Brian Brobbey struck the decisive goal as Sunderland overturned a two-goal deficit to beat Bournemouth 3–2, preserving their impressive unbeaten Premier League home run this season (W4, D3).

The Stadium of Light was buzzing from the opening whistle, with Chemsdine Talbi forcing an early stop inside the first minute. But it was Bournemouth who capitalised on the frantic start. With just seven minutes gone, Antoine Semenyo whipped in a dangerous cross that found Evanilson. His initial effort was pushed onto the post, but Amine Adli reacted fastest to slot in his first Premier League goal.

Sunderland had played well in the opening stretch, yet they soon found themselves staring at a two-goal deficit. Tyler Adams pounced on a loose ball in midfield and, spotting the goalkeeper off his line, launched a spectacular effort from the centre circle that sailed over Robin Roefs to double the Cherries’ lead.

The Black Cats, however, refused to wilt. On the half-hour mark, Reinildo Mandava was brought down by Alex Scott inside the box, giving Enzo Le Fée the chance to pull one back. The Frenchman made no mistake, smashing an unstoppable penalty into the net to restore hope for the hosts.

Sunderland carried that momentum into the second half. Less than a minute after the restart, Granit Xhaka slipped a clever disguised pass into Bertrand Traoré, who drilled a low effort inside the near post to score his first goal for the club and complete the comeback.

Bournemouth briefly thought they had retaken the lead when Evanilson bundled in Semenyo’s deflected cross, but the striker was flagged offside. The end-to-end nature of the match continued, with both sides carving out opportunities in a contest that refused to settle.

The breakthrough finally arrived for Sunderland in the 69th minute. Le Fée delivered a pinpoint corner, and substitute Brobbey rose highest to nod home, sending the home crowd into raptures.

Despite Andoni Iraola turning to his bench in search of a response, Bournemouth could not fashion another twist. Their frustrations were compounded in stoppage time when Lewis Cook was shown a red card for an elbow, sealing a miserable afternoon for the visitors.

The dramatic fightback ends Sunderland’s three-match winless run (D2, L1) and lifts Régis Le Bris’ side back into the Premier League’s top four—an outcome few would have predicted before the season began.

Bournemouth, meanwhile, slump to a third straight away defeat in the league for the first time in two years. With only one win in their last six Premier League matches (D2, L3), Iraola’s men drop to ninth after an afternoon that began brightly but ended in frustration.