Overview
- Amine Adli and Tyler Adams put Bournemouth 2-0 up inside 15 minutes before Sunderland mounted their response.
- Enzo Le Fée converted a penalty to halve the deficit, Bertrand Traoré equalised soon after the break, and substitute Brian Brobbey headed the winner with 21 minutes left.
- Head coach Régis Le Bris highlighted his side’s resilience and said early errors showed how demanding the Premier League can be.
- Le Bris tweaked Sunderland’s shape to a 4-4-2 out of possession and 4-3-3 with the ball, a shift he said helped them regain control.
- The victory moved Sunderland to 22 points from 13 matches, with the coach reiterating a primary target of reaching 40 points even as some reports placed the team back in the top four.