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Bournemouth vs Sunderland: match report

AFC Bournemouth hosted Sunderland at Vitality Stadium on Sunday 18 October 2026, in the Premier League (round 7). Craig Pawson is the referee, averaging 3.6 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.9.

Result and scorers

Bournemouth 2-0 Sunderland. Goals: Marcus Tavernier 6' for Bournemouth; Evanilson 48' for Bournemouth. Attendance: 12,004.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 6' Goal: Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) 1-0
  • 17' Red card: Kevin Danso (Sunderland)
  • 26' Yellow card: António Silva (Bournemouth)
  • 40' Yellow card: Omar Alderete (Sunderland)
  • 45'+6' Yellow card: Lewis Cook (Bournemouth)
  • 48' Goal: Evanilson (Bournemouth) 2-0
  • 65' Yellow card: Chris Rigg (Sunderland)
  • 79' Yellow card: Ryan Christie (Bournemouth)
Match stats (contains the result)
65%Possession35%
29Shots3
6Shots on target0
5Corners3
16Fouls7
1Offsides2
0Saves4
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards1

Line-ups

Bournemouth 4-2-3-1

Coach: Marco Rose

  1. 1 Djordje Petrović GK
  2. 15 Adam Smith DEF
  3. 5 James Hill DEF
  4. 14 António Silva DEF
  5. 3 Adrien Truffert DEF
  6. 12 Tyler Adams MID
  7. 10 Ryan Christie MID
  8. 37 Rayan FWD
  9. 4 Lewis Cook MID
  10. 16 Marcus Tavernier FWD
  11. 9 Evanilson FWD

Bench

  • 19 Justin Kluivert MID
  • 30 Álvaro Rodriguez FWD
  • 21 Amine Adli FWD
  • 18 Bafodé Diakité DEF
  • 11 Ben Gannon-Doak MID
  • 20 Michele Di Gregorio GK
  • 24 Juanlu Sánchez DEF
  • 6 Julio Soler DEF
  • 7 David Brooks FWD

Sunderland 4-2-3-1

Coach: Régis Le Bris

  1. 22 Robin Roefs GK
  2. 20 Nordi Mukiele DEF
  3. 4 Kevin Danso DEF
  4. 15 Omar Alderete DEF
  5. 17 Reinildo DEF
  6. 34 Granit Xhaka MID
  7. 27 Noah Sadiki MID
  8. 32 Trai Hume DEF
  9. 11 Chris Rigg FWD
  10. 28 Enzo Le Fée MID
  11. 57 Timur Tuterov FWD

Bench

  • 13 Luke O'Nien DEF
  • 19 Habib Diarra MID
  • 29 Jules Ahoka MID
  • 31 Melker Ellborg GK
  • 6 Dayann Méthalie MID
  • 7 Chemsdine Talbi FWD
  • 50 Juan Riquelme Angulo FWD
  • 39 Malick Fofana FWD
  • 10 Nilson Angulo FWD
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 28 February 2026: AFC Bournemouth 1-1 Sunderland
  • Saturday 29 November 2025: Sunderland 3-2 AFC Bournemouth
  • Saturday 29 April 2017: Sunderland 0-1 AFC Bournemouth
  • Saturday 5 November 2016: AFC Bournemouth 1-2 Sunderland
  • Saturday 23 January 2016: Sunderland 1-1 AFC Bournemouth