SUNDERLAND. Bristol City was able to snatch a draw against Sunderland with a late goal from N. Wells scored in the (90′) after Sunderland got a lead with a goal from J. Clarke (59′).

The match was played at the Stadium of Light stadium in Sunderland on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Ward with the assistance of Robert Hyde and James Wilson. The 4th official was Thomas Kirk.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Bristol City was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Sunderland that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Bristol City had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Bristol City to win the match​.

Bristol City shot 9 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Sunderland shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Bristol City didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Sunderland received 2 yellow cards (Luke O’Nien and ).

Standings

After this match, Bristol City will have 41 points like Reading to hold in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Sunderland will have 49 points like Millwall and Blackburn Rovers to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Bristol City will play away against Queens Park Rangers on the 6th of May with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of Bristol City (7 draws).

Sunderland will play away agasint Preston North End on the 6th of May with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).

Bristol City – Formation

Bristol City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Tony Mowbray decided to play with the following team: Max O’Leary (6.5), George Tanner (6.8), Zak Vyner (6.5), Robert Atkinson, Cameron Pring (6.5), Matty James (7.4), Joe Williams (6.4), Mark Sykes (6.5), Alex Scott (7.1), Anis Mehmeti (6.9) and Sam Bell (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Jay Dasilva, Andreas Weimann (7.0), Tomáš Kalas (6.5), Harry Cornick (6.1), Andy King, Nikita Haikin and Nahki Wells (6.9).

Substitutions

Bristol City made 5 changes: R. Atkinson for Tomáš Kalas (16′), G. Tanner for Andreas Weimann (70′), Anis Mehmeti for Harry Cornick (70′), S. Bell for Nahki Wells (71′) and Joe Williams for Jay Dasilva (87′).

Best player: Matty James​

The most impressive player for Bristol City was Matty James.

His rating is (7.4) with 60 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.

Sunderland – Formation

Also Sunderland adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Nigel Pearson played with: Anthony Patterson (7.1), Trai Hume (6.5), Daniel Ballard (6.7), Danny Batth (7.3), Ajibola-Joshua Alese (6.4), Daniel Neil (6.8), Édouard Michut (7.7), Patrick Roberts (7.3), Amad Diallo (6.2), Jack Clarke (7.7) and Joe Gelhardt (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Pierre Ekwah, Alex Bass, Abdoullah Ba, Alex Pritchard (6.6), Isaac Lihadji, Luke O’Nien (7.1) and Dennis Cirkin.

Substitutions

Sunderland made 4 changes: É. Michut for Luke O’Nien (63′), J. Gelhardt for Alex Pritchard (63′), Jack Clarke for Dennis Cirkin (86′) and P. Roberts for Pierre Ekwah Elimby (87′).

Best player: Jack Clarke​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sunderland was Jack Clarke.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 37 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• Wigan Athletic – Norwich City – 0-0
• Sunderland – Bristol City – 1-1
• Rotherham United – Coventry City – 0-2
• Millwall – Sheffield United – 3-2
• Middlesbrough – Queens Park Rangers – 3-1
• Luton Town – Burnley – 0-1
• Hull City – Preston North End – 0-0
• Huddersfield Town – Birmingham City – 2-1
• Blackpool – Stoke City – 1-0
• Blackburn Rovers – Swansea City – 1-0