English League Championship

Preston North End vs Sunderland, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
    FT
    0 - 3
    Sunderland
    • 54': Amad
    • 61': Alex Pritchard
    • 65': Jack Clarke

    About

    Preston North End are hosting Sunderland at Deepdale, Preston, 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.
    • 4': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
    • 4': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Alistair McCann (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Parrott.
    • 6': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Trai Hume.
    • 9': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
    • 9': Joe Gelhardt (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dennis Cirkin.
    • 13': Amad Diallo (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 14': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
    • 14': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Álvaro Fernández.
    • 19': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Ledson.
    • 20': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Alistair McCann.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alistair McCann.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Brad Potts.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lynden Gooch.
    • 24': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
    • 26': Foul by Joe Gelhardt (Sunderland).
    • 26': Álvaro Fernández (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
    • 28': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 33': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 33': Joe Gelhardt (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
    • 35': Foul by Alistair McCann (Preston North End).
    • 35': Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
    • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alistair McCann following a fast break.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Thomas Cannon (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Storey with a cross.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Amad Diallo (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
    • 39': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
    • 41': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 41': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Joe Gelhardt (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre Ekwah with a through ball.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
    • 44': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 44': Joe Gelhardt (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
    • 45': Joe Gelhardt (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Alistair McCann (Preston North End).
    • 45'+1': Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Sunderland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Sunderland 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Sunderland. Alex Pritchard replaces Dennis Cirkin because of an injury.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Thomas Cannon (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Gelhardt.
    • 52': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Alistair McCann (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 54': Goal! Preston North End 0, Sunderland 1. Amad Diallo (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
    • 56': Substitution, Preston North End. Josh Onomah replaces Troy Parrott.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Josh Onomah (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Cannon.
    • 57': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Lynden Gooch.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Ledson with a cross.
    • 58': Foul by Liam Delap (Preston North End).
    • 58': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Liam Delap (Preston North End).
    • 59': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Goal! Preston North End 0, Sunderland 2. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trai Hume.
    • 65': Goal! Preston North End 0, Sunderland 3. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Gelhardt following a fast break.
    • 66': Substitution, Sunderland. Joseph Anderson replaces Lynden Gooch.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Amad Diallo (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Gelhardt.
    • 69': Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Liam Delap.
    • 70': Foul by Ben Woodburn (Preston North End).
    • 70': Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Offside, Sunderland. Trai Hume tries a through ball, but Patrick Roberts is caught offside.
    • 72': Substitution, Sunderland. Édouard Michut replaces Joe Gelhardt.
    • 75': Foul by Ben Woodburn (Preston North End).
    • 75': Édouard Michut (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Ben Woodburn (Preston North End).
    • 84': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 84': Édouard Michut (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland).
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Substitution, Sunderland. Isaac Lihadji replaces Pierre Ekwah because of an injury.
    • 86': Substitution, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba replaces Amad Diallo.
    • 90': Foul by Thomas Cannon (Preston North End).
    • 90': Édouard Michut (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Josh Onomah (Preston North End).
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Bauer.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Sunderland 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 0, Sunderland 3.

    Statistics

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    1 Fouls 18
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    7 Corner Kicks 2
    2 Saves 4
    62.1 Possession 37.9
    16 SHOTS 10
    7 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    544 Accurate Passes 274
    600 Passes 356
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 6
    6 Crosses 15
    0.0 Cross % 0.4
    39 Long Balls 50
    27 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.3
    6 Blocked Shots 4
    10 Effective Tackles 23
    16 Tackles 37
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    12 Interceptions 8
    13 Effective Clearances 12
    13 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Deepdale
    Location: Preston, England
    Attendance: 21,177

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 15 +14 31
    2 Sheffield United 15 +12 31
    3 Leeds United 15 +15 29
    4 Burnley 15 +12 27
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    PNE Preston North End (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
    5 Patrick Bauer
    6 Liam Lindsay
    14 Jordan Storey Yellow Card
    13 Alistair McCann
    18 Ryan Ledson Yellow Card
    15 Troy Parrott
    2 Álvaro Fernández
    44 Brad Potts
    28 Thomas Cannon
    7 Liam Delap
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Noah Mawene, Ben Woodburn, David Cornell, Lewis Leigh, Josh Onomah, Jacob Slater, Kaedyn Kamara.

    SUN Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
    13 Luke O'Nien
    32 Trai Hume
    3 Dennis Cirkin
    11 Lynden Gooch
    16 Amad
    39 Pierre Ekwah
    24 Daniel Neil
    28 Joe Gelhardt
    20 Jack Clarke
    10 Patrick Roberts
    Sunderland Substitutes:
    Alex Bass, Ellis Taylor, Joseph Anderson, Isaac Lihadji, Edouard Michut, Alex Pritchard, Abdoullah Ba.

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