Sunderland vs Chelsea – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Sunderland
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Sunderland defeated Chelsea 1–0 on 8 November 2026 at Stadium of Light in Premier League.
Lineups
Sunderland: (4-2-3-1) Chemsdine Talbi, Brian Brobbey, Thomas Meunier, Luke O'Nien, Reinildo Mandava, Nordi Mukiele, Robin Roefs, Noah Sadiki, Enzo Le Fée, Trai Hume, Granit Xhaka.
Chelsea: (4-3-2-1) Marco Palestra, Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Jordan Henderson, Morgan Rogers, M. Caicedo, Pep Chavarría, Mike Penders, Roméo Lavia.
Substitutions
Sunderland: Jules Ahoka for Granit Xhaka, Wilson Isidor for Brian Brobbey, Nilson Angulo for Chemsdine Talbi, Chris Rigg for Enzo Le Fée.
Chelsea: Estêvão for Levi Colwill, Malo Gusto for Marco Palestra, Danny Welbeck for Pedro Neto, Geovany Quenda for Pep Chavarría, Emmanuel Emegha for Jordan Henderson.
Sidelined players
Sunderland: Romaine Mundle, Dan Ballard.
Chelsea: Jamie Gittens, Emiliano Martínez, Reece James, João Pedro, Jorrel Hato, Maxence Lacroix.
Match statistics
Sunderland had 31% of the possession, compared with 69% for Chelsea.
Sunderland registered 9 shots, with 2 on target. Chelsea had 10 shots, with 4 on target.
Sunderland won 2 corners, while Chelsea won 2.
Top players
Sunderland: Enzo Le Fée scored 1 goal and Robin Roefs was the highest-rated player (7.5).
Chelsea: Malo Gusto was the highest-rated player (7.3), Cole Palmer had 1 shot on target and created 2 chances, and Mike Penders made 1 save.