Sunderland vs 30.08.26 13:001 – 0Full Time
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Match report
Isidor strike gives Sunderland win over Fulham at Stadium of Light
Sunderland edged Fulham 1-0 in a Premier League Regular Season - 2 fixture at Stadium of Light, moving Regis Le Bris's side to 11th in the table while Alvaro Arbeloa's Fulham remain without a point after two games. The only goal arrived late, but the home side had built toward it across the second half.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The first half finished goalless, with Sunderland doing the bulk of the attacking work despite seeing less of the ball. The breakthrough came in the 75th minute when Wilson Isidor converted an assist from Habib Diarra to put the hosts 1-0 ahead, a lead they held onto to the final whistle.
Fulham had more possession, holding 58 percent of the ball to Sunderland's 42, but managed only nine shots and failed to test the goalkeeper, ending with zero shots on target compared to Sunderland's four from twelve attempts. Sunderland's expected goals figure of 1.75 against Fulham's 0.93 reflected the home side's greater threat, and Fulham also picked up two yellow cards and committed 15 fouls to Sunderland's ten.
Granit Xhaka was the top-rated performer on the pitch with a mark of 8.3, anchoring Sunderland's display without registering a goal or assist himself. Nordi Mukiele also impressed at the back, rated 7.9 as the hosts kept Fulham off the scoresheet.
Despite yielding 58 percent of possession to Fulham, Sunderland were the sharper side in front of goal, landing four shots on target to their visitors' none.
Sunderland beat Fulham 1–0 (half-time 0–0).
Sunderland met Fulham in the Premier League (Regular Season - 2). Kick-off was Sunday, 30 August 2026, 13:00 UTC at Stadium of Light. Referee: Michael Salisbury.
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Key moments
- 75' Goal: Wilson Isidor (assist: Habib Diarra) — 1–0 · Watch Wilson Isidor's goal video (75')
Starting line-ups
Sunderland (4-2-3-1)
- 22 Robin Roefs
- 17 Reinildo
- 5 Dan Ballard
- 20 Nordi Mukiele
- 12 Thomas Meunier
- 27 Noah Sadiki
- 34 Granit Xhaka (c)
- 10 Nilson Angulo
- 28 Enzo Le Fée
- 32 Trai Hume
- 9 Brian Brobbey
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Sunderland 28%, the draw 34%, Fulham 38%. It finished Sunderland 1–0 Fulham.
Fulham's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Fulham are the stronger side on our strength rating, and their cold finishing due to recover plus their control of the ball on top give Fulham the lean. The draw at 34% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Fulham at 38%?
Fulham sit 72 points higher on our strength rating — 1748 to 1820. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge on the road won 32.9% of 10,561 such games. Fulham sit -0.45 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Visitors this cold went on to win 32.5% of 1,331 games, vs 29.0% for visitors finishing normally. Fulham hold 6 more possession points (56 to 50 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 40.2% across 5,558 games, from 44.0% when styles were level. The 300 most similar past games finished 33–31–36.
Why only 38%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 38% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 34% and Sunderland at 28%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Sunderland win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 28.3%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,699. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.5 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Sunderland have gained 98 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.4% of 12,267 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Last 6 between them: Sunderland 2 wins, 0 draws, Fulham 4 wins. Most recently Sunderland 1–3 Fulham, 6 months ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 28.1% of 5601 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Sunderland vs Fulham final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Premier League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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