SUNDERLAND. Sunderland defeats Stoke City 3-1. Sunderland was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Mason Burstow (43′), Abdoullah Ba (49′) and Pierre Ekwah (70′). Stoke City reduced the distance with an own goal (74′) by Jenson Seelt, but there was not much to do for them. Stoke City lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stadium of Light stadium in Sunderland on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 41,394 spectators. The referee was Andy Davies with the support of Graham Kane and James Wilson. The 4th official was Anthony Backhouse. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.52 degrees Celsius or 47.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 8 Total 15
- 5 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 7
- 1 Shots blocked 5
- 96 Attack 108
- 45 Dangerous attack 57
- 56 Ball safe 62
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Stoke City had a strong ball possession 58% while Sunderland was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Stoke City was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Sunderland was able to find the solution to win this match.
Sunderland shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Stoke City shot 15 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Sunderland received 1 yellow card (Daniel Ballard). Regarding the opposition, Stoke City received 3 yellow cards (Jordan Thompson, Luke Cundle and Ben Wilmot).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sunderland has 43 points like Coventry City to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Stoke City will stays with 32 points like Birmingham City to remain in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Sunderland will play away with Middlesbrough on the 3rd of February with a 8-4 head to head stats in favor of Middlesbrough (6 draws).
Stoke City will host Leicester City on the 3rd of February with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Leicester City (6 draws).
Sunderland – Formation
Sunderland started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Michael Beale decided to play with the following team: Anthony Patterson , Jenson Seelt , Daniel Ballard , Luke O’Nien , Trai Hume , Dan Neil , Abdoullah Ba , Pierre Ekwah , Jobe Bellingham , Jack Clarke and Mason Burstow .
The home team had on the bench: Nazariy Rusyn , Timothée Pembélé, Luís Semedo, Eliezer Mayenda, Nectarios Triantis, Nathan Bishop, Chris Rigg , Tom Watson and Ben Crompton.
Substitutions
Sunderland made 3 changes: Mason Burstow for Nazariy Rusyn (79′), Jobe Bellingham for Chris Rigg (83′) and Abdoullah Ba for Timothée Pembélé (90′).
Player of the match: Abdoullah Ba
The most impressive player for Sunderland was Abdoullah Ba.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 10.
Stoke City – Formation
Stoke City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Steven Schumacher played with: Daniel Iversen , Lynden Gooch , Ben Wilmot , Michael Rose , Jordan Thompson , Luke Cundle , Wouter Burger , Joon-ho Bae , Mehdi Léris , Tyrese Campbell and Sead Hakšabanović .
They had on the bench: Lewis Baker , Ki-Jana Hoever, Ryan Mmaee , Ben Pearson, André Vidigal , Daniel Johnson , Jack Bonham, Luke McNally and Nathan Lowe .
Substitutions
Stoke City made 4 changes: Luke Cundle for André Vidigal (60′), Lynden Gooch for Daniel Johnson (85′), Mehdi Léris for Lewis Baker (71′) and Tyrese Campbell for Ryan Mmaee (61′).
Player of the match: Wouter Burger
The most impressive player for Stoke City was Wouter Burger.
His rating is with 51 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Sunderland – Stoke City – 3-1
- Millwall – Preston North End – 1-1