Sunderland vs C Palace 2025-26 English Premier League
Turbulent week for Crystal Palace ends in defeat at Sunderland
Crystal Palace's winless run extended to 10 games in all competitions after they were beaten 2-1 by Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
Match Commentary
- 17': Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Goal! Sunderland 0, Crystal Palace 1. Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
- 33': Goal! Sunderland 1, Crystal Palace 1. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele with a cross.
- 36': Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 1, Crystal Palace 1.
- 48': Trai Hume (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Omar Alderete (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Goal! Sunderland 2, Crystal Palace 1. Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 84': Substitution, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda replaces Brian Brobbey.
- 88': Substitution, Sunderland. Dennis Cirkin replaces Romaine Mundle because of an injury.
Game Information
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 47,257
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | Arsenal | 31 | 70 | 3 |
| +32 | Manchester City | 30 | 61 | 5 |
| +13 | Manchester United | 30 | 54 | 6 |
| +3 | Aston Villa | 30 | 51 | 9 |
Statistics
 CRY |
SUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 42.7 | Possession | 57.3 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 255 | Accurate Passes | 365 |
| 339 | Passes | 456 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 15 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 12 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 35 |
| 36 | Clearances | 35 |
Sunderland (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Robin Roefs (GK) |
| 15 | Omar Alderete  |
| 5 | Danny Ballard |
| 17 | Reinildo Mandava |
| 20 | Nordi Mukiele |
| 28 | Enzo Le Fée |
| 27 | Noah Sadiki |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 9 | Brian Brobbey |
| 14 | Romaine Mundle |
| 32 | Trai Hume |
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 5 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 8 | Jefferson Lerma |
| 26 | Chris Richards |
| 19 | Will Hughes |
| 20 | Adam Wharton |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 55 | Justin Devenny |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 10 | Yéremy Pino |
| 11 | Brennan Johnson |
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