Are Sunderland top-four contenders in Premier League 2025-26? Decoding stats
What's the story
Sunderland pulled off a remarkable comeback to beat Bournemouth 3-2 on Matchday 13 of the Premier League 2025-26 season. The victory was sealed by Brian Brobbey, who scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute. Sunderland faced an uphill battle as they went down 2-0 within the first 15 minutes. However, they made a stunning comeback. The Black Cats remain unbeaten at home this season and are now fourth in the league table. We decode Sunderland's stats this season.
Match highlights
Sunderland take down Bournemouth: Match summary
Bournemouth's Evanilson hit the crossbar with his first attempt, but Amine Adli was quick to pounce on the rebound. Tyler Adams then scored from halfway line, catching Sunderland goalkeeper Robin Roefs off his line and beating him with a stunning strike. Sunderland were awarded a penalty just before the half-hour mark when Alex Scott fouled Reinildo in the box. After a lengthy VAR review, Enzo Le Fee converted the spot-kick. Sunderland leveled the score within a minute of the second half, through Bertrand Traore. Just 10 minutes after coming on as a substitute, Brobbey completed Sunderland's comeback by heading home from a corner kick. Meanwhile, Bournemouth's Lewis Cook received a straight red card late in the game, leaving his team with 10 men.
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Sunderland sit 4th, pick up their 6th win
This was Sunderland's sixth win of the season. In addition, they have faced three defeats and 4 draws. The Black Cats have pounced their way with 17 goals in addition to letting in 13. They have 22 points and are a place above Aston Villa, who are set to play on Sunday.
Season stats
Breaking down Sunderland's Premier League season in stats
As per Squawka Comparison Matrix (data by Opta), Sunderland have clocked 88 shots (excluding blocks) with 38 of them on target. They have smashed the woodwork twice. 2 of their goals have been from the penalty spot. They have created as many as 79 chances from 13 matches. Sunderland have attempted 4,849 passes, completing 3,863 of them with their passing accuracy being 79.67%. The Black Cats have completes 97 lay-offs and made 218 tackles. They have completed 73 take-ons.
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A look at the key players
Former Arsenal midfielder Xhaka has been brilliant, making the joint-most assists this season (4). Meanwhile, Wilson Isidor has been pivotal with his 4 goals. As per the Premier League, Sunderland keeper Robin Roefs owns the 2nd-most saves this season (47).
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Sunderland got promoted from the Championship
Despite losing 5 successive matches to end the Championship 2024-25 season, Sunderland finished 4th with 76 points from 46 matches. They went on to win the Championship playoffs after defeating Coventry City in a two-legged aggregate clash and then downing Sheffield United 2-1 in the Championship play-off final.