SUNDERLAND. Sunderland obliterates Sheffield Wednesday 5-0 with goals of R. Stewart (12′), R. Stewart (36′), C. Doyle (40′), R. Stewart (58′) and B. Mbunga Kimpioka (75′).

The match was played at the Stadium of Light stadium in Sunderland on Thursday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Ben Toner with the collaboration of Simon Clayton and Robert Atkin. The 4th official was Peter Wright. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 11.6 degrees Celsius or 52.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Sunderland was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Sheffield Wednesday that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield Wednesday was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Sunderland found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Sunderland shot 16 times, 10 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Sunderland received 2 yellow cards (D. Neil and E. Embleton). On the opposite side, Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card (B. Bannan).

Standings

After this match, Sunderland will have 49 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday will stay with 37 points to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Sunderland will play away against Wycombe Wanderers on the 8th of January with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Sunderland (2 draws).

Sheffield Wednesday will play away agasint Shrewsbury Town on the 2nd of January with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Shrewsbury Town (1 draw).

Sunderland – Formation

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

The manager Lee Johnson decided to play with the following team: Ron-Thorben Hoffmann (7.6), Bailey Wright (7.3), Tom Flanagan (7.8), Callum Doyle (7.7), Lynden Gooch (7.4), Daniel Neil (6.8), Corry Evans (7.4), Leon Dajaku (7.1), Alex Pritchard (7.3), Elliot Embleton (7.1) and Ross Stewart (9.2).

The home team had on the bench: Dennis Cirkin (6.6), L. Burge, O. Younger, W. Harris, Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka (7.4), D. Hume and Frederik Alves (6.4).

Substitutions

Sunderland made 3 changes: A. Pritchard for D. Cirkin (63′), D. Neil for B. Mbunga Kimpioka (71′) and L. Dajaku for F. Alves (80′).

Best player: Ross Stewart​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sunderland was Ross Stewart.

His rating is (9.2) with 3 goals, 24 passes (66% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 12.

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

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

Darren Moore played with: Bailey Peacock-Farrell (6.1), Liam Palmer (6.3), Cheyenne Dunkley (6.6), Marvin Johnson (6.1), Lewis Wing (6.8), Jack Hunt (6.5), Barry Bannan (7.0), Oluwafisayo Dele-Bashiru (6.1), Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (6.6), Lee Gregory (6.8) and Callum Paterson (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Theo Corbeanu (6.6), S. Berahino, S. Sow, O. Shodipo, J. Wildsmith, Dennis Adeniran (6.8) and Ciaran Brennan (5.8).

Sheffield Wednesday could not rely on the presence of C. Brennan (injured).

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 3 changes: C. Dunkley for C. Brennan (29′), F. Dele-Bashiru for T. Corbeanu (59′) and L. Gregory for D. Adeniran (76′).

Best player: Callum Paterson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield Wednesday was Callum Paterson.

His rating is (7.0) with 21 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 18. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​

• Sunderland – Sheffield Wednesday – 5-0