Sunderland 2–1 Chelsea
2026-05-24 · Matchweek 38
· Referee: Chris Kavanagh · VAR: Matthew Donohue
Chelsea had a player sent off in the 62nd minute for a second booking. A card-heavy game — 8 bookings, 5 to the Sunderland side.
How Chris Kavanagh refereed it
Kavanagh showed 8 yellow cards against a career average of 3.6, and awarded 27 fouls against an average of 21.2.
Match statistics
| Sunderland | Chelsea | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 5 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
| Fouls | 15 | 12 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25' | Normal Goal | Sunderland | T. Hume | 1-0 |
| 42' | Yellow Card | Sunderland | Nilson Angulo | 1-0 |
| 50' | Own Goal | Sunderland | M. Gusto | 2-0 |
| 51' | Yellow Card | Sunderland | Lutsharel Geertruida | 2-0 |
| 56' | Normal Goal | Chelsea | C. Palmer | 2-1 |
| 62' | Second yellow | Chelsea | Wesley Fofana | 2-1 |
| 69' | Yellow Card | Chelsea | Enzo Fernández | 2-1 |
| 73' | Yellow Card | Sunderland | Granit Xhaka | 2-1 |
| 81' | Yellow Card | Sunderland | Habib Diarra | 2-1 |
| 89' | Yellow Card | Sunderland | Noah Sadiki | 2-1 |
| 90+7' | Yellow Card | Chelsea | João Pedro | 2-1 |
| 90+11' | Yellow Card | Chelsea | Cole Palmer | 2-1 |