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

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Sunderland are hosting Bristol 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.
2': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Dan Neil.
3': Attempt blocked. George Tanner (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
6': Foul by Leo Hjelde (Sunderland).
6': Mark Sykes (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Dan Neil (Sunderland).
6': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
8': Attempt saved. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
10': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
10': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland).
11': Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
11': Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt blocked. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
12': Attempt blocked. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
12': Attempt missed. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
13': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
13': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
13': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Neil.
17': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Cameron Pring.
18': Foul by Dan Neil (Sunderland).
18': Mark Sykes (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Dan Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by Nahki Wells (Bristol City).
20': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Matty James (Bristol City).
21': Attempt blocked. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
21': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
24': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
29': Foul by Leo Hjelde (Sunderland).
29': Mark Sykes (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
33': Attempt blocked. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty James.
33': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
34': Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
34': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
36': Attempt saved. Dan Neil (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Clarke with a through ball.
36': Attempt saved. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
40': Attempt missed. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
41': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
42': Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
42': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt blocked. Scott Twine (Bristol City) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
45'+2': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Trai Hume.
45'+2': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Bristol City 0.
45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Bristol City 0.
45': Substitution, Bristol City. Ross McCrorie replaces Anis Mehmeti.
52': Attempt missed. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
55': Offside, Sunderland. Chris Rigg is caught offside.
56': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
56': Mark Sykes (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Attempt saved. Matty James (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Haydon Roberts with a headed pass.
57': Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
59': Substitution, Sunderland. Bradley Dack replaces Adil Aouchiche.
59': Foul by Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland).
59': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt blocked. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Twine.
60': Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
61': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
62': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
62': Nahki Wells (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Trai Hume (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Offside, Sunderland. Chris Rigg is caught offside.
66': Substitution, Bristol City. Tommy Conway replaces Nahki Wells.
66': Substitution, Bristol City. Joe Williams replaces Mark Sykes.
66': Substitution, Sunderland. Ajibola Alese replaces Leo Hjelde.
66': Substitution, Sunderland. Patrick Roberts replaces Chris Rigg.
68': Dan Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Joe Williams (Bristol City).
70': Foul by Haydon Roberts (Bristol City).
70': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Haydon Roberts (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Ajibola Alese (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
72': Attempt blocked. Bradley Dack (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a through ball.
72': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
73': Bradley Dack (Sunderland) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Dan Neil with a headed pass.
75': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
75': Haydon Roberts (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
76': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Max O'Leary.
77': Substitution, Bristol City. Harry Cornick replaces Scott Twine.
82': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
87': Hand ball by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Joe Williams (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Tommy Conway (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+4': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
90'+4': George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Bristol City 0.
0': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Bristol City 0.

Statistics

BRC		SUN
10	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	4
7	Saves	1
43.4	Possession	56.6
8	SHOTS	20
2	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
274	Accurate Passes	392
378	Passes	499
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	2
12	Crosses	8
0.1	Cross %	0.3
73	Long Balls	74
23	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	8
9	Effective Tackles	14
14	Tackles	20
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
7	Interceptions	5
22	Effective Clearances	20
22	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 40,298

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Leeds United	26	+29	53
2	Burnley	26	+22	52
3	Sheffield United	26	+19	52
4	Sunderland	26	+17	50

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Patterson (GK)
5	Danny Ballard
13	Luke O'Nien
33	Leo Fuhr Hjelde
32	Trai Hume
22	Adil Aouchiche
24	Daniel Neil
39	Pierre Ekwah
7	Jobe Bellingham
20	Jack Clarke
31	Chris Rigg

Sunderland Substitutes:

Bradley Dack, Mason Burstow, Callum Styles, Patrick Roberts, Timothee Pembélé, Nathan Bishop, Ajibola Alese, Luís Semedo, Romaine Mundle.

Bristol City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Max O'Leary (GK)
24	Hayden Roberts
26	Zak Vyner
3	Cameron Pring
19	George Tanner
6	Matty James
12	Jason Knight
11	Anis Mehmeti
17	Mark Sykes
7	Scott Twine
21	Nahki Wells

Bristol City Substitutes:

Tommy Conway, Joe Williams, Jamie Knight-Lebel, Andy King, Stefan Bajic, Harry Cornick, Ross McCrorie, Adedire Mebude.

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