English Premier League

AFC Bournemouth vs Sunderland, 2026-27 English Premier League

· English Premier League
AFC Bournemouth
  • 6': Marcus Tavernier
  • 48': Evanilson
FT
2 - 0
Sunderland
  • Red Card 17': Kevin Danso

Bournemouth cruise to 2-0 win over 10-man Sunderland

Evanilson scored and contributed an assist as Bournemouth comfortably beat 10-man Sunderland 2-0 at the Vitality Stadium.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Tyler Adams (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Evanilson (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Cook.
  • 2': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
  • 6': Goal! Bournemouth 1, Sunderland 0. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Evanilson.
  • 8': Offside, Sunderland. Trai Hume is caught offside.
  • 9': Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by Tyler Adams (Bournemouth).
  • 10': Attempt missed. Kevin Danso (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka following a set piece situation.
  • 16': Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
  • 17': Foul by Kevin Danso (Sunderland).
  • 17': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Kevin Danso (Sunderland) is shown the red card.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 22': Attempt missed. James Hill (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by António Silva.
  • 22': Attempt missed. James Hill (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
  • 23': Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Rayan (Bournemouth).
  • 24': Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Rayan (Bournemouth).
  • 26': Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by António Silva (Bournemouth).
  • 26': António Silva (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Evanilson (Bournemouth).
  • 32': Attempt saved. Rayan (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland). Assisted by Ryan Christie.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Adam Smith (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Evanilson (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Hill.
  • 35': Offside, Sunderland. Tymur Tutierov is caught offside.
  • 36': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Rayan (Bournemouth) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland). Assisted by Lewis Cook with a cross.
  • 37': Foul by Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland).
  • 37': Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Reinildo Mandava.
  • 40': Foul by Omar Alderete (Sunderland).
  • 40': Rayan (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Omar Alderete (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Rayan (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Smith with a cross.
  • 44': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Christie.
  • 45': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Rayan (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland).
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Evanilson (Bournemouth) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a through ball.
  • 45'+4': Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Rayan (Bournemouth).
  • 45'+6': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+6': Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
  • 45'+6': Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Bournemouth 1, Sunderland 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bournemouth 1, Sunderland 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Rayan (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 48': Goal! Bournemouth 2, Sunderland 0. Evanilson (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 50': Tymur Tutierov (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Foul by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth).
  • 51': Foul by Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland).
  • 51': Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Evanilson (Bournemouth) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Smith with a cross.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Truffert with a cross.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
  • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Evanilson (Bournemouth).
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Evanilson.
  • 59': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
  • 59': Substitution, Sunderland. Habib Diarra replaces Tymur Tutierov.
  • 59': Substitution, Sunderland. Luke O'Nien replaces Omar Alderete.
  • 59': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by James Hill.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Rayan (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Christie.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robin Roefs (Sunderland). Assisted by Ryan Christie.
  • 61': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Robin Roefs.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lewis Cook with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Substitution, Bournemouth. Justin Kluivert replaces Lewis Cook.
  • 63': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth).
  • 64': Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth).
  • 64': Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
  • 64': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Substitution, Sunderland. Jules Ahoka replaces Chris Rigg because of an injury.
  • 67': Delay in match (Bournemouth).
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Evanilson (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 70': Foul by Jules Ahoka (Sunderland).
  • 70': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland).
  • 71': Rayan (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Christie following a set piece situation.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a headed pass.
  • 74': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by António Silva.
  • 76': Jules Ahoka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
  • 79': Habib Diarra (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Foul by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth).
  • 79': Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, Bournemouth. Álvaro Rodríguez replaces Evanilson.
  • 79': Substitution, Bournemouth. Amine Adli replaces Marcus Tavernier.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rayan with a cross.
  • 84': Handball by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Rayan (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Habib Diarra (Sunderland).
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Substitution, Bournemouth. Bafodé Diakité replaces Tyler Adams.
  • 89': Substitution, Bournemouth. Ben Gannon-Doak replaces Rayan.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Gannon-Doak.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Bournemouth. Álvaro Rodríguez is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Bournemouth 2, Sunderland 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Bournemouth 2, Sunderland 0.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 0
35 Possession 65
3 SHOTS 29
0 ON GOAL 6
0.0 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
190 Accurate Passes 475
303 Passes 568
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 7
16 Crosses 27
0.3 Cross % 0.3
68 Long Balls 67
15 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.2 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 8
6 Effective Tackles 8
10 Tackles 10
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
7 Interceptions 4
37 Effective Clearances 32
37 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Vitality Stadium
Location: Bournemouth, England
Attendance: 12,004

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 7 +12 21
2 Arsenal 7 +6 18
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 7 +18 16
4 Chelsea 7 +4 13
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BOU AFC Bournemouth (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Djordje Petrovic (GK)
14 António Silva Yellow Card
5 James Hill
12 Tyler Adams
3 Adrien Truffert
15 Adam Smith
4 Lewis Cook Yellow Card
10 Ryan Christie Yellow Card
16 Marcus Tavernier
37 Rayan
9 Evanilson
AFC Bournemouth Substitutes:
Ben Gannon-Doak, Justin Kluivert, Juanlu Sanchez, Michele Di Gregorio, David Brooks, Julio Soler, Amine Adli, Bafodé Diakité, Álvaro Rodríguez.

SUN Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Robin Roefs (GK)
15 Omar Alderete Yellow Card
4 Kevin Danso Red Card
17 Reinildo Mandava
20 Nordi Mukiele
11 Chris Rigg Yellow Card
27 Noah Sadiki
34 Granit Xhaka
57 Tymur Tutierov
28 Enzo Le Fée
32 Trai Hume
Sunderland Substitutes:
Juan Angulo, Nilson Angulo, Melker Ellborg, Dayann Methalie, Jules Ahoka, Luke O'Nien, Chemsdine Talbi, Habib Diarra, Malick Fofana.

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