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

Crystal Palace played out a frustrating 0-0 Premier League draw with freshly-promoted Sunderland at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon in the first top-flight meeting between the sides since 2016-17.

The Eagles continued their unbeaten start to the campaign, keeping a clean sheet in their first game following the international break and a difficult end to the transfer window, but they will be ruing a number of missed chances.

Oliver Glasner's new signing Yeremy Pino in particular had a full-debut to forget after failing to convert a one-on-one with Black Cats goalkeeper Robin Roefs when he was played through by Daichi Kamada.

On the other hand, Regis Le Bris's side will be pleased with their strong start to 2025-26, having picked up seven points from their opening four games as they seek to be the first promoted club to survive in the Premier League since 2022-23.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between Palace and Sunderland.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 49

Crystal Palace wins: 17

Draws: 16

Sunderland wins: 16

Crystal Palace and Sunderland have faced each other a total of 49 times across all competitions and there has been little to separate the two teams over the years, with the Eagles marginally leading the overall head-to-head record with 17 wins to the Black Cats' 16, 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 both teams share the same record of three wins, three defeats and 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 was the most recent between the clubs until a comparatively dull and frustrating 0-0 stalemate in September 2025 saw them meet in the Premier League for the first time in eight years.