English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Sunderland
FT
0 - 0
Bristol City

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Sunderland are hosting Bristol City 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': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Dan Neil.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. George Tanner (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 6': Foul by Leo Hjelde (Sunderland).
  • 6': Mark Sykes (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Dan Neil (Sunderland).
  • 6': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 10': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
  • 10': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland).
  • 11': Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
  • 11': Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 13': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
  • 13': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
  • 13': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Neil.
  • 17': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Cameron Pring.
  • 18': Foul by Dan Neil (Sunderland).
  • 18': Mark Sykes (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Dan Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Nahki Wells (Bristol City).
  • 20': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Matty James (Bristol City).
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
  • 29': Foul by Leo Hjelde (Sunderland).
  • 29': Mark Sykes (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty James.
  • 33': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Dan Neil (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Clarke with a through ball.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 41': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
  • 42': Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
  • 42': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Scott Twine (Bristol City) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Trai Hume.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Bristol City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Bristol City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Bristol City. Ross McCrorie replaces Anis Mehmeti.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 55': Offside, Sunderland. Chris Rigg is caught offside.
  • 56': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
  • 56': Mark Sykes (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Matty James (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Haydon Roberts with a headed pass.
  • 57': Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
  • 59': Substitution, Sunderland. Bradley Dack replaces Adil Aouchiche.
  • 59': Foul by Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland).
  • 59': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Twine.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 62': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
  • 62': Nahki Wells (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Trai Hume (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Offside, Sunderland. Chris Rigg is caught offside.
  • 66': Substitution, Bristol City. Tommy Conway replaces Nahki Wells.
  • 66': Substitution, Bristol City. Joe Williams replaces Mark Sykes.
  • 66': Substitution, Sunderland. Ajibola Alese replaces Leo Hjelde.
  • 66': Substitution, Sunderland. Patrick Roberts replaces Chris Rigg.
  • 68': Dan Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Joe Williams (Bristol City).
  • 70': Foul by Haydon Roberts (Bristol City).
  • 70': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Haydon Roberts (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Ajibola Alese (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Bradley Dack (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a through ball.
  • 72': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
  • 73': Bradley Dack (Sunderland) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Dan Neil with a headed pass.
  • 75': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
  • 75': Haydon Roberts (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 76': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Max O'Leary.
  • 77': Substitution, Bristol City. Harry Cornick replaces Scott Twine.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 87': Hand ball by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Joe Williams (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Tommy Conway (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
  • 90'+4': George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Bristol City 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Bristol City 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 4
7 Saves 1
43.4 Possession 56.6
8 SHOTS 20
2 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
274 Accurate Passes 392
378 Passes 499
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 2
12 Crosses 8
0.1 Cross % 0.3
73 Long Balls 74
23 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 8
9 Effective Tackles 14
14 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 5
22 Effective Clearances 20
22 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 40,298

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

SUN Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
5 Danny Ballard
13 Luke O'Nien
33 Leo Fuhr Hjelde
32 Trai Hume Yellow Card
22 Adil Aouchiche
24 Daniel Neil
39 Pierre Ekwah
7 Jobe Bellingham
20 Jack Clarke
31 Chris Rigg
Sunderland Substitutes:
Bradley Dack, Mason Burstow, Callum Styles, Patrick Roberts, Timothee Pembélé, Nathan Bishop, Ajibola Alese, Luís Semedo, Romaine Mundle.

BRC Bristol City (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Max O'Leary (GK)
24 Hayden Roberts Yellow Card
26 Zak Vyner
3 Cameron Pring
19 George Tanner
6 Matty James
12 Jason Knight
11 Anis Mehmeti
17 Mark Sykes
7 Scott Twine
21 Nahki Wells
Bristol City Substitutes:
Tommy Conway, Joe Williams, Jamie Knight-Lebel, Andy King, Stefan Bajic, Harry Cornick, Ross McCrorie, Adedire Mebude.

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