Monday , 5 October 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2025-26
Sunderland AFC
2 – 1
Full Time
Chelsea FC
Sun 24 May 2026 · 15:00 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'
Trai Hume 25' 1–0
Malo Gusto og 50' 2–0
2–1 56' Cole Palmer
Nilson Angulo 43' Y
Lutsharel Geertruida 52' Y
Y 54' Wesley Fofana
YR 62' Wesley Fofana
Y 69' Enzo Fernandez
Granit Xhaka 73' Y
Habib Diarra 81' Y
Noah Sadiki 89' Y
Y 90' Joao Pedro
Y 90' Cole Palmer

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Chelsea FC — Premier League at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
  • Assistant 1 Dan Cook
  • Assistant 2 Ian Hussin
5 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 12.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

2
Sunderland AFC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Chelsea FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-24 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Chelsea FC 2025-10-25 Chelsea FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 May Chelsea FC H 2–1 W
17 May Everton FC A 3–1 W
09 May Manchester United FC H 0–0 D
02 May Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
24 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 0–5 L
19 Apr Aston Villa FC A 3–4 L
Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 May Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L
19 May Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–1 W
16 May Manchester City FC H 0–1 L
09 May Liverpool FC A 1–1 D
04 May Nottingham Forest FC H 1–3 L
26 Apr Leeds United FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Sunderland AFC Chelsea FC
#14 Position #10
4 Points 7
5 Played 5
1 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 2
6 Scored 10
10 Conceded 12
-4 GD -2
0.80 PPG 1.40
20% Win % 40%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Sunderland AFC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

Sunderland AFC are 14th (4 pts). Chelsea FC are 10th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sunderland AFC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chelsea FC
0-15
5/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sunderland AFC
Brian Brobbey 3 G
Nilson Angulo 1 G 1 A
Wilson Isidor 1 G
Chelsea FC
Joao Pedro 3 G 3 A
Morgan Rogers 3 G 1 A
Cole Palmer 2 G 2 A
Pedro Neto 1 G
Romeo Lavia 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Sunderland AFC host Chelsea FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Regis Le Bris might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Moises Caicedo made 341 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Trai Hume doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' Sunderland AFC have won 485 goals from 369 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' Sunderland AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 43' Nilson Angulo picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 48' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sunderland AFC and Chelsea FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 50' Malo Gusto has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 50 minutes.
  • 52' It’s a booking for Sunderland AFC player. Lutsharel Geertruida gets a card.
  • 54' Wesley Fofana catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 54.
  • 56' GOAL! Cole Palmer fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 61' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 62' Chelsea FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 62.
  • 67' Nilson Angulo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 69' Enzo Fernandez was booked on 69.
  • 73' Controversy at the stadium! Granit Xhaka argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 78' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Robin Roefs has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 81' Habib Diarra is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
  • 86' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 89' It’s gonna be a card for Noah Sadiki.
  • 90' Joao Pedro is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sunderland AFC to claim maximum points.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.97 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.98 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Chelsea FC 78% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC45% Draw22% Chelsea FC33%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 3.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
67%
Draw or Chelsea FC
55%
Sunderland AFC or Chelsea FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC31% Draw38% Chelsea FC31%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
7%
1 – 3
4.7%
3 – 1
4.7%
2 – 3
4.6%
3 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3.9%
2 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3.3%
1 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Chelsea FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 17% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 17% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.