Sunderland beat Everton 3-1 at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday, and west ham united f.c. had a new piece of late-season table pressure to track as the hosts slipped behind them. Regis Le Bris’s side moved above Everton into ninth, while Everton’s slim European hopes faded further.
Hill Dickinson Stadium Swing
Everton led through Merlin Röhl’s first goal for the club, but Sunderland turned the match in the second half. Brian Brobbey struck first, Enzo Le Fée followed, and substitute Wilson Isidor finished the job.
That sequence changed the table straight away. Sunderland climbed to ninth, Everton dropped below them, and the gap between the two sides now sits inside the race for European places rather than outside it.
Le Bris And Isidor
Regis Le Bris got a away win built on second-half control. Sunderland did not need to chase the game after the opener because they stayed in it long enough to let the goals come one after another.
Isidor’s goal carried an added layer of edge because Seamus Coleman was at fault for the finish. Coleman had only appeared as a late substitute two days after announcing this season would be his last as a player with Everton.
European Race Pressure
The result matters because the Premier League race for Europe is still live going into the final weekend. Sunderland now have an outside chance of reaching the Europa League or Conference League, while Everton’s winless run stretched to six matches.
Brentford’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace left them in eighth place, enough for next season’s Conference League at this stage, and that leaves Sunderland chasing the kind of final-day opening that can still move the standings. Everton, by contrast, must carry the weight of a six-match run without a win after letting a lead slip at home.
