SUNDERLAND. Sunderland prevails over Leeds United 1-0 after J. Bellingham scored just 1 goal (78′). Leeds United was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Stadium of Light stadium in Sunderland on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 40,531 spectators. The referee was Dean Whitestone who was helped by Daniel Leach and G Read. The 4th official was Edward Duckworth.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 11 Total 12
- 3 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 59 Attack 138
- 32 Dangerous attack 49
- 67 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Leeds United had a superior ball possession 62% while Sunderland was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Leeds United had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Sunderland succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Sunderland shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Leeds United shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Sunderland received 1 yellow card (Luke O’Nien). On the other side, Leeds United received 3 yellow cards (Daniel James, Ethan Ampadu and Archie Gray).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Sunderland has 33 points to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Leeds United will stays with 41 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Sunderland will play away against Bristol City on the 16th of December with a 1-1 head to head record.
Leeds United will host Coventry City on the 16th of December with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Leeds United (2 draws).
Sunderland – Formation
Sunderland
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78'
Sunderland started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Mike Dodds decided to play with the following team: Anthony Patterson , Jenson Seelt , Daniel Ballard , Luke O’Nien , Trai Hume , Jobe Bellingham , Dan Neil , Niall Huggins , Abdoullah Ba , Alex Pritchard and Jack Clarke .
The home team had on the bench: Patrick Roberts , Pierre Ekwah , Mason Burstow, Eliezer Mayenda, Nazariy Rusyn, Adil Aouchiche, Nectarios Triantis, Nathan Bishop and Bradley Dack.
Substitutions
Sunderland made 3 changes: Abdoullah Ba for Patrick Roberts (59′), Jenson Seelt for Pierre Ekwah (71′) and Alex Pritchard for Bradley Dack (90′).
Player of the match: Trai Hume
The player that probably impressed the most for Sunderland was Trai Hume even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 23 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11.
Leeds United – Formation
Leeds United
Leeds United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Daniel Farke played with: Illan Meslier , Archie Gray , Joe Rodon , Pascal Struijk , Djed Spence , Ethan Ampadu , Glen Kamara , Daniel James , Joël Piroe , Crysencio Summerville and Georginio Rutter .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Luke Ayling, Liam Cooper, Patrick Bamford , Jaidon Anthony , Karl Darlow, Wilfried Gnonto , Joe Gelhardt, Ilia Gruev and Mateo Joseph .
Substitutions
Leeds United made 4 changes: Glen Kamara for Patrick Bamford (81′), Djed Spence for Mateo Joseph (82′), Daniel James for Jaidon Anthony (75′) and Georginio Rutter for Wilfried Gnonto (75′).
Player of the match: Crysencio Summerville
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leeds United was Crysencio Summerville.
His rating is with 37 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Ipswich Town – 1-2
- Sunderland – Leeds United – 1-0
- Stoke City – Swansea City – 1-1
- Rotherham United – West Bromwich Albion – 0-2
- Huddersfield Town – Preston North End – 1-3
- Blackburn Rovers – Bristol City – 2-1
