated | 90 | 8.5 | ||
| 9Brian BrobbeyF | 64 | 6.9 | ||
| 31Melker EllborgG | – | – | ||
| 15Omar AldereteD | – | – | ||
| 11Chris RiggM | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| 13Luke O'NienM | – | – | ||
| 19Habib DiarraM | 18 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 29Jules AhokaM | – | – | ||
| 7Chemsdine TalbiF | – | – | ||
| 14Romaine MundleF | 1 | – | ||
| 18Wilson IsidorF | 26 | 7.2 | 1 |
Fulham
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bernd LenoG | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 3Calvin BasseyD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Joachim AndersenD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 21Timothy CastagneD | 68 | 6.7 | ||
| 33Antonee RobinsonD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 8César PalaciosM | 76 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Oscar BobbM | 68 | 6.5 | ||
| 16Sander BergeM | 83 | 6.2 | ||
| 17Alex IwobiM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 24Joshua KingM | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 7Gonzalo GarcíaF | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 23Benjamin LecomteG | – | – | ||
| 4Jorge CuencaD | – | – | ||
| 6Harrison ReedM | – | – | ||
| 19Shea CharlesM | 22 | 6.3 | ||
| 30Ryan SessegnonM | 22 | 6.9 | ||
| 32Emile Smith RoweM | 14 | 6.3 | ||
| 9Rodrigo MunizF | – | – | ||
| 11KevinF | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| 35Macauley ZepaF | – | – |
