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Sunderland vs Crystal Palace

Premier League
2-1
Final
Stadium of Light

Match pulse

SUNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCRY
57%Possession43%
13Shots6
7On target2
3Corners4
1Saves5
8Fouls15
17'Chris RichardsCRY36'Adam WhartonCRY48'Trai HumeSUN63'Tyrick MitchellCRY63'Nordi MukieleSUN66'Omar AldereteSUN
Team1H2HT
SUN112
CRY101

Who won: Sunderland 2-1

Sunderland beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Stadium of Light. Goals for Sunderland: Enzo Le Fée (33') and Brian Brobbey (71'). Goals for C Palace: Yéremy Pino (30').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.5Brian BrobbeyF
  2. 27.4Enzo Le FéeAM
  3. 36.8Yéremy PinoCF-L
  4. 46.6Danny BallardCD-R
  5. 56.5Nordi MukieleRB
  6. 66.5Dean HendersonG
  7. 76.4Granit XhakaRM
  8. 86.4Trai HumeAM-R
  9. 96.3Reinildo MandavaLB
  10. 106.3Noah SadikiLM
  11. 116.2Robin RoefsG
  12. 126.2Romaine MundleAM-L

Team stats

SUNCRY
8Fouls15
3Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
0Offsides2
3Corner Kicks4
1Saves5
57.3Possession42.7
13SHOTS6
7ON GOAL2
0.5On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
365Accurate Passes255
456Passes339
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
7Accurate Crosses2
18Crosses15
0.4Cross %0.1
57Long Balls50
21Accurate Long Balls15
0.4Long Balls %0.3
1Blocked Shots2
11Effective Tackles7
15Tackles12
0.7Tackle %0.6
11Interceptions9
35Effective Clearances36
35Clearances36

Player of the game

Brian Brobbey

SUN · 1 G

7.5

Deserved to win

11%
SUN · 0.13 xG
85%
Draw
4%
CRY · 0.05 xG

Sunderland created better chances: they win this game 11% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Sunderland 2, Crystal Palace 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, Crystal Palace 1.
  3. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  4. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace).

  5. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  6. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland).

  7. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  8. 90'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.

    E. Le Fée

  9. 90'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace).

  10. 90'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace). Assisted by Dan Ballard with a headed pass.

    E. Mayenda

  11. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Mundle

    Substitution, Sunderland. Dennis Cirkin replaces Romaine Mundle because of an injury.

    D. Cirkin

  12. 87'

    Free kick won

    Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  13. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace).

  14. 86'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  15. 85'

    Delay in match because of an injury Omar Alderete (Sunderland).

  16. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. Brobbey

    Substitution, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda replaces Brian Brobbey.

    E. Mayenda

  17. 83'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Yéremy Pino with a cross.

    J. Mateta

  18. 83'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Enzo Le Fée.

  19. 80'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.

  20. 78'SUN

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dean Henderson.

  21. 78'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace). Assisted by Brian Brobbey.

    T. Hume

  22. 76'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dan Ballard following a set piece situation.

    T. Hume

  23. 75'

    Free kick won

    Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  24. 75'

    Foul

    Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).

  25. 73'SUN

    Foul

    Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).

Leaders

SUNCRY
Total Shots
Trai Hume
4
Yéremy Pino
2
Accurate Passes
Granit Xhaka
54
Chris Richards
46
Saves
Robin Roefs
1
Dean Henderson
5