Sunderland vs Fulham; Premier League
Sunderland vs Fulham. Premier League.
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Sunderland 1-0 Fulham: Substitute Wilson Isidor scores late Black Cats winner
Report and free match highlights as Sunderland secured a narrow Premier League victory over Fulham, with subsititute Wilson Isidor scoring the only goal at the Stadium of Light. Cottagers remain pointless under Alvaro Arbeloa
Sunday 30 August 2026 16:17, UK
Sunderland secured their first points of the season as Wilson Isidor's effort earned them a 1-0 win against Fulham.
Substitute Isidor netted with 15 minutes to go in the second half at the Stadium of Light as the Black Cats bounced back from their opening-day defeat at Ipswich.
For Fulham, however, it is two defeats from two. They looked bright in stages but rarely threatened the Sunderland goal.
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In a game of few chances, it eventually took the changes from Regis Le Bris to settle the result.
Isidor had one glorious chance on 71 minutes, but somehow managed to hit the post from a glorious position after being teed up by Enzo Le Fee.
But he made up for it a few minutes later with the winner, turning the ball into an empty net from fellow sub Habib Diarra's ball in, after Bernd Leno had missed an attempt to cut the cross out.
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The key moments from the Stadium of Light
26: CHANCE! First real chance of the game! Iwobi drops in and plays a lovely ball over the defence into King. He's ghosted into the box, but his first touch takes him away from goal and then he lifts his shot over the bar.
57: So nearly an opening again for Fulham. King flicks in Berge. And he slides a pass through to Garcia. He gets into the box and gets his shot away, but Mukiele has got back to make the block. Excellent last-ditch defending.
71: HUGE CHANCE!! Sunderland should be in front. What an opportunity. Xhaka plays a long ball out to Le Fee. He then plays it low across the box for Isidor. All he has to do is stroke it in with the goal at his mercy, but he hits the post!!
75: GOAL! NO MISTAKE THIS TIME! It's so similar to the last chance. This time a ball is threaded down the right for Diarra. He plays it across the box and Wilson Isidor is there to roll it into an empty net after Leno misses the cross.Sunderland lead.
'Fulham toothless while Sunderland prove tough to beat again'
Andy Hinchcliffe on Sky Sports:
"Fulham were toothless. I was a little surprised by their display after doing well against Chelsea.
"Isidor just takes the chance after missing a big opportunity, staying strong and believing in himself after that.
"It's another tight win for Sunderland, like they did so much last season. If you can't score three or four then be a team that's hard to beat. The unity they show is always going to be key at this club.
"They proved hard to break down. Mukiele and Roefs were excellent, and Xhaka ran the show."
