English League Championship

Sunderland vs Oxford United, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sunderland
  • 16': Jobe Bellingham
  • 63': Wilson Isidor
FT
2 - 0
Oxford United

    About

    Sunderland are hosting Oxford United 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.
    • 1': Delay in match (Oxford United).
    • 1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
    • 6': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Simon Moore.
    • 9': Foul by Elliott Moore (Oxford United).
    • 9': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 11': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jamie Cumming.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Trai Hume with a cross.
    • 16': Goal! Sunderland 1, Oxford United 0. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trai Hume.
    • 20': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
    • 20': Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
    • 21': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
    • 21': Mark Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 23': Dane Scarlett (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Chris Mepham (Sunderland).
    • 23': Chris Mepham (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham with a through ball.
    • 24': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jamie Cumming.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 29': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Idris El Mizouni.
    • 30': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Chris Rigg.
    • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Jamie Cumming (Oxford United).
    • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 37': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
    • 37': Mark Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Idris El Mizouni (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyler Goodrham.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Chris Rigg.
    • 40': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jamie Cumming.
    • 44': Foul by Peter Kioso (Oxford United).
    • 44': Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross following a corner.
    • 45': Offside, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Idris El Mizouni (Oxford United).
    • 45'+2': Foul by Romaine Mundle (Sunderland).
    • 45'+2': Peter Kioso (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sunderland 1, Oxford United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 1, Oxford United 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Oxford United. Greg Leigh replaces Idris El Mizouni.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trai Hume.
    • 49': Foul by Dane Scarlett (Oxford United).
    • 49': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
    • 51': Dane Scarlett (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 53': Foul by Chris Mepham (Sunderland).
    • 53': Mark Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Greg Leigh (Oxford United) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Vaulks.
    • 54': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Romaine Mundle.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Rigg.
    • 58': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
    • 58': Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Goal! Sunderland 2, Oxford United 0. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dan Neil.
    • 66': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Peter Kioso.
    • 67': Foul by Peter Kioso (Oxford United).
    • 67': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 75': Substitution, Oxford United. Josh McEachran replaces Will Vaulks.
    • 75': Substitution, Oxford United. Hidde ter Avest replaces Peter Kioso.
    • 75': Substitution, Oxford United. Louie Sibley replaces Rúben Rodrigues.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Wilson Isidor (Sunderland).
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Louie Sibley (Oxford United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Greg Leigh.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Hidde ter Avest (Oxford United) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Louie Sibley with a headed pass.
    • 77': Foul by Louie Sibley (Oxford United).
    • 77': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Louie Sibley (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Substitution, Sunderland. Aaron Connolly replaces Romaine Mundle.
    • 78': Substitution, Sunderland. Alan Browne replaces Chris Rigg.
    • 81': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
    • 81': Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Substitution, Oxford United. Will Goodwin replaces Dane Scarlett.
    • 85': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Hidde ter Avest.
    • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Wilson Isidor (Sunderland).
    • 89': Substitution, Sunderland. Tom Watson replaces Wilson Isidor because of an injury.
    • 89': Substitution, Sunderland. Leo Hjelde replaces Chris Mepham.
    • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Alan Browne (Sunderland).
    • 90'+1': Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Josh McEachran (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+2': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United).
    • 90'+4': Foul by Ben Nelson (Oxford United).
    • 90'+4': Tom Watson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, Oxford United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sunderland 2, Oxford United 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 9
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 8
    4 Saves 2
    35.7 Possession 64.3
    5 SHOTS 13
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.4 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    271 Accurate Passes 566
    356 Passes 630
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 4
    3 Crosses 17
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    61 Long Balls 57
    19 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    14 Effective Tackles 10
    18 Tackles 15
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    14 Interceptions 5
    12 Effective Clearances 8
    12 Clearances 8

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Stadium of Light
    Location: Sunderland, England
    Attendance: 40,654

    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 (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    21 Simon Moore (GK)
    13 Luke O'Nien
    26 Chris Mepham Yellow Card
    3 Dennis Cirkin
    32 Trai Hume
    4 Daniel Neil
    7 Jobe Bellingham
    11 Chris Rigg
    18 Wilson Isidor Yellow Card
    14 Romaine Mundle
    10 Patrick Roberts
    Sunderland Substitutes:
    Zak Johnson, Aaron Connolly, Tom Watson, Blondy Nna Noukeu, Nazariy Rusyn, Alan Browne, Adil Aouchiche, Milan Aleksic, Leo Fuhr Hjelde.

    OXF Oxford United (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jamie Cumming (GK)
    16 Ben Nelson
    5 Elliott Moore
    4 Will Vaulks
    3 Ciaron Brown
    30 Peter Kioso
    15 Idris El Mizouni
    20 Ruben Rodrigues
    9 Mark Harris
    19 Tyler Goodrham
    44 Dane Scarlett Yellow Card
    Oxford United Substitutes:
    Owen Dale, Sam Long, Matt Ingram, Will Goodwin, Hidde ter Avest, Josh McEachran, Malcolm Ebiowei, Louie Sibley, Greg Leigh.

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