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Sunderland vs Crystal Palace: result 2-3 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 6Kick-off on September 24, 2016 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Sunderland
2-3
Crystal Palace

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What was the result of Sunderland vs Crystal Palace?

Crystal Palace won 2-3 on September 24, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 39′J. DefoeSunderland
  • 60′J. DefoeSunderland
  • 61′J. LedleyCrystal Palace
  • 76′J. McArthurCrystal Palace
  • 90′C. BentekeCrystal Palace

Official lineup for Sunderland vs Crystal Palace

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sunderland

4-3-3
  1. 18J. Defoe
  2. 44A. Januzaj
  3. 17D. Ndong
  1. 6L. Cattermole
  2. 20S. Pienaar
  3. 21Javier Manquillo
  1. 5P. Djilobodji
  2. 3P. van Aanholt
  3. 27J. Kirchhoff
  4. 23L. Koné
  1. 13J. Pickford

Crystal Palace

4-2-3-1
  1. 17C. Benteke
  1. 10A. Townsend
  2. 18J. McArthur
  3. 42J. Puncheon
  1. 16J. Ledley
  2. 7Y. Cabaye
  1. 2J. Ward
  2. 34M. Kelly
  3. 5J. Tomkins
  4. 27D. Delaney
  1. 30S. Mandanda
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sunderland have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Crystal Palace have 5, 3 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Sunderland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 21, 2016QPR(away)2-1League Cup
Sep 18, 2016Tottenham(away)0-1Premier League
Sep 12, 2016Everton(home)0-3Premier League
Aug 27, 2016Southampton(away)1-1Premier League
Aug 24, 2016Shrewsbury(home)1-0League Cup
Crystal Palace
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 21, 2016Southampton(away)0-2League Cup
Sep 18, 2016Stoke City(home)4-1Premier League
Sep 10, 2016Middlesbrough(away)2-1Premier League
Aug 27, 2016Bournemouth(home)1-1Premier League
Aug 23, 2016Blackpool(home)2-0League Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Sunderland wins, 2 draws, 2 Crystal Palace wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 1, 2016Sunderland 2-2 Crystal PalacePremier League
Nov 23, 2015Crystal Palace 0-1 SunderlandPremier League
Apr 11, 2015Sunderland 1-4 Crystal PalacePremier League
Nov 3, 2014Crystal Palace 1-3 SunderlandPremier League
Mar 15, 2014Sunderland 0-0 Crystal PalacePremier League
Aug 31, 2013Crystal Palace 3-1 SunderlandPremier League

Last archived meeting: Sunderland vs Crystal Palace on Mar 1, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Sunderland score 1.2 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Crystal Palace score 1.1 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sunderland1.21.157/158/15
Crystal Palace1.11.328/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Sunderland sit 20th in Premier League (4 points from 7 matches) and Crystal Palace sit 14th (7 points from 7 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
14Crystal Palace72149177
20Sunderland71156144

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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