English Premier League

Sunderland vs Fulham, 2025-26 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Sunderland
  • 76': Enzo Le Fée (P)
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Fulham
  • 54': Raúl Jiménez
  • 61': Raúl Jiménez (P)
  • 85': Alex Iwobi

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

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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

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
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SUN 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 Yellow Card
Sunderland Substitutes:
Lutsharel Geertruida, Melker Ellborg, Chemsdine Talbi, Eliezer Mayenda, Wilson Isidor, Granit Xhaka, Chris Rigg, Romaine Mundle, Luke O'Nien.

FUL 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 Yellow Card
22 Kevin
8 Harry Wilson
Fulham Substitutes:
Rodrigo Muniz, Josh King, Oscar Bobb, Jorge Cuenca, Benjamin Lecomte, Timothy Castagne, Harrison Reed, Tom Cairney, Issa Diop.

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