West Ham United 3–1 Sunderland
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.3 – 0.8
- Actual xG
- 1.5 – 0.7
- Goals
- 3 – 1
Footybot made West Ham United favourites at 49%.
West Ham United won and made the better chances: 1.5 xG to 0.7.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Omar Alderete, 61.7 in 90′.
Well above their usual level: Jarrod Bowen +13.3, Omar Alderete +9.2.
Well below it: Pablo Felipe −17.5, Robin Roefs −15.2, Nordi Mukiele −15.1.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
West Ham United
| 17 Jan 2026 | W 2–1 | at Tottenham Hotspur |
| 6 Jan 2026 | L 1–2 | v Nottingham Forest |
| 3 Jan 2026 | L 0–3 | at Wolverhampton |
| 30 Dec 2025 | D 2–2 | v Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 27 Dec 2025 | L 0–1 | v Fulham |
Sunderland
| 17 Jan 2026 | W 2–1 | v Crystal Palace |
| 7 Jan 2026 | L 0–3 | at Brentford |
| 4 Jan 2026 | D 1–1 | at Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1 Jan 2026 | D 0–0 | v Manchester City |
| 28 Dec 2025 | D 1–1 | v Leeds United |
Head to head
| 16 Aug 2025 | Sunderland 3–0 West Ham United |
West Ham United
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Potts | 15 | 100.0 | – |
| Jarrod Bowen | 90 | 61.0 | +13.3 |
| Crysencio Summerville | 89 | 54.7 | +4.2 |
| Mateus Fernandes | 90 | 53.7 | −4.9 |
| Tomáš Souček | 90 | 46.0 | −2.6 |
| Valentín Castellanos | 75 | 44.9 | −2.7 |
| Callum Wilson | 20 | 43.6 | – |
| Oliver Scarles | 70 | 42.9 | −6.2 |
| Alphonse Aréola | 90 | 42.8 | −6.3 |
| El Hadji Malick Diouf | 20 | 42.8 | – |
| Konstantinos Mavropanos | 90 | 42.3 | −13.8 |
| Pablo Felipe | 70 | 40.6 | −17.5 |
| Jean-Clair Todibo | 90 | 40.1 | −8.6 |
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka | 90 | 39.2 | −14.8 |
| Max Kilman | 1 | 32.1 | – |
Sunderland
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Alderete | 90 | 61.7 | +9.2 |
| Daniel Ballard | 90 | 56.8 | +2.2 |
| Chemsdine Talbi | 45 | 53.4 | +4.8 |
| Wilson Isidor | 15 | 53.3 | – |
| Brian Brobbey | 90 | 52.7 | +5.9 |
| Dennis Cirkin | 45 | 50.5 | +0.1 |
| Enzo Le Fée | 90 | 49.2 | −8.7 |
| Reinildo Mandava | 45 | 48.2 | −3.0 |
| Habib Diarra | 45 | 44.7 | +4.2 |
| Noah Sadiki | 90 | 44.2 | −4.6 |
| Trai Hume | 45 | 41.8 | −8.6 |
| Nordi Mukiele | 83 | 38.0 | −15.1 |
| Romaine Mundle | 45 | 37.8 | −14.3 |
| Robin Roefs | 90 | 37.5 | −15.2 |
| Eliezer Mayenda | 75 | 37.2 | −8.9 |
| Luke O'Nien | 12 | 27.5 | – |