Preston North End tops Sunderland 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON. Preston North End beat Sunderland to win 2-1.

August 17, 2023

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

Preston North End

2 - 1

Sunderland

! 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

Will Keane(goal)

25'

31'

Jack Clarke (penalty)

Will Keane- Yellow

35'

Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen(goal)

59'

66'

Luís Semedo- sub ->Bradley Dack

69'

Daniel Ballard- Yellow

76'

Abdoullah Ba- sub ->Pierre Ekwah

Duane Holmes- sub ->Ali McCann

76'

Jack Whatmough- sub ->Kian Best

79'

Ben Woodburn- sub ->Mads Frökjaer-Jensen

86'

Alan Browne - Yellow

90'

Brad Potts- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

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

Freddie Woodman 1.England

6.9

Liam Lindsay 6.Scotland

6.7

Jordan Storey 14.England

6.7

Andrew Hughes 16.Wales

7.0

Alan Browne 8.Republic of Ireland

6.5

90'

Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen 10.Denmark

7.7

86'

59'

Ali McCann 13.Scotland

6.7

76'

Ryan Ledson 18.England

6.9

K. Best 33.England

6.1

79'

Brad Potts 44.England

7.1

90'

Will Keane 7.England

8.1

35'

25'

Substitutes

David Cornell 21.Wales

Greg Cunningham 3.Republic of Ireland

Patrick Bauer 5.Germany

Jack Whatmough 26.England

79'

Ben Woodburn 20.Wales

86'

Duane Holmes 25.United States

6.7

76'

K. Taylor 30.England

Lewis Leigh 32.England

F. Rodriguez-Gentile 24.Brazil

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 (6.9), Jordan Storey (6.7), Liam Lindsay (6.7), Andrew Hughes (7.0), Brad Potts (7.1), Ali McCann (6.7), Ryan Ledson (6.9), Kian Best (6.1), Alan Browne (6.5), Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (7.7) and Will Keane (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Greg Cunningham, Patrick Bauer, Ben Woodburn, David Cornell, Felipe, Duane Holmes (6.7), 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 (8.1) with 1 goal, 12 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 5.

Sunderland – Formation

Sunderland

Anthony Patterson 1.England

6.6

Dennis Cirkin 3.England

7.0

Daniel Ballard 5.Northern Ireland

6.5

69'

Luke O'Nien 13.England

7.1

Trai Hume 32.Northern Ireland

6.7

Jobe Bellingham 7.England

6.8

66'

P. Roberts 10.England

7.1

Jack Clarke 20.England

8.5

31'

Dan Neil 24.England

7.2

P. Ekwah 39.France

6.6

76'

B. Dack 46.England

7.0

66'

Substitutes

N. Bishop 30.England

N. Huggins 2.Wales

D. Batth 6.England

N. Triantis 25.Australia

Abdoullah Ba 17.France

6.7

76'

Alex Pritchard 21.England

6.9

66'

C. Rigg 31.England

Luís Semedo 9.Portugal

6.4

66'

Jewison Bennette 19.Costa Rica

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

Tony Mowbray played with: Anthony Patterson (6.6), Trai Hume (6.7), Daniel Ballard (6.5), Luke O’Nien (7.1), Dennis Cirkin (7.0), Dan Neil (7.2), Pierre Ekwah (6.6), Patrick Roberts (7.1), Jobe Bellingham (6.8), Jack Clarke (8.5) and Bradley Dack (7.0).

They had on the bench: Niall Huggins, Danny Batth, Luís Semedo (6.4), Abdoullah Ba (6.7), Jewison Bennette, Alex Pritchard (6.9), Nectarios Triantis, Nathan Bishop and Chris Rigg.