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Evanilson has scored six goals in the Premier League this season At a glance Sunderland have early penalty appeal waved away Eliezer Mayenda opens scoring for visitors in 18th minute Substitute Evanilson grabs 63rd-minute equaliser Bournemouth stay eighth, while Sunderland move up to 11th PLAYER RATER Evanilson came off the bench to help Bournemouth extend their unbeaten run in the Premier League to eight games as they drew with Sunderland at Vitality Stadium. Eliezer Mayenda opened the scoring for Sunderland in the 18th minute when he bundled in from close range after Djordje Petrovic parried Habib Diarra's fierce strike straight into the Spaniard's path. Having watched his side miss several opportunities to equalise, Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola elected to bring on Evanilson for David Brooks at half-time. The Brazilian injected some quality into the Cherries' attack that had been missing, and levelled in the 63rd minute. The goal was followed by a lengthy Video Assistant Referee (VAR) check for handball, but replays showed Evanilson met Marcus Tavernier's superb cross with his shoulder and the goal was allowed to stand. Sunderland thought they had netted an 81st-minute winner through Diarra, but their celebrations were cut short by the offside flag. The result keeps Bournemouth's European hopes alive as they remain eighth, while Sunderland move up to 11th after ending a three-game losing streak. What did you make of Bournemouth's display? Have your say on Sunderland's performance This video can not be played 'We paid for the slow start' - Iraola on Sunderland draw Only Manchester United (10 games) are on a longer unbeaten run in the top flight than Bournemouth. But the Cherries looked far from their in-form best in the first half on Saturday, spurning chances to score while struggling to contain the visitors. Junior Kroupi skewed a strike well wide after latching on to a loose ball, while Alex Scott could not replicate Mayenda's effort when Robin Roefs palmed the ball straight to him. There will be some debate over whether Sunderland should have been reduced to 10 men in the first half, with Iraola left furious on the touchline when he thought Roefs had unfairly denied Kroupi a goalscoring opportunity. But Bournemouth themselves were perhaps fortunate not to see red when the VAR decided to stick with Jared Gillet's on-field decision to show Tyler Adams a yellow card only for his studs-up challenge on Granit Xhaka. Regardless of those decisions - and their own slow start - Bournemouth will feel they should have fought back to steal all three points after a late flurry of chances. This video can not be played Le Bris pleased with Sunderland display at 'intense' Bournemouth In the reverse fixture in November, the Black Cats found themselves 2-0 down inside 15 minutes at the Stadium of Light before fighting back to win 3-2. But Regis Le Bris' side got off to a brighter start on the south coast, with Noah Sadiki's low shot forcing a fine save by Petrovic, while they also had an early penalty appeal waved away by referee Gillett. And after soaking up a period of pressure by Bournemouth, the visitors took the lead through Mayenda's first league goal since the opening day of the season. Lutsharel Geertruida then stopped the hosts from finding a quick equaliser with a superb last-ditch slide tackle to stop Brooks from tapping in. Diarra missed a golden chance to double Sunderland's lead after the restart when he found himself through on goal, but his strike was easily saved by Petrovic. The Senegal international was ultimately left to rue the wasted opportunity, with Evanilson ensuring the Black Cats will head back to Wearside with just a point. However, there are positives to take for Le Bris whose side snapped their losing run and moved back into the top half of the table, while captain Xhaka returned from injury to start for the first time since 17 January. Bournemouth host fellow European contenders Brentford at Vitality Stadium on Tuesday (19: 30 GMT kick-off), while Sunderland face Leeds at Elland Road at the same time. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 28th February 2026 at 15: 49 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. 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Following their 3-2 victory in November, Sunderland are looking to complete their second league double over Bournemouth, after the 1989-90 second tier campaign. Only Manchester United (10) are on a longer run of unbeaten Premier League matches than Bournemouth (7 – W4 D3). Should they avoid defeat here, it’d be their second eight game unbeaten run in 2025-26, having gone 11 matches winless between these streaks. Only Crystal Palace (4) and Newcastle (4) have had more 0-0 draws than Bournemouth (3) in the Premier League this season, with this their joint-most in a top-flight campaign (also 3 in 2015-16 and 2019-20). Despite this, the Cherries’ Premier League games have seen more goals than any other side this term (88 – F43 A45). Sunderland have lost their last three Premier League games, as many as they had in their previous 12 (W4 D5). They last lost more consecutively in December 2015 (5). Sunderland have 36 points in the Premier League this season, and an expected points total of just 27. 2. Only Aston Villa (+17. 2) have overperformed their expected points more than the Black Cats this term (8. 8). Only bottom two sides Burnley (10. 6%) and Wolves (8. 1%) have spent a lower share of their game time in a winning position than Sunderland (16. 8%) in the Premier League this season. Only Crystal Palace (38) have made fewer changes to their starting XI than Sunderland (40) in the Premier League this season, despite only four teams using more different players than the Black Cats (28). Bournemouth’s Junior Kroupi has scored eight goals from just 26 shots in the Premier League this season, the best shot conversion rate of any player with 20+ attempts (31%). Up to and including their 0-0 draw with Man City on New Year’s Day, Sunderland keeper Robin Roefs had the best goals prevented rate in the Premier League (4. 7 – 17 goals conceded from 21. 7 x Go T). Since then he’s conceded almost four more goals than expected (15 goals conceded from 11. 4 x Go T), with only Guglielmo Vicario having a worse rate in that time (4. 1, 18 conceded from 13. 9 x Go T). Substitution, Bournemouth. Enes Ünal replaces Junior Kroupi. Foul by Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth). Nilson Angulo (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match because of an injury Evanilson (Bournemouth). Attempt missed. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée with a cross following a corner. Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Álex Jiménez. Substitution, Sunderland. Nilson Angulo replaces Granit Xhaka. Robin Roefs (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card. Attempt missed. Alex Scott (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Foul by Alex Scott (Bournemouth). Habib Diarra (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Jiménez with a cross. Attempt missed. Álex Jiménez (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Hill. Substitution, Sunderland. Bertrand Traoré replaces Chemsdine Talbi. Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Lutsharel Geertruida (Sunderland). Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth). Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing. Goal! Bournemouth 1, Sunderland 1. Evanilson (Bournemouth) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a cross following a set piece situation. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.