Sunderland vs Fulham, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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Raul Jimenez at double as Fulham secure impressive win at Sunderland
Raul Jimenez scored twice as Fulham ended a three-match losing Premier League run with a 3-1 triumph at Sunderland.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
- 4': Offside, Fulham. Emile Smith Rowe is caught offside.
- 5': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Raúl Jiménez.
- 7': Delay in match because of an injury Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland).
- 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
- 12': Substitution, Sunderland. Lutsharel Geertruida replaces Nordi Mukiele because of an injury.
- 15': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Sander Berge.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Kenny Tete (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 17': Attempt missed. Kevin (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 19': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
- 19': Habib Diarra (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Lutsharel Geertruida (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omar Alderete with a headed pass.
- 20': Foul by Nilson Angulo (Sunderland).
- 20': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 23': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
- 25': Attempt missed. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
- 29': Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
- 33': Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi (Sunderland).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Trai Hume.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Habib Diarra (Sunderland).
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin (Fulham).
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi (Sunderland).
- 39': Substitution, Sunderland. Romaine Mundle replaces Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi because of an injury.
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Sessegnon.
- 41': Attempt saved. Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Dan Ballard with a headed pass.
- 41': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 41': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin (Fulham).
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Substitution, Fulham. Oscar Bobb replaces Kevin because of an injury.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Kenny Tete (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 45'+5': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 45'+5': Omar Alderete (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': Attempt missed. Habib Diarra (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Fulham 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Fulham 0.
- 49': Attempt missed. Lutsharel Geertruida (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 50': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
- 50': Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Oscar Bobb (Fulham).
- 51': Habib Diarra (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Attempt missed. Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lutsharel Geertruida.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
- 53': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Trai Hume.
- 54': Goal! Sunderland 0, Fulham 1. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
- 56': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Penalty Fulham. Calvin Bassey draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 57': Penalty conceded by Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 58': VAR Decision: Penalty Fulham.
- 60': Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Goal! Sunderland 0, Fulham 2. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 62': Foul by Romaine Mundle (Sunderland).
- 62': Sander Berge (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Nilson Angulo (Sunderland).
- 65': Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Raúl Jiménez.
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Oscar Bobb (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Lutsharel Geertruida (Sunderland).
- 68': Attempt missed. Nilson Angulo (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brian Brobbey.
- 70': Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Brian Brobbey because of an injury.
- 70': Substitution, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda replaces Nilson Angulo.
- 71': Substitution, Sunderland. Granit Xhaka replaces Habib Diarra.
- 74': Penalty Sunderland. Dan Ballard draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 74': Penalty conceded by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 76': Goal! Sunderland 1, Fulham 2. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 77': Attempt missed. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Eliezer Mayenda.
- 81': Offside, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor is caught offside.
- 82': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Romaine Mundle.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Calvin Bassey (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 82': Attempt missed. Sander Berge (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Calvin Bassey following a corner.
- 84': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham).
- 85': Goal! Sunderland 1, Fulham 3. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a through ball following a fast break.
- 88': Substitution, Fulham. Jorge Cuenca replaces Alex Iwobi.
- 88': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
- 88': Substitution, Fulham. Timothy Castagne replaces Kenny Tete.
- 89': Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Oscar Bobb (Fulham).
- 90': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
- 90': Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon.
- 90'+2': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Ballard with a headed pass.
- 90'+9': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland). Assisted by Calvin Bassey.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, Fulham 3.
- 0': Match ends, Sunderland 1, Fulham 3.
Statistics
 FUL |
SUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 46.6 | Possession | 53.4 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 287 | Accurate Passes | 334 |
| 355 | Passes | 406 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 17 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 22 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 37 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 37 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 47,222
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 47,222
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 7 | +12 | 21 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 6 | +5 | 15 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | +13 | 13 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 7 | +4 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Sunderland (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Robin Roefs (GK) |
| 15 | Omar Alderete |
| 5 | Danny Ballard |
| 27 | Noah Sadiki |
| 32 | Trai Hume |
| 20 | Nordi Mukiele |
| 28 | Enzo Le Fée |
| 19 | Habib Diarra |
| 10 | Nilson Angulo |
| 37 | Jocelin Ta Bi |
| 9 | Brian Brobbey  |
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 3 | Calvin Bassey |
| 5 | Joachim Andersen |
| 30 | Ryan Sessegnon |
| 2 | Kenny Tete |
| 32 | Emile Smith Rowe |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi |
| 16 | Sander Berge |
| 7 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 22 | Kevin |
| 8 | Harry Wilson |
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