English League Championship

Bristol City vs Sunderland, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Bristol City
  • 5': Aden Flint
  • 31': Famara Diédhiou
  • 37': Famara Diédhiou
FT
3 - 3
Sunderland
  • 70': Josh Brownhill (OG)
  • 81': Aiden McGeady
  • 90'+2': Marlon Pack (OG)

Bristol City 3-3 Sunderland

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Ashley Fletcher (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joel Asoro.
  • 2': Foul by Jamie Paterson (Bristol City).
  • 2': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Sunderland).
  • 3': Joe Bryan (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Billy Jones (Sunderland).
  • 4': Joe Bryan (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Goal! Bristol City 1, Sunderland 0. Aden Flint (Bristol City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marlon Pack following a set piece situation.
  • 10': Foul by Bailey Wright (Bristol City).
  • 10': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Ashley Fletcher (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joel Asoro with a cross.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Kent.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Jamie Paterson (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 22': Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Foul by Jake Clarke-Salter (Sunderland).
  • 24': Foul by Joel Asoro (Sunderland).
  • 24': Joe Bryan (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Joe Bryan.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Ovie Ejaria.
  • 30': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Bristol City).
  • 30': Ovie Ejaria (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Goal! Bristol City 2, Sunderland 0. Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bobby Reid with a through ball.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Bobby Reid.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Korey Smith (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 36': Ashley Fletcher (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Bailey Wright (Bristol City).
  • 37': Goal! Bristol City 3, Sunderland 0. Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Kent following a fast break.
  • 38': Foul by Jamie Paterson (Bristol City).
  • 38': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Bobby Reid (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by George Honeyman (Sunderland).
  • 41': Foul by Billy Jones (Sunderland).
  • 41': Jamie Paterson (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Joe Bryan (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 43': Foul by Billy Jones (Sunderland).
  • 43': Jamie Paterson (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Foul by Korey Smith (Bristol City).
  • 45': Joel Asoro (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Korey Smith (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bristol City 3, Sunderland 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bristol City 3, Sunderland 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Bristol City. Lois Diony replaces Bobby Reid because of an injury.
  • 47': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Sunderland).
  • 47': Joe Bryan (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Offside, Bristol City. Marlon Pack tries a through ball, but Lois Diony is caught offside.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Ashley Fletcher (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Asoro with a cross.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Ovie Ejaria (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo.
  • 57': Hand ball by Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City).
  • 57': Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 58': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Joe Bryan.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyias Browning.
  • 59': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Bailey Wright.
  • 59': Attempt missed. John O'Shea (Sunderland) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo with a cross following a corner.
  • 59': Substitution, Sunderland. Kazenga Lua Lua replaces Bryan Oviedo.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Ryan Kent (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lois Diony.
  • 60': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Billy Jones.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Lois Diony (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Famara Diedhiou.
  • 63': Foul by Bailey Wright (Bristol City).
  • 63': Kazenga Lua Lua (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by George Honeyman.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Joel Asoro (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Honeyman.
  • 69': Foul by Bailey Wright (Bristol City).
  • 69': Ovie Ejaria (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Billy Jones with a cross.
  • 70': Own Goal by Josh Brownhill, Bristol City. Bristol City 3, Sunderland 1.
  • 71': Substitution, Sunderland. Aiden McGeady replaces George Honeyman.
  • 71': Foul by Billy Jones (Sunderland).
  • 71': Lois Diony (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Billy Jones (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Foul by Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City).
  • 74': Ovie Ejaria (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Joel Asoro (Sunderland).
  • 75': Joe Bryan (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Billy Jones.
  • 80': Foul by Joe Bryan (Bristol City).
  • 80': Joel Asoro (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Joe Bryan (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Goal! Bristol City 3, Sunderland 2. Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Cattermole following a set piece situation.
  • 82': Offside, Bristol City. Joe Bryan tries a through ball, but Jamie Paterson is caught offside.
  • 83': Substitution, Sunderland. Ethan Robson replaces Ovie Ejaria.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Marlon Pack (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Kent.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Ryan Kent (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Famara Diedhiou.
  • 86': Foul by Korey Smith (Bristol City).
  • 86': Kazenga Lua Lua (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Kazenga Lua Lua (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Fletcher.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Ashley Fletcher (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 89': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Frank Fielding.
  • 90': Hand ball by Joel Asoro (Sunderland).
  • 90'+2': Own Goal by Marlon Pack, Bristol City. Bristol City 3, Sunderland 3.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Bristol City. Hördur Bjorgvin Magnusson replaces Ryan Kent.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Bristol City. Liam Walsh replaces Famara Diedhiou.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Marlon Pack (Bristol City).
  • 90'+3': Kazenga Lua Lua (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Joe Bryan (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Bristol City. Aden Flint tries a through ball, but Bailey Wright is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bristol City 3, Sunderland 3.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, Bristol City 3, Sunderland 3.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 2
45.6 Possession 54.4
13 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
297 Accurate Passes 378
416 Passes 504
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 2
17 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.2
78 Long Balls 90
26 Accurate Long Balls 42
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 11
18 Tackles 22
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
0 Interceptions 0
16 Effective Clearances 25
16 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 22,580

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sunderland 16 +14 32
2 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
3 Burnley 16 +13 30
4 Leeds United 15 +15 29
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BRC Bristol City (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Frank Fielding (GK)
5 Bailey Wright
4 Aden Flint
3 Joe Bryan Yellow Card
8 Josh Brownhill
21 Marlon Pack
7 Korey Smith Yellow Card
20 Jamie Paterson
40 Ryan Kent
9 Famara Diédhiou
14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid
Bristol City Substitutes:
Hördur Magnússon, Loïs Diony, Cauley Woodrow, Niclas Eliasson, Gustav Engvall, Luke Steele, Liam Walsh.

SUN Sunderland (5-3-2)

No. Name
12 Lee Camp (GK)
16 John O'Shea
35 Jake Clark-Salter
18 Jiang Guangtai
3 Bryan Oviedo
2 Billy Jones Yellow Card
6 Lee Cattermole
53 Ovie Ejaria
26 George Honeyman
9 Ashley Fletcher
29 Joel Asoro
Sunderland Substitutes:
Aiden McGeady, Ethan Robson, Kazenga Lua Lua, Lynden Gooch, Josh Maja, Donald Love, Jason Steele.

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