PRESTON. Preston North End overcome Sunderland to win 2-1. It was Preston North End to strike first with a goal of Will Keane at the 25′. Then it was a penalty in the 31′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Mads Frökjaer-Jensen gave the win to Preston North End in the 59′ minute with a goal. Sunderland was surely superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Sunday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was James Linington with the collaboration of G Read and Andrew Dallison. The 4th official was Thomas Parsons. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.7 degrees Celsius or 58.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 11 Total 13
- 2 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 5
- 109 Attack 91
- 28 Dangerous attack 65
- 72 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 12
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 4
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Sunderland had a superior ball possession 65% while Preston North End was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sunderland had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Preston North End managed to find the solution to win this match.
Preston North End shot 11 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Sunderland shot 13 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Preston North End received 3 yellow cards (Will Keane, Alan Browne and Brad Potts). On the other side, Sunderland received 1 yellow card (Daniel Ballard).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Preston North End has 4 points to occupy the 8th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Sunderland stays with 0 points (21st).
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will host Huddersfield Town on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).
Sunderland will play away agasint Leeds United on the 9th of April with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Sunderland (1 draw).
Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Ryan Lowe decided to play with the following team: Freddie Woodman
, Jordan Storey , Liam Lindsay , Andrew Hughes , Brad Potts , Ali McCann , Ryan Ledson , Kian Best , Alan Browne , Mads Frökjaer-Jensen and Will Keane .The home team had on the bench: Greg Cunningham, Patrick Bauer, Ben Woodburn, David Cornell, Felipe, Duane Holmes
, Jack Whatmough, Kian Taylor and Lewis Leigh.Preston North End could not rely on the presence of Duane Holmes (injured).
Substitutions
Preston North End made 3 changes: Ali McCann for Duane Holmes (76′), Kian Best for Jack Whatmough (79′) and Mads Frökjaer-Jensen for Ben Woodburn (86′).
Best player: Will Keane
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Preston North End was Will Keane.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 12 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 5.Sunderland – Formation
Sunderland started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Tony Mowbray played with: Anthony Patterson
, Trai Hume , Daniel Ballard , Luke O’Nien , Dennis Cirkin , Dan Neil , Pierre Ekwah , Patrick Roberts , Jobe Bellingham , Jack Clarke and Bradley Dack .They had on the bench: Niall Huggins, Danny Batth, Luís Semedo
, Abdoullah Ba , Jewison Bennette, Alex Pritchard , Nectarios Triantis, Nathan Bishop and Chris Rigg.Substitutions
Sunderland made 3 changes: Jobe Bellingham for Alex Pritchard (66′), Bradley Dack for Luís Semedo (66′) and Pierre Ekwah for Abdoullah Ba (76′).
Best player: Jack Clarke
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sunderland was Jack Clarke.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 32 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Swansea City – 3-2
- Watford – Plymouth Argyle – 0-0
- Southampton – Norwich City – 4-4
- Rotherham United – Blackburn Rovers – 2-2
- Preston North End – Sunderland – 2-1
- Millwall – Bristol City – 0-1
- Ipswich Town – Stoke City – 2-0
- Hull City – Sheffield Wednesday – 4-2
- Huddersfield Town – Leicester City – 0-1
- Coventry City – Middlesbrough – 3-0
- Cardiff City – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2
- Birmingham City – Leeds United – 1-0