Preston North End vs Sunderland, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

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Preston North End are hosting Sunderland at Deepdale, Preston, 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 blocked. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Storey.
2': Attempt missed. Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left.
4': Attempt saved. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
5': Foul by Chris Mepham (Sunderland).
5': Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Chris Mepham (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
6': Attempt blocked. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
6': Attempt missed. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
7': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
10': Attempt missed. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Rigg.
12': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
12': Tom Watson (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13': Attempt blocked. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
13': Attempt blocked. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
13': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Brad Potts.
15': Foul by Chris Mepham (Sunderland).
15': Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Aaron Connolly (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
17': Attempt missed. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Greenwood with a cross.
20': Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a cross.
21': Attempt blocked. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Potts.
23': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
27': Emil Riis (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Chris Mepham (Sunderland).
28': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Alan Browne.
30': Attempt blocked. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a headed pass.
30': Delay in match because of an injury Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
35': Aaron Connolly (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
35': Attempt saved. Aaron Connolly (Sunderland) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trai Hume.
35': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
36': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
37': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Preston North End).
45': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
45': Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Alan Browne (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
45'+2': Attempt saved. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kaine Kesler-Hayden with a headed pass.
45'+2': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Simon Moore.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen following a corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Sunderland 0.
45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Sunderland 0.
46': Foul by Wilson Isidor (Sunderland).
46': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
48': Attempt blocked. Tom Watson (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Browne.
48': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaine Kesler-Hayden.
48': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Trai Hume.
49': Attempt missed. Ali McCann (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a headed pass following a corner.
51': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Wilson Isidor.
52': Foul by Wilson Isidor (Sunderland).
52': Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Attempt missed. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
56': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
56': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
57': Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
59': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
59': Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Foul by Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End).
61': Tom Watson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Substitution, Sunderland. Romaine Mundle replaces Aaron Connolly.
62': Substitution, Sunderland. Patrick Roberts replaces Tom Watson.
65': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
65': Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Alan Browne (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
68': Attempt missed. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross following a set piece situation.
68': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
68': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Delay in match because of an injury Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
73': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Substitution, Preston North End. Jack Whatmough replaces Liam Lindsay because of an injury.
76': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
76': Ali McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Dan Neil (Sunderland).
76': Substitution, Preston North End. Duane Holmes replaces Sam Greenwood.
77': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
77': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Substitution, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda replaces Wilson Isidor.
82': Substitution, Preston North End. Stefán Thórdarson replaces Ali McCann.
83': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
85': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
88': Dan Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
90': Alan Browne (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romaine Mundle with a cross.
90'+2': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
90'+3': Foul by Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland).
90'+3': Jack Whatmough (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Sunderland 0.
0': Match ends, Preston North End 0, Sunderland 0.

Statistics

SUN		PNE
11	Fouls	20
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	2
40.2	Possession	59.8
10	SHOTS	14
2	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
233	Accurate Passes	365
311	Passes	470
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	4
13	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.2
53	Long Balls	81
14	Accurate Long Balls	39
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	5
12	Effective Tackles	9
15	Tackles	16
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	5
22	Effective Clearances	14
22	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 18,064

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

Preston North End (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Freddie Woodman (GK)
6	Liam Lindsay
16	Andrew Hughes
14	Jordan Storey
8	Alistair McCann
10	Mads Frökjaer
4	Benjamin Whiteman
29	Kaine Kesler Hayden
44	Brad Potts
20	Sam Greenwood
9	Emil Riis Jakobsen

Preston North End Substitutes:

Josh Bowler, David Cornell, Kian Best, Jeppe Okkels, Duane Holmes, Stefán Teitur Thórdarson, Jack Whatmough, Ryan Ledson, Layton Stewart.

Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Simon Moore (GK)
13	Luke O'Nien
26	Chris Mepham
3	Dennis Cirkin
32	Trai Hume
11	Chris Rigg
8	Alan Browne
4	Daniel Neil
24	Aaron Connolly
18	Wilson Isidor
40	Tom Watson

Sunderland Substitutes:

Danny Ballard, Romaine Mundle, Leo Fuhr Hjelde, Eliezer Mayenda, Blondy Nna Noukeu, Patrick Roberts, Milan Aleksic, Nazariy Rusyn, Harrison Jones.

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