Premier League 2025 Regular Season - 38 was played at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, where Sunderland led 1-0 at half-time and went on to defeat Chelsea 2-1.
The score changed in the 25th minute when T. Hume put Sunderland ahead, with the assist credited to L. O'Nien. In the 42nd minute, Nilson Angulo was booked, and Sunderland took a one-goal lead into the interval.
After the restart, an own goal in the 50th minute from M. Gusto extended Sunderland’s lead to 2-0. Lutsharel Geertruida was then shown a yellow card in the 51st minute. Chelsea pulled one back in the 56th minute through C. Palmer, assisted by P. Neto, to make it 2-1.
There were also disciplinary incidents in the second half, with Wesley Fofana booked in both the 54th and 62nd minutes before being sent off in the 62nd minute. Enzo Fernández, Granit Xhaka, Habib Diarra, Noah Sadiki, João Pedro and Cole Palmer were also shown yellow cards. No further goals followed, and Sunderland finished with a 2-1 win.
Match statistics showed Sunderland with 44% possession to Chelsea’s 56%. Expected goals were 1.84 for Sunderland and 0.89 for Chelsea. Sunderland had 21 shots to Chelsea’s 8, with 6 on target compared with 3. Passing accuracy was 82% for Sunderland and 83% for Chelsea. Sunderland won 6 corners to Chelsea’s 2, with offsides at 2 and 1 respectively. Sunderland made 2 saves, Chelsea 5, and the foul count was 15 for Sunderland and 12 for Chelsea.
In the previous round, Sunderland beat Everton 3-1 in Regular Season - 37, while Chelsea defeated Tottenham 2-1 in Regular Season - 37.
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