Premier League Gameweek 1 Sat, Aug 16 2025 · 15:00 Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Sunderland
3–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 0.75 – 0.56
West Ham
  • Eliezer Mayenda 61’
  • D. Ballard 73’
  • W. Isidor 90’
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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 cruise past West Ham

West Ham entered as favourites, but Sunderland won 3–0 through goals from Mayenda, Ballard and Isidor. The chances were even, with xG of 0.75 and 0.56. On the chances created, West Ham deserved more: 1.1 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Sunderland ✓27%
Draw25%
West Ham47%

Model vs reality

Sunderland goals
3
Model 1.21 · xG 0.75
West Ham goals
0
Model 1.66 · xG 0.56
Total goals
3
Model 2.87 · xG 1.31
Score 3–0
2%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 55%
Both scored
No
Model 57%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchD. BallardSunderland · 1 goal
9.2
  • RefereeRobert Jones
  • VenueStadium of Light

Timeline

  1. Half time · 0–0
  2. ⇄ O. AldereteFor J. Seelt
    53’
  3. Eliezer Mayenda 1–0Assist O. Alderete
    61’
  4. M. KilmanYellow card · Foul
    70’
  5. ⇄ C. WilsonFor G. Rodríguez
    71’
  6. ⇄ T. SoučekFor J. Ward-Prowse
    71’
  7. D. Ballard 2–0Assist S. Adingra
    73’
  8. ⇄ W. IsidorFor Eliezer Mayenda
    76’
  9. ⇄ E. Le FéeFor S. Adingra
    76’
  10. ⇄ A. IrvingFor J. Todibo
    82’
  11. W. Isidor 3–0Assist C. Talbi
    90’
  12. ⇄ C. RiggFor C. Talbi
    90+3’
  13. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

Sunderland10 shots · 9 in box, 1 outside
West Ham12 shots · 7 in box, 5 outside
SunderlandWest Ham
37% Possession 63%
0.75 Expected goals (xG) 0.56
1.48 Expected points (xPts) 1.13
10 Shots 12
5 Shots on target 4
4 Shots off target 2
1 Blocked shots 6
9 Shots inside the box 7
1 Shots outside the box 5
323 Passes 550
77% Pass accuracy 85%
5 Corners 7
4 Goalkeeper saves 2
8 Fouls 10
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.16 Team rating 6.48

Line-ups

Sunderland 4-3-3

227.2 R. Roefs(G)
176.9 Reinildo 237.3 J. Seelt ↓53’ 59.2★ D. Ballard 327.2 T. Hume
276.9 N. Sadiki 346.7 G. Xhaka 196.9 M. Diarra
246.2 S. Adingra A↓76’ 127.5 Eliezer Mayenda ↓76’ 76.7 C. Talbi A↓90’
  • 22R. Roefs (G)7.2
  • 17Reinildo6.9
  • 23J. Seelt↓53’7.3
  • 5D. Ballard ★9.2
  • 32T. Hume7.2
  • 27N. Sadiki6.9
  • 34G. Xhaka6.7
  • 19M. Diarra6.9
  • 24S. AdingraA↓76’6.2
  • 12Eliezer Mayenda↓76’7.5
  • 7C. TalbiA↓90’6.7

Substitutes used

  • 15O. AldereteA↑53’7.2
  • 11C. Rigg↑90’
  • 18W. Isidor↑76’7.9
  • 28E. Le Fée↑76’6.6

Unused: A. Patterson, H. Jones, Marc Guiu, P. Roberts, D. Neil

West Ham 3-4-1-2

16.2 M. Hermansen(G)
56.5 N. Aguerd 36.9 M. Kilman 256.6 J. Todibo ↓82’
126.5 E. Diouf 246.3 G. Rodríguez ↓71’ 86.6 J. Ward-Prowse ↓71’ 296.7 A. Wan-Bissaka
107.2 Lucas Paquetá
115.3 N. Füllkrug 206.6 J. Bowen
  • 1M. Hermansen (G)6.2
  • 5N. Aguerd6.5
  • 3M. Kilman6.9
  • 25J. Todibo↓82’6.6
  • 12E. Diouf6.5
  • 24G. Rodríguez↓71’6.3
  • 8J. Ward-Prowse↓71’6.6
  • 29A. Wan-Bissaka6.7
  • 10Lucas Paquetá7.2
  • 11N. Füllkrug5.3
  • 20J. Bowen6.6

Substitutes used

  • 9C. Wilson↑71’6.2
  • 28T. Souček↑71’6.2
  • 39A. Irving↑82’6.3

Unused: A. Areola, K. Walker-Peters, K. Mavropanos, E. Álvarez, F. Potts, O. Scarles

Player stats

Top rated
D. BallardSunderland9.2
2nd
Eliezer MayendaSunderland7.5
3rd
J. SeeltSunderland7.3

Sunderland

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
R. Roefs G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 48% 23 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
Reinildo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 76% 42 2 2 0/0 1/1 6.9
J. Seelt D 53 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 28 2 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
D. Ballard D 90 1 0 4 (2) 0 84% 25 1 0 0/0 0/4 9.2
T. Hume D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 70% 37 2 1 1/1 1/1 7.2
N. Sadiki M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 29 2 3 0/1 1/0 6.9
G. Xhaka M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 75% 51 1 1 0/0 2/2 6.7
M. Diarra M 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 75% 20 1 0 0/1 1/0 6.9
S. Adingra F 76 0 1 1 (0) 1 78% 18 1 0 0/2 2/0 6.2
Eliezer Mayenda F 76 1 0 1 (1) 1 50% 2 0 0 0/2 0/2 7.5
C. Talbi F 90 0 1 0 (0) 1 100% 23 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
O. Alderete D 37 0 1 0 (0) 1 93% 15 1 1 0/0 0/0 7.2
C. Rigg M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
W. Isidor F 14 1 0 1 (1) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.9
E. Le Fée M 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 9 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.6

West Ham

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Hermansen G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 64% 33 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
N. Aguerd D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 69 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.5
M. Kilman D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 94% 70 3 0 0/0 2/0 6.9
J. Todibo D 82 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 67 3 2 0/0 0/1 6.6
E. Diouf D 90 0 0 2 (1) 2 82% 33 0 0 1/1 1/1 6.5
G. Rodríguez M 71 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 32 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
J. Ward-Prowse M 71 0 0 0 (0) 1 93% 46 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
A. Wan-Bissaka D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 67 1 1 3/4 0/1 6.7
Lucas Paquetá M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 64 1 0 0/3 1/2 7.2
N. Füllkrug F 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 65% 23 0 0 0/0 5/0 5.3
J. Bowen F 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 76% 29 2 0 2/5 0/2 6.6
C. Wilson F 19 0 0 1 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.2
T. Souček M 19 0 0 1 (1) 0 91% 11 0 1 0/1 0/0 6.2
A. Irving M 8 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 6 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

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.