English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 16, 2025
West Ham United LWLWW 0
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Sunderland LWLWD 3
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Stadium of Light · 46,233 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Sunderland 3-0 West Ham: Hosts mark return with comfortable win

Sunderland marked their return to the Premier League in style with a 3-0 win over West Ham at the Stadium of Light.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
4
62.8
Possession
37.2
12
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
468
Accurate Passes
250
550
Passes
323
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
5
26
Crosses
17
0.2
Cross %
0.3
59
Long Balls
55
26
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
6
Blocked Shots
1
7
Effective Tackles
5
12
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
4
Interceptions
9
16
Effective Clearances
32
16
Clearances
32

Head to Head

WHU leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

SUN · 4-3-3

  1. 22Robin RoefsG
  2. 23Jenson SeeltCD-L
  3. 5Danny BallardCD-R
  4. 17Reinildo MandavaLB
  5. 32Trai HumeRB
  6. 34Granit XhakaCM
  7. 27Noah SadikiLM
  8. 19Habib DiarraRM
  9. 12Eliezer MayendaF
  10. 24Simon AdingraLF
  11. 7Chemsdine TalbiRF

WHU · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Mads HermansenG
  2. 3Max KilmanCD
  3. 5Nayef AguerdCD-L
  4. 25Jean-Clair TodiboCD-R
  5. 24Guido RodríguezCM-L
  6. 8James Ward-ProwseCM-R
  7. 10Lucas PaquetáAM
  8. 12El Hadji Malick DioufLM
  9. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaRM
  10. 11Niclas FüllkrugCF-L
  11. 20Jarrod BowenCF-R

Timeline

  1. 53' Substitution, Sunderland. Omar Alderete replaces Jenson Seelt because of an injury.
  2. 61' Goal! Sunderland 1, West Ham United 0. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Omar Alderete with a cross.
  3. 70' Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 71' Substitution, West Ham United. Callum Wilson replaces Guido Rodríguez.
  5. 71' Substitution, West Ham United. Tomás Soucek replaces James Ward-Prowse.
  6. 73' Goal! Sunderland 2, West Ham United 0. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  7. 76' Substitution, Sunderland. Enzo Le Fée replaces Simon Adingra.
  8. 76' Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Eliezer Mayenda.
  9. 82' Substitution, West Ham United. Andy Irving replaces Jean-Clair Todibo.
  10. 90'+2' Goal! Sunderland 3, West Ham United 0. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chemsdine Talbi following a fast break.
  11. 90'+3' Substitution, Sunderland. Chris Rigg replaces Chemsdine Talbi.

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