Sunderland vs Fulham – 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 Fulham 1–0 on 30 August 2026 at Stadium of Light in Premier League.
Lineups
Sunderland: (4-2-3-1) Dan Ballard, Brian Brobbey, Nilson Angulo, Thomas Meunier, Reinildo Mandava, Nordi Mukiele, Robin Roefs, Noah Sadiki, Enzo Le Fée, Trai Hume, Granit Xhaka.
Fulham: (4-2-3-1) Bernd Leno, Calvin Bassey, Joachim Andersen, Gonzalo García, César Palacios, Oscar Bobb, Sander Berge, Alex Iwobi, Timothy Castagne, Josh King, Antonee Robinson.
Substitutions
Sunderland: Wilson Isidor for Brian Brobbey, Habib Diarra for Nilson Angulo, Chris Rigg for Habib Diarra, Romaine Mundle for Enzo Le Fée.
Fulham: Shea Charles for Oscar Bobb, Ryan Sessegnon for Timothy Castagne, Emile Smith Rowe for César Palacios, Kevin for Sander Berge.
Sidelined players
Sunderland: Aji Alese.
Match statistics
Sunderland had 41% of the possession, compared with 59% for Fulham.
Sunderland registered 12 shots, with 4 on target. Fulham had 11 shots, with 0 on target.
Sunderland won 3 corners, while Fulham won 4.
Top players
Sunderland: Wilson Isidor scored 1 goal, Habib Diarra provided 1 assist, and Granit Xhaka was the highest-rated player (8.0).
Fulham: Alex Iwobi was the highest-rated player (7.1), Emile Smith Rowe created 2 chances, and Bernd Leno made 3 saves.