Match Report
Before the match
Bournemouth: three draws and two defeats over five games; six goals scored, 11 conceded, without a win. Chelsea were their latest opponents, away on 10 October: a 5-1 defeat.
Playing away from home against Chelsea (Premier League), Bournemouth finished 1-5 on 10 October. Their score comprised one goal, against five from the opposition. 20 September: Bournemouth lost 0-1 against Liverpool at home in Premier League, scoring zero goals and allowing one. Against Brentford in Premier League, Bournemouth scored two and conceded two on 12 September; the at home result was 2-2. Bournemouth's away from home game on 5 September (Premier League) ended 2-2 against Newcastle, with two goals for and two against. On 29 August, Everton faced Bournemouth in Premier League: Bournemouth drew 1-1 at home, having scored one and conceded one.
Before kickoff, Premier League's results-based standings placed Bournemouth 19th after six matches and three points.
Sunderland came into the game with one win, one draw and three defeats from their last five outings, scoring five goals and conceding ten. A 2-0 defeat at home to Brighton Hove (10 October) was their most recent result.
10 October: Sunderland lost 0-2 against Brighton Hove at home in Premier League, scoring zero goals and allowing two. Against Man City in Premier League, Sunderland scored three and conceded five on 20 September; the away from home result was 3-5. Sunderland's at home game on 12 September (Premier League) ended 0-2 against Arsenal, with zero goals for and two against. On 5 September, Brentford faced Sunderland in Premier League: Sunderland drew 1-1 away from home, having scored one and conceded one. Premier League, 30 August brought a home meeting with Fulham; Sunderland won 1-0, a return of one goal scored and zero conceded.
Sunderland: 18th, four points, six matches in the calculated Premier League standings at kickoff.
The last two recorded meetings were a 1-1 draw at Bournemouth on 28 February and a 3-2 home win for Sunderland on 29 November 2025.
After the match
Bournemouth beat Sunderland 2-0 on 18 October 2026. Marcus Tavernier opened the scoring inside the first 6 minutes for Bournemouth, set up by Evanilson, to make it 1-0. Evanilson added to the tally 48 minutes into the game for Bournemouth to make it 2-0. Kevin Danso (17') was sent off. Antonio Silva (26'), Omar Alderete (40'), Lewis Cook (45'), Chris Rigg (65') and Ryan Christie (79') were booked. On our current Elo ratings the gap is a modest one: Bournemouth are 84 points stronger than Sunderland. Bournemouth: 58.9% to win this pairing in the model on current ratings; the match ended in their favour. Sunderland's current recorded form ends with 4 consecutive defeats. three yellow cards went to Bournemouth. The substitution total for Bournemouth was five. two yellow cards and one red card went to Sunderland. Sunderland: three substitutions. Bournemouth conceded no goals.