⏱️How it unfolded
Every goal and card, from kick-off to full time.
Sunderland above the line
Chelsea belowGoals and cards
- 4'
InjuryGranit Xhaka went off injured, Jules Ahoka on - 36'
PenaltyEnzo Le Fée, penalty, right footed shot to the bottom left corner1-0
The score, against the pace we expected
Sunderland got ahead of the pace we expected in the first half and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SUN better than we expected
▼ CHE better than we expected
The first half was where it moved most, about a goal better than we expected for Sunderland.
⚽Good plays, bad plays
The goals and saves that went each side's way, and what each side did to itself.

Sunderland
Good plays
- PENALTY
Enzo Le Fée, penalty, right footed shot to the bottom left corner
36' · SUN 1-0 CHE
- SAVE
Robin Roefs kept out Malo Gusto from the right side of the box
74' · SUN 1-0 CHE
- SAVE
Robin Roefs kept out Cole Palmer with a header from the centre of the box
85' · SUN 1-0 CHE
Bad plays
- BIG MISS
Brian Brobbey missed from very close range, just wide
15' · SUN 0-0 CHE

Chelsea
Good plays
- SAVE
Mike Penders kept out Wilson Isidor from the centre of the box
77' · SUN 1-0 CHE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
⭐Who stood out
The players who made the difference, and the ones it went wrong for.

Sunderland
- ★
Enzo Le Fée Attacking Midfielder
Goal 36'
- ★
Robin Roefs Goalkeeper
4 saves
- ✗
Brian Brobbey Forward
Big chance missed 15', 2 shots, 0 on target

Chelsea
- ★
Morgan Rogers Center Left Forward
2 shots, 1 on target
⚖️What decided it
Why Sunderland won, and why Chelsea did not.
From the game
Chelsea were without Joao Pedro
Won it with 31% of the ball
Robin Roefs made 4 saves and kept a clean sheet
Scored a penalty through Enzo Le Fée
Key battles
📊The numbers
| SUN | CHE | |
|---|---|---|
| 31% | Possession | 69% |
| 9 | Shots | 10 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 2 | Corners | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 203 | Passes completed | 578 |
| 70% | Pass accuracy | 89% |
| 15 | Tackles won | 8 |
| 17 | Fouls | 8 |
| 5 | Yellow cards | 4 |








