Sunderland – Crystal Palace 2–1

	1H	2H	T
SUN	1	1	2
CRY	0	1	1

Match report

Sunderland beat Crystal Palace 2–1 at Stadium of Light, Sunderland in Premier League. Jenson Jones opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Sunderland have 3 wins in their last 5, while Crystal Palace have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Harrison Jones

37'

⚽Jenson Jonesassist D. Cirkin

45'

2H

56'

⚽R. Esseassist Rio Cardines

⚽Harrison Jones

68'

⇄S. Moore↓ Jenson Jones

73'

⇄D. Henderson↓ R. Esse

⇄R. Roefs↓ Harrison Jones

82'

⇄R. Matthews↓ J. Drakes-Thomas

Momentum

SUN

⚽⚽⚽

CRY

Match info

TournamentPremier League · England · Tier 1

Kick-offJan 17, 2026 · 15:00

VenueStadium of Light, Sunderland

Attendance24,726 / 32,112 (77%)

RefereeR. Jones

Where to watch

Sky SportsTNT Sports

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.9Expected goals (xG)1.4

15Total shots9

7Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

W. Benítez

7.8

Lineups

SUN 4-3-36.74Formation7.204-3-3 CRY

Sunderland

Coach: S. Conte · 4-3-3

Crystal Palace

Coach: A. Moreno · 4-3-3

20J. Drakes-Thomas7.1

14R. Esse6.9

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	38	26	7	5	71:27	+44	85	DWWWW
2	Manchester City	38	23	9	6	77:35	+42	78	LWWWD
3	Manchester United	38	20	11	7	69:50	+19	71	WWWDD
4	Aston Villa	38	19	8	11	56:49	+7	65	LWWWD
5	Liverpool	38	17	9	12	63:53	+10	60	DLWWW
6	Bournemouth	38	13	18	7	58:54	+4	57	DDLWW
7	Sunderland	38	14	12	12	42:48	-6	54	LLWWD
8	Brighton	38	14	11	13	52:46	+6	53	DLLWW
9	Brentford	38	14	11	13	55:52	+3	53	DDLLW
10	Chelsea	38	14	10	14	58:52	+6	52	LWWDD
11	Fulham	38	15	7	16	47:51	-4	52	DLLWW
12	Newcastle	38	14	7	17	53:55	-2	49	DLLLW
13	Everton	38	13	10	15	47:50	-3	49	LWWDL
14	Leeds	38	11	14	13	49:56	-7	47	DDLLW
15	Crystal Palace	38	11	12	15	41:51	-10	45	LWWDD
16	Nottingham Forest	38	11	11	16	48:51	-3	44	LWWDL
17	Tottenham	38	10	11	17	48:57	-9	41	LLWWD
18	West Ham	38	10	9	19	46:65	-19	39	LWDLL
19	Burnley	38	4	10	24	38:75	-37	22	LLLLD
20	Wolves	38	3	11	24	27:68	-41	20	LWDLL