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Sunderland vs Chelsea – Lineups & Match Details

Sunderland beat Chelsea 2-1. Goals: T. Hume (25'), M. Gusto (50' o.g.), C. Palmer (56'). Sunderland had 45% possession against Chelsea's 55%. Shots on target: 6-3.

Premier League · Regular Season - 38

Sunday, 24 May 2026

SunderlandSunderland

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

ChelseaChelsea

Referee: C. Kavanagh

Lineups

SunderlandSunderland4-2-3-1
Robin Roefs22Robin RoefsG
Lutsharel Geertruida6Lutsharel GeertruidaD
Nordi Mukiele20Nordi MukieleD
Luke O'Nien13Luke O'NienD
Reinildo Mandava17Reinildo MandavaD
Granit Xhaka34Granit XhakaM
Noah Sadiki27Noah SadikiM
Trai Hume32Trai HumeM
Enzo Le Fée28Enzo Le FéeM
Nilson Angulo10Nilson AnguloM
Brian Brobbey9Brian BrobbeyF

Substitutes

19Habib DiarraM
18Wilson IsidorF
11Chris RiggM
31Melker EllborgG
15Omar AldereteD
3Dennis CirkinD
37Jocelin Ta BiF
12Eliezer MayendaF
25Bertrand TraoréF
ChelseaChelsea3-4-1-2
Robert Sánchez1Robert SánchezG
Wesley Fofana29Wesley FofanaD
Levi Colwill6Levi ColwillD
Jorrel Hato21Jorrel HatoD
Malo Gusto27Malo GustoM
Moisés Caicedo25Moisés CaicedoM
Enzo Fernández8Enzo FernándezM
Marc Cucurella3Marc CucurellaM
Cole Palmer10Cole PalmerF
Pedro Neto7Pedro NetoF
João Pedro20João PedroF

Substitutes

24Reece JamesD
23Trevoh ChalobahD
34Josh AcheampongD
9Liam DelapF
12Filip JørgensenG
14Dário EssugoM
17Andrey SantosM
49Alejandro GarnachoF
55Jesse DerryF

Match Events

25'G

T. Hume

Assist: L. O'Nien

42'Y

N. Angulo

50'OG

M. Gusto

52'Y

L. Geertruida

53'S

J. Hato

Substitution 1

54'Y

W. Fofana

56'G

C. Palmer

Assist: Pedro Neto

61'S

B. Brobbey

Substitution 1

61'S

N. Angulo

Substitution 2

62'Y

W. Fofana

62'R

W. Fofana

65'S

Pedro Neto

Substitution 2

69'Y

E. Fernández

73'Y

G. Xhaka

81'Y

H. Diarra

85'S

M. Caicedo

Substitution 3

85'S

M. Gusto

Substitution 4

89'Y

N. Sadiki

90'+7Y

João Pedro

90'+8S

E. Le Fée

Substitution 3

90'+11Y

C. Palmer

Statistics

Sunderland
45%55%
Chelsea
1.94Expected Goals (xG)0.9
21Total Shots8
6Shots on Target3
6Corners2
15Fouls12
2Offsides1
83Pass Accuracy (%)83
5Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards1
Match preview

Sunderland host Chelsea on Sunday, 24 May 2026 at Stadium of Light. The kick-off time is 15:00 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Sunderland go into the match 7th in the table; Chelsea sit 10th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Sunderland have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Chelsea have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 25 Oct 2025: Sunderland 2-1 Chelsea; 21 May 2017: Sunderland 1-5 Chelsea; 14 Dec 2016: Sunderland 0-1 Chelsea. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Sunderland beat Chelsea 2-1. Sunderland scored through T. Hume 25', M. Gusto 50' (o.g.). Chelsea replied with C. Palmer 56'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 56 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Sunderland held 45% of the ball against 55% for Chelsea. Shots on target finished 6-3. Expected goals read 1.94 for Sunderland, 0.90 for Chelsea.

Verdict

The win nudges Sunderland forward and leaves Chelsea with work to do. Sunderland sat 7th and Chelsea 10th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.