Sunderland demolishes Southampton 5-0 with an outstanding performance. HIGHLIGHTS

SUNDERLAND. Sunderland annihilates Southampton 5-0 with goals of

September 3, 2023

SUNDERLAND. Sunderland demolishes Southampton 5-0 with goals of Jack Clarke (1′), Pierre Ekwah (7′), Pierre Ekwah (45′), Bradley Dack (48′) and Chris Rigg (90′). Southampton was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (68%).

The match was played at the Stadium of Light stadium in Sunderland on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 41,469 spectators. The referee was David Coote who had the assistance of Tim Wood and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Oliver Yates. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.95 degrees Celsius or 64.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.

Match Statistics

Sunderland

5 - 0

Southampton

! 32 Ball Possession 68

Shots

18 Total 13
10 On Target 2
4 Off Target 7
4 Shots blocked 4

71 Attack 109
37 Dangerous attack 67
60 Ball safe 79

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 8
4 Off Sides 1

Fouls

21 Total 9
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Southampton had a superior ball possession 68% while Sunderland was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Southampton had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Sunderland succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Sunderland shot 18 times, 10 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Southampton shot 13 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Sunderland received 2 yellow cards (Abdoullah Ba and Luke O’Nien). On the opposite side, Southampton received 2 yellow cards (Ché Adams and Sékou Mara).

Match Timeline

Jack Clarke (goal)Trai Hume

P. Ekwah(goal)Abdoullah Ba

35'

Sékou Mara- Yellow

Abdoullah Ba- Yellow

39'

Luke O'Nien- Yellow

42'

P. Ekwah(goal)

45'

46'

C. Adams- sub ->Stuart Armstrong

46'

Ryan Fraser- sub ->Samuel Edozie

B. Dack(goal)

48'

64'

Shea Charles- sub ->Mason Holgate

Luís Semedo- sub ->Jobe Bellingham

63'

64'

69'

C. Adams- Yellow

72'

Joe Aribo- sub ->Sékou Mara

81'

82'

C. Rigg- sub ->Abdoullah Ba

82'

C. Rigg(goal)Jewison Bennette

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Sunderland will have 7 points like Plymouth Argyle, West Bromwich Albion, Millwall and Blackburn Rovers to sit in the 9th place. On the other side, Southampton will stay with 10 points like Norwich City and Hull City to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Sunderland will play away with Leeds United on the 9th of April with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Sunderland (1 draw).

Southampton will host Coventry City on the 9th of April with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Southampton (5 draws).

Sunderland – Formation

Sunderland

Anthony Patterson 1.England

7.0

Dennis Cirkin 3.England

7.0

Daniel Ballard 5.Northern Ireland

7.1

Luke O'Nien 13.England

6.6

42'

Trai Hume 32.Northern Ireland

8.1

Abdoullah Ba 17.France

7.7

82'

39'

Jack Clarke 20.England

7.8

81'

Dan Neil 24.England

6.4

P. Ekwah 39.France

9.1

7', 45'

B. Dack 46.England

8.1

64'

48'

Jobe Bellingham 7.England

6.4

63'

Substitutes

N. Bishop 30.England

N. Huggins 2.Wales

J. Seelt 23.Netherlands

N. Triantis 25.Australia

E. Taylor 18.England

Alex Pritchard 21.England

6.7

64'

C. Rigg 31.England

82'

90'

Luís Semedo 9.Portugal

6.8

63'

Jewison Bennette 19.Costa Rica

81'

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

The manager Tony Mowbray decided to play with the following team: Anthony Patterson (7.0), Trai Hume (8.1), Luke O’Nien (6.6), Daniel Ballard (7.1), Dennis Cirkin (7.0), Dan Neil (6.4), Pierre Ekwah (9.1), Abdoullah Ba (7.7), Bradley Dack (8.1), Jack Clarke (7.8) and Jobe Bellingham (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Niall Huggins, Luís Semedo (6.8), Ellis Taylor, Jewison Bennette, Alex Pritchard (6.7), Jenson Seelt, Nectarios Triantis, Nathan Bishop and Chris Rigg.

Substitutions

Sunderland made 4 changes: Jobe Bellingham for Luís Semedo (63′), Abdoullah Ba for Chris Rigg (82′), Bradley Dack for Alex Pritchard (64′) and Jack Clarke for Jewison Bennette (81′).

Best player: Pierre Ekwah

The player that probably impressed the most for Sunderland was Pierre Ekwah.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 25 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 9.

Southampton – Formation

Southampton

Gavin Bazunu 31.Republic of Ireland

6.8

Mason Holgate 6.England

6.0

64'

Kyle Walker-Peters 2.England

7.5

Ryan Manning 3.Republic of Ireland

7.0

J. Stephens 5.England

J. Bednarek 35.Poland

6.4

Flynn Downes 4.England

7.5

Will Smallbone 16.Republic of Ireland

6.7

82'

S. Armstrong 17.Scotland

6.6

46'

Sékou Mara 18.France

6.7

72'

35'

Adam Armstrong 9.England

6.8

Samuel Edozie 23.England

6.6

46'

S. Amo-Ameyaw 27.England

Substitutes

A. McCarthy 1.England

J. Bree 14.England

T. Harwood-Bellis 21.England

Joe Aribo 7.Nigeria

6.4

72'

Ryan Fraser 26.Scotland

6.7

46'

Carlos Alcaraz 22.Argentina

82'

Shea Charles 24.England

6.6

64'

C. Adams 10.Scotland

6.7

46'

69'

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

Russell Martin played with: Jack Stephens, Samuel Amo-Ameyaw, Gavin Bazunu (6.8), Kyle Walker-Peters (7.5), Jan Bednarek (6.4), Mason Holgate (6.0), Ryan Manning (7.0), Will Smallbone (6.7), Flynn Downes (7.5), Stuart Armstrong (6.6) and Sékou Mara (6.7), Adam Armstrong (6.8), Samuel Edozie (6.6).

They had on the bench: Carlos Alcaraz, Shea Charles (6.6), Alex McCarthy, Joe Aribo (6.4), Ché Adams (6.7), James Bree, Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Ryan Fraser (6.7).

Substitutions

Southampton made 5 changes: Stuart Armstrong for Ché Adams (46′), Samuel Edozie for Ryan Fraser (46′), Sékou Mara for Joe Aribo (72′), Mason Holgate for Shea Charles (64′) and Will Smallbone for Carlos Alcaraz (82′).