Sunderland overcomes Norwich City 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

SUNDERLAND. Sunderland found a way to reverse the score against Norwich City.

October 29, 2023

SUNDERLAND. Sunderland was capable to turn the tables against Norwich City. It was Norwich City to score first with a goal from Ui-Jo Hwang. Nonetheless, later Sunderland found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Trai Hume (37′), Dan Neil (45′) and Jack Clarke (80′). Sunderland was truly superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Stadium of Light stadium in Sunderland on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Backhouse who had the assistance of Paul Hodskinson and Black Antrobus. The 4th official was Simon Mather. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.79 degrees Celsius or 51.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.

Match Statistics

Sunderland

3 - 1

Norwich City

! 63 Ball Possession 37

Shots

17 Total 9
9 On Target 2
3 Off Target 4
6 Shots blocked 3

142 Attack 66
81 Dangerous attack 43
63 Ball safe 49

1 Penalties 0
7 Corners 1

Fouls

12 Total 17
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sunderland had a superior ball possession 63% while Norwich City was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sunderland was putting more pressure with 81 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sunderland won the match.

Sunderland shot 17 times, 9 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Norwich City shot 9 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Sunderland received 4 yellow cards (Alex Pritchard, Luís Semedo, Luke O’Nien and Daniel Ballard). Regarding the opposition, Norwich City received 4 yellow cards (Adam Idah, Christian Fassnacht, Dimitrios Giannoulis and Kenny McLean).

Match Timeline

11'

Christian Fassnacht- Yellow

23'

Daniel Ballard- Yellow

24'

Trai Hume(goal)Patrick Roberts

37'

Luke O'Nien- Yellow

41'

Dan Neil(goal)Jack Clarke

45'

46'

M. Núñez- sub ->Adam Forshaw

61'

Dimitrios Giannoulis - Yellow

62'

Onel Hernández- sub ->Christian Fassnacht

62'

Borja Sainz- sub ->Jonathan Rowe

71'

Luís Semedo- sub ->Nazariy Rusyn

71'

Abdoullah Ba- sub ->Patrick Roberts

72'

74'

Jack Stacey- sub ->Kellen Fisher

Dennis Cirkin - sub ->Niall Huggins

77'

C. Rigg- sub ->Pierre Ekwah

77'

Jack Clarke (penalty)

80'

78'

K. McLean- Yellow

89'

90'

Luís Semedo- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Sunderland will have 22 points like Preston North End to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Norwich City will stay with 17 points like Watford and Millwall to remain in the 17th 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).

Norwich City will play away agasint Sheffield Wednesday on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (3 draws).

Sunderland – Formation

Sunderland

Anthony Patterson 1.England

6.4

N. Huggins 2.Wales

7.9

77'

Daniel Ballard 5.Northern Ireland

7.3

24'

Luke O'Nien 13.England

7.0

41'

Trai Hume 32.Northern Ireland

8.2

37'

Jobe Bellingham 7.England

6.4

71'

P. Roberts 10.England

7.7

72'

Jack Clarke 20.England

10.2

80'

Dan Neil 24.England

7.9

45'

P. Ekwah 39.France

7.9

77'

N. Rusyn 15.Ukraine

6.4

71'

Substitutes

N. Bishop 30.England

J. Seelt 23.Netherlands

Dennis Cirkin 3.England

6.4

77'

Abdoullah Ba 17.France

6.8

72'

Alex Pritchard 21.England

6.8

71'

89'

C. Rigg 31.England

6.7

77'

B. Dack 46.England

Luís Semedo 9.Portugal

6.7

71'

90'

M. Burstow 11.England

Sunderland started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Tony Mowbray decided to play with the following team: Anthony Patterson (6.4), Trai Hume (8.2), Luke O’Nien (7.0), Daniel Ballard (7.3), Niall Huggins (7.9), Pierre Ekwah (7.9), Patrick Roberts (7.7), Dan Neil (7.9), Jobe Bellingham (6.4), Jack Clarke (10.2) and Nazariy Rusyn (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Dennis Cirkin (6.4), Mason Burstow, Luís Semedo (6.7), Abdoullah Ba (6.8), Alex Pritchard (6.8), Jenson Seelt, Nathan Bishop, Chris Rigg (6.7) and Bradley Dack.

Substitutions

Sunderland made 5 changes: Pierre Ekwah for Chris Rigg (77′), Jobe Bellingham for Alex Pritchard (71′), Nazariy Rusyn for Luís Semedo (71′), Patrick Roberts for Abdoullah Ba (72′) and Niall Huggins for Dennis Cirkin (77′).

Best player: Trai Hume

The most impressive player for Sunderland was Trai Hume.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 71 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 4 crosses.

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City

G. Long 12.England

7.0

K. Fisher 35.England

7.1

74'

Ben Gibson 6.England

7.0

74'

Shane Duffy 24.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Dimitrios Giannoulis 30.Greece

6.0

61'

Christian Fassnacht 16.Switzerland

6.8

62'

11'

Adam Forshaw 29.England

6.6

46'

Gabriel Sara 17.Brazil

6.8

K. McLean 23.Scotland

6.7

78'

J. Rowe 27.England

6.8

62'

Ui-jo Hwang 31.South Korea

7.5

23'

Substitutes

D. Batth 21.England

Jack Stacey 3.England

6.7

74'

L. Gibbs 8.England

Przemyslaw Placheta 20.Poland

Onel Hernández 25.Cuba

6.8

62'

M. Núñez 26.Chile

6.3

46'

Borja Sainz 7.Spain

6.4

62'

Adam Idah 11.Republic of Ireland

6.6

74'

90'

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

David Wagner played with: George Long (7.0), Kellen Fisher (7.1), Shane Duffy (7.0), Ben Gibson (7.0), Dimitrios Giannoulis (6.0), Kenny McLean (6.7), Gabriel Sara (6.8), Christian Fassnacht (6.8), Adam Forshaw (6.6), Jonathan Rowe (6.8) and Ui-Jo Hwang (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jack Stacey (6.7), Onel Hernández (6.8), Marcelino Núñez (6.3), Borja Sainz (6.4), Liam Gibbs, Adam Idah (6.6), Przemysław Płacheta, Danny Batth and Caleb Ansen.

Substitutions

Norwich City made 5 changes: Christian Fassnacht for Onel Hernández (62′), Jonathan Rowe for Borja Sainz (62′), Kellen Fisher for Jack Stacey (74′), Ben Gibson for Adam Idah (74′) and Adam Forshaw for Marcelino Núñez (46′).