Sunderland vs Chelsea - Premier League, Regular Season - 38 (Sun, 24 May 2026)
Premier League Regular Season - 38 Full time
- Goal: Hume 25'
- Goal: Gusto 50' (OG)
- Goal: Palmer 56'
- Red card: Fofana 62'
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Match reportSunderland seal Europe against Chelsea as Trai Hume leads final-day winSunderland beat Chelsea 2-1 to finish seventh and reach Europe for the first time since 1974, while Chelsea's season ended in chaos on Wearside. Events
Second half
- Own goal: M. Gusto (OG) 2-0 50'
- Yellow card: L. Geertruida 52'
- 53' Substitution: J. HatoR. James
- 54' Yellow card: W. Fofana
- 56' Goal: C. Palmer assist: P. Neto 2-1
- Substitution: B. BrobbeyW. Isidor 61'
- Substitution: N. AnguloH. Diarra 61'
- 62' Second yellow: W. Fofana
- 65' Substitution: P. NetoT. Chalobah
- 69' Yellow card: E. Fernandez
- Yellow card: G. Xhaka 73'
- Yellow card: H. Diarra 81'
- 85' Substitution: M. CaicedoL. Delap
- 85' Substitution: M. GustoJ. Acheampong
- Yellow card: N. Sadiki 89'
- 90+7' Yellow card: Joao Pedro
- Substitution: E. Le FeeC. Rigg 90+8'
- 90+11' Yellow card: C. Palmer
Stats
SunderlandChelsea
- 45% Possession 55%
- 21 Shots 8
- 6 On target 3
- 1.94 xG 0.90
- 6 Corners 2
- 15 Fouls 12
All stats
- 341 Passes 426
- 83% Pass accuracy 83%
- 2 Saves 5
- 2 Offsides 1
- 5 Yellow cards 5
- 0 Red cards 1
Player of the match
THTrai Hume
Sunderland· 1 goalStories
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Chelsea’s red cards and late collapse end Europe hopes Chelsea lost 2-1 at Sunderland and finished tenth after four points from their last nine league matches. McFarlane also flagged 11 red cards. -
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Chelsea player ratings vs Sunderland as Palmer ends drought but 10-man Blues collapse Chelsea player ratings vs Sunderland: Cole Palmer ended his drought, but Wesley Fofana’s red card and a sloppy back line left Chelsea 2-1 down and 10th. -
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Sunderland vs Chelsea preview: final day with Europe on the line Sunderland can still finish above Chelsea and chase Europe for the first time in 53 years when the sides meet on the final day. -
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Chelsea get triple injury boost before Sunderland trip Chelsea injury update: Joao Pedro, Levi Colwill and Reece James all trained before Sunderland, but the Blues still need results to go their way.
Lineups & ratings
Sunderland
4-2-3-1 Coach Regis Le Bris
20
34
13
28 ↓90'
17
9 ↓61'
32
22
10 ↓61'
27
- 18 Wilson Isidor for B. Brobbey
- 19 Habib Diarra for N. Angulo
- 11 Chris Rigg for E. Le Fee
- 3
- 12
- 15
- 25
- 31
- 37
Chelsea
3-4-1-2 Coach Calum McFarlane
7 ↓65'
20
1
29
25 ↓85'
6
10
27 ↓85'
21 ↓53'
- 24 Reece James for J. Hato
- 23 Trevoh Chalobah for P. Neto
- 9 Liam Delap for M. Caicedo
- 34 Josh Acheampong for M. Gusto
- 12
- 14
- 17
- 49
- 55
Bench · Sunderland
- 18 Wilson Isidor for B. Brobbey
- 19 Habib Diarra for N. Angulo
- 11 Chris Rigg for E. Le Fee
- 3
- 12
- 15
- 25
- 31
- 37
Bench · Chelsea
- 24 Reece James for J. Hato
- 23 Trevoh Chalobah for P. Neto
- 9 Liam Delap for M. Caicedo
- 34 Josh Acheampong for M. Gusto
- 12
- 14
- 17
- 49
- 55