English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Bristol City
  • 20': Tommy Conway (P)
FT
1 - 0
Sunderland

    About

    Bristol City are hosting Sunderland at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol, 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': Foul by Tommy Conway (Bristol City).
    • 1': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Tommy Conway (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 7': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by George Tanner.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
    • 15': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 15': Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
    • 17': Offside, Sunderland. Patrick Roberts is caught offside.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke O'Nien.
    • 19': Penalty Bristol City. Taylor Gardner-Hickman draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 19': Penalty conceded by Anthony Patterson (Sunderland) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 20': Goal! Bristol City 1, Sunderland 0. Tommy Conway (Bristol City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Tommy Conway (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Knight.
    • 22': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
    • 24': Offside, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Niall Huggins.
    • 26': Hand ball by Alex Pritchard (Sunderland).
    • 26': Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Cameron Pring with a headed pass.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rob Dickie.
    • 28': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Anthony Patterson.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Tommy Conway (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Niall Huggins.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pierre Ekwah.
    • 34': Foul by Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland).
    • 34': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
    • 35': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
    • 41': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
    • 44': Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
    • 44': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bristol City 1, Sunderland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bristol City 1, Sunderland 0.
    • 46': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
    • 46': Niall Huggins (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Offside, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba is caught offside.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba.
    • 48': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Max O'Leary.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
    • 49': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Mark Sykes.
    • 50': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Rob Dickie.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
    • 53': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
    • 53': Niall Huggins (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 53': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by George Tanner.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trai Hume.
    • 55': Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland).
    • 56': Attempt saved. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cameron Pring.
    • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
    • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 58': Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
    • 58': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
    • 58': Matty James (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Trai Hume.
    • 60': Foul by Matty James (Bristol City).
    • 60': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
    • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
    • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 63': Substitution, Sunderland. Jobe Bellingham replaces Abdoullah Ba.
    • 64': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Cameron Pring.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 66': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
    • 68': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Rob Dickie.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
    • 68': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Max O'Leary.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 69': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
    • 69': Tommy Conway (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Substitution, Bristol City. Joe Williams replaces Matty James.
    • 69': Substitution, Bristol City. Andreas Weimann replaces Anis Mehmeti.
    • 70': Foul by Joe Williams (Bristol City).
    • 70': Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Joe Williams (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Trai Hume.
    • 72': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
    • 75': Offside, Sunderland. Jack Clarke is caught offside.
    • 76': Substitution, Bristol City. Harry Cornick replaces Tommy Conway.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
    • 81': Substitution, Sunderland. Bradley Dack replaces Pierre Ekwah.
    • 81': Substitution, Sunderland. Adil Aouchiche replaces Alex Pritchard.
    • 81': Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Bell replaces Mark Sykes.
    • 84': Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
    • 85': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
    • 88': Substitution, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda replaces Niall Huggins.
    • 89': Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City).
    • 89': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bradley Dack.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Harry Cornick (Bristol City).
    • 90'+1': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Rob Dickie.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
    • 90'+3': Max O'Leary (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bristol City 1, Sunderland 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Bristol City 1, Sunderland 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 12
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    11 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 9
    67.1 Possession 32.9
    19 SHOTS 6
    9 ON GOAL 3
    0.5 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    523 Accurate Passes 219
    597 Passes 287
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 1
    22 Crosses 14
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    47 Long Balls 54
    27 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    7 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 14
    15 Tackles 23
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 15
    15 Effective Clearances 26
    15 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium
    Location: Bristol, England
    Attendance: 22,701

    EFL Championship Standings

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

    Line-Ups

    BRC Bristol City (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Max O'Leary (GK)
    16 Robert Dickie Yellow Card
    26 Zak Vyner
    3 Cameron Pring
    19 George Tanner
    22 Taylor Gardner-Hickman
    6 Matty James
    11 Anis Mehmeti
    17 Mark Sykes
    15 Tommy Conway Yellow Card
    12 Jason Knight
    Bristol City Substitutes:
    Sam Bell, Jamie Knight-Lebel, Stefan Bajic, Nahki Wells, Andreas Weimann, Harry Cornick, Ephraim Yeboah, Joe Williams.

    SUN Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

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

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