Sports · Football · 21 hrs ago
Sunderland beat Chelsea 1-0 to climb off bottom of Premier League
Sunderland beat Chelsea 1-0 in the Premier League at the Stadium of Light on Sunday.
Enzo Le Fée scored the only goal from a first-half penalty after Chelsea defender Levi Colwill brought down Brian Brobbey.
The win was Sunderland’s first Premier League victory since August.
Sunderland had been bottom of the table after a difficult run, and the three points lifted them off the bottom.
Chelsea struggled to create chances and fell out of the top four.
Sunderland now face a challenging run of fixtures before next month’s Tyne-Wear derby.
Sunderland beat Chelsea 1-0 at the Stadium of Light to move off the bottom of the Premier League.
Enzo Le Fée scored the only goal from a first-half penalty.
The win was Sunderland’s first in the Premier League since August.
Chelsea fell out of the top four after the defeat.
- Who
- Sunderland beat Chelsea.
- What
- Sunderland won 1-0, with Enzo Le Fée scoring from a penalty.
- When
- Sunday, 8 November 2026.
- Where
- The Stadium of Light in Sunderland.
- Why
- Le Fée’s penalty gave Sunderland the win; the sources do not state a further cause.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Sunderland lost at home to Dinamo Zagreb.
Enzo Le Fée scored a first-half penalty as Sunderland beat Chelsea 1-0.
- Final score
- Sunderland 1-0 Chelsea
- Goal scorer
- Enzo Le Fée
- Venue
- Stadium of Light
- League position
- Sunderland moved off the bottom of the Premier League
- Chelsea position
- Chelsea fell out of the top four
5 sources
Struggling Sunderland beat Chelsea to move off bottom of Premier League
Three massive points for Sunderland as Chelsea suffer shock defeat
Le Fée’s penalty stuns Chelsea and breathes life into defiant Sunderland
What people are saying
the identity, the intensity, the togetherness, the way we managed the game
We didn’t produce enough to deserve to win
We lacked a bit of patience and creativity