English League Championship

Stoke City vs Sunderland, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Stoke City
  • 7': Ryan Mmaee
  • 47': Luke McNally
FT
2 - 1
Sunderland
  • 10': Jack Clarke

About

Stoke City are hosting Sunderland at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, 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.
  • 5': Offside, Stoke City. Ryan Mmaee is caught offside.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba.
  • 7': Goal! Stoke City 1, Sunderland 0. Ryan Mmaee (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mehdi Léris with a headed pass.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 10': Goal! Stoke City 1, Sunderland 1. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 13': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Foul by Enda Stevens (Stoke City).
  • 14': Attempt missed. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Wouter Burger (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ki-Jana Hoever.
  • 20': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
  • 20': Ryan Mmaee (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Stoke City).
  • 21': Daniel Johnson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
  • 22': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Foul by Wouter Burger (Stoke City).
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 25': André Vidigal (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Foul by Niall Huggins (Sunderland).
  • 25': Niall Huggins (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
  • 29': Attempt saved. Wouter Burger (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 29': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Anthony Patterson.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. André Vidigal (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wouter Burger.
  • 31': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
  • 32': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jobe Bellingham.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Ryan Mmaee (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a cross.
  • 33': Offside, Stoke City. Ryan Mmaee is caught offside.
  • 34': Daniel Johnson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
  • 34': Trai Hume (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
  • 35': Mehdi Léris (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by André Vidigal (Stoke City).
  • 38': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 42': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Niall Huggins.
  • 43': Hand ball by Niall Huggins (Sunderland).
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Mehdi Léris (Stoke City).
  • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Stoke City 1, Sunderland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Stoke City 1, Sunderland 1.
  • 46': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jack Clarke.
  • 47': Goal! Stoke City 2, Sunderland 1. Luke McNally (Stoke City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a cross following a corner.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Léris (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Mmaee.
  • 48': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Trai Hume.
  • 50': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Wouter Burger (Stoke City).
  • 50': Wouter Burger (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
  • 54': Attempt saved. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
  • 54': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Stoke City).
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Ryan Mmaee (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Léris.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Daniel Johnson (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 56': Enda Stevens (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
  • 57': Attempt missed. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 58': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
  • 58': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
  • 61': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Stoke City).
  • 61': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Ryan Mmaee (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wouter Burger.
  • 64': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
  • 64': Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Offside, Stoke City. André Vidigal is caught offside.
  • 66': Substitution, Sunderland. Nazarii Rusyn replaces Patrick Roberts.
  • 66': Substitution, Sunderland. Mason Burstow replaces Abdoullah Ba.
  • 66': Substitution, Sunderland. Bradley Dack replaces Alex Pritchard.
  • 68': Foul by André Vidigal (Stoke City).
  • 68': Niall Huggins (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Bradley Dack with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 70': Foul by Enda Stevens (Stoke City).
  • 70': Nazarii Rusyn (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Substitution, Stoke City. Jordan Thompson replaces Wouter Burger.
  • 71': Substitution, Stoke City. Josh Laurent replaces Daniel Johnson.
  • 71': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
  • 71': Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Foul by Josh Laurent (Stoke City).
  • 72': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 73': Offside, Stoke City. Ryan Mmaee is caught offside.
  • 75': Substitution, Sunderland. Adil Aouchiche replaces Pierre Ekwah.
  • 77': Offside, Stoke City. Ryan Mmaee is caught offside.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 79': Substitution, Stoke City. Nathan Lowe replaces Ryan Mmaee.
  • 80': Substitution, Stoke City. Lynden Gooch replaces André Vidigal.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche.
  • 84': Substitution, Sunderland. Luís Semedo replaces Jobe Bellingham.
  • 84': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
  • 85': Foul by Enda Stevens (Stoke City).
  • 85': Niall Huggins (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Enda Stevens (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jordan Thompson.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 87': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
  • 87': Lynden Gooch (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Burstow.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Josh Laurent (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Pearson.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland).
  • 90'+1': Mehdi Léris (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Enda Stevens (Stoke City).
  • 90'+5': Nazarii Rusyn (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Stoke City 2, Sunderland 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Stoke City 2, Sunderland 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 17
4 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 5
2 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 6
52.6 Possession 47.4
18 SHOTS 11
7 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
362 Accurate Passes 315
448 Passes 403
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
13 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.2
39 Long Balls 66
12 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 7
7 Effective Tackles 15
13 Tackles 23
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 14
16 Effective Clearances 17
16 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 25,512

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

STK Stoke City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Mark Travers (GK)
5 Michael Rose
23 Luke McNally
3 Enda Stevens Yellow Card
17 Ki-Jana Hoever
12 Daniel Johnson Yellow Card
6 Wouter Burger Yellow Card
4 Ben Pearson Yellow Card
19 Ryan Mmaee
7 André Vidigal
27 Mehdi Leris
Stoke City Substitutes:
Jordan Thompson, Josh Laurent, Junior Tchamadeu, Sead Haksabanovic, Wesley, Jack Bonham, Nathan Lowe, Bae Jun-Ho, Lynden Gooch.

SUN Sunderland (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
13 Luke O'Nien
5 Danny Ballard
32 Trai Hume Yellow Card
2 Niall Huggins Yellow Card
7 Jobe Bellingham
39 Pierre Ekwah
20 Jack Clarke
17 Abdoullah Ba
21 Alex Pritchard
10 Patrick Roberts
Sunderland Substitutes:
Nectarios Triantis, Nazariy Rusyn, Bradley Dack, Mason Burstow, Jenson Seelt, Luís Semedo, Adil Aouchiche, Nathan Bishop, Chris Rigg.

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