Sunderland vs Leicester City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Sunderland are hosting Leicester City
at Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
- 2': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Offside, Sunderland. Jenson Seelt is caught offside.
- 6': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 7': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Leo Hjelde (Sunderland).
- 10': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 10': Attempt saved. Yunus Akgün (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 10': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 12': Hand ball by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
- 13': Attempt saved. Wout Faes (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross.
- 13': Goal! Sunderland 0, Leicester City 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 15': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
- 17': Dan Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Yunus Akgün (Leicester City).
- 18': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Abdul Fatawu.
- 19': Foul by Jenson Seelt (Sunderland).
- 19': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Dan Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
- 21': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
- 21': Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Abdul Fatawu.
- 22': Attempt missed. Luís Semedo (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 23': Offside, Sunderland. Jobe Bellingham is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Leo Hjelde (Sunderland).
- 24': Yunus Akgün (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Leo Hjelde.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yunus Akgün.
- 27': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
- 29': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
- 29': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
- 30': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke O'Nien.
- 33': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 33': Jenson Seelt (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Trai Hume.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Jenson Seelt (Sunderland).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Attempt saved. Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
- 40': Foul by Conor Coady (Leicester City).
- 40': Luís Semedo (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Luís Semedo (Sunderland).
- 43': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
- 45': Attempt saved. Wout Faes (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 45'+2': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Leicester City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Leicester City 1.
- 54': Foul by Jenson Seelt (Sunderland).
- 54': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
- 54': Yunus Akgün (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
- 55': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
- 57': Jenson Seelt (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Foul by Leo Hjelde (Sunderland).
- 59': Substitution, Sunderland. Romaine Mundle replaces Luís Semedo.
- 60': Substitution, Sunderland. Adil Aouchiche replaces Pierre Ekwah.
- 61': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 62': Attempt blocked. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Rigg.
- 62': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche with a cross.
- 62': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Harry Winks.
- 64': Attempt saved. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche.
- 64': Attempt missed. Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right.
- 66': Attempt missed. Yunus Akgün (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
- 67': Attempt missed. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jenson Seelt.
- 68': Mads Hermansen (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
- 70': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
- 70': Jenson Seelt (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Substitution, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi replaces Yunus Akgün.
- 72': Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
- 72': Attempt blocked. Leo Hjelde (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche with a cross.
- 73': Hand ball by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
- 73': Attempt saved. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dan Neil.
- 75': Conor Coady (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Romaine Mundle (Sunderland).
- 78': Foul by Romaine Mundle (Sunderland).
- 78': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 80': Attempt saved. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jenson Seelt.
- 80': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
- 80': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Attempt missed. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 82': Substitution, Sunderland. Callum Styles replaces Chris Rigg.
- 82': Substitution, Sunderland. Nazarii Rusyn replaces Jobe Bellingham.
- 84': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
- 84': Foul by Jenson Seelt (Sunderland).
- 84': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
- 85': Nazarii Rusyn (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Substitution, Leicester City. James Justin replaces Abdul Fatawu.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 87': Delay in match (Leicester City).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Foul by Callum Styles (Sunderland).
- 87': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 89': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 90': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 90': Leo Hjelde (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Attempt saved. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Dan Neil (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leo Hjelde with a cross.
- 90'+3': Offside, Sunderland. Dan Ballard is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Leicester City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Leicester City 1.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Leicester City 1.
Statistics
LEI | SUN | |
---|---|---|
19 | Fouls | 12 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 3 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
6 | Saves | 5 |
51.1 | Possession | 48.9 |
10 | SHOTS | 17 |
6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
397 | Accurate Passes | 369 |
466 | Passes | 430 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
11 | Crosses | 24 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
52 | Long Balls | 33 |
25 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
15 | Tackles | 23 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
9 | Interceptions | 6 |
21 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
21 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 40,293
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 40,293
EFL Championship Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | +7 | 13 |
2 | Sunderland | 5 | +8 | 12 |
3 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | +6 | 11 |
4 | Burnley | 5 | +8 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Sunderland (5-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Anthony Patterson (GK) |
5 | Danny Ballard |
13 | Luke O'Nien |
23 | Jenson Seelt |
33 | Leo Fuhr Hjelde |
32 | Trai Hume |
24 | Daniel Neil |
39 | Pierre Ekwah |
7 | Jobe Bellingham |
31 | Chris Rigg |
9 | Luís Semedo |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
4 | Conor Coady |
3 | Wout Faes |
5 | Callum Doyle |
17 | Hamza Choudhury |
29 | Yunus Akgün |
22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
8 | Harry Winks |
9 | Jamie Vardy |
10 | Stephy Mavididi |
18 | Fatawu Issahaku |
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