Le Fée's first-half penalty won it for Sunderland, with less ball

Sunderland beat Chelsea 1-0 at the Stadium of Light, with the penalty as the only goal and Chelsea holding most of the ball.

Enzo Le Fée's penalty in the 36th minute was the only goal of the afternoon, and it gave Sunderland a 1-0 win over Chelsea at the Stadium of Light. A goal from the spot settles a match in a single moment, so everything else in the figures has to be read in its light. Chelsea had most of the ball and most of the passing, yet they left with nothing.

Chelsea finished with 68% of the ball, well above their usual share of 46.4% when they play away. Sunderland had 32%, against a home average of 49.6%, so the split was unusual for both sides. Chelsea's passing was accurate most of the time, with 573 of their 641 passes finding a teammate, but neat possession only counts for much when it leads to shooting.

Chelsea took 10 shots, fewer than their away average of 13.7, and fewer than half of them were on target. Sunderland had nine shots, under a home average of 12.4, but their chances were of better quality. Expected goals, a measure that gives each shot a value between 0 and 1 based on how often similar chances go in, was 2.58 for Sunderland, against a usual 1.01 at home. Chelsea's total was 0.55, well below their away average of 1.65.

The goal that counted came from the spot. Le Fée, rated 7.0, won a good number of duels and made three defensive actions, so his afternoon was about more than the one touch that mattered. Sunderland's keeper Roefs made four saves, while Chelsea's keeper Penders made one. The visitors' efforts came at Roefs far more often than the home side's came at Penders.

Chelsea had not scored, against an away average of 2.1 goals a game, and Sunderland scored one against a home average of 0.8. Sunderland also conceded nothing, when they usually let in 1.9 at home. That clean sheet came against a side with far more of the ball, which is what makes the result stand out rather than merely surprise.

Sunderland are 20th in the table with just five points, and they have won one of their last six matches. Chelsea are fourth, and they have won three of their last six. Two yellow cards and a red were not part of this game, as nobody was sent off, and both sides finished with cautions in double figures between them.

Chelsea remain fourth, and their shots produced nothing on the scoresheet.

Player of the matchM. Caicedo1 chance created7.2

R. Roefs4 saves7.1

R. Lavia4 duels won7.1

M. Gusto1 chance created7.1