English League Championship

Preston North End vs Sunderland, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 25': Will Keane
  • 59': Mads Frökjaer
FT
2 - 1
Sunderland
  • 31': Jack Clarke (P)

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.
  • 1': Bradley Dack (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
  • 5': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
  • 5': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
  • 9': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 9': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
  • 10': Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
  • 11': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  • 18': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Ledson.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross following a corner.
  • 20': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
  • 20': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Kian Best.
  • 21': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
  • 21': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 23': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Ledson.
  • 25': Goal! Preston North End 1, Sunderland 0. Will Keane (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
  • 28': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 28': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Ballard.
  • 29': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
  • 30': Penalty Sunderland. Jack Clarke draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 30': Penalty conceded by Kian Best (Preston North End) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 31': Goal! Preston North End 1, Sunderland 1. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 32': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Bradley Dack.
  • 33': Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
  • 34': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
  • 34': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
  • 35': Will Keane (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
  • 41': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 41': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 45'+1': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Will Keane.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
  • 45'+2': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Sunderland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Sunderland 1.
  • 46': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jack Clarke.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
  • 54': Foul by Kian Best (Preston North End).
  • 54': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Patrick Roberts.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Ali McCann (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Brad Potts (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 56': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dennis Cirkin.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Kian Best (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 59': Goal! Preston North End 2, Sunderland 1. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Will Keane.
  • 61': Foul by Kian Best (Preston North End).
  • 61': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bradley Dack.
  • 66': Substitution, Sunderland. Luís Semedo replaces Bradley Dack.
  • 66': Substitution, Sunderland. Alex Pritchard replaces Jobe Bellingham.
  • 68': Offside, Preston North End. Will Keane is caught offside.
  • 69': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
  • 69': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 73': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Brad Potts.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 74': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Ali McCann (Preston North End).
  • 76': Substitution, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba replaces Pierre Ekwah.
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Substitution, Preston North End. Duane Holmes replaces Ali McCann because of an injury.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross following a corner.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Patterson.
  • 79': Substitution, Preston North End. Jack Whatmough replaces Kian Best.
  • 79': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
  • 80': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.
  • 80': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
  • 80': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Daniel Neil (Sunderland).
  • 85': Offside, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba is caught offside.
  • 86': Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Will Keane (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Potts.
  • 88': Duane Holmes (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
  • 89': Attempt missed. Jack Whatmough (Preston North End) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Alan Browne with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 89': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.
  • 90'+2': Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
  • 90'+4': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
  • 90'+4': Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
  • 90'+5': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Brad Potts (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Sunderland 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 2, Sunderland 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 17
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
12 Corner Kicks 5
0 Saves 3
64.9 Possession 35.1
14 SHOTS 11
4 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
443 Accurate Passes 195
548 Passes 298
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 2
19 Crosses 11
0.4 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 63
25 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
6 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 13
14 Tackles 28
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
3 Interceptions 10
19 Effective Clearances 21
19 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 19,892

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sunderland 14 +14 30
2 Sheffield United 14 +11 28
3 Leeds United 14 +13 26
4 Watford 15 +1 25
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
6 Liam Lindsay
16 Andrew Hughes
14 Jordan Storey
18 Ryan Ledson
13 Alistair McCann
33 Kian Best
44 Brad Potts Yellow Card
7 Will Keane
10 Mads Frökjaer
8 Alan Browne Yellow Card
Preston North End Substitutes:
Felipe, Kian Taylor, Jack Whatmough, Duane Holmes, David Cornell, Patrick Bauer, Ben Woodburn, Greg Cunningham, Lewis Leigh.

SUN Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
13 Luke O'Nien
5 Danny Ballard Yellow Card
3 Dennis Cirkin
32 Trai Hume
7 Jobe Bellingham
39 Pierre Ekwah
24 Daniel Neil
46 Bradley Dack
20 Jack Clarke
10 Patrick Roberts
Sunderland Substitutes:
Chris Rigg, Nathan Bishop, Luís Semedo, Nectarios Triantis, Niall Huggins, Alex Pritchard, Danny Batth, Jewison Bennette, Abdoullah Ba.

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