English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Sunderland
  • 10': Alex Pritchard
  • 44': Nazariy Rusyn
FT
2 - 0
Preston North End

    About

    Sunderland are hosting Preston North End at Stadium of Light, Sunderland, 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.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
    • 3': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Liam Millar (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 8': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Pierre Ekwah.
    • 10': Goal! Sunderland 1, Preston North End 0. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pierre Ekwah.
    • 14': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 14': Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Liam Millar (Preston North End).
    • 15': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ajibola Alese.
    • 23': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 23': Nazarii Rusyn (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nazarii Rusyn.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 27': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Trai Hume.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Liam Millar (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Storey.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 29': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
    • 32': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Anthony Patterson.
    • 35': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
    • 35': Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Trai Hume.
    • 39': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 39': Nazarii Rusyn (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Goal! Sunderland 2, Preston North End 0. Nazarii Rusyn (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Clarke following a fast break.
    • 45'+1': Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sunderland 2, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 2, Preston North End 0.
    • 48': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 48': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Liam Millar (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ched Evans.
    • 53': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 53': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
    • 57': Offside, Sunderland. Jack Clarke is caught offside.
    • 57': Foul by Daniel Neil (Sunderland).
    • 57': Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Potts.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Ali McCann (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ched Evans.
    • 59': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
    • 60': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
    • 60': Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Ali McCann (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alan Browne.
    • 66': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 66': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, Preston North End. Will Keane replaces Ali McCann.
    • 67': Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Ched Evans.
    • 70': Substitution, Sunderland. Timothée Pembélé replaces Ajibola Alese.
    • 71': Foul by Timothée Pembélé (Sunderland).
    • 71': Liam Millar (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
    • 72': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba replaces Nazarii Rusyn.
    • 77': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
    • 79': Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis replaces Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
    • 80': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 80': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Substitution, Sunderland. Jenson Seelt replaces Alex Pritchard.
    • 85': Substitution, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda replaces Jobe Bellingham.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Liam Millar with a cross.
    • 90': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, Preston North End 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sunderland 2, Preston North End 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 6
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 2
    2 Saves 4
    54.2 Possession 45.8
    12 SHOTS 7
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    463 Accurate Passes 377
    541 Passes 461
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 0
    19 Crosses 8
    0.1 Cross % 0.0
    53 Long Balls 46
    22 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    5 Blocked Shots 0
    7 Effective Tackles 10
    12 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 7
    10 Effective Clearances 21
    10 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Stadium of Light
    Location: Sunderland, England
    Attendance: 42,714

    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

    SUN Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
    5 Danny Ballard
    13 Luke O'Nien
    42 Ajibola Alese
    32 Trai Hume
    7 Jobe Bellingham
    24 Daniel Neil
    39 Pierre Ekwah
    15 Nazariy Rusyn
    20 Jack Clarke
    21 Alex Pritchard
    Sunderland Substitutes:
    Mason Burstow, Timothee Pembélé, Abdoullah Ba, Chris Rigg, Jenson Seelt, Nathan Bishop, Eliezer Mayenda, Adil Aouchiche, Nectarios Triantis.

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

    No. Name
    1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
    6 Liam Lindsay Yellow Card
    14 Jordan Storey
    13 Alistair McCann
    16 Andrew Hughes
    44 Brad Potts
    10 Mads Frökjaer
    4 Benjamin Whiteman
    23 Liam Millar
    8 Alan Browne
    9 Ched Evans
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Milutin Osmajic, Duane Holmes, Kian Best, Ben Woodburn, David Cornell, Greg Cunningham, Emil Riis Jakobsen, Ryan Ledson, Will Keane.

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