Sunderland v West Ham United, 16 August 2025
| Score | 3-0 to Sunderland |
| Referee | Rob Jones |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Stadium of Light |
| Attendance | 46,233 |
View Sunderland v West Ham United head to head
Kick-off: 3.00pm
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Premier League Head to Head
Played: 31
Sunderland won: 8
Drawn: 10
West Ham United won: 13
Sunderland scored: 29
West Ham United scored: 34
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This victory ended Sunderland's run of nine games in the Premier League without a win against West Ham United since January 2013.
3 Sunderland
Manager: Régis Le Bris
Goals:
| Eliezer Mayenda | 61 |
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| Dan Ballard | 73 |
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| Wilson Isidor | 90+2 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Robin Roefs
Defender
Trai Hume
Defender
Jenson Seelt
Defender/Midfielder
Dan Ballard
Defender/Midfielder
Habib Diarra
Defender/Midfielder
Reinildo
Defender/Midfielder
Noah Sadiki
Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka
Midfielder/Forward
Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward
Chemsdine Talbi
Forward
Eliezer Mayenda
Substitutions:
| Omar Alderete for Jenson Seelt | 53 |
| Wilson Isidor for Eliezer Mayenda | 76 |
| Enzo Le Fée for Simon Adingra | 76 |
| Chris Rigg for Chemsdine Talbi | 90+3 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Anthony Patterson
Defender
Omar Alderete
Midfielder
Harrison Jones
Midfielder
Enzo Le Fée
Midfielder
Dan Neil
Midfielder
Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward
Patrick Roberts
Forward
Wilson Isidor
Forward
Marc Guiu
Comments:
This was Sunderland’s first game in the Premier League for eight years and manager Regis Le Bris's first game in charge of a game in the division. . This was the Black Cats' first win in opening games in eight seasons in the Premier League since a 1-0 victory at Bolton Wanderers in August 2009 (lost three). . They avoided losing four consecutive home league games for the first time September 2017 in the League Championship, and losing four consecutive league games without scoring since January 1977.0 West Ham United
Manager: Graham Potter
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Mads Hermansen
Goalkeeper
Nayef Aguerd
Defender
El Hadji Malick Diouf
Defender
Max Kilman
Defender
Jean-Clair Todibo
Defender
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Paquetá
Midfielder
Guido Rodríguez
Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder
Jarrod Bowen
Midfielder/Forward
Niclas Füllkrug
Forward
Substitutions:
| Callum Wilson for Guido Rodríguez | 71 |
| Tomáš Souček for James Ward-Prowse | 71 |
| Andy Irving for Jean-Clair Todibo | 82 |
Cards:
| Max Kilman | 70 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Alphonse Areola
Defender
Dinos Mavropanos
Defender/Midfielder
Edson Alvarez
Defender/Midfielder
Freddie Potts
Defender/Midfielder
Oliver Scarles
Defender/Midfielder
Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielder
Andy Irving
Midfielder
Tomáš Souček
Forward
Callum Wilson