Sunderland vs Derby County, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipLewis Grabban penalty helps Sunderland salvage opening draw
Lewis Grabban struck from the penalty to save Sunderland from opening-night embarrassment as they began their Championship campaign with a 1-1 draw.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Richard Keogh (Derby County).
- 1': James Vaughan (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by James Vaughan (Sunderland).
- 4': Richard Keogh (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Chris Martin (Derby County).
- 7': Tyias Browning (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Tom Huddlestone.
- 8': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Tom Huddlestone.
- 10': Attempt missed. George Honeyman (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Grabban.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by George Honeyman.
- 10': Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high.
- 11': Andre Wisdom (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by James Vaughan (Sunderland).
- 11': Goal! Sunderland 0, Derby County 1. Bradley Johnson (Derby County) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
- 15': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Brendan Galloway.
- 16': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 18': Foul by James Vaughan (Sunderland).
- 18': Richard Keogh (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt saved. Tom Huddlestone (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Martin.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Didier Ndong (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Jones.
- 21': Chris Martin (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Tyias Browning (Sunderland).
- 24': Brendan Galloway (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Foul by Johnny Russell (Derby County).
- 25': Attempt missed. Billy Jones (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aiden McGeady with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 25': Attempt saved. Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 25': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Scott Carson.
- 26': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Curtis Davies.
- 29': Foul by James Vaughan (Sunderland).
- 29': Tom Huddlestone (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Richard Keogh.
- 33': Chris Martin (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Didier Ndong (Sunderland).
- 34': Attempt blocked. James Vaughan (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Cattermole.
- 36': Attempt missed. Didier Ndong (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Vaughan.
- 37': Foul by Andre Wisdom (Derby County).
- 37': Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 38': Brendan Galloway (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Johnny Russell (Derby County).
- 41': Penalty conceded by Jacob Butterfield (Derby County) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 42': Goal! Sunderland 1, Derby County 1. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 44': Andreas Weimann (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Foul by Tyias Browning (Sunderland).
- 45': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Derby County) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Richard Keogh with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sunderland 1, Derby County 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 1, Derby County 1.
- 46': Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Jacob Butterfield (Derby County).
- 47': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Jason Steele.
- 49': Attempt missed. George Honeyman (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brendan Galloway with a cross.
- 49': Attempt missed. James Vaughan (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 51': Hand ball by Chris Martin (Derby County).
- 52': Attempt blocked. Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aiden McGeady.
- 52': Attempt saved. George Honeyman (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 53': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Lamine Koné.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Richard Keogh (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Huddlestone with a cross.
- 53': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Lee Cattermole.
- 55': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Brendan Galloway.
- 57': Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lee Cattermole.
- 61': Attempt missed. Bradley Johnson (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Curtis Davies.
- 63': Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Butterfield.
- 66': Substitution, Derby County. Matej Vydra replaces Andreas Weimann.
- 68': Chris Martin (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Tyias Browning (Sunderland).
- 70': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Lee Cattermole.
- 70': Foul by Aiden McGeady (Sunderland).
- 70': Jacob Butterfield (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Brendan Galloway (Sunderland).
- 71': Johnny Russell (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Johnson.
- 73': Attempt missed. Chris Martin (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matej Vydra.
- 76': Billy Jones (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Bradley Johnson (Derby County).
- 76': Attempt blocked. Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 78': Substitution, Derby County. David Nugent replaces Chris Martin.
- 78': Foul by Didier Ndong (Sunderland).
- 78': Matej Vydra (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Matej Vydra (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 79': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Aiden McGeady.
- 80': Attempt missed. Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Vaughan.
- 84': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Richard Keogh.
- 84': Attempt missed. Billy Jones (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Grabban.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Aiden McGeady with a cross.
- 85': Brendan Galloway (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by David Nugent (Derby County).
- 87': Brendan Galloway (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Matej Vydra (Derby County).
- 88': Attempt missed. Tyias Browning (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by George Honeyman following a set piece situation.
- 89': Foul by James Vaughan (Sunderland).
- 89': Richard Keogh (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': James Vaughan (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Substitution, Derby County. Craig Bryson replaces Johnny Russell.
- 90': Offside, Derby County. Bradley Johnson tries a through ball, but David Nugent is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Bradley Johnson (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, Derby County 1.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Sunderland 1, Derby County 1.
Statistics
 DER |
SUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 54 | Possession | 46 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 263 | Accurate Passes | 199 |
| 378 | Passes | 310 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 17 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 78 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 12 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 39 |
| 33 | Clearances | 39 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 29,578
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 29,578
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 17 | +19 | 35 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 17 | +15 | 35 |
| 3 | Burnley | 17 | +15 | 33 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 17 | +14 | 33 |
Line-Ups
Sunderland (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Steele (GK) |
| 23 | Lamine Koné |
| 18 | Jiang Guangtai |
| 15 | Brendan Galloway |
| 2 | Billy Jones |
| 17 | Didier N'Dong |
| 6 | Lee Cattermole |
| 19 | Aiden McGeady |
| 26 | George Honeyman |
| 11 | Lewis Grabban |
| 9 | James Vaughan  |
Derby County (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Carson (GK) |
| 33 | Curtis Davies |
| 6 | Richard Keogh |
| 3 | Craig Forsyth |
| 14 | Andre Wisdom |
| 44 | Tom Huddlestone |
| 15 | Bradley Johnson |
| 18 | Jacob Butterfield |
| 9 | Chris Martin |
| 19 | Andreas Weimann |
| 7 | Johnny Russell |
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