Sunderland vs Crystal Palace

Sunderland

Stadium of Light

17 Jan 2026, 16:00

2:1

Finished

Crystal Palace

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Chris Richards

17'

Yéremy Pino

Goal

30'

33'

Goal

Enzo Le Fée(N. Mukiele)

Adam Wharton

36'

2ND HALF

48'

Trai Hume

63'

N. Mukiele

Tyrick Mitchell

63'

66'

O. Alderete

71'

Goal

Brian Brobbey

84'

Eliezer Mayenda

Brian Brobbey

87'

Injured

R. Mundle

88'

Dennis Cirkin

R. Mundle

Match statistics

57%Possession43%

456Passes Attempted339

365Completed Passes255

3Corners4

25Throw-ins12

13Shots On Target6

Line-ups

Sunderland

Formation

4-2-3-1

Robin Roefs

#22Robin Roefs

O. Alderete

#15O. Alderete

D. Ballard

#5D. Ballard

Reinildo

#17Reinildo

N. Mukiele

#20N. Mukiele

Noah Sadiki

#27Noah Sadiki

Granit Xhaka

#34Granit Xhaka

Enzo Le Fée

#28Enzo Le Fée

R. Mundle

#14R. Mundle

Trai Hume

#32Trai Hume

Brian Brobbey

#9Brian Brobbey

Starting XI

Robin Roefs #22
O. Alderete #15	66'
D. Ballard #5
Reinildo #17
N. Mukiele #20	63' 🎯33'
Noah Sadiki #27
Granit Xhaka #34
Enzo Le Fée #28	⚽33'
R. Mundle #14	87' 88'
Trai Hume #32	48'
Brian Brobbey #9	84' ⚽71'

Substitutes

A. Patterson #1
L. Geertruida #6
Dennis Cirkin #3	88'
Luke O'nien #13
D. Neil #4
Chris Rigg #11
Simon Adingra #24
Eliezer Mayenda #12	84'
W. Isidor #18

Will not play

Granit

Granit Xhaka

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Doubtful

Bertrand Isidore

Bertrand Isidore Traoré

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Early March 2026

Omar Federico

Omar Federico Alderete Fernández

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Sunderland

Régis Le Bris

Sunderland

Formation

4-2-3-1

Robin Roefs

#22Robin Roefs

O. Alderete

#15O. Alderete

D. Ballard

#5D. Ballard

Reinildo

#17Reinildo

N. Mukiele

#20N. Mukiele

Noah Sadiki

#27Noah Sadiki

Granit Xhaka

#34Granit Xhaka

Enzo Le Fée

#28Enzo Le Fée

R. Mundle

#14R. Mundle

Trai Hume

#32Trai Hume

Brian Brobbey

#9Brian Brobbey

Starting XI

Robin Roefs #22
O. Alderete #15	66'
D. Ballard #5
Reinildo #17
N. Mukiele #20	63' 🎯33'
Noah Sadiki #27
Granit Xhaka #34
Enzo Le Fée #28	⚽33'
R. Mundle #14	87' 88'
Trai Hume #32	48'
Brian Brobbey #9	84' ⚽71'

Substitutes

A. Patterson #1
L. Geertruida #6
Dennis Cirkin #3	88'
Luke O'nien #13
D. Neil #4
Chris Rigg #11
Simon Adingra #24
Eliezer Mayenda #12	84'
W. Isidor #18

Will not play

Granit

Granit Xhaka

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Doubtful

Bertrand Isidore

Bertrand Isidore Traoré

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Early March 2026

Omar Federico

Omar Federico Alderete Fernández

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Sunderland

Régis Le Bris

Crystal Palace

Formation

3-4-2-1

Dean Henderson

#1Dean Henderson

M. Lacroix

#5M. Lacroix

J. Lerma

#8J. Lerma

Chris Richards

#26Chris Richards

Will Hughes

#19Will Hughes

Adam Wharton

#20Adam Wharton

Justin Devenny

#55Justin Devenny

Tyrick Mitchell

#3Tyrick Mitchell

B. Johnson

#11B. Johnson

Yéremy Pino

#10Yéremy Pino

Jean Mateta

#14Jean Mateta

Starting XI

Dean Henderson #1
M. Lacroix #5
J. Lerma #8
Chris Richards #26	17'
Will Hughes #19
Adam Wharton #20	36'
Justin Devenny #55
Tyrick Mitchell #3	63'
B. Johnson #11
Yéremy Pino #10	⚽30'
Jean Mateta #14

Substitutes

W. Benítez #44
R. Matthews #31
Joél Drakes-Thomas #86
Borna Sosa #24
Jaydee Canvot #23
Chadi Riad #34
Daniel Imray #30
Kayden Rodney #42
C. Uche #12

Will not play

Jefferson Andrés

Jefferson Andrés Lerma Solís

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Jean-Philippe

Jean-Philippe Mateta

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Edward

Edward Nketiah

Forward

Strain injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Cheick Oumar

Cheick Oumar Doucoure

Midfielder

Knee injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Crystal Palace

Oliver Glasner

Head-to-head

25 matches

Sunderland

Sunderland

11

Wins

6

Draws

8

Wins

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace

Premier League2025 • 1 match

Crystal Palace

Sunderland

Premier League2017 • 1 match

Crystal Palace

Sunderland

Premier League2016 • 2 matches

Sunderland

Crystal Palace

Sunderland

Crystal Palace

Premier League2015 • 2 matches

Crystal Palace

Sunderland

Sunderland

Crystal Palace

Premier League2014 • 2 matches

Crystal Palace

Sunderland

Sunderland

Crystal Palace

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	27	17	7	3	52:20	+32	58	LWWDD
2	Manchester City	26	16	5	5	54:24	+30	53	LWDWW
3	Aston Villa	26	15	5	6	37:27	+10	50	LWLDW
4	Manchester United	26	12	9	5	47:37	+10	45	WWWWD
5	Chelsea	26	12	8	6	47:30	+17	44	WWWWD
6	Liverpool	26	12	6	8	41:35	+6	42	DLWLW
7	Brentford	26	12	4	10	40:35	+5	40	LLWWD
8	Everton	26	10	7	9	29:30	-1	37	WDDWL
9	AFC Bournemouth	26	9	10	7	43:45	-2	37	DWWDW
10	Newcastle	26	10	6	10	37:37	0	36	DLLLW
11	Sunderland	26	9	9	8	27:30	-3	36	WLWLL
12	Fulham	26	10	4	12	35:40	-5	34	LWLLL
13	Crystal Palace	26	8	8	10	28:32	-4	32	LLDWL
14	Brighton	26	7	10	9	34:34	0	31	DLDLL
15	Leeds United	26	7	9	10	36:45	-9	30	WDLWD
16	Tottenham Hotspur	26	7	8	11	36:37	-1	29	LDDLL
17	Nottingham Forest	26	7	6	13	25:38	-13	27	DWDLD
18	West Ham	26	6	6	14	32:49	-17	24	WWLWD
19	Burnley	26	4	6	16	28:51	-23	18	DDLLW
20	Wolves	27	1	7	19	18:50	-32	10	LLLDD

Champion

UCL

Europa League

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Robert Jones

Venue:

Stadium of Light

Capacity:

49 000

Sunderland vs Crystal Palace match from the Premier League. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Sunderland and Crystal Palace. Follow team performance and match context within the Premier League season.