Premier League Gameweek 38 Sun, May 24 2026 · 16:00 Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Sunderland
2–1 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 1.84 – 0.89
Chelsea
  • T. Hume 25’
  • M. Gusto 50’ (OG)
  • 56’ C. Palmer
  • 62’ W. Fofana
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Sunderland beat Chelsea

Sunderland won 2–1 through goals from Hume and an own goal. Chelsea replied through a Palmer goal. Chelsea played with ten men from the 62nd minute after Fofana was sent off. Sunderland finished with the higher xG (1.84 vs 0.89). On the chances created, Chelsea deserved more: 0.8 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Sunderland ✓38%
Draw26%
Chelsea36%

Model vs reality

Sunderland goals
2
Model 1.48 · xG 1.84
Chelsea goals
1
Model 1.43 · xG 0.89
Total goals
3
Model 2.90 · xG 2.73
Score 2–1
9%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 55%
Both scored
Yes
Model 59%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchT. HumeSunderland · 1 goal
8.2
  • RefereeChris Kavanagh
  • VenueStadium of Light
  • Table before kick-offSunderland 10th · Chelsea 8th

Timeline

  1. T. Hume 1–0Assist L. O'Nien
    25’
  2. N. AnguloYellow card · Foul
    42’
  3. Half time · 1–0
  4. M. Gusto (own goal) 2–0
    50’
  5. L. GeertruidaYellow card
    51’
  6. ⇄ R. JamesFor J. Hato
    53’
  7. W. FofanaYellow card · Foul
    54’
  8. C. Palmer 2–1Assist Pedro Neto
    56’
  9. ⇄ M. DiarraFor N. Angulo
    61’
  10. ⇄ W. IsidorFor B. Brobbey
    61’
  11. W. FofanaSecond yellow · Foul
    62’
  12. ⇄ T. ChalobahFor Pedro Neto
    65’
  13. E. FernándezYellow card · Foul
    69’
  14. G. XhakaYellow card · Foul
    73’
  15. M. DiarraYellow card · Foul
    81’
  16. ⇄ L. DelapFor M. Caicedo
    85’
  17. ⇄ J. AcheampongFor M. Gusto
    85’
  18. N. SadikiYellow card · Time wasting
    89’
  19. João PedroYellow card · Foul
    90+7’
  20. ⇄ C. RiggFor E. Le Fée
    90+8’
  21. C. PalmerYellow card · Argument
    90+11’
  22. Full time · 2–1

Team stats

Sunderland21 shots · 16 in box, 5 outside
Chelsea8 shots · 4 in box, 4 outside
SunderlandChelsea
44% Possession 56%
1.84 Expected goals (xG) 0.89
2.02 Expected points (xPts) 0.76
21 Shots 8
6 Shots on target 3
8 Shots off target 3
7 Blocked shots 2
16 Shots inside the box 4
5 Shots outside the box 4
346 Passes 452
82% Pass accuracy 83%
6 Corners 2
2 Goalkeeper saves 5
15 Fouls 12
2 Offsides 1
5 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 1
6.94 Team rating 6.72

Line-ups

Sunderland 4-2-3-1

225.9 R. Roefs(G)
176.5 Reinildo 136.7 L. O'Nien A 206.9 N. Mukiele 66.5 L. Geertruida
276.9 N. Sadiki 347.9 G. Xhaka
106.3 N. Angulo ↓61’ 287.9 E. Le Fée ↓90’ 328.2★ T. Hume
96.5 B. Brobbey ↓61’
  • 22R. Roefs (G)5.9
  • 17Reinildo6.5
  • 13L. O'NienA6.7
  • 20N. Mukiele6.9
  • 6L. Geertruida6.5
  • 27N. Sadiki6.9
  • 34G. Xhaka7.9
  • 10N. Angulo↓61’6.3
  • 28E. Le Fée↓90’7.9
  • 32T. Hume ★8.2
  • 9B. Brobbey↓61’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 11C. Rigg↑90’
  • 19M. Diarra↑61’6.7
  • 18W. Isidor↑61’6.7

Unused: M. Ellborg, B. Traoré, O. Alderete, D. Cirkin, J. T. Bi, Eliezer Mayenda

Chelsea 3-4-1-2

16.6 Robert Sánchez(G)
215.9 J. Hato ↓53’ 67.2 L. Colwill 295.2 W. Fofana
36.5 Marc Cucurella 86.3 E. Fernández 256.9 M. Caicedo ↓85’ 276.7 M. Gusto ↓85’
107.6 C. Palmer
206.9 João Pedro 77.2 Pedro Neto A↓65’
  • 1Robert Sánchez (G)6.6
  • 21J. Hato↓53’5.9
  • 6L. Colwill7.2
  • 29W. Fofana5.2
  • 3Marc Cucurella6.5
  • 8E. Fernández6.3
  • 25M. Caicedo↓85’6.9
  • 27M. Gusto↓85’6.7
  • 10C. Palmer7.6
  • 20João Pedro6.9
  • 7Pedro NetoA↓65’7.2

Substitutes used

  • 23T. Chalobah↑65’7.3
  • 24R. James↑53’6.9
  • 9L. Delap↑85’6.2
  • 34J. Acheampong↑85’6.7

Unused: F. Jørgensen, A. Garnacho, Andrey Santos, Dário Essugo, Jesse Derry

Player stats

Top rated
T. HumeSunderland8.2
2nd
G. XhakaSunderland7.9
3rd
E. Le FéeSunderland7.9

Sunderland

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
R. Roefs G 90 0 0 2 sv 1 61% 28 0 0 0/0 0/1 5.9
Reinildo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 30 4 1 0/1 1/0 6.5
L. O'Nien M 90 0 1 1 (1) 2 94% 33 1 1 0/0 1/0 6.7
N. Mukiele D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 74% 39 2 4 1/1 3/2 6.9
L. Geertruida D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 29 1 0 0/1 0/1 6.5
N. Sadiki M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 84% 37 0 0 0/0 1/2 6.9
G. Xhaka M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 52 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.9
N. Angulo F 61 0 0 3 (1) 0 77% 13 2 3 1/2 3/0 6.3
E. Le Fée M 90 0 0 2 (2) 4 80% 40 4 2 0/1 3/1 7.9
T. Hume D 90 1 0 2 (1) 6 83% 23 3 0 0/0 0/0 8.2
B. Brobbey F 61 0 0 3 (1) 0 89% 9 0 0 0/0 1/3 6.5
C. Rigg M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
M. Diarra M 29 0 0 1 (0) 1 71% 7 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.7
W. Isidor F 29 0 0 1 (0) 0 80% 5 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.7

Chelsea

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Robert Sánchez G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 65% 37 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.6
J. Hato D 53 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 30 0 1 0/0 0/0 5.9
L. Colwill D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 65 1 2 0/0 1/1 7.2
W. Fofana D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 25 0 1 0/0 3/1 5.2
Marc Cucurella D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 25 2 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
E. Fernández M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 75% 55 1 0 1/1 3/1 6.3
M. Caicedo M 85 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 57 0 2 0/1 2/2 6.9
M. Gusto D 85 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 40 2 1 2/2 0/1 6.7
C. Palmer M 90 1 0 3 (2) 0 91% 33 0 0 0/3 0/2 7.6
João Pedro F 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 44% 16 1 2 3/6 2/2 6.9
Pedro Neto F 65 0 1 0 (0) 3 95% 21 0 0 1/3 0/2 7.2
T. Chalobah D 25 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 16 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
R. James D 37 0 0 1 (1) 0 92% 24 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.9
L. Delap F 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
J. Acheampong D 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.