Sunderland beats Birmingham City 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SUNDERLAND. Sunderland conquers Birmingham City 3-1.

November 12, 2023

SUNDERLAND. Sunderland beats Birmingham City 3-1. Sunderland took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadium of Light stadium in Sunderland on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Dean Whitestone with the help of Mark Stevens and Alex James. The 4th official was James Bell. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.29 degrees Celsius or 46.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.

Match Statistics

Sunderland

3 - 1

Birmingham City

60 Ball Possession 40

Shots

22 Total 16
6 On Target 7
5 Off Target 6
11 Shots blocked 3

100 Attack 100
57 Dangerous attack 35
68 Ball safe 59

0 Penalties 0
10 Corners 5

Fouls

5 Total 9
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sunderland had a superior ball possession 60% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sunderland had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sunderland won the match.

Sunderland shot 22 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Birmingham City shot 16 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Sunderland received 2 yellow cards (Patrick Roberts and Trai Hume). On the other side, Birmingham City received 2 yellow cards (Ethan Laird and Jordan James).

Match Timeline

Jobe Bellingham(goal)Nazariy Rusyn

17'

18'

Ethan Laird- Yellow

30'

Koji Miyoshi(goal)Jay Stansfield

P. Roberts- Yellow

39'

Trai Hume- Yellow

45'

46'

J. James- Yellow

57'

Dion Sanderson(own-goal)

Abdoullah Ba- sub ->Nazariy Rusyn

61'

72'

Siriki Dembélé- sub ->Jordan James

A. Aouchiche- sub ->Jobe Bellingham

74'

A. Aouchiche(goal)Jack Clarke

76'

78'

Scott Hogan- sub ->Oliver Burke

78'

Lukas Jutkiewicz- sub ->Jay Stansfield

83'

G. Gardner- sub ->Koji Miyoshi

83'

M. Burstow- sub ->Jack Clarke

88'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Sunderland will have 26 points like West Bromwich Albion and Hull City to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Birmingham City will stay with 19 points like Swansea City to hold in the 18th 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 statistic in favor of Sunderland (1 draw).

Birmingham City will host Cardiff City on the 10th of April with a 12-4 head to head statistic in favor of Cardiff City (9 draws).

Sunderland – Formation

Sunderland

Anthony Patterson 1.England

8.1

N. Triantis 25.Australia

7.0

N. Huggins 2.Wales

7.7

Dennis Cirkin 3.England

J. Seelt 23.Netherlands

7.0

Trai Hume 32.Northern Ireland

7.3

45'

Jobe Bellingham 7.England

7.9

74'

17'

P. Roberts 10.England

7.3

74'

39'

Jack Clarke 20.England

8.1

88'

Dan Neil 24.England

6.6

P. Ekwah 39.France

7.5

N. Rusyn 15.Ukraine

7.5

61'

Substitutes

N. Bishop 30.England

Abdoullah Ba 17.France

6.7

61'

Alex Pritchard 21.England

A. Aouchiche 22.France

8.1

74'

76'

B. Dack 46.England

E. Taylor 18.England

Luís Semedo 9.Portugal

M. Burstow 11.England

7.0

88'

Eliezer Mayenda 12.Spain

6.4

74'

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 (8.1), Niall Huggins (7.7), Dennis Cirkin, Jenson Seelt (7.0), Nectarios Triantis (7.0), Trai Hume (7.3), Pierre Ekwah (7.5), Patrick Roberts (7.3), Dan Neil (6.6), Jobe Bellingham (7.9), Jack Clarke (8.1) and Nazariy Rusyn (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Luís Semedo, Mason Burstow (7.0), Eliezer Mayenda (6.4), Abdoullah Ba (6.7), Alex Pritchard, Adil Aouchiche (8.1), Nathan Bishop, Bradley Dack and Ellis Taylor.

Substitutions

Sunderland made 4 changes: Nazariy Rusyn for Abdoullah Ba (61′), Jack Clarke for Mason Burstow (88′), Jobe Bellingham for Adil Aouchiche (74′) and Patrick Roberts for Eliezer Mayenda (74′).

Best player: Adil Aouchiche

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sunderland was Adil Aouchiche.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 5 passes (100% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 4 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 74′.

Birmingham City – Formation

Birmingham City

John Ruddy 21.England

7.3

Ethan Laird 2.England

6.3

83'

18'

Dion Sanderson 5.England

6.3

Cody Drameh 12.England

7.1

Emanuel Aiwu 44.Austria

7.8

Oliver Burke 45.Scotland

6.8

78'

J. Bacuna 7.Netherlands

8.1

Koji Miyoshi 11.Japan

7.3

83'

30'

J. James 19.Wales

6.6

72'

46'

Ivan Šunjić 34.Croatia

7.1

J. Stansfield 28.England

6.4

78'

Substitutes

N. Etheridge 1.Philippines

Marc Roberts 4.England

M. Emmanuel 23.England

M. Oakley 24.England

6.6

83'

G. Gardner 20.England

6.4

83'

Brandon Khela 27.England

Siriki Dembélé 17.Scotland

7.0

72'

Scott Hogan 9.Republic of Ireland

6.4

78'

Lukas Jutkiewicz 10.England

7.3

78'

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

Wayne Mark Rooney played with: John Ruddy (7.3), Ethan Laird (6.3), Dion Sanderson (6.3), Emanuel Aiwu (7.8), Cody Drameh (7.1), Jordan James (6.6), Ivan Šunjić (7.1), Koji Miyoshi (7.3), Oliver Burke (6.8), Juninho Bacuna (8.1), Jay Stansfield (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Siriki Dembélé (7.0), Neil Etheridge, Marc Roberts, Scott Hogan (6.4), Lukas Jutkiewicz (7.3), Gary Gardner (6.4), Emmanuel Longelo, Marcel Oakley (6.6) and Brandon Khela.

Substitutions

Birmingham City made 5 changes: Koji Miyoshi for Gary Gardner (83′), Ethan Laird for Marcel Oakley (83′), Jordan James for Siriki Dembélé (72′), Oliver Burke for Scott Hogan (78′) and Jay Stansfield for Lukas Jutkiewicz (78′).