English League Championship

Sunderland vs Stoke City, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sunderland
  • 7': Tom Watson
  • 86': Tom Watson
FT
2 - 1
Stoke City
  • 6': Lewis Koumas

About

Sunderland are hosting Stoke 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': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Trai Hume.
  • 4': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Thomas Cannon (Stoke City).
  • 5': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Andrew Moran (Stoke City).
  • 6': Attempt saved. Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Million Manhoef.
  • 6': Goal! Sunderland 0, Stoke City 1. Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  • 7': Goal! Sunderland 1, Stoke City 1. Tom Watson (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Tchamadeu with a cross.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Watson.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke O'Nien.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Aji Alese (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilson Isidor.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Tom Watson (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 14': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Tatsuki Seko.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tom Watson with a cross following a corner.
  • 15': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Junior Tchamadeu.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Rigg.
  • 23': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Trai Hume.
  • 29': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Trai Hume.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 30': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Trai Hume.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Michael Rose (Stoke City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Million Manhoef with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Thomas Cannon (Stoke City).
  • 32': Foul by Ashley Phillips (Stoke City).
  • 32': Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 36': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Andrew Moran (Stoke City).
  • 37': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Andrew Moran (Stoke City).
  • 39': Attempt saved. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke O'Nien.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aji Alese with a cross.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Rigg.
  • 42': Andrew Moran (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Dan Neil (Sunderland).
  • 42': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Lewis Koumas.
  • 43': Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
  • 43': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Tom Watson (Sunderland) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham following a set piece situation.
  • 45': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Trai Hume.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Koumas.
  • 45': Offside, Stoke City. Thomas Cannon is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sunderland 1, Stoke City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 1, Stoke City 1.
  • 47': Andrew Moran (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Watson.
  • 51': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Junior Tchamadeu.
  • 52': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Lewis Koumas.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Rigg with a cross.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 63': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Junior Tchamadeu.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Rigg.
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Foul by Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City).
  • 66': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Eric-Junior Bocat.
  • 68': Offside, Sunderland. Aji Alese is caught offside.
  • 68': Foul by Aji Alese (Sunderland).
  • 68': Thomas Cannon (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tom Watson.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Eric-Junior Bocat with a cross.
  • 73': Substitution, Stoke City. André Vidigal replaces Million Manhoef.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Tom Watson (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Wilson Isidor.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Rigg.
  • 74': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Eric-Junior Bocat.
  • 75': Offside, Sunderland. Chris Rigg is caught offside.
  • 77': Andrew Moran (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
  • 79': Substitution, Sunderland. Dennis Cirkin replaces Aji Alese.
  • 79': Substitution, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda replaces Chris Rigg.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Watson.
  • 80': Offside, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor is caught offside.
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Viktor Johansson (Stoke City).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Andrew Moran (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 84': Substitution, Stoke City. Ben Wilmot replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
  • 85': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Michael Rose.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Trai Hume with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 86': Goal! Sunderland 2, Stoke City 1. Tom Watson (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 89': Anthony Patterson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Thomas Cannon (Stoke City).
  • 90': Attempt missed. André Vidigal (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Wilmot.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Sunderland. Leo Hjelde replaces Wilson Isidor because of an injury.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Watson.
  • 90'+3': André Vidigal (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Ashley Phillips (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eric-Junior Bocat.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, Stoke City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sunderland 2, Stoke City 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 5
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 9
8 Saves 2
54.8 Possession 45.2
11 SHOTS 25
3 ON GOAL 10
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
372 Accurate Passes 296
465 Passes 376
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 5
16 Crosses 22
0.3 Cross % 0.2
53 Long Balls 48
16 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 7
7 Effective Tackles 11
14 Tackles 24
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 8
32 Effective Clearances 27
32 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 39,311

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sheffield United 39 +27 83
2 Leeds United 39 +51 81
3 Burnley 39 +42 81
4 Sunderland 39 +19 72
Full Table

Line-Ups

SUN Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
13 Luke O'Nien
5 Danny Ballard
42 Ajibola Alese
32 Trai Hume
11 Chris Rigg
7 Jobe Bellingham
4 Daniel Neil
18 Wilson Isidor
40 Tom Watson
10 Patrick Roberts
Sunderland Substitutes:
Adil Aouchiche, Milan Aleksic, Aaron Connolly, Zak Johnson, Leo Fuhr Hjelde, Nazariy Rusyn, Dennis Cirkin, Simon Moore, Eliezer Mayenda.

STK Stoke City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Viktor Johansson (GK)
5 Michael Rose
26 Ashley Phillips
17 Eric Bocat
22 Junior Tchamadeu
42 Million Manhoef
24 Andy Moran
12 Tatsuki Seko
9 Thomas Cannon
10 Bae Jun-Ho
11 Lewis Koumas
Stoke City Substitutes:
Sol Sidibe, Lynden Gooch, Emre Tezgel, Niall Ennis, André Vidigal, Jordan Thompson, Ben Wilmot, Jack Bonham, Wouter Burger.

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