Sunderland vs. Crystal Palace: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 50

Draws: 16

Crystal Palace and Sunderland have faced each other a total of 50 times across all competitions and there has been little to separate the two teams over the years, with the Eagles and Black Cats locked on 17 wins each, while 16 draws have also been played out.

February 1912 was the very first time that these two clubs butted heads in the second round of the FA Cup, with a 0-0 draw on Palace's turf followed by Sunderland winning the replay 1-0 at Roker Park. This triumph represented the Black Cats' first across the first 11 meetings (D5 L4) in all tournaments between the two sides up until 1979

Both Crystal Palace and Sunderland had their fair share of successes during their regular battles in Divisions One and Two - and later the Championship - over the years, but it was the latter who registered 10 wins to the Eagles’ eight - including five victories in six meetings between 1991 and 1998 - during this period up until January 2007.

Crystal Palace and Sunderland have faced each other 10 times in domestic cup competitions (including replays). While the Eagles have prevailed in two of their three EFL Cup ties, the Black Cats have won three of their four FA Cup ties, most recently winning by a 2-1 scoreline in the third round of the 2005 FA Cup.

In the Premier League era (since 1992-93), Crystal Palace and Sunderland have locked horns just nine times in total, and Sunderland narrowly lead the head-to-head record with four wins to Palace's three, as well as three draws.

Palace celebrated 3-1 and 4-1 victories over Sunderland in November 2014 and April 2015 respectively, but the Black Cats secured an emphatic 4-0 win at Selhurst Park in their meeting in February 2017, with Jermain Defoe scoring two of their four first-half goals.

That clash remained the only meeting until they next came together in September 2025, when they played out a drab 0-0 draw, but the reverse fixture provided far more entertainment as Sunderland completed a 2-1 turnaround triumph over the Eagles in January 2026.