AFC Bournemouth v Sunderland, 28 February 2026

Score1-1
RefereeJarred Gillett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVitality Stadium
Attendance11,240

View AFC Bournemouth v Sunderland head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 6 AFC Bournemouth won: 2 Drawn: 2 Sunderland won: 2 AFC Bournemouth scored: 8 Sunderland scored: 7 . Sunderland failed in his attempt to complete a league double over AFC Bournemouth for a second time: previously in 1989-90 in League Division Two.

1 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

1 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Evanilson 63 G

Goals:

Eliezer Mayenda 18 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender James Hill
Defender Marcos Senesi
Defender/Midfielder Tyler Adams
Defender/Midfielder Alex Jiménez
Defender/Midfielder Adrien Truffert
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Alex Scott
Midfielder Marcus Tavernier
Midfielder/Forward Rayan
Forward Eli Kroupi

Starting lineup:

Robin Roefs Goalkeeper
Omar Alderete Defender
Trai Hume Defender
Dan Ballard Defender/Midfielder
Habib Diarra Defender/Midfielder
Lutsharel Geertruida Defender/Midfielder
Noah Sadiki Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Le Fée Midfielder
Chemsdine Talbi Midfielder/Forward
Eliezer Mayenda Forward

Substitutions:

Evanilson for David Brooks 46
Ryan Christie for Tyler Adams 62
Amine Adli for Marcus Tavernier 81
Enes Ünal for Eli Kroupi 81
Alex Tóth for Evanilson 85

Substitutions:

Bertrand Traoré for Chemsdine Talbi 69
Nilson Angulo for Granit Xhaka 76
Wilson Isidor for Eliezer Mayenda 90+6

Cards:

Tyler Adams 58 Y
Alex Tóth 86 Y
Ryan Christie 90 Y
Alex Scott 90+5 Y

Cards:

Noah Sadiki 33 Y
Robin Roefs 74 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Christos Mandas
Defender Bafodé Diakité
Defender Veljko Milosavljević
Defender Adam Smith
Midfielder Ryan Christie
Midfielder Alex Tóth
Midfielder/Forward Amine Adli
Forward Enes Ünal
Forward Evanilson

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Melker Ellborg
Defender Jenson Jones
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Midfielder Milan Aleksić
Midfielder Nilson Angulo
Midfielder Harrison Jones
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Wilson Isidor

Comments:

League position: 9th . AFC Bournemouth had now avoided defeat in five of their last six games in the Premier League when they were behind at half-time (won one). . The Cherries now remained unbeaten in eight consecutive games for the second time in this Premier League season (eight). . Evanilson became the first substitute to score and then be substituted in a league game for the Cherries since James Keene at Brentford in League One on 29 October 2005.

Comments:

League position: 11th . Sunderland avoided losing four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2015 (five). . The Black Cats had now drawn five and lost five of their last 12 games in the Premier League. . They had now scored ten of their 29 goals in the first half of their 28 games so far in this Premier League season.

1 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

Goals:

Evanilson 63 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender James Hill
Defender Marcos Senesi
Defender/Midfielder Tyler Adams
Defender/Midfielder Alex Jiménez
Defender/Midfielder Adrien Truffert
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Alex Scott
Midfielder Marcus Tavernier
Midfielder/Forward Rayan
Forward Eli Kroupi

Substitutions:

Evanilson for David Brooks 46
Ryan Christie for Tyler Adams 62
Amine Adli for Marcus Tavernier 81
Enes Ünal for Eli Kroupi 81
Alex Tóth for Evanilson 85

Cards:

Tyler Adams 58 Y
Alex Tóth 86 Y
Ryan Christie 90 Y
Alex Scott 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Christos Mandas
Defender Bafodé Diakité
Defender Veljko Milosavljević
Defender Adam Smith
Midfielder Ryan Christie
Midfielder Alex Tóth
Midfielder/Forward Amine Adli
Forward Enes Ünal
Forward Evanilson

Comments:

League position: 9th . AFC Bournemouth had now avoided defeat in five of their last six games in the Premier League when they were behind at half-time (won one). . The Cherries now remained unbeaten in eight consecutive games for the second time in this Premier League season (eight). . Evanilson became the first substitute to score and then be substituted in a league game for the Cherries since James Keene at Brentford in League One on 29 October 2005.

1 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Eliezer Mayenda 18 G

Starting lineup:

Robin Roefs Goalkeeper
Omar Alderete Defender
Trai Hume Defender
Dan Ballard Defender/Midfielder
Habib Diarra Defender/Midfielder
Lutsharel Geertruida Defender/Midfielder
Noah Sadiki Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Le Fée Midfielder
Chemsdine Talbi Midfielder/Forward
Eliezer Mayenda Forward

Substitutions:

Bertrand Traoré for Chemsdine Talbi 69
Nilson Angulo for Granit Xhaka 76
Wilson Isidor for Eliezer Mayenda 90+6

Cards:

Noah Sadiki 33 Y
Robin Roefs 74 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Melker Ellborg
Defender Jenson Jones
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Midfielder Milan Aleksić
Midfielder Nilson Angulo
Midfielder Harrison Jones
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Wilson Isidor

Comments:

League position: 11th . Sunderland avoided losing four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2015 (five). . The Black Cats had now drawn five and lost five of their last 12 games in the Premier League. . They had now scored ten of their 29 goals in the first half of their 28 games so far in this Premier League season.