Sunderland vs Middlesbrough, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Sunderland

51': Ross Stewart
81': Amad

FT
2 - 0

Middlesbrough

49': Dael Fry

About

Sunderland are hosting Middlesbrough 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.
3': Foul by Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough).
3': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Offside, Sunderland. Jack Clarke tries a through ball, but Ross Stewart is caught offside.
5': Foul by Corry Evans (Sunderland).
5': Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
5': Delay in match because of an injury Corry Evans (Sunderland).
7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
7': Attempt saved. Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
8': Offside, Middlesbrough. Jonny Howson tries a through ball, but Matt Crooks is caught offside.
9': Attempt missed. Amad Diallo (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
10': Delay in match because of an injury Corry Evans (Sunderland).
11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
11': Substitution, Sunderland. Édouard Michut replaces Corry Evans because of an injury.
12': Offside, Middlesbrough. Ryan Giles tries a through ball, but Matt Crooks is caught offside.
12': Foul by Dael Fry (Middlesbrough).
12': Ross Stewart (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Offside, Sunderland. Anthony Patterson tries a through ball, but Patrick Roberts is caught offside.
15': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
15': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Delay in match because of an injury Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
16': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16': Attempt saved. Amad Diallo (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
19': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
19': Édouard Michut (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
20': Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
23': Offside, Sunderland. Ajibola Alese tries a through ball, but Ross Stewart is caught offside.
24': Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
24': Offside, Sunderland. Patrick Roberts tries a through ball, but Ross Stewart is caught offside.
25': Foul by Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough).
25': Édouard Michut (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt saved. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
29': Offside, Sunderland. Édouard Michut tries a through ball, but Amad Diallo is caught offside.
31': Offside, Sunderland. Daniel Neil tries a through ball, but Amad Diallo is caught offside.
32': Offside, Middlesbrough. Darragh Lenihan tries a through ball, but Marcus Forss is caught offside.
34': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
35': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
35': Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt saved. Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Crooks.
35': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Anthony Patterson.
36': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ross Stewart.
39': Attempt missed. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross.
40': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Hayden Hackney.
40': Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross following a corner.
42': Delay in match because of an injury Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough).
42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Attempt blocked. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.
43': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Trai Hume.
43': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Édouard Michut.
45': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
45'+4': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
45'+4': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+4': Attempt saved. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Patterson.
45'+5': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Middlesbrough 0.
45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Middlesbrough 0.
47': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
47': Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Penalty Sunderland. Ross Stewart draws a foul in the penalty area.
49': Penalty conceded by Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) after a foul in the penalty area.
49': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) is shown the red card.
50': Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
51': Penalty saved! Ross Stewart (Sunderland) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
51': Goal! Sunderland 1, Middlesbrough 0. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
52': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Patrick McNair replaces Matt Crooks.
52': Attempt blocked. Édouard Michut (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
52': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
53': Attempt missed. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Amad Diallo with a cross following a corner.
54': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
56': Attempt blocked. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
58': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Daniel Neil (Sunderland).
59': Attempt saved. Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
59': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chuba Akpom following a set piece situation.
60': Attempt saved. Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
61': Attempt blocked. Édouard Michut (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
62': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Foul by Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough).
63': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
64': Attempt missed. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross following a corner.
65': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Cameron Archer replaces Marcus Forss.
66': Delay in match because of an injury Ajibola Alese (Sunderland).
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Substitution, Sunderland. Bailey Wright replaces Ajibola Alese because of an injury.
71': Foul by Daniel Neil (Sunderland).
71': Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
73': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ross Stewart.
75': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
78': Attempt blocked. Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.
78': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jack Clarke.
79': Attempt missed. Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
81': Goal! Sunderland 2, Middlesbrough 0. Amad Diallo (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
82': Substitution, Sunderland. Jewison Bennette replaces Jack Clarke.
82': Substitution, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba replaces Patrick Roberts.
83': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Duncan Watmore replaces Riley McGree.
85': Attempt missed. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Édouard Michut.
88': Foul by Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough).
88': Jewison Bennette (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
89': Foul by Édouard Michut (Sunderland).
89': Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Cameron Archer (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, Middlesbrough 0.
0': Match ends, Sunderland 2, Middlesbrough 0.

Statistics

MID		SUN
10	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	0
1	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	6
8	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	6
38.4	Possession	61.6
14	SHOTS	17
6	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
278	Accurate Passes	545
371	Passes	612
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	4
18	Crosses	8
0.1	Cross %	0.5
53	Long Balls	50
16	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.3	Long Balls %	0.7
3	Blocked Shots	4
19	Effective Tackles	13
26	Tackles	20
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
5	Interceptions	10
11	Effective Clearances	17
11	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 42,584

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sunderland	13	+14	29
2	Sheffield United	14	+11	28
3	Leeds United	13	+14	26
4	Burnley	13	+11	23

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Patterson (GK)
6	Danny Batth
5	Danny Ballard
42	Ajibola Alese
32	Trai Hume
16	Amad
24	Daniel Neil
4	Corry Evans
14	Ross Stewart
20	Jack Clarke
10	Patrick Roberts

Sunderland Substitutes:

Jewison Bennette, Leon Dajaku, Abdoullah Ba, Edouard Michut, Alex Bass, Ellis Taylor, Bailey Wright.

Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Zack Steffen (GK)
26	Darragh Lenihan
6	Dael Fry
3	Ryan Giles
14	Tommy Smith
29	Chuba Akpom
30	Hayden Hackney
16	Jonathan Howson
25	Matt Crooks
8	Riley McGree
21	Marcus Forss

Middlesbrough Substitutes:

Marc Bola, Matthew Hoppe, Liam Roberts, Duncan Watmore, Paddy McNair, Isaiah Jones, Cameron Archer.

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