SUNDERLAND. Hull City beats Sunderland 1-0 after F. Carvalho scored just 1 goal (71′). Sunderland lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stadium of Light stadium in Sunderland on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 40,219 spectators. The referee was Robert Jones who was helped by Ian Hussin and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 4.73 degrees Celsius or 40.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 15 Total 2
- 3 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 1
- 6 Shots blocked 0
- 118 Attack 62
- 64 Dangerous attack 16
- 55 Ball safe 59
- 0 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 7
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Sunderland had a superior ball possession 58% while Hull City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sunderland had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Hull City managed to find the solution to win this match.
Sunderland shot 15 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Hull City shot 2 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Sunderland received 2 yellow cards (Jack Clarke and Pierre Ekwah). Talking about the opposition, Hull City received 7 yellow cards (Tyler Morton, Regan Slater, Ryan Allsop, Lewie Coyle, Greg Docherty, Matty Jacob and Ozan Tufan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sunderland stays with 40 points like Coventry City to sit in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Hull City will has 42 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Sunderland will host Stoke City on the 27th of January with a 10-8 head to head in favor of Stoke City (6 draws).
Hull City will play away against Southampton on the 27th of January with a 9-2 head to head record in favor of Southampton (4 draws).
Sunderland – Formation
Sunderland
81'
90'
Sunderland adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Michael Beale decided to play with the following team: Ajibola-Joshua Alese, Anthony Patterson , Jenson Seelt , Daniel Ballard , Luke O’Nien , Trai Hume , Pierre Ekwah , Dan Neil , Alex Pritchard , Jobe Bellingham , Jack Clarke and Nazariy Rusyn .
The home team had on the bench: Abdoullah Ba , Timothée Pembélé , Luís Semedo , Mason Burstow, Jewison Bennette, Adil Aouchiche, Nectarios Triantis, Nathan Bishop and Chris Rigg.
Substitutions
Sunderland made 3 changes: Nazariy Rusyn for Luís Semedo (72′), Jenson Seelt for Timothée Pembélé (81′) and Pierre Ekwah for Abdoullah Ba (81′).
Player of the match: Jack Clarke
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sunderland was Jack Clarke.
His rating is with 42 passes (86% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 6 crosses.
Hull City – Formation
Hull City
71'
Also Hull City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Liam Rosenior played with: Ryan Allsop , Lewie Coyle , Alfie Jones , Jacob Greaves , Matty Jacob , Greg Docherty , Tyler Morton , Regan Slater , Jason Lokilo , Fabio Carvalho , Ozan Tufan .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Billy Sharp , Matt Ingram, Sean McLoughlin , Allahyar Sayyadmanesh , Harry Vaughan, Andy Smith, Oliver Green, Tyrell Sellars-Fleming and Stanley Ashbee.
Substitutions
Hull City made 3 changes: Ozan Tufan for Billy Sharp (66′), Fabio Carvalho for Sean McLoughlin (83′) and Jason Lokilo for Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (88′).
Player of the match: Alfie Jones
The player that probably impressed the most for Hull City was Alfie Jones even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 71 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Sunderland – Hull City – 0-1
