Sunderland v Chelsea, 24 May 2026

Score2-1 to Sunderland
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStadium of Light
Attendance47,155

View Sunderland v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 4.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 34 Sunderland won: 9 Drawn: 2 Chelsea won: 23 Sunderland scored: 44 Chelsea scored: 80 . Sunderland had now completed a league double over Chelsea for the first time since 2000-01 in the Premier League.

2 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

1 Chelsea

Manager: Calum McFarlane

Goals:

Trai Hume 25 G
Malo Gusto own goal 50 OG

Goals:

Cole Palmer 56 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robin Roefs
Defender Trai Hume
Defender Nordi Mukiele
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Defender/Midfielder Reinildo
Defender/Midfielder Noah Sadiki
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Nilson Angulo
Midfielder Enzo Le Fée
Forward Brian Brobbey

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Levi Colwill Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Malo Gusto Defender
Jorrel Hato Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Habib Diarra for Nilson Angulo 61
Wilson Isidor for Brian Brobbey 61
Chris Rigg for Enzo Le Fée 90+8

Substitutions:

Reece James for Jorrel Hato 53
Trevoh Chalobah for Pedro Neto 65
Josh Acheampong for Malo Gusto 85
Liam Delap for Moisés Caicedo 85

Cards:

Nilson Angulo 42 Y
Lutsharel Geertruida 52 Y
Granit Xhaka 73 Y
Habib Diarra 81 Y
Noah Sadiki 89 Y

Cards:

Wesley Fofana 54 Y
Wesley Fofana 62 Y
Wesley Fofana 62 R
Enzo Fernández 69 Y
João Pedro 90+7 Y
Cole Palmer 90+11 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Melker Ellborg
Defender Omar Alderete
Defender Dennis Cirkin
Defender/Midfielder Habib Diarra
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Jocelin Ta Bi
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Wilson Isidor
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder Dário Essugo
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Derry
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Liam Delap

Comments:

Final league position 2025-26: 7th . This result confirmed that Sunderland had qualified for a UEFA competition for the first time since the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1973-74. They would now play in the UEFA Europa League in 2026-27. . The Black Cats had now won consecutive games for the third time in this Premier League season. . 90 goals had now been scored in their 38 games in this Premier League season (for 42, against 48): the fewest in the division this season.

Comments:

Final league position 2025-26: 10th . Chelsea had now failed to qualify for a UEFA competition for the third time in the last five seasons. . The Blues had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 16 consecutive league games for the first time since August 1991 in League Division One (17). . They had now lost 300 games in the Premier League (played 1,304, won 323).

2 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Trai Hume 25 G
Malo Gusto own goal 50 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robin Roefs
Defender Trai Hume
Defender Nordi Mukiele
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Defender/Midfielder Reinildo
Defender/Midfielder Noah Sadiki
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Nilson Angulo
Midfielder Enzo Le Fée
Forward Brian Brobbey

Substitutions:

Habib Diarra for Nilson Angulo 61
Wilson Isidor for Brian Brobbey 61
Chris Rigg for Enzo Le Fée 90+8

Cards:

Nilson Angulo 42 Y
Lutsharel Geertruida 52 Y
Granit Xhaka 73 Y
Habib Diarra 81 Y
Noah Sadiki 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Melker Ellborg
Defender Omar Alderete
Defender Dennis Cirkin
Defender/Midfielder Habib Diarra
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Jocelin Ta Bi
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Wilson Isidor
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

Comments:

Final league position 2025-26: 7th . This result confirmed that Sunderland had qualified for a UEFA competition for the first time since the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1973-74. They would now play in the UEFA Europa League in 2026-27. . The Black Cats had now won consecutive games for the third time in this Premier League season. . 90 goals had now been scored in their 38 games in this Premier League season (for 42, against 48): the fewest in the division this season.

1 Chelsea

Manager: Calum McFarlane

Goals:

Cole Palmer 56 G

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Levi Colwill Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Malo Gusto Defender
Jorrel Hato Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Reece James for Jorrel Hato 53
Trevoh Chalobah for Pedro Neto 65
Josh Acheampong for Malo Gusto 85
Liam Delap for Moisés Caicedo 85

Cards:

Wesley Fofana 54 Y
Wesley Fofana 62 Y
Wesley Fofana 62 R
Enzo Fernández 69 Y
João Pedro 90+7 Y
Cole Palmer 90+11 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder Dário Essugo
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Derry
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Liam Delap

Comments:

Final league position 2025-26: 10th . Chelsea had now failed to qualify for a UEFA competition for the third time in the last five seasons. . The Blues had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 16 consecutive league games for the first time since August 1991 in League Division One (17). . They had now lost 300 games in the Premier League (played 1,304, won 323).