Head-to-Head: Bournemouth vs Sunderland

Bournemouth vs Sunderland is a compact Premier League matchup shaped by reversals and narrow margins. Bournemouth won 1–0 at Sunderland in April 2017, Sunderland answered with a 3–2 home comeback in November 2025, and the teams drew 1–1 at Bournemouth in February 2026. The dates show a pairing without a fixed script; a future meeting will ask which side protects its first advantage.

Past matches, Bournemouth vs Sunderland

28 February 2026 Regular Season - 28

Bournemouth

1 - 1

Sunderland

Vitality Stadium
29 November 2025 Regular Season - 13

Sunderland

3 - 2

Bournemouth

Stadium of Light
29 April 2017 Regular Season - 35

Sunderland

0 - 1

Bournemouth

Stadium of Light
5 November 2016 Regular Season - 11

Bournemouth

1 - 2

Sunderland
23 January 2016 Regular Season - 23

Sunderland

1 - 1

Bournemouth

Stadium of Light

Match center

Bournemouth

1 - 1

28 February 2026

Sunderland

Starting eleven

Substitutes Bournemouth

29
G
15
D
18
D
44
D
27
M
10
M
26
F
9
F
21
F

Sunderland Substitutes

G
31
D
51
M
13
M
30
M
11
M
50
F
10
F
25
F
18

Match events

45'

90'

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⚽

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18'
⚽

E. Mayenda Normal Goal
33'

Noah Sadiki Yellow Card
46'

Evanilson D. Brooks
58'

Tyler Adams Yellow Card
62'

R. Christie T. Adams
63'
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Evanilson Normal Goal (Asst: M. Tavernier)
69'

B. Traore C. Talbi
74'

Robin Roefs Yellow Card
76'

N. Angulo G. Xhaka
81'

E. Unal E. J. Kroupi
81'

A. Adli M. Tavernier
85'

A. Toth
86'

Alex Tóth Yellow Card
90' +5

Alex Scott Yellow Card
90'

Ryan Christie Yellow Card
90' +6

W. Isidor E. Mayenda

Stats for this game

Matchup Bournemouth VS Sunderland

Margins keep changing hands

Bournemouth’s 1–0 win at Sunderland in April 2017 was decided by a late Joshua King goal, a small detail that fits the fixture’s narrow character. Sunderland’s 3–2 home comeback in November 2025 supplied a more dramatic reversal: Bournemouth led 2–0, yet the hosts recovered and won through a late header. These fixed episodes point to a contest where an early advantage creates pressure rather than certainty. That pressure lasts from start to finish.

Venue adds a useful question

The 1–1 draw at Bournemouth in February 2026 added another version of the balance. Sunderland led before Bournemouth equalised, but neither side found a winner, leaving the home club without the full reward of its response. A new meeting would carry the same durable interest without requiring a prediction: can Bournemouth turn home initiative into separation, or will Sunderland again use resilience and changing momentum to keep the outcome within reach?