SUNDERLAND. Charlton Athletic conquers Sunderland 1-0 after J. Stockley scored just 1 goal (66′). Sunderland lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadium of Light stadium in Sunderland on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren Drysdale who was helped by Wayne Grunnill and Ivan Stankovic. The 4th official was Declan Bourne. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.4 degrees Celsius or 54.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sunderland had a superior ball possession 60% while Charlton Athletic was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sunderland was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Charlton Athletic found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Sunderland shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Charlton Athletic shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Sunderland received 2 yellow cards (C. Evans and T. Flanagan). Regarding the opposition, Charlton Athletic received 2 yellow cards (B. Purrington and A. Gilbey).

Standings

After playing this match, Sunderland will stay with 28 points like Wigan Athletic to stay in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Charlton Athletic will have 12 points to stay in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Sunderland will play away against Rotherham United on the 30th of October with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Sunderland (1 draw).

Charlton Athletic will host Doncaster Rovers on the 30th of October with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Charlton Athletic (2 draws).

Sunderland – Formation

Sunderland started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Lee Johnson decided to play with the following team: Ron-Thorben Hoffmann (6.7), Carl Winchester (7.1), Tom Flanagan (7.3), Callum Doyle (6.6), Dennis Cirkin (7.4), Luke O’Nien (7.4), Daniel Neil (6.8), Aiden O’Brien (6.7), Alex Pritchard (7.0), Aiden McGeady (6.7) and Ross Stewart (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: D. Hume, B. Wright, Leon Dajaku (6.8), F. Alves, L. Burge, Corry Evans (6.4) and Lynden Gooch (6.4).

Substitutions

Sunderland made 3 changes: A. Pritchard for L. Dajaku (70′), A. O’Brien for L. Gooch (70′) and D. Neil for C. Evans (80′).

Best player: Luke O’Nien​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sunderland was Luke O’Nien.

His rating is (7.4) with 43 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 18.

Charlton Athletic – Formation

Charlton Athletic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the other side, Johnnie Jackson played with: Craig MacGillivray (7.7), Adam Matthews (7.8), Samuel Lavelle (6.7), Akin Famewo (7.1), George Dobson (7.4), Jonathan Leko (7.1), Alex Gilbey (6.9), Ben Purrington (7.0), Elliot Lee (6.7), Jayden Stockley (7.7) and Conor Washington (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: B. Watson, D. Jaiyesimi, C. Blackett-Taylor, Jason Pearce (6.9), Sean Clare (6.3), S. Henderson and J. Davison.

Charlton Athletic could not rely on the presence of J. Pearce (injured).

Substitutions

Charlton Athletic made 3 changes: S. Lavelle for J. Pearce (31′), E. Lee for S. Clare (80′) and J. Leko for D. Jaiyesimi (90′).

Best player: Adam Matthews​

The most impressive player for Charlton Athletic was Adam Matthews even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 27 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​

• AFC Wimbledon – Wigan Athletic – 0-2
• Accrington Stanley – Portsmouth – 2-2
• Bolton Wanderers – Gillingham – 2-2
• Burton Albion – Oxford United – 1-3
• Doncaster Rovers – Cheltenham Town – 3-2
• Ipswich Town – Fleetwood Town – 2-1
• Milton Keynes Dons – Rotherham United – 0-3
• Morecambe – Plymouth Argyle – 1-1
• Sheffield Wednesday – Lincoln City – 1-1
• Shrewsbury Town – Cambridge United – 4-1
• Sunderland – Charlton Athletic – 0-1
• Wycombe Wanderers – Crewe Alexandra – 2-1