SUNDERLAND. Sunderland liquidates Morecambe 5-0 with goals of R. Stewart (13′), N. Broadhead (17′), A. Pritchard (56′), N. Broadhead (68′) and L. Dajaku (87′). Sunderland was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (63%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadium of Light stadium in Sunderland on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Yates who was helped by Christopher Ward and Ivan Stankovic. The 4th official was Matthew Dicicco. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.5 degrees Celsius or 41.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 7 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 8
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 134 Attack 82
- 65 Dangerous attack 19
- 97 Ball safe 105
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 5
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sunderland had a strong ball possession 63% while Morecambe was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sunderland had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sunderland won the match.
Sunderland shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Morecambe shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Sunderland didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Morecambe received 1 yellow card (J. Ayunga).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sunderland will have 39 points to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Morecambe will stay with 19 points like Shrewsbury Town to hold in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Sunderland will host Plymouth Argyle on the 11th of December with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Sunderland (0 draws).
Morecambe will play away agasint Portsmouth on the 11th of December with a 2-2 head to head statistic.
Sunderland – Formation
Sunderland
58'
87'
Sunderland started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Lee Johnson decided to play with the following team: Ron-Thorben Hoffmann , Bailey Wright , Tom Flanagan , Callum Doyle , Lynden Gooch , Daniel Neil , Carl Winchester , Leon Dajaku , Alex Pritchard , Ross Stewart and Nathan Broadhead .
The home team had on the bench: Elliot Embleton , Aiden O’Brien , F. Alves, C. Dunne, A. Patterson, Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka and O. Younger.
Substitutions
Sunderland made 3 changes: C. Winchester for E. Embleton (58′), N. Broadhead for B. Mbunga Kimpioka (75′) and R. Stewart for A. O’Brien (75′).
Best player: Lynden Gooch
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sunderland was Lynden Gooch even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 57 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.
Morecambe – Formation
Morecambe
71'
Morecambe started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Stephen Robinson played with: Kyle Letheren , Ryan McLaughlin , Anthony O’Connor , Ryan Delaney , Greg Leigh , Aaron Wildig , Callum Jones , Alfie McCalmont , Jonah Ayunga , Cole Stockton and Arthur Gnahoua .
They had on the bench: Toumani Diagouraga , W. McDonald, J. Andrésson, S. Wootton, R. Cooney, Adam Phillips and Courtney Duffus .
Substitutions
Morecambe made 3 changes: C. Jones for T. Diagouraga (46′), A. Gnahoua for C. Duffus (46′) and A. Wildig for A. Phillips (64′).
Best player: Toumani Diagouraga
The player that probably impressed the most for Morecambe was Toumani Diagouraga.
His rating is with 23 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Accrington Stanley – AFC Wimbledon – 0-2
- Charlton Athletic – Ipswich Town – 2-0
- Cheltenham Town – Cambridge United – 0-5
- Crewe Alexandra – Lincoln City – 2-0
- Doncaster Rovers – Oxford United – 1-2
- Fleetwood Town – Bolton Wanderers – 3-0
- Portsmouth – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-0
- Rotherham United – Gillingham – 5-1
- Sunderland – Morecambe – 5-0
- Wycombe Wanderers – Burton Albion – 2-1
