Accrington Stanley crushes Sutton United 4-1 . HIGHLIGHTS

ACCRINGTON. Accrington Stanley annihilates Sutton United 4-1 with goals of

September 17, 2023

ACCRINGTON. Accrington Stanley crushes Sutton United 4-1 with goals of Tommy Leigh (45′ pen), Tommy Leigh (57′), Rosaire Longelo (63′) and Joe Pritchard (90′). Regarding the opposition, Sutton United scored with Omari Patrick (64′).

The match was played at the Wham Stadium stadium in Accrington on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren Drysdale with the assistance of Kevin Mulraine and Alex Gray. The 4th official was Jack Forder. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.17 degrees Celsius or 59.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.

Match Statistics

Accrington Stanley

4 - 1

Sutton United

45 Ball Possession 55

Shots

12 Total 12
4 On Target 1
6 Off Target 8
2 Shots blocked 3

52 Attack 108
36 Dangerous attack 81
89 Ball safe 94

1 Penalties 0
2 Corners 3
5 Off Sides 1

Fouls

9 Total 12
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Sutton United had a strong ball possession 55% while Accrington Stanley was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sutton United was more pushing with 81 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Accrington Stanley was able to find the solution to win this match.

Accrington Stanley shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Sutton United shot 12 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Accrington Stanley received 3 yellow cards (Josh Andrews, Toby Savin and Rosaire Longelo). Regarding the opposition, Sutton United received 1 yellow card (Dean Bouzanis).

Match Timeline

10'

45'

Dean Bouzanis- Yellow

Tommy Leigh(penalty)

45'

Joe Pritchard- sub ->Lewis Shipley

46'

Rosaire Longelo- Yellow

49'

Tommy Leigh(goal)

57'

Rosaire Longelo(goal)Joe Pritchard

63'

64'

Omari Patrick(goal)Josh Coley

72'

Harry Beautyman- sub ->Craig Clay

72'

Sebastian Quirk- sub ->Kelvin Mellor

79'

81'

Scott Kashket- sub ->Aiden O\'Brien

81'

Joe Kizzi- sub ->Ryan Jackson

Toby Savin- Yellow

90'

Joe Pritchard(goal)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Accrington Stanley will have 13 points like Crewe Alexandra and Milton Keynes Dons to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Sutton United will stay with 3 points like Tranmere Rovers to remain in the 24th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Accrington Stanley will play away against Colchester United on the 17th of February with a 5-0 head to head statistic in favor of Accrington Stanley (0 draws).

Sutton United will play away agasint Bradford City on the 17th of February with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Bradford City (1 draw).

Accrington Stanley – Formation

Accrington Stanley

Toby Savin 1.England

6.3

90'

Brad Hills 5.England

7.3

Lewis Shipley 2.England

6.7

46'

Jay Rich-Baghuelou 3.Australia

7.3

Kelvin Mellor 4.England

6.8

79'

Seamus Conneely 28.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Tommy Leigh 18.England

8.5

45', 57'

Liam Coyle 6.England

6.8

Rosaire Longelo 14.England

7.7

49'

63'

Shaun Whalley 7.England

7.5

Josh Andrews 19.England

6.8

10'

Substitutes

Jack McIntyre 61.England

Joe Gubbins 16.England

Ben Woods 8.England

Joe Pritchard 10.England

7.7

46'

90'

Sebastian Quirk 12.England

6.8

79'

Jack Nolan 17.England

Matt Lowe 9.England

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

The manager John Coleman decided to play with the following team: Toby Savin (6.3), Kelvin Mellor (6.8), Jay Bagueloc’rich (7.3), Brad Hills (7.3), Lewis Shipley (6.7), Seamus Conneely (7.0), Liam Coyle (6.8), Shaun Whalley (7.5), Tommy Leigh (8.5), Rosaire Longelo (7.7) and Josh Andrews (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Benjamin Woods, Joe Pritchard (7.7), Joseph Gubbins, Matt Lowe, Seb Quirk (6.8), Jack McIntyre and Jack Nolan.

Substitutions

Accrington Stanley made 2 changes: Lewis Shipley for Joe Pritchard (46′) and Kelvin Mellor for Seb Quirk (79′).

Best player: Tommy Leigh

The player that probably impressed the most for Accrington Stanley was Tommy Leigh.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 31 passes (39% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Sutton United – Formation

Sutton United

Dean Bouzanis 21.Australia

6.4

45'

Ben Goodliffe 5.England

7.7

Louis John 6.England

6.8

Rob Milsom 24.England

6.6

Ryan Jackson 23.England

6.4

81'

Josh Coley 7.England

7.1

72'

Omari Patrick 11.England

7.0

64'

Craig Clay 16.England

6.3

72'

Christian N'Guessan 8.England

6.6

Harry Smith 9.England

6.6

Aiden O'Brien 40.Republic of Ireland

7.0

81'

Substitutes

Jack Rose 1.England

Omar Sowunmi 4.England

Joe Kizzi 22.England

6.7

81'

Harry Beautyman 10.England

6.4

72'

Dion Pereira 18.Antigua and Barbuda

6.4

72'

Scott Kashket 20.England

6.8

81'

Lee Angol 33.England

Sutton United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Matt Gray played with: Dean Bouzanis (6.4), Ryan Jackson (6.4), Ben Goodliffe (7.7), Louis John (6.8), Robert Milsom (6.6), Josh Coley (7.1), Craig Clay (6.3), Christian N’Guessan (6.6), Omari Patrick (7.0), Harry Smith (6.6) and Aiden O’Brien (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Scott Kashket (6.8), Jack Rose, Omar Sowunmi, Harry Beautyman (6.4), Dion Pereira (6.4), Lee Angol and Joe Kizzi (6.7).

Substitutions

Sutton United made 4 changes: Craig Clay for Harry Beautyman (72′), Aiden O’Brien for Scott Kashket (81′), Ryan Jackson for Joe Kizzi (81′) and Josh Coley for Dion Pereira (72′).