Premier League · Matchweek 22
Enzo Le Fée 33'
Brian Brobbey 71'
HT 1:1
Yéremy Pino 30'
Sat, 17 Jan 2026, 15:00 (UK) · Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Sunderland 10th → 7th · 33 pts|Crystal Palace 13th · 28 pts

Sunderland won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.71–0.61).

Player of the matchNordi Mukiele7.9Decisive moment71' Brian Brobbey+1.3

Sunderland 2-1 Crystal Palace

Key numbers

  • Possession 57% – 43%
  • Shots 13 (7 on target) – 6 (2)
  • Decisive moment: 71' Brian Brobbey, FN xPts +1.3
Player of the match
Nordi Mukiele 7.9Strong

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.9 (Strong)

Game state

0-11-12-1
Sunderland ahead 19 min · level 68 min · Crystal Palace ahead 3 min

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

30' Yéremy Pino Goal +0.9
33' Enzo Le Fée Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Nordi Mukiele +0.3 +0.9
71' Brian Brobbey Goal +1.3
Sunderland Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +2.2Opponent moments −0.9Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3
Crystal Palace Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −1.9Time effect 0.0→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

SunderlandCrystal Palace
57%Possession43%
1.71Expected goals (xG)0.61
0.13xG per shot0.1
13Shots6
7Shots on target2
54%Shots on target %33%
10Shots in box5
456Passes339
80%Pass accuracy75%
3Corners4
1Saves5
8Fouls15
3Yellow cards3
0Offsides2

Compared with usual

Sunderland

23 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals21
Conceded11
xG1.710.84
xG against0.611.4
Shots1310.3
On target73.3high
Shots faced614.7
xG per shot0.130.08
Possession57%44.3%
Passes456391.6
Pass accuracy80%78.9%
Corners34.1
Fouls810.3

Crystal Palace

33 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.2
Conceded21
xG0.611.5
xG against1.711.1
Shots613.4
On target24.4
Shots faced1310.7
xG per shot0.10.12
Possession43%46.9%
Passes339404.6
Pass accuracy75%77.7%
Corners44.4
Fouls1510.5

Timeline

  • 17' Yellow Chris Richards
  • 30' Goal Yéremy Pino league goal #2
  • 33' Goal Enzo Le Fée league goal #3 assist Nordi Mukiele
  • 36' Yellow Adam Wharton
  • 48' Yellow Trai Hume
  • 63' Yellow Nordi Mukiele
  • 63' Yellow Tyrick Mitchell
  • 66' Yellow Omar Alderete
  • 71' Goal Brian Brobbey league goal #4
  • 84' Sub Brian Brobbey → Eliezer Mayenda
  • 88' Sub Romaine Mundle → Dennis Cirkin

Category leaders

  • Key passesNordi Mukiele2
  • Duels wonChris Richards10/13
  • DribblesRomaine Mundle3/4
  • Defensive actionsChris Richards6
  • ShotsTrai Hume4 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonBrian Brobbey3

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.