
Sunderland vs Watford, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Sunderland are hosting Watford
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 Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
- 4': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
- 5': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Mason Burstow (Sunderland).
- 6': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
- 10': Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
- 13': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba.
- 17': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Tom Ince.
- 18': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
- 18': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
- 27': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
- 27': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
- 27': Wesley Hoedt (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
- 29': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vakoun Bayo.
- 34': Attempt saved. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wesley Hoedt.
- 36': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
- 36': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
- 40': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
- 41': Attempt blocked. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Francisco Sierralta.
- 41': Foul by Mason Burstow (Sunderland).
- 41': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
- 42': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Goal! Sunderland 1, Watford 0. Niall Huggins (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Sunderland 1, Watford 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 1, Watford 0.
- 45': Substitution, Watford. Ryan Andrews replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
- 45': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Tom Ince.
- 50': Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
- 50': Foul by Mason Burstow (Sunderland).
- 50': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Mason Burstow (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
- 51': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 52': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
- 52': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
- 54': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Ryan Porteous (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Lewis with a cross.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
- 57': Mason Burstow (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
- 58': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Attempt missed. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts following a set piece situation.
- 61': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
- 62': Goal! Sunderland 2, Watford 0. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham with a headed pass following a corner.
- 64': Attempt missed. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jamal Lewis.
- 65': Substitution, Watford. Ismaël Koné replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
- 65': Substitution, Watford. Rhys Healey replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 71': Substitution, Sunderland. Adil Aouchiche replaces Patrick Roberts.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 72': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Watford).
- 73': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 74': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
- 74': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Daniel Bachmann (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
- 75': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Imrân Louza.
- 77': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jobe Bellingham.
- 79': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Watford).
- 81': Foul by Mileta Rajovic (Watford).
- 81': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
- 83': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
- 83': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Ryan Porteous (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ismaël Koné.
- 85': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
- 85': Niall Huggins (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
- 87': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Ryan Andrews (Watford) is shown the red card.
- 90': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
- 90': Rhys Healey (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Sunderland. Nazarii Rusyn replaces Jack Clarke.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Sunderland. Luís Semedo replaces Mason Burstow.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Rhys Healey (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Sunderland. Chris Rigg replaces Jobe Bellingham.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, Watford 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sunderland 2, Watford 0.
Statistics
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SUN![]() |
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19 | Fouls | 9 |
5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
1 | Saves | 4 |
41.9 | Possession | 58.1 |
11 | SHOTS | 9 |
4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
356 | Accurate Passes | 527 |
432 | Passes | 598 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
11 | Crosses | 14 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
56 | Long Balls | 50 |
27 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
10 | Tackles | 16 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
9 | Interceptions | 7 |
16 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
16 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 38,120
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 38,120
EFL Championship Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Sunderland (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Anthony Patterson (GK) |
13 | Luke O'Nien |
5 | Danny Ballard |
24 | Daniel Neil |
32 | Trai Hume |
2 | Niall Huggins |
7 | Jobe Bellingham |
10 | Patrick Roberts |
20 | Jack Clarke |
17 | Abdoullah Ba |
11 | Mason Burstow ![]() |
Watford (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
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1 | Daniel Bachmann (GK) ![]() |
4 | Wesley Hoedt |
5 | Ryan Porteous ![]() |
6 | Jamal Lewis |
2 | Jeremy Ngakia ![]() |
3 | Francisco Sierralta |
24 | Tom Dele-Bashiru ![]() |
10 | Imran Louza ![]() |
19 | Bayo Youssouf |
16 | Giorgi Chakvetadze |
7 | Tom Ince |
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