Sunderland vs AFC Bournemouth, 2025-26 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Sunderland

30': Enzo Le Fée (P)
46': Bertrand Traoré
69': Brian Brobbey

FT
3 - 2

AFC Bournemouth

7': Amine Adli
15': Tyler Adams
90'+6': Lewis Cook

Brobbey completes dramatic comeback win for Sunderland vs. Bournemouth

Brian Brobbey of Sunderland celebrates [1296x729]

Brian Brobbey came off the bench to snatch Sunderland victory as they fought back from two goals down to beat Bournemouth 3-2.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt blocked. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo.
4': Attempt blocked. Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée.
5': Attempt missed. Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré following a fast break.
7': Attempt saved. Evanilson (Bournemouth) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland). Assisted by Antoine Semenyo with a cross.
7': Goal! Sunderland 0, Bournemouth 1. Amine Adli (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
10': Foul by Noah Sadiki (Sunderland).
10': Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Amine Adli (Bournemouth).
11': Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland).
14': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele.
14': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Tyler Adams.
15': Goal! Sunderland 0, Bournemouth 2. Tyler Adams (Bournemouth) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the high centre of the goal following a fast break.
16': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Adam Smith.
17': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Alex Scott.
18': Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Wilson Isidor (Sunderland).
19': Attempt blocked. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
19': Attempt blocked. Evanilson (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
19': Attempt saved. Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland).
21': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Omar Alderete (Sunderland).
21': Omar Alderete (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Amine Adli (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Foul by Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland).
23': Attempt saved. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
24': Attempt saved. Evanilson (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland). Assisted by Marcos Senesi with a through ball.
24': Foul by Alex Scott (Bournemouth).
24': Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Penalty Sunderland. Reinildo Mandava draws a foul in the penalty area.
26': Penalty conceded by Alex Scott (Bournemouth) after a foul in the penalty area.
30': Goal! Sunderland 1, Bournemouth 2. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
31': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth).
31': Delay in match because of an injury Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland).
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34': Attempt missed. Alex Scott (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marcos Senesi.
37': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth).
37': Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt missed. Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a cross.
39': Attempt blocked. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo.
40': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
40': Offside, Bournemouth. Marcos Senesi is caught offside.
42': Foul by Evanilson (Bournemouth).
42': Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Delay in match because of an injury Bertrand Traoré (Sunderland).
44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Delay in match because of an injury Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland).
45': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+3': Amine Adli (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+3': Foul by Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland).
45'+4': Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth).
45'+6': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Adam Smith.
45'+6': Attempt missed. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dan Ballard.
45'+7': Attempt missed. Alex Scott (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amine Adli.
45'+9': First Half ends, Sunderland 1, Bournemouth 2.
45': Second Half begins Sunderland 1, Bournemouth 2.
45': Substitution, Bournemouth. Lewis Cook replaces Alex Scott.
46': Bertrand Traoré (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
46': Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
46': Goal! Sunderland 2, Bournemouth 2. Bertrand Traoré (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka following a set piece situation.
48': Offside, Bournemouth. Evanilson is caught offside.
50': Attempt missed. Bafodé Diakité (Bournemouth) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo.
53': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
54': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Enzo Le Fée.
55': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
57': Offside, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor is caught offside.
60': Bafodé Diakité (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
61': Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland).
62': Attempt missed. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
63': Substitution, Sunderland. Trai Hume replaces Bertrand Traoré.
63': Substitution, Sunderland. Brian Brobbey replaces Wilson Isidor.
63': Substitution, Sunderland. Romaine Mundle replaces Chemsdine Talbi.
64': Attempt saved. Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Enzo Le Fée with a through ball.
64': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Djordje Petrovic.
65': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
65': Trai Hume (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Delay in match because of an injury Evanilson (Bournemouth).
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Foul by Amine Adli (Bournemouth).
67': Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Adam Smith.
69': Goal! Sunderland 3, Bournemouth 2. Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée with a cross following a corner.
71': Substitution, Bournemouth. David Brooks replaces Amine Adli.
71': Substitution, Bournemouth. Justin Kluivert replaces Tyler Adams.
74': Handball by Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth).
79': Attempt saved. David Brooks (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland). Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
80': Substitution, Bournemouth. Junior Kroupi replaces Evanilson.
80': Substitution, Bournemouth. Enes Ünal replaces Adam Smith.
81': David Brooks (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Foul by Romaine Mundle (Sunderland).
83': Attempt missed. Enes Ünal (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
85': Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Adrien Truffert.
86': Foul by Bafodé Diakité (Bournemouth).
86': Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
86': Substitution, Sunderland. Lutsharel Geertruida replaces Enzo Le Fée.
87': Enes Ünal (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Omar Alderete (Sunderland).
89': Attempt missed. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Senesi with a cross.
90': Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth).
90': Robin Roefs (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Trai Hume with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+1': Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2': Bafodé Diakité (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Romaine Mundle (Sunderland).
90'+2': Foul by David Brooks (Bournemouth).
90'+2': Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': David Brooks (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Handball by Granit Xhaka (Sunderland).
90'+5': Foul by Bafodé Diakité (Bournemouth).
90'+5': Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Delay in match because of an injury Noah Sadiki (Sunderland).
90'+6': Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+8': Foul by Romaine Mundle (Sunderland).
90'+8': Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+8': Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+10': Delay in match because of an injury Brian Brobbey (Sunderland).
90'+10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+12': Second Half ends, Sunderland 3, Bournemouth 2.
90'+12': Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
0': Match ends, Sunderland 3, Bournemouth 2.

Statistics

BOU		SUN
13	Fouls	14
5	Yellow Cards	5
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	4
57.5	Possession	42.5
18	SHOTS	12
6	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
376	Accurate Passes	240
463	Passes	334
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	6
23	Crosses	22
0.2	Cross %	0.3
59	Long Balls	50
24	Accurate Long Balls	13
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	8
19	Tackles	14
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	8
21	Effective Clearances	26
21	Clearances	26

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 46,973

Premier League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	19	+25	45
2	Manchester City	19	+26	41
3	Aston Villa	19	+7	39
4	Liverpool	19	+4	33

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Robin Roefs (GK)
15	Omar Alderete
5	Danny Ballard
17	Reinildo Mandava
20	Nordi Mukiele
28	Enzo Le Fée
27	Noah Sadiki
34	Granit Xhaka
18	Wilson Isidor
7	Chemsdine Talbi
25	Bertrand Traoré

Sunderland Substitutes:

Chris Rigg, Brian Brobbey, Anthony Patterson, Simon Adingra, Eliezer Mayenda, Romaine Mundle, Trai Hume, Daniel Neil, Lutsharel Geertruida.

AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Djordje Petrovic (GK)
5	Marcos Senesi
18	Bafodé Diakité
3	Adrien Truffert
15	Adam Smith
16	Marcus Tavernier
12	Tyler Adams
8	Alex Scott
9	Evanilson
24	Antoine Semenyo
21	Amine Adli

AFC Bournemouth Substitutes:

David Brooks, Álex Jiménez, Junior Kroupi, Julio Soler, Justin Kluivert, Enes Ünal, Veljko Milosavljevic, William Dennis, Lewis Cook.

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