Sunderland — Fulham, 30 August 2026, 13:00 UTC : score 1:0
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The most likely outcome was Sunderland win, and the match finished 1:0. Fans backed Sunderland win — they got it right.
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Match events
full timeline J. Andersen 35'
C. Palacios 59'
W. Isidor for B. Brobbey 64'
H. Diarra for N. Angulo 65'
R. Sessegnon for T. Castagne 68'
S. Charles for O. Bobb 68'
W. Isidor assist: H. Diarra 1-0 75'
E. Smith Rowe for C. Palacios 76'
Kevin for S. Berge 83'
R. Mundle for E. Le Fee 90'
Line-ups
starting eleven and bench
Sunderland 4-2-3-1 · Regis Le Bris 4-2-3-1 · Alvaro Arbeloa Fulham 
22 Robin Roefs
12 Thomas Meunier 20 Nordi Mukiele 5 Daniel Ballard 17 Reinildo Mandava
34 Granit Xhaka 27 Noah Sadiki
32 Trai Hume 28 Enzo Le Fée 10 Nilson Angulo
9 Brian Brobbey
7 Gonzalo García
14 Oscar Bobb 24 Joshua King 8 César Palacios
16 Sander Berge 17 Alex Iwobi
21 Timothy Castagne 5 Joachim Andersen 3 Calvin Bassey 33 Antonee Robinson
1 Bernd Leno
Sunderland bench
- 7Chemsdine Talbi
- 11Chris Rigg
- 19Habib Diarra
- 29Jules Ahoka
- 13Luke O'Nien
- 31Melker Ellborg
- 15Omar Alderete
- 14Romaine Mundle
- 18Wilson Isidor
Fulham bench
- 23Benjamin Lecomte
- 32Emile Smith Rowe
- 6Harrison Reed
- 4Jorge Cuenca
- 11Kevin
- 35Macauley Zepa
- 9Rodrigo Muniz
- 30Ryan Sessegnon
- 19Shea Charles
Match stats
20 metrics for the full match42%Possession58%
12Shots9
4Shots on target0
6Shots off target2
2Blocked shots7
9Shots inside box5
3Shots outside box4
87Attacks109
34Dangerous attacks65
3Corners4
1Offsides1
10Fouls15
0Yellow cards2
0Saves3
393Passes556
326Accurate passes470
16Free kicks11
14Throw-ins22
3Goal kicks9
0Penalties0
SunderlandFulhamHow the match went
text generated from our dataSunderland and Fulham met on matchday 2 of the Premier League on 30 August at Stadium of Light. Final score — 1:0.
Sunderland sit 11th on 3 points after 5 matches (1 win, 1 draw, 3 losses), winless in 3 matches. Fulham sit 16th on 0 points after 5 matches (0 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses), winless in 5 matches.
Of the last 2 meetings Sunderland won 0, Fulham won 2. Aggregate score — 1:4.
Season form
all competitions of the season Sunderland last five Fulham LLDWL form DDLLL
5 Matches 5
1 — 1 — 3 Wins — draws — defeats 0 — 2 — 3
6 — 10 Scored — conceded 5 — 8
0.8 Points per game 0.4
1.2 Goals scored per game 1
1 Clean sheets 1
1 Failed to score 2
winless in 3 Current streak unbeaten in 2
Sunderland at home: 2 matches, 1 win, 0 draws, 1 loss, goals 1—2, 1.5 points per match.
Fulham away: 2 matches, 0 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss, goals 0—1, 0.5 points per match.
Head-to-head
2 matches in our database 0 Sunderland wins 0 draws 2 Fulham wins
| 22/02/2026 | Сандерленд — Фулхэм | 1:3 | Английская Премьер-лига |
| 22/11/2025 | Фулхэм — Сандерленд | 1:0 | Английская Премьер-лига |
League table
after the match| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 |  Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7—6 | 4 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3—3 | 4 |
| 15 |  Crystal Palace | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6—11 | 4 |
| … | |||||||
| 19 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2—8 | 2 |
| 20 | Fulham | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4—7 | 1 |