English League Championship

Sunderland vs Preston North End, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sunderland
FT
0 - 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 Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ajibola Alese.
  • 8': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Lynden Gooch.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 14': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Foul by Elliot Embleton (Sunderland).
  • 14': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Alex Pritchard.
  • 15': Foul by Daniel Neil (Sunderland).
  • 15': Robbie Brady (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
  • 17': Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  • 18': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
  • 19': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Danny Batth.
  • 20': Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
  • 22': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 22': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
  • 28': Danny Batth (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
  • 34': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Elliot Embleton.
  • 38': Foul by Daniel Neil (Sunderland).
  • 38': Álvaro Fernández (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.
  • 40': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 40': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Elliot Embleton (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
  • 41': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  • 42': Emil Riis (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Corry Evans (Sunderland).
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Elliot Embleton (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Elliot Embleton (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Preston North End 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Preston North End 0.
  • 46': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  • 46': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 47': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 48': Foul by Álvaro Fernández (Preston North End).
  • 48': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 49': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 49': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Lynden Gooch.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Elliot Embleton (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Ajibola Alese (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
  • 53': Emil Riis (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Foul by Corry Evans (Sunderland).
  • 54': Attempt saved. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Lindsay with a headed pass.
  • 54': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Anthony Patterson.
  • 54': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
  • 54': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Ajibola Alese.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross.
  • 59': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  • 59': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
  • 59': Álvaro Fernández (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Substitution, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba replaces Corry Evans.
  • 60': Substitution, Sunderland. Amad Diallo replaces Elliot Embleton.
  • 61': Foul by Daniel Neil (Sunderland).
  • 61': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  • 64': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
  • 67': Substitution, Preston North End. Troy Parrott replaces Ched Evans.
  • 69': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ajibola Alese.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Ledson following a corner.
  • 70': Substitution, Sunderland. Jewison Bennette replaces Alex Pritchard.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lynden Gooch.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
  • 73': Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Ryan Ledson.
  • 76': Foul by Jewison Bennette (Sunderland).
  • 76': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Danny Batth.
  • 78': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ajibola Alese.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.
  • 78': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
  • 78': Robbie Brady (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': 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 Jewison Bennette.
  • 81': Substitution, Sunderland. Leon Dajaku replaces Jack Clarke.
  • 83': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
  • 83': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Amad Diallo (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba.
  • 86': Substitution, Preston North End. Alistair McCann replaces Robbie Brady.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Troy Parrott (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Riis.
  • 90': Foul by Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland).
  • 90': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 90'+1': Jewison Bennette (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Alan Browne (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alistair McCann.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ajibola Alese (Sunderland).
  • 90'+3': Troy Parrott (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Preston North End 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Preston North End 0.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 4
37.8 Possession 62.2
8 SHOTS 16
5 ON GOAL 2
0.6 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
190 Accurate Passes 394
285 Passes 484
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 2
19 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.2
52 Long Balls 52
26 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 8
10 Effective Tackles 3
16 Tackles 8
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
14 Interceptions 12
17 Effective Clearances 24
17 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 41,825

EFL Championship Table

# 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 Table

Line-Ups

SUN Sunderland (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
6 Danny Batth
13 Luke O'Nien
42 Ajibola Alese
11 Lynden Gooch
24 Daniel Neil
4 Corry Evans
20 Jack Clarke
10 Patrick Roberts Yellow Card
21 Alex Pritchard
8 Elliot Embleton
Sunderland Substitutes:
Bailey Wright, Jay Matete, Leon Dajaku, Amad, Jewison Bennette, Alex Bass, Abdoullah Ba.

PNE Preston North End (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
6 Liam Lindsay Yellow Card
3 Greg Cunningham
14 Jordan Storey
18 Ryan Ledson
4 Benjamin Whiteman
2 Álvaro Fernández
8 Alan Browne
9 Ched Evans
19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
11 Robbie Brady
Preston North End Substitutes:
David Cornell, Ben Woodburn, Brad Potts, Bambo Diaby, Troy Parrott, Alistair McCann, Daniel Johnson.

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