Matchday

Premier League 25/26 · 16 Aug 2025

Sunderland 3–0 West Ham United

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
0.9 – 1.7
Actual xG
0.8 – 0.5
Goals
3 – 0

Footybot made West Ham United favourites at 56%.

Sunderland won a close one on the chances: 0.8 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Daniel Ballard, 64.3 in 90′.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Sunderland

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

West Ham United

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Sunderland

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Wilson Isidor Forward14100.04100.0–
Omar Alderete Defender3701–66.1–
Daniel Ballard Defender90100.1864.3–
Eliezer Mayenda Forward76100.0950.9–
Enzo Le Fée Midfielder1400–46.2–
Trai Hume Defender9000–45.5–
Chemsdine Talbi Midfielder8901–42.9–
Jenson Seelt Defender5300–41.8–
Noah Sadiki Midfielder9000–38.4–
Habib Diarra Midfielder90000.3135.6–
Reinildo Mandava Defender9000–35.1–
Simon Adingra Midfielder76000.1434.2–
Chris Rigg Midfielder100–0.0–

West Ham United

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Max Kilman Defender9000–54.7–
Aaron Wan-Bissaka Defender9000–52.3–
El Hadji Malick Diouf Defender90000.1645.6–
Jean-Clair Todibo Defender8200–43.0–
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder7100–42.3–
Lucas Paquetá Midfielder9000–40.4–
Guido Rodríguez Midfielder71000.0340.0–
Nayef Aguerd Defender9000–40.0–
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder90000.1538.3–
Mads Hermansen Goalkeeper9000–37.9–
Niclas Füllkrug Forward90000.1437.9–
Callum Wilson Forward19000.0234.1–