SUNDERLAND. Lincoln City beat Sunderland 3-1 thanks to C. Maguire who scored in the 31st, 57th and 75th minute. Lincoln City got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from C. Maguire (31′) and C. Maguire (57′). Sunderland tried to recover with a goal from R. Stewart (68′). However, the match was closed by a goal (75′) scored by C. Maguire for Lincoln City. Sunderland lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

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 Jeremy Simpson assisted by James Wilson and Geoffrey Liddle. The 4th official was Simon Mather. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.4 degrees Celsius or 38.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sunderland had a superior ball possession 58% while Lincoln City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sunderland had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Lincoln City found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Sunderland shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lincoln City shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Sunderland received 2 yellow cards (C. Winchester and C. Doyle). On the opposite side, Lincoln City received 7 yellow cards (C. Maguire, T. Bishop, T. Eyoma, M. Whittaker, L. Fiorini, C. McGrandles and L. Sorensen).

(Sunderland) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (56′).

Standings

After this match, Sunderland will stay with 50 points like Rotherham United to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Lincoln City will have 28 points to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Sunderland will play away with Accrington Stanley on the 15th of January with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Sunderland (2 draws).

Lincoln City will host Doncaster Rovers on the 15th of February with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Doncaster Rovers (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: Anthony Patterson (6.0), Lynden Gooch (6.2), Tom Flanagan (6.2), Callum Doyle (6.8), Dennis Cirkin (6.6), Carl Winchester (5.8), Daniel Neil (6.6), Elliot Embleton (6.8), Alex Pritchard (6.5), Jack Diamond (6.0) and Ross Stewart (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Josh Hawkes (6.6), E. Taylor, Denver Hume (6.8), O. Younger, J. Carney, A. Xhemajli and Aiden O’Brien (6.4).

Substitutions

Sunderland made 3 changes: J. Diamond for A. O’Brien (65′), D. Cirkin for D. Hume (65′) and A. Pritchard for J. Hawkes (80′).

Best player: Ross Stewart​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sunderland was Ross Stewart.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 32 passes (56% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 18 duels out of 32.

Lincoln City – Formation

Lincoln City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Michael Appleton played with: Joshua Griffiths (7.6), Teddy Bishop (6.9), Timothy Eyoma (7.0), Regan Poole (7.6), Cohen Bramall (6.7), Lewis Fiorini (6.9), Conor McGrandles (7.4), Max Sanders (6.8), Morgan Whittaker (6.9), Chris Maguire (9.7) and Hakeeb Adelakun (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: S. Long, Jamie Robson (6.2), Max Melbourne (6.4) and Lasse Sørensen (6.4).

Substitutions

Lincoln City made 3 changes: T. Bishop for M. Melbourne (58′), H. Adelakun for L. Sorensen (76′) and M. Whittaker for J. Robson (86′).

Best player: Chris Maguire​

The player that probably impressed the most for Lincoln City was Chris Maguire.

His rating is (9.7) with 3 goals, 29 passes (62% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Sunderland – Lincoln City – 1-3
• Bolton Wanderers – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-2
• Milton Keynes Dons – AFC Wimbledon – 1-0