Match summary
Sunderland beat Fulham 1-0 in the Premier League.
Sunderland vs Fulham in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Sunderland's first win over Fulham in 5 meetings on record.Previous win: 2017-12-16 (1-0); since then 1D 4L; all competitions.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Sunderland3W 0D 2L
SunderlandFulham
9Pointsof 157
6Goals scored9
4Goals conceded7
2Clean sheets2
4Scored in a row7
0Unbeaten in a row1
1Without a win0
2Conceded in a row0
Head to head21 meetings · Aug 2001 – Feb 2026
- Sunderland wins
- 4
- Draws
- 7
- Fulham wins
- 10
2.19goals per meeting
48%both teams scored
43%3+ goals
33%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsSunderland 0W 1D 4L · 3 goals per game
Meetings
- Premier LeagueSunderland1-3Fulham
- Premier LeagueFulham1-0Sunderland
- FA CupSunderland2-3Fulham
- FA CupFulham1-1Sunderland
- ChampionshipFulham2-1Sunderland
Show all 21 meetings
- ChampionshipSunderland1-0Fulham
- FA CupFulham1-3Sunderland
- FA CupSunderland0-0Fulham
- Premier LeagueFulham1-4Sunderland
- Premier LeagueSunderland0-1Fulham
- Premier LeagueSunderland2-2Fulham
- Premier LeagueFulham1-3Sunderland
- Premier LeagueFulham2-1Sunderland
- Premier LeagueSunderland0-0Fulham
- Premier LeagueSunderland0-3Fulham
- Premier LeagueFulham0-0Sunderland
- Premier LeagueSunderland0-0Fulham
- Premier LeagueFulham1-0Sunderland
- Premier LeagueFulham1-0Sunderland
- Premier LeagueSunderland1-1Fulham
- Premier LeagueFulham2-0Sunderland
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 15 earlier results
SunderlandFulham
#15Position#14
0Points1 v 1 games0
-1Goal difference-1
1Scored per gameleague avg 1.472
2Conceded per game3
#14Form table position#14
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
SunderlandFulham
- Substitution · Sunderland · Romaine Mundle · InOut: Enzo Le Fée90'
- 83'Substitution · Fulham · Kevin · InOut: Sander Berge
- Substitution · Sunderland · Chris Rigg · InOut: Habib Diarra83'
- 76'Substitution · Fulham · Emile Smith Rowe · InOut: César Palacios
- Goal · Sunderland · Wilson Isidor1-075'
- 68'Substitution · Fulham · Shea Charles · InOut: Oscar Bobb
- 68'Substitution · Fulham · Ryan Sessegnon · InOut: Timothy Castagne
- Substitution · Sunderland · Habib Diarra · InOut: Nilson Angulo65'
- Substitution · Sunderland · Wilson Isidor · InOut: Brian Brobbey64'
- 59'Yellow Card · Fulham · César Palacios
- 35'Yellow Card · Fulham · Joachim Andersen
Match Statistics
Match stats
SunderlandFulham
41%Ball Possession59%
12Shots Total11
4Shots On Target0
3Corners4
10Fouls15
0Yellow Cards2
1Offsides1
0Saves3
390Passes560
6Shots Off Target3
87Attacks109
34Dangerous Attacks65
9Shots Inside Box7
3Shots Outside Box4
1Goals0
16Free Kicks11
2Shots Blocked8
4Substitutions4
1Hit Woodwork0
13Tackles11
1Assists0
326Accurate Passes473
1Injuries0
18Total Crosses18
8Accurate Crosses4
7Interceptions7
56Duels Won44
4Big Chances Created2
3Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
Substitutes
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MZ
Macauley ZepaPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 58(92%) | - | 5/7 | |
| 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 49(74%) | 2 | 5/7 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 23(86%) | 1 | 5/11 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 42(83%) | - | - | |
| 7.2 | 26' | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 1(100%) | - | 2/5 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 33(85%) | - | - | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 38(85%) | 1 | 6/13 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 44(93%) | 1 | 7/13 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 41(89%) | 3 | 5/8 | |
| 6.9 | 65' | 0 | 0 | - | 21(77%) | 1 | 7/11 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 24(81%) | 4 | 8/14 | |
| 6.9 | 18' | 0 | 1 | - | 3(100%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.8 | 64' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 9(70%) | - | 5/6 | |
| 6.3 | 7' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | |
| 6.3 | 1' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 3(67%) | - | 0/1 |
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