Sunderland vs Crystal Palace – Match preview, form & H2H

Premier League Premier League Round 16
Sunderland
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Crystal Palace
Stadium of Light

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Last 5 matches

Sunderland 1 W · 1 D · 3 L
  1. W Sunderland – Chelsea Premier League · 1–0
  2. L Coventry City – Sunderland Premier League · 3–1
  3. D Sunderland – Leeds Premier League · 0–0
  4. L Bournemouth – Sunderland Premier League · 2–0
  5. L Sunderland – Brighton Premier League · 0–2
Crystal Palace 1 W · 0 D · 4 L
  1. L Crystal Palace – Liverpool Premier League · 1–3
  2. L Tottenham – Crystal Palace Premier League · 2–0
  3. L Crystal Palace – Newcastle Premier League · 0–2
  4. L Brighton – Crystal Palace Premier League · 5–0
  5. W Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest Premier League · 3–1

Last 5 in numbers

In their last 5 matches, all competitions.
Statistic Sunderland Crystal Palace
Goals scored 2(0.4 per match) 4(0.8 per match)
Goals conceded 7(1.4 per match) 13(2.6 per match)
Matches without conceding 2 of 5 0 of 5
Matches without scoring 3 of 5 3 of 5
Yellow cards 10(2 per match) 9(1.8 per match)
Corners 20(4 per match) 21(4.2 per match)
League position Premier League
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD Pts
19 Sunderland 10 2 2 6 8 17 -9 8
20 Crystal Palace 10 2 1 7 10 24 -14 7
Uefa Champions League Uefa Europa League Relegation

Full Premier League standings

This season compared

Premier League 2026/2027
Sunderland Crystal Palace
10 Matches played 10
0.8 Goals scored per match 1.0
1.7 Goals conceded per match 2.4
48% Average possession 43%
3 of 10 Matches with 3 or more goals 6 of 10
4.0 Corners per match 3.3
2.1 Yellow cards per match 1.5
3 of 10 Matches without conceding 1 of 10

Top scorers

Premier League 2026/2027
Sunderland
Enzo Le Fée

Midfielder

3 Goals
1 Assists
Minutes per goal 289'
Pass accuracy 78.7%
Matches played 10
Minutes played 868'

Also scoring

  1. Brian Brobbey Attacker · 208' per goal 3 Goals 0 Assists
  2. Nilson Angulo Attacker · 529' per goal 1 Goals 1 Assists
Crystal Palace
Tyrick Mitchell

Defender

2 Goals
0 Assists
Minutes per goal 436'
Pass accuracy 74.2%
Matches played 10
Minutes played 871'

Also scoring

  1. Daichi Kamada Midfielder · 882' per goal 1 Goals 3 Assists
  2. Eddie Nketiah Attacker · 289' per goal 1 Goals 1 Assists

Minutes per goal: how many minutes, on average, the player needs to score. Lower is better.

Head to head Last 5 meetings
Sunderland wins
Draws
Crystal Palace wins
2
2
1
40%
40%
20%
Total goals 16 Across 5 meetings
Avg goals 3.2 3.2 per match
Sunderland goals 10 2 per match
Crystal Palace goals 6 1.2 per match
Both teams scored 60% 3/5 matches
Over 2.5 goals 80% 4/5 matches
Average corners per match 8 Across 5 meetings
Average cards per match 3.6 Yellow + red cards
Last meeting 2 - 1
Sunderland 2–1 2 1 Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace 0–0 0 0 Sunderland
Crystal Palace 0–4 0 4 Sunderland
Sunderland 2–3 2 3 Crystal Palace
Sunderland 2–2 2 2 Crystal Palace

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About the match

Sunderland vs Crystal Palace will be played on 20 December 2026 at 14:00 UTC at Stadium of Light in the Premier League.

Ahead of kick-off, Sunderland are 19th in the Premier League standings, while Crystal Palace are 20th.

Head-to-head

Sunderland and Crystal Palace have met 10 times in the available head-to-head data.

Sunderland won 4 times, while Crystal Palace won 3 times, with 3 meetings ending in draws.