HULL. Sunderland tops Hull City 1-0 after J. Clarke scored just 1 goal (82′). Hull City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the KCOM Stadium stadium in Hull on Tuesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 24,420 spectators. The referee was Sunny Sukhvir Gill with the assistance of Mark Stevens and Black Antrobus. The 4th official was Leigh Doughty. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 4.23 degrees Celsius or 39.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 10 Total 17
- 6 On Target 3
- 1 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 9
- 125 Attack 93
- 59 Dangerous attack 60
- 74 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 7
Fouls
- 7 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Hull City had a strong ball possession 57% while Sunderland was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sunderland was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sunderland won the encounter.
Hull City shot 10 times, 6 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Sunderland shot 17 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Hull City received 1 yellow card (Liam Delap). Regarding the opposition, Sunderland received 1 yellow card (Nectarios Triantis).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Hull City stays with 36 points like Sunderland to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Sunderland will has 36 points like Hull City to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Hull City will host Blackburn Rovers on the 29th of December with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of Blackburn Rovers (4 draws).
Sunderland will play away against Rotherham United on the 29th of December with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Sunderland (2 draws).
Hull City – Formation
Hull City
89'
88'
Hull City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Liam Rosenior decided to play with the following team: Matt Ingram , Lewie Coyle , Alfie Jones , Jacob Greaves , Regan Slater , Tyler Morton , Jean Michaël Seri , Liam Delap , Ozan Tufan , Scott Twine and Aaron Connolly .
The home team had on the bench: Cyrus Christie , Sean McLoughlin, Greg Docherty, Allahyar Sayyadmanesh, Adama Traoré, Harry Vaughan, Jason Lokilo , Matty Jacob and Thimothee Lo-Tutala.
Substitutions
Hull City made 4 changes: Aaron Connolly for Jason Lokilo (60′), Lewie Coyle for Cyrus Christie (60′), Scott Twine for Harry Vaughan (89′) and Regan Slater for Adama Traoré (89′).
Player of the match: Alfie Jones
The player that probably impressed the most for Hull City was Alfie Jones.
His rating is with 153 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes.
Sunderland – Formation
Sunderland
82'
Sunderland started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Michael Beale played with: Niall Huggins, Anthony Patterson , Jenson Seelt , Luke O’Nien , Daniel Ballard , Trai Hume , Pierre Ekwah , Dan Neil , Patrick Roberts , Jobe Bellingham and Jack Clarke , Bradley Dack .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Eliezer Mayenda, Timothée Pembélé, Mason Burstow, Nazariy Rusyn, Abdoullah Ba, Alex Pritchard , Adil Aouchiche , Nectarios Triantis and Nathan Bishop.
Sunderland could not rely on the presence of Adil Aouchiche (injured).
Substitutions
Sunderland made 3 changes: Bradley Dack for Adil Aouchiche (44′), Patrick Roberts for Alex Pritchard (74′) and Jack Clarke for Nectarios Triantis (89′).
Player of the match: Jack Clarke
The most impressive player for Sunderland was Jack Clarke.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (68% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Norwich City – 1-0
- Watford – Bristol City – 1-4
- Southampton – Swansea City – 5-0
- Rotherham United – Middlesbrough – 1-0
- Preston North End – Leeds United – 2-1
- Millwall – Queens Park Rangers – 2-0
- Ipswich Town – Leicester City – 1-1
- Hull City – Sunderland – 0-1
- Huddersfield Town – Blackburn Rovers – 3-0
- Coventry City – Sheffield Wednesday – 2-0
- Cardiff City – Plymouth Argyle – 2-2
- Birmingham City – Stoke City – 1-3
