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Sunderland v Fulham

Sunday, 30 August 2026, 13:00 · Gameweek 2 · 2026/27
Sunderland1.56 xG
10
Fulham1.02 xG

How it went

0.00.51.01.52.045′90′
Sunderland 1.56Fulham 1.03A filled mark is a goal
  1. 74′Wilson Isidor0.45 xG chance

Sunderland 12 shots

Opponent goalLeftRight
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals

Sunderland, Sunderland v Fulham, 12 shots in the final 35m, 1 scored.

Fulham 11 shots

Opponent goalLeftRight
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals

Fulham, Sunderland v Fulham, 11 shots in the final 35m, 0 scored.

The chances that got away

  • 0.54Wilson Isidor, 70' for Sunderland, set up by Enzo Le Fée
  • 0.32Gonzalo García, 56' for Fulham, set up by Sander Berge
  • 0.29Joshua King, 25' for Fulham, set up by Alex Iwobi

Where they stood

RoefsMukieleBallardMeunierReinildoSadikiXhakaHumeFéeAnguloBrobbey
Sunderland held a line 28m deep, from 36m to 64m. The dot grows with touches.
LenoBasseyAndersenCastagneBergeIwobiPalaciosRobinsonBobbGarcíaKing
Fulham held a line 30m deep, from 37m to 67m. The dot grows with touches.

Each starter at the average of every touch they took. An average is the one thing a single match gives reliably, so this is a shape rather than a heat map: it shows a full-back who spent the match as a winger, not how much ground anybody covered.

The match, in figures

SunderlandMeasureFulham
1Goals0
1.56Expected goals1.02
1.56Non-penalty xG1.02
1.82Expected pointswhat those chances are worth, out of three0.91
0Half time0
12Shots11
4On target0
3Corners4
15.6Passes allowed per defensive actionlower is a higher press8.0
5Deep entriespasses completed within 20 metres of goal6
10Fouls15
0YCards2Y

Before kickoff the bookmakers’ closing prices made it 2.22 Sunderland, 3.29 the draw, 3.28 Fulham, which is a 45, 30 and 30 percent chance each way before the margin. Referee: M Salisbury.