Bournemouth 2-0 Sunderland: Evanilson leads a wasteful win
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Key numbers
- xG 4.53, highest in nine matches this season
- Sunderland: no shot on target, a season low
- 29 shots, only six on target
A lead held for 84 minutes
Bournemouth beat Sunderland 2-0 at the Vitality Stadium and were in front for 84 of the 90 minutes. Marcus Tavernier scored after six minutes, and Kevin Danso's red card in the 17th minute left Sunderland a man down for the rest of the afternoon. With no shot on target from the visitors, the lead was rarely in danger.
Chances outran the goals
Bournemouth's xG of 4.53 was the highest of their nine matches this season, and 0.16 xG per shot was above their usual average, so shot quality was not the problem. They still underperformed their xG by 2.53, turning 29 attempts into two goals, with only six on target.
Sunderland never found the target
Sunderland's three shots and zero on target were both the lowest of their nine matches this season, well short of their usual output. Their xG of 0.13 was also a season low. Robin Roefs made four saves, which kept the margin at two.
Tavernier's early goal set the tone
Tavernier's goal in the sixth minute, set up by Evanilson, was worth +0.7 FN xPts to Bournemouth and cost Sunderland 0.5, the largest combined change of the match. Bournemouth's reshaped 4-2-3-1 brought in Ryan Christie and Rayan: Christie led the match in key passes, and Rayan in shots.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Evanilson 8.7Dominant
One goal, one assist, six shots and nine of 12 duels won.
Evanilson earned most of his FN Score through attacking work: the assist for Tavernier's opener, his own goal in the 48th minute, six shots and two key passes. He also won nine of 12 duels and added two tackles and two blocks, so he mattered in both phases. Those two goals produced the 2-0 cushion Bournemouth carried to full-time. He is the FN MOM.
Game state
1-02-0
Bournemouth ahead 84 min · level 6 min · Sunderland ahead 0 min
- Sunderland: Red card 17' → ~73 min a player down
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. The value next to a team code is what the same moment did to the other side's expected points; the decisive moment is the one with the largest combined change for both teams.
6'
Marcus Tavernier
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Evanilson +0.2 · SUN −0.5
+0.7
17'
Kevin Danso
Red card · BOU +0.3
−0.2
48'
Evanilson
Goal · SUN −0.1
+0.2
Bournemouth
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments +0.9Opponent moments +0.3Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3
Sunderland
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments −0.2Opponent moments −0.6Time effect −0.1→ 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.
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Match stats
BournemouthSunderland
4.53Expected goals (xG)0.13
Compared with usual
Bournemouth
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.6 | |
| xG | 4.53 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 0.13 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 29 | 16.4 | |
| On target | 6 | 5.4 | |
| Shots faced | 3 | 9.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.16 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 65% | 51.8% | high |
| Passes | 566 | 431.9 | |
| Corners | 5 | 5.3 | |
| Fouls | 16 | 12.2 | |
Sunderland
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.1 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 0.13 | 1.9 | low |
| xG against | 4.53 | 1.4 | high |
| Shots | 3 | 14.8 | low |
| On target | 0 | 4.6 | low |
| Shots faced | 29 | 10.4 | high |
| xG per shot | 0.04 | 0.12 | low |
| Possession | 35% | 51.7% | low |
| Passes | 302 | 413.7 | |
| Corners | 3 | 6.1 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 12.7 | low |
Timeline
- 6'
Goal
Marcus Tavernier league goal #4 assist Evanilson
- 17'
Red
Kevin Danso
- 26'
Yellow
António Silva
- 40'
Yellow
Omar Alderete
- 45+6'
Yellow
Lewis Cook
- 48'
Goal
Evanilson league goal #2
- 59'
Sub
Omar Alderete → Luke O'Nien
- 59'
Sub
Timur Tuterov → Habib Diarra
- 62'
Sub
Lewis Cook → Justin Kluivert
- 65'
Yellow
Chris Rigg
- 65'
Sub
Chris Rigg → Jules Ahoka
- 79'
Sub
Marcus Tavernier → Amine Adli
- 79'
Sub
Evanilson → Á. Rodríguez
- 79'
Yellow
Ryan Christie
- 89'
Sub
Rayan → Ben Gannon-Doak
- 89'
Sub
Tyler Adams → Bafodé Diakité
Category leaders
- Key passesRyan Christie4
- Duels wonEvanilson9/12
- DribblesGranit Xhaka2/2
- Defensive actionsEnzo Le Fée4
- ShotsRayan7 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonEnzo Le Fée4
#Bournemouth#Sunderland#Premier League#Evanilson#Marcus Tavernier#Kevin Danso
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.