English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Sunderland
    FT
    0 - 1
    Cardiff City
    • 87': Mark McGuinness

    About

    Sunderland are hosting Cardiff City 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.
    • 4': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
    • 4': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
    • 6': Attempt saved. Mason Burstow (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
    • 8': Foul by Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland).
    • 8': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high. Assisted by Manolis Siopis.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
    • 18': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Yakou Méïté.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Wintle.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba.
    • 23': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Manolis Siopis.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Clarke following a corner.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
    • 29': Foul by Mason Burstow (Sunderland).
    • 29': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City).
    • 36': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City).
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trai Hume with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
    • 39': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jobe Bellingham.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Niall Huggins.
    • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Karlan Grant (Cardiff City).
    • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Niall Huggins.
    • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Cardiff City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Cardiff City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner replaces Karlan Grant.
    • 47': Hand ball by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
    • 49': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Iké Ugbo (Cardiff City).
    • 52': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City).
    • 52': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mason Burstow.
    • 54': Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
    • 54': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 55': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City).
    • 55': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Niall Huggins (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
    • 58': Foul by Mason Burstow (Sunderland).
    • 58': Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Mason Burstow (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Iké Ugbo (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ollie Tanner with a cross.
    • 62': Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
    • 62': Niall Huggins (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Substitution, Sunderland. Patrick Roberts replaces Abdoullah Ba.
    • 62': Substitution, Sunderland. Adil Aouchiche replaces Jobe Bellingham.
    • 63': Substitution, Sunderland. Luís Semedo replaces Mason Burstow.
    • 63': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kion Etete replaces Iké Ugbo.
    • 64': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Yakou Méïté.
    • 65': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
    • 65': Kion Etete (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
    • 67': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
    • 68': Kion Etete (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche.
    • 71': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
    • 74': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
    • 74': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 78': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ebou Adams replaces Joe Ralls.
    • 79': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
    • 79': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
    • 81': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jamilu Collins.
    • 86': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Trai Hume.
    • 87': Goal! Sunderland 0, Cardiff City 1. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Wintle with a cross following a corner.
    • 88': Substitution, Sunderland. Nazarii Rusyn replaces Niall Huggins.
    • 88': Offside, Sunderland. Nazarii Rusyn is caught offside.
    • 89': Foul by Kion Etete (Cardiff City).
    • 89': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City).
    • 90'+2': Nazarii Rusyn (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Tanner with a through ball.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Anthony Patterson.
    • 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Jak Alnwick (Cardiff City).
    • 90'+5': Substitution, Cardiff City. Mahlon Romeo replaces Ryan Wintle.
    • 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Cardiff City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Cardiff City 1.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 6
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    7 Saves 2
    34.2 Possession 65.8
    7 SHOTS 16
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    266 Accurate Passes 585
    345 Passes 665
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    5 Accurate Crosses 2
    12 Crosses 17
    0.4 Cross % 0.1
    62 Long Balls 45
    27 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 7
    23 Effective Tackles 17
    27 Tackles 26
    0.9 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 12
    24 Effective Clearances 9
    24 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Stadium of Light
    Location: Sunderland, England
    Attendance: 41,581

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 12 +14 28
    2 Burnley 12 +12 23
    3 Leeds United 12 +11 23
    4 Sheffield United 12 +8 22
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SUN Sunderland (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
    5 Danny Ballard
    13 Luke O'Nien
    24 Daniel Neil
    2 Niall Huggins
    32 Trai Hume
    21 Alex Pritchard
    7 Jobe Bellingham
    20 Jack Clarke
    17 Abdoullah Ba Yellow Card
    11 Mason Burstow Yellow Card
    Sunderland Substitutes:
    Nazariy Rusyn, Patrick Roberts, Adil Aouchiche, Chris Rigg, Nectarios Triantis, Nathan Bishop, Luís Semedo, Ellis Taylor, Jenson Seelt.

    CAR Cardiff City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    21 Jak Alnwick (GK)
    5 Mark McGuinness
    4 Dimitrios Goutas
    17 Jamilu Collins
    38 Perry Ng
    23 Manolis Siopis Yellow Card
    8 Joe Ralls
    6 Ryan Wintle
    12 Ike Ugbo
    16 Karlan Grant
    22 Yakou Meite
    Cardiff City Substitutes:
    Andy Rinomhota, Ebrima Adams, Rúnar Rúnarsson, Rubin Colwill, Mahlon Romeo, Ollie Tanner, Kion Etete, Callum Robinson, Jonathan Panzo.

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