Sunderland – Chelsea match report
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Chelsea failed to score as Sunderland won 1-0 in the Premier League. Player of the match: Robin Roefs of Sunderland, with a ScoreMondo rating of 6.7. The match was played on Sunday, 8 November 2026 at Stadium of Light in Sunderland (matchday 10).
Key moments
Sunderland took the lead on 36 minutes thanks to Enzo Le Fée from the penalty spot. Half-time: 1-0, Sunderland in front.
The statistics
The referee showed 9 yellow cards, 5 to Sunderland and 4 to Chelsea. Dangerous attacks: 58 for Chelsea, 28 for Sunderland. Sunderland committed 17 fouls to Chelsea's 8, and the offside count read 2-0.
Sunderland's yellow cards went to Jules Ahoka in the 21st minute, Thomas Meunier in the 50th minute, Brian Brobbey in the 53rd minute, Luke O'Nien in the 90th minute and Nilson Angulo in the 94th minute. Booked for Chelsea: Levi Colwill (35'), Pedro Neto (55'), Moisés Caicedo (76') and Wesley Fofana (92').
Ratings and substitutions
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland, 6.7), Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland, 6.5) and Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland, 6.5). From the Sunderland bench came Jules Ahoka on 4 minutes, Wilson Isidor on 67 minutes, Nilson Angulo on 88 minutes and Chris Rigg on 88 minutes. Chelsea made 5 changes: Estêvão for Levi Colwill (45'), Danny Welbeck for Marco Palestra (62'), Malo Gusto for Pedro Neto (62') and Geovany Quenda for Pep Chavarría (79').
How they came into it
Before kick-off Sunderland were 20th on 5 points and Chelsea 4th on 16 points. Sunderland came into the match with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats from their last 5 matches. GNK Dinamo Zagreb beat Sunderland 2-0 last time out. Before kick-off, Chelsea's last 5 matches had brought 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Last time out, Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-0 at home. The record between them over the last 2 matches reads 2-0-0 from Sunderland's point of view. The last meeting, in 2026 in the Premier League, ended in a 2-1 win for Sunderland. Jarred Gillett was the referee, averaging 4.1 yellow cards per match across 55 matches in our records.
What the result means
Sunderland climb from 20th to 19th on 8 points. Chelsea slip to 5th (16 points), having started the day 4th.
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