ACCRINGTON. Sunderland and Accrington Stanley draw 1-1. A. O’Brien scored the first goal (48′) for Sunderland. M. Clark settled the score (84′). Sunderland was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Wham Stadium stadium in Accrington on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was James Bell who was helped by David Avent and Peter Gooch. The 4th official was Peter Wright. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.1 degrees Celsius or 39.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sunderland had a strong ball possession 56% while Accrington Stanley was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sunderland had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Sunderland to win the match​.

Accrington Stanley shot 18 times, 3 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Sunderland shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Accrington Stanley received 2 yellow cards (R. Sykes and E. Hamilton). On the other side, Sunderland didn’t receive any yellow card.

R. Sykes (Accrington Stanley) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (76′).

Standings

After playing this match, Accrington Stanley will have 36 points to remain in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Sunderland will have 51 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Accrington Stanley will play away with Ipswich Town on the 22nd of January with a 3-3 head to head record.

Sunderland will host Portsmouth on the 22nd of January with a 10-4 head to head record in favor of Portsmouth (4 draws).

Accrington Stanley – Formation

Accrington Stanley adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager John Coleman decided to play with the following team: Toby Savin (6.9), Mitchell Clark (7.4), Michael Nottingham (7.1), Ross Sykes (6.1), Yeboah Amankwah (6.5), Matt Butcher (7.7), Ethan Hamilton (6.8), Harry Pell (6.2), John O’Sullivan (7.0), Sean McConville (7.3) and Colby Bishop (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: L. Isherwood, Jay Rich-Baghuelou (6.7), J. Nolan, Rosaire Longelo (6.5), H. Rodgers, J. Malcolm and D. Morgan.

Substitutions

Accrington Stanley made 2 changes: J. O’Sullivan for R. Longelo-Mbule (79′) and S. McConville for J. Rich-Baghuelou (80′).

Best player: Matt Butcher​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Accrington Stanley was Matt Butcher.

His rating is (7.7) with 33 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

Sunderland – Formation

Also Sunderland adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Lee Johnson played with: Ron-Thorben Hoffmann (6.8), Bailey Wright (6.8), Tom Flanagan (7.4), Callum Doyle (7.6), Dennis Cirkin (7.3), Elliot Embleton (6.9), Daniel Neil (7.0), Leon Dajaku (6.3), Alex Pritchard (6.2), Lynden Gooch (6.8) and Ross Stewart (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Aiden O’Brien (7.1), T. Hume, A. Xhemajli, A. Patterson, J. Diamond, J. Hawkes and D. Hume.

Substitutions

Sunderland made only 1 change substituting A. Pritchard for A. O’Brien (46′)​.

Best player: Callum Doyle​

The most impressive player for Sunderland was Callum Doyle.

His rating is (7.6) with 47 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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

• AFC Wimbledon – Morecambe – 0-0
• Accrington Stanley – Sunderland – 1-1
• Bolton Wanderers – Ipswich Town – 2-0
• Cheltenham Town – Charlton Athletic – 1-1
• Crewe Alexandra – Shrewsbury Town – 0-0
• Doncaster Rovers – Wigan Athletic – 1-2
• Fleetwood Town – Rotherham United – 1-0
• Gillingham – Burton Albion – 1-3
• Lincoln City – Cambridge United – 0-1
• Portsmouth – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-2
• Sheffield Wednesday – Plymouth Argyle – 4-2
• Wycombe Wanderers – Oxford United – 2-0