Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Sunderland vs Fulham – Lineups & Match Details

Fulham beat Sunderland 3-1. Goals: R. Jiménez (54'), R. Jiménez (61' pen.), E. Le Fée (76' pen.), A. Iwobi (85'). Sunderland had 53% possession against Fulham's 47%. Shots on target: 2-4.

Premier League · Regular Season - 27

Sunday, 22 February 2026

SunderlandSunderland

1 - 3

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

FulhamFulham

Referee: Craig Pawson, England

Lineups

SunderlandSunderland4-1-4-1
R. Roefs22R. RoefsG
N. Mukiele20N. MukieleD
D. Ballard5D. BallardD
O. Alderete15O. AldereteD
T. Hume32T. HumeD
N. Sadiki27N. SadikiM
J. T. Bi37J. T. BiM
H. Diarra19H. DiarraM
E. Le Fee28E. Le FeeM
N. Angulo10N. AnguloM
B. Brobbey9B. BrobbeyF

Substitutes

6L. GeertruidaD
31M. EllborgG
12E. MayendaF
11C. RiggM
7C. TalbiF
14R. MundleF
13L. O'NienM
18W. IsidorF
34G. XhakaM
FulhamFulham4-2-3-1
B. Leno1B. LenoG
K. Tete2K. TeteD
J. Andersen5J. AndersenD
C. Bassey3C. BasseyD
R. Sessegnon30R. SessegnonD
S. Berge16S. BergeM
A. Iwobi17A. IwobiM
H. Wilson8H. WilsonM
E. Smith Rowe32E. Smith RoweM
Kevin22KevinM
R. Jimenez7R. JimenezF

Substitutes

23B. LecomteG
21T. CastagneD
31I. DiopD
15J. CuencaD
6H. ReedM
10T. CairneyM
14O. BobbM
24J. KingM
9Rodrigo MunizF

Match Events

12'S

N. Mukiele

Substitution 1

39'S

J. T. Bi

Substitution 2

41'Y

R. Jiménez

45'+1S

Kevin

Substitution 1

54'G

R. Jiménez

Assist: A. Iwobi

60'Y

B. Brobbey

61'P

R. Jiménez

65'S

R. Jiménez

Substitution 2

70'S

N. Angulo

Substitution 3

70'S

B. Brobbey

Substitution 4

71'S

H. Diarra

Substitution 5

76'P

E. Le Fée

85'G

A. Iwobi

Assist: H. Wilson

88'S

K. Tete

Substitution 3

88'S

A. Iwobi

Substitution 4

88'S

E. Smith Rowe

Substitution 5

Statistics

Sunderland
53%47%
Fulham
1.85Expected Goals (xG)1.88
12Total Shots12
2Shots on Target4
6Corners4
6Fouls13
1Offsides1
82Pass Accuracy (%)81
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Sunderland host Fulham on Sunday, 22 February 2026 at Stadium of Light. The kick-off time is 14:00 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Sunderland go into the match 12th in the table; Fulham sit 11th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Sunderland have taken 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 losses in a row. Fulham have collected 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses over the same span. Recent run: 3 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 1 time recently. Past results: 22 Nov 2025: Sunderland 0-1 Fulham. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Fulham beat Sunderland 3-1. Sunderland scored through E. Le Fée 76' (pen.). Fulham replied with R. Jiménez 54', R. Jiménez 61' (pen.), A. Iwobi 85'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 85 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Sunderland held 53% of the ball against 47% for Fulham. Shots on target finished 2-4. Expected goals read 1.85 for Sunderland, 1.88 for Fulham.

Verdict

Fulham take the three points; Sunderland look at a thin night for the home crowd. Sunderland sat 12th and Fulham 11th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.