AFC Bournemouth 2-0 Sunderland: result and goals

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AFC Bournemouth beat Sunderland 2-0 on Sunday, 18 October 2026 in the Premier League.

Goals: Marcus Tavernier 6', Evanilson 48'.

AFC Bournemouth sit 16th on 6 points.

Sunderland sit 20th on 4 points.

AFC Bournemouth have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Sunderland have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Last 5 meetings: AFC Bournemouth won 1, Sunderland won 2, 2 drawn.

Competition: Premier League
Kick-off: Sunday, 18 October 2026, 14:00 (UK time)
Venue: Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth
👥: 12004

Match facts

Stadium: Vitality Stadium · Bournemouth, Dorset; Capacity: 12,357 seats · Natural grass
Attendance: 12,004 · 97% of capacity

Referee

Craig Pawson

Record: Premier League

Games: 42
Yellows per game: 3.6
Reds: 3
Penalties: 11
Fouls per game: 22.5

Absences

AFC Bournemouth

Julián AraujoInjured · Expected back: late November 2026
Veljko MilosavljevićDoubtful
Alex ScottInjured · Expected back: late October 2026
Junior KroupiInjured · Expected back: late October 2026

Sunderland

Wilson IsidorDoubtful
Daniel BallardInjured · Expected back: late October 2026
Thomas MeunierInjured · Expected back: late October 2026
Romaine MundleInjured · Expected back: early January 2027

Players ruled out or doubtful according to each club’s latest update.

The match in numbers

AFC Bournemouth beat Sunderland 2-0.
Marcus Tavernier opened the scoring for AFC Bournemouth on 6'.
Kevin Danso was sent off on 17'.

Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users

Match events

BOUSUN

6'⚽Marcus Tavernier ast. Evanilson 1-0

17'Kevin Danso

26'António Silva

40'Omar Alderete

45+6'Lewis Cook

48'⚽Evanilson 2-0

59'⇄▲ Habib Diarra ▼ Timur Tuterov

59'⇄▲ Luke O'Nien ▼ Omar Alderete

62'⇄▲ Justin Kluivert ▼ Lewis Cook

65'⇄▲ Jules Ahoka ▼ Chris Rigg

65'Chris Rigg

79'⇄▲ Álvaro Rodriguez ▼ Evanilson

79'⇄▲ Amine Adli ▼ Marcus Tavernier

79'Ryan Christie

89'⇄▲ Bafodé Diakité ▼ Tyler Adams

89'⇄▲ Ben Gannon-Doak ▼ Rayan

Match videos

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Live commentary

Match ends, Bournemouth 2, Sunderland 0.
90'+7'Second Half ends, Bournemouth 2, Sunderland 0.
90'+4'Offside, Bournemouth. Álvaro Rodríguez is caught offside.
90'+2'Attempt missed. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
90'+1'Attempt missed. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
90'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'Attempt blocked. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Gannon-Doak.
89'Substitution, Bournemouth. Ben Gannon-Doak replaces Rayan.
89'Substitution, Bournemouth. Bafodé Diakité replaces Tyler Adams.
88'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88'Delay in match because of an injury Habib Diarra (Sunderland).
86'Attempt blocked. Rayan (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
84'Handball by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
82'Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rayan with a cross.
80'Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
79'Substitution, Bournemouth. Amine Adli replaces Marcus Tavernier.
79'Substitution, Bournemouth. Álvaro Rodríguez replaces Evanilson.
79'Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79'Foul by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth).
79'Habib Diarra (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76'Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
76'Jules Ahoka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74'Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by António Silva.
73'Attempt missed. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a headed pass.
72'Attempt missed. Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Christie following a set piece situation.
71'Rayan (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71'Foul by Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland).
70'Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70'Foul by Jules Ahoka (Sunderland).
69'Attempt missed. Evanilson (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
68'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67'Delay in match (Bournemouth).
65'Substitution, Sunderland. Jules Ahoka replaces Chris Rigg because of an injury.
65'Chris Rigg (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64'Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64'Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
64'Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth).
64'Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63'Foul by Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth).
63'Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62'Substitution, Bournemouth. Justin Kluivert replaces Lewis Cook.
62'Attempt missed. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lewis Cook with a cross following a corner.
61'Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Robin Roefs.
61'Attempt saved. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robin Roefs (Sunderland). Assisted by Ryan Christie.
61'Attempt blocked. Rayan (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Christie.
59'Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by James Hill.
59'Substitution, Sunderland. Luke O'Nien replaces Omar Alderete.
59'Substitution, Sunderland. Habib Diarra replaces Tymur Tutierov.
59'Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
59'Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57'Attempt blocked. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Evanilson.
54'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53'Delay in match because of an injury Evanilson (Bournemouth).
53'Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
53'Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53'Attempt blocked. Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
52'Attempt blocked. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Truffert with a cross.
52'Attempt missed. Evanilson (Bournemouth) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Smith with a cross.
51'Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51'Foul by Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland).
50'Foul by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth).
50'Tymur Tutierov (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48'Goal! Bournemouth 2, Sunderland 0. Evanilson (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
46'Attempt missed. Rayan (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
45'Second Half begins Bournemouth 1, Sunderland 0.
45'+7'First Half ends, Bournemouth 1, Sunderland 0.
45'+6'Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+6'Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
45'+6'Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4'Foul by Rayan (Bournemouth).
45'+4'Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1'Attempt missed. Evanilson (Bournemouth) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a through ball.
45'+1'Attempt saved. Rayan (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland).
45'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
45'Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
44'Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Christie.
43'Attempt missed. Rayan (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Smith with a cross.
40'Omar Alderete (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40'Rayan (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40'Foul by Omar Alderete (Sunderland).
38'Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Reinildo Mandava.
37'Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37'Foul by Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland).
37'Attempt saved. Rayan (Bournemouth) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland). Assisted by Lewis Cook with a cross.
36'Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
35'Offside, Sunderland. Tymur Tutierov is caught offside.
33'Attempt blocked. Evanilson (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Hill.
32'Attempt missed. Adam Smith (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
32'Attempt saved. Rayan (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland). Assisted by Ryan Christie.
30'Foul by Evanilson (Bournemouth).
30'Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27'Delay in match because of an injury Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland).
26'António Silva (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26'Foul by António Silva (Bournemouth).
26'Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24'Foul by Rayan (Bournemouth).
24'Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23'Foul by Rayan (Bournemouth).
23'Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22'Attempt missed. James Hill (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
22'Attempt missed. James Hill (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by António Silva.
20'Attempt missed. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
17'Kevin Danso (Sunderland) is shown the red card.
17'Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17'Foul by Kevin Danso (Sunderland).
16'Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
16'Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10'Attempt missed. Kevin Danso (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka following a set piece situation.
9'Foul by Tyler Adams (Bournemouth).
9'Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8'Offside, Sunderland. Trai Hume is caught offside.
6'Goal! Bournemouth 1, Sunderland 0. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Evanilson.
2'Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
2'Attempt blocked. Evanilson (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Cook.
2'Attempt missed. Tyler Adams (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Commentary: ESPN

Stats

BOUSUN

General

65%Possession35%

6Big chances0

4Big chances missed0

5Corners3

Shots

29Total shots3

15Shots off target3

6Shots on target0

8Blocked shots0

0Hit woodwork0

21Shots inside box2

8Shots outside box1

Expected goals (xG)

4.23xG0.07

3.87xG open play0.01

0.36xG set play0.06

4.23Non-penalty xG0.07

2.89xG on target (xGOT)0.00

Passes

573Passes309

478 (83%)Accurate passes195 (63%)

192Own half92

286Opposition half103

32 (48%)Accurate long balls15 (22%)

7 (26%)Accurate crosses4 (25%)

15Throw-ins16

56Touches in opposition box14

1Offsides2

Defence

10Tackles11

4Interceptions7

0Shot blocks7

34Clearances38

0Keeper saves4

Duels

46Duels won46

20 (40%)Ground duels won30 (60%)

26 (62%)Aerial duels won16 (38%)

3 (43%)Successful dribbles5 (50%)

Discipline

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards1

16Fouls committed7

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5	Liverpool	7	3	3	1	9	8	+1	12	WDWLW
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