Bournemouth vs Sunderland – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Bournemouth
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Bournemouth defeated Sunderland 2–0 on 18 October 2026 at Vitality Stadium in Premier League.
Lineups
Bournemouth: (4-1-4-1) Djordje Petrovic, Adrien Truffert, Lewis Cook, James Hill, Evanilson, Ryan Christie, Tyler Adams, António Silva, Adam Smith, Marcus Tavernier, Rayan.
Sunderland: (4-2-3-1) Kevin Danso, Chris Rigg, Omar Alderete, Reinildo Mandava, Nordi Mukiele, Robin Roefs, Noah Sadiki, Enzo Le Fée, Trai Hume, Granit Xhaka, Timur Tuterov.
Substitutions
Bournemouth: Justin Kluivert for Lewis Cook, Amine Adli for Marcus Tavernier, Álvaro Rodríguez for Evanilson, Bafodé Diakité for Tyler Adams, Ben Gannon-Doak for Rayan.
Sunderland: Habib Diarra for Timur Tuterov, Luke O'Nien for Omar Alderete, Jules Ahoka for Chris Rigg.
Sidelined players
Bournemouth: Junior Kroupi, Julián Araujo, Alex Scott.
Sunderland: Romaine Mundle, Brian Brobbey.
Match statistics
Bournemouth had 65% of the possession, compared with 35% for Sunderland.
Bournemouth registered 29 shots, with 6 on target. Sunderland had 3 shots, with 0 on target.
Bournemouth won 5 corners, while Sunderland won 3.
Top players
Bournemouth: Marcus Tavernier scored 1 goal, Evanilson provided 1 assist, and James Hill was the highest-rated player (7.6).
Sunderland: Granit Xhaka was the highest-rated player (7.1) and created 2 chances and Robin Roefs made 4 saves.