Sunderland vs Crystal Palace

Sunderland

2 - 1

Crystal Palace

🕒 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadium of Light 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Jones 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

Sunderland 7 · Crystal Palace 15

Referee Stats

Robert Jones

18 matches · 3.72 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.72
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.28
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	61%
Draws	17%
Away wins	22%

How the match was won

Sunderland outshot their opponent (13-6).
Sunderland controlled possession (57%).
Sunderland had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sunderland (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

25 / 20

Avg: 1.32 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Crystal Palace (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 28

Avg: 1.16 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.74

PPG

1.26

1.32

1.16

1.05

1.47

47%

O2.5

63%

47%

BTTS

53%

37%

Score 1st

63%

League-position context

Sunderland rank7th

Crystal Palace rank15th

Sunderland points54

Crystal Palace points45

Sunderland: #7 · 54 pts · GD -6

24 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Crystal Palace: #15 · 45 pts · GD -10

33 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sunderland last 5 home

W D L W L

Points7/15

Weighted index56

Goals3-7

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Crystal Palace last 5 away

D L L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index18

Goals6-12

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Sunderland trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.532%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 0%

Crystal Palace trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Sunderland score at home74%

Sunderland clean sheet at home37%

Crystal Palace score away74%

Crystal Palace clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Sunderland score first37%

Sunderland win after scoring first57%

Crystal Palace score first63%

Crystal Palace win after scoring first58%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sunderland 78% · Crystal Palace 20%

Avg first goal minute: Sunderland 39.4' · Crystal Palace 30.8'

Vs league average

Sunderland score at home1.32 vs 1.53

Sunderland concede at home1.05 vs 1.22

Crystal Palace score away1.16 vs 1.22

Crystal Palace concede away1.47 vs 1.53

Sunderland score 14% below league average, while Crystal Palace score 5% below league average.

Defensive side: Sunderland are 14% below league average at home, and Crystal Palace are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Sunderland goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

0-15 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

31-45 0

Crystal Palace goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

76-90+ 8

46-60 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

57%

43%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

456

339

Passes Accurate

365

255

Passes %

80%

75%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17'

17' C. Richards

30' ⚽

⚽

30' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Yeremy Pino

Normal Goal

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

E. Le Fée

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Mukiele

36'

36' A. Wharton

48'

48' T. Hume

63'

63' N. Mukiele

63'

63' T. Mitchell

66'

66' O. Alderete

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

B. Brobbey

Normal Goal

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ B. Brobbey

1st substitution · For: Eliezer Mayenda

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ R. Mundle

2nd substitution · For: D. Cirkin

Sunderland vs Crystal Palace 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sunderland beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Robert Jones. It was played at Stadium of Light.

First half: C. Richards received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 17'. Crystal Palace took the lead at 30' when Yeremy Pino scored, making the score 0-1. Sunderland leveled the score at 33' when E. Le Fée scored, with the assist credited to N. Mukiele, making the score 1-1. A. Wharton received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 36'.

Second half: T. Hume received a yellow card for Sunderland at 48'. N. Mukiele received a yellow card for Sunderland at 63'. T. Mitchell received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 63'. O. Alderete received a yellow card for Sunderland at 66'. Sunderland took the lead at 71' when B. Brobbey scored, making the score 2-1. Sunderland made their 1st substitution at 84', with B. Brobbey replacing Eliezer Mayenda. Sunderland made their 2nd substitution at 88', with R. Mundle replacing D. Cirkin.

Sunderland used 2 substitutions while Crystal Palace used 0 substitutions. Sunderland got 3 yellow cards, while Crystal Palace got 3 yellow cards.