English League Championship

Sunderland vs Bristol City, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sunderland
  • 90'+3': Patrick Roberts
FT
1 - 1
Bristol City
  • 62': Luke McNally

About

Sunderland are hosting Bristol 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.
  • 3': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
  • 5': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Dan Neil.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Bird with a cross.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Max Bird (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 9': Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 12': Foul by Wilson Isidor (Sunderland).
  • 12': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Cameron Pring.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilson Isidor.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aji Alese with a cross.
  • 18': Foul by Tom Watson (Sunderland).
  • 18': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Bird with a through ball.
  • 20': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Tom Watson (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Rigg.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Delay in match because of an injury Tom Watson (Sunderland).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Tom Watson (Sunderland).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Substitution, Sunderland. Patrick Roberts replaces Tom Watson because of an injury.
  • 31': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Marcus McGuane (Bristol City).
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 32': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
  • 33': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Anis Mehmeti.
  • 35': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
  • 35': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Foul by Zak Vyner (Bristol City).
  • 37': Zak Vyner (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Trai Hume with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 40': Hand ball by Aji Alese (Sunderland).
  • 44': Luke McNally (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Wilson Isidor (Sunderland).
  • 45'+1': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Bristol City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Bristol City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Bristol City. George Earthy replaces Max Bird.
  • 45': Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Bell replaces Yu Hirakawa.
  • 48': Offside, Sunderland. Trai Hume is caught offside.
  • 49': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Foul by Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland).
  • 51': Foul by Dan Neil (Sunderland).
  • 51': Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Marcus McGuane (Bristol City).
  • 57': Foul by Luke McNally (Bristol City).
  • 57': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Hand ball by Marcus McGuane (Bristol City).
  • 59': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
  • 60': Substitution, Bristol City. Nahki Wells replaces Sinclair Armstrong.
  • 62': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jobe Bellingham.
  • 62': Goal! Sunderland 0, Bristol City 1. Luke McNally (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 63': Substitution, Sunderland. Dennis Cirkin replaces Aji Alese.
  • 64': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Sam Bell.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Chris Mepham (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Bell.
  • 65': Foul by Nahki Wells (Bristol City).
  • 65': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
  • 68': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Sam Bell (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti.
  • 71': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Nahki Wells (Bristol City).
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trai Hume.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jason Knight.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham with a headed pass.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
  • 79': Substitution, Sunderland. Adil Aouchiche replaces Chris Rigg.
  • 79': Substitution, Sunderland. Aaron Connolly replaces Wilson Isidor.
  • 81': Chris Mepham (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Foul by Nahki Wells (Bristol City).
  • 81': Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 82': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
  • 82': Nahki Wells (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Substitution, Bristol City. Haydon Roberts replaces Anis Mehmeti.
  • 84': Cameron Pring (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Aaron Connolly (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Zak Vyner (Bristol City).
  • 86': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
  • 86': Marcus McGuane (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Mepham.
  • 88': Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Marcus McGuane (Bristol City).
  • 89': Attempt missed. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 89': Offside, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda is caught offside.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
  • 90'+2': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Jason Knight (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Sunderland 1, Bristol City 1. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Max O'Leary.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, Bristol City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sunderland 1, Bristol City 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 10
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 8
4 Saves 1
34.3 Possession 65.7
7 SHOTS 21
2 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
189 Accurate Passes 459
282 Passes 531
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 8
13 Crosses 32
0.2 Cross % 0.3
64 Long Balls 54
22 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 11
14 Effective Tackles 2
26 Tackles 8
0.5 Tackle % 0.3
5 Interceptions 13
35 Effective Clearances 18
35 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 35,421

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leeds United 33 +48 72
2 Sheffield United 33 +24 70
3 Burnley 34 +34 68
4 Sunderland 33 +20 62
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SUN Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
5 Danny Ballard
26 Chris Mepham
42 Ajibola Alese
32 Trai Hume
11 Chris Rigg Yellow Card
7 Jobe Bellingham
4 Daniel Neil
18 Wilson Isidor
40 Tom Watson
12 Eliezer Mayenda
Sunderland Substitutes:
Aaron Connolly, Nazariy Rusyn, Milan Aleksic, Dennis Cirkin, Adil Aouchiche, Patrick Roberts, Simon Moore, Harrison Jones, Leo Fuhr Hjelde.

BRC Bristol City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Max O'Leary (GK)
15 Luke McNally Yellow Card
16 Robert Dickie
3 Cameron Pring Yellow Card
14 Zak Vyner Yellow Card
6 Max Bird
12 Jason Knight Yellow Card
29 Marcus McGuane
30 Sinclair Armstrong
11 Anis Mehmeti Yellow Card
7 Yu Hirakawa
Bristol City Substitutes:
Hayden Roberts, Elijah Morrison, Nahki Wells, Stefan Bajic, Robert Atkinson, Fally Mayulu, Sam Bell, Harry Cornick, George Earthy.

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