Sunderland v Chelsea, 08 November 2026

Score1-0 to Sunderland
RefereeJarred Gillett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStadium of Light
Attendance46,388

View Sunderland v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 35 Sunderland won: 10 Drawn: 2 Chelsea won: 23 Sunderland scored: 45 Chelsea scored: 80 . Sunderland had now won three consecutive meetings with Chelsea in all competitions for the first time since March 2001.

1 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

0 Chelsea

Manager: Xabi Alonso

Goals:

Enzo Le Fée penalty 36 P

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robin Roefs
Defender Trai Hume
Defender Nordi Mukiele
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Meunier
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Defender/Midfielder Reinildo
Defender/Midfielder Noah Sadiki
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Enzo Le Fée
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Brian Brobbey

Starting lineup:

Mike Penders Goalkeeper
Pep Chavarría Defender
Levi Colwill Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Marco Palestra Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Roméo Lavia Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jules Ahoka for Granit Xhaka 4
Wilson Isidor for Brian Brobbey 67
Nilson Angulo for Chemsdine Talbi 88
Chris Rigg for Enzo Le Fée 88

Substitutions:

Estêvão for Levi Colwill 46
Malo Gusto for Marco Palestra 62
Danny Welbeck for Pedro Neto 62
Geovany Quenda for Pep Chavarría 79
Emmanuel Emegha for Jordan Henderson 87

Cards:

Jules Ahoka 21 Y
Thomas Meunier 50 Y
Brian Brobbey 53 Y
Luke O'Nien 90 Y
Nilson Angulo 90+4 Y

Cards:

Levi Colwill 35 Y
Pedro Neto 55 Y
Moisés Caicedo 76 Y
Wesley Fofana 90+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Melker Ellborg
Defender/Midfielder Kevin Danso
Defender/Midfielder Dayann Methalie
Midfielder Jules Ahoka
Midfielder Nilson Angulo
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Malick Fofana
Midfielder/Forward Timur Tutyerov
Forward Wilson Isidor

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Teddy Sharman-Lowe
Defender Aaron Anselmino
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender/Midfielder Valentín Barco
Midfielder Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli
Midfielder/Forward Estêvão
Forward Emmanuel Emegha
Forward Geovany Quenda
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 19th . Sunderland avoided failing to win in eight consecutive league games for the first time since March 2018 in the League Championship (ten). . This was the Black Cats' first win in their 33 games in the Premier League since April 2014 against a team starting the day in the top four of the table (lost 22). . They avoided failing to score in four consecutive home league games for the first time since April 2017 in the Premier League (five).

Comments:

League position: 5th . Since 1 March 2026, including penalty shoot-outs, Chelsea had now lost 16 of their 30 games in all competitions (won 12, drawn two). . The Blues had now conceded 3,000 goals in their 1,837 away games in the top division (scored 2,381). . Sunderland-born former Black Cats midfielder Jordan Henderson made the 700th appearance of his senior club career in this game.

1 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Enzo Le Fée penalty 36 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robin Roefs
Defender Trai Hume
Defender Nordi Mukiele
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Meunier
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Defender/Midfielder Reinildo
Defender/Midfielder Noah Sadiki
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Enzo Le Fée
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Brian Brobbey

Substitutions:

Jules Ahoka for Granit Xhaka 4
Wilson Isidor for Brian Brobbey 67
Nilson Angulo for Chemsdine Talbi 88
Chris Rigg for Enzo Le Fée 88

Cards:

Jules Ahoka 21 Y
Thomas Meunier 50 Y
Brian Brobbey 53 Y
Luke O'Nien 90 Y
Nilson Angulo 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Melker Ellborg
Defender/Midfielder Kevin Danso
Defender/Midfielder Dayann Methalie
Midfielder Jules Ahoka
Midfielder Nilson Angulo
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Malick Fofana
Midfielder/Forward Timur Tutyerov
Forward Wilson Isidor

Comments:

League position: 19th . Sunderland avoided failing to win in eight consecutive league games for the first time since March 2018 in the League Championship (ten). . This was the Black Cats' first win in their 33 games in the Premier League since April 2014 against a team starting the day in the top four of the table (lost 22). . They avoided failing to score in four consecutive home league games for the first time since April 2017 in the Premier League (five).

0 Chelsea

Manager: Xabi Alonso

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Mike Penders Goalkeeper
Pep Chavarría Defender
Levi Colwill Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Marco Palestra Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Roméo Lavia Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Estêvão for Levi Colwill 46
Malo Gusto for Marco Palestra 62
Danny Welbeck for Pedro Neto 62
Geovany Quenda for Pep Chavarría 79
Emmanuel Emegha for Jordan Henderson 87

Cards:

Levi Colwill 35 Y
Pedro Neto 55 Y
Moisés Caicedo 76 Y
Wesley Fofana 90+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Teddy Sharman-Lowe
Defender Aaron Anselmino
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender/Midfielder Valentín Barco
Midfielder Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli
Midfielder/Forward Estêvão
Forward Emmanuel Emegha
Forward Geovany Quenda
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 5th . Since 1 March 2026, including penalty shoot-outs, Chelsea had now lost 16 of their 30 games in all competitions (won 12, drawn two). . The Blues had now conceded 3,000 goals in their 1,837 away games in the top division (scored 2,381). . Sunderland-born former Black Cats midfielder Jordan Henderson made the 700th appearance of his senior club career in this game.