SUNDERLAND. Milton Keynes Dons overcame Sunderland to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Milton Keynes Dons to strike first with a goal of M. Eisa at the 48′. Then it was a goal in the 59′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, C. Wickham gave the win to Milton Keynes Dons in the 76′ minute with a goal. Sunderland lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadium of Light stadium in Sunderland on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Yates with the collaboration of Matthew Smith and Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua. The 4th official was Simon Clayton. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Sunderland

1 - 2

Milton Keynes Dons

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 9 Total 8
  • 2 On Target 6
  • 7 Off Target 2
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 131 Attack 78
  • 60 Dangerous attack 24
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Sunderland was in firm control of the ball 60% while Milton Keynes Dons was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sunderland was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Milton Keynes Dons found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Sunderland shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons shot 8 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Sunderland received 1 yellow card (C. Evans). Regarding the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons received 2 yellow cards (J. McEachran and D. Harvie).

Match Timeline

24'
C. Evans- Yellow
24'
48'
Jack Clarke - sub ->D. Neil
56'
Elliot Embleton- sub ->L. Dajaku
56'
59'
62'
73'
76'
P. Roberts- sub ->C. Evans
78'
87'
90'
Daniel Harvie- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wigan Athletic
92
46
Rotherham United
90
46
Milton Keynes Dons
89
46
Sheffield Wednesday
85
46
Sunderland
84
46
Wycombe Wanderers
83
46
Plymouth Argyle
80
46
Oxford United
76
46
Bolton Wanderers
73
46
Portsmouth
73
46
Ipswich Town
70
46
Accrington Stanley
61
46
Charlton Athletic
59
46
Cambridge United
58
46
Cheltenham Town
56
46
Burton Albion
53
46
Lincoln City
52
46
Shrewsbury Town
50
46
Morecambe
42
46
Fleetwood Town
40
46
Gillingham
40
46
Doncaster Rovers
38
46
AFC Wimbledon
37
46
Crewe Alexandra
29
46

After this match, Sunderland will stay with 55 points like Wycombe Wanderers and Sheffield Wednesday to sit in the 7th place. On the other side, Milton Keynes Dons will have 60 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Sunderland will host Burton Albion on the 22nd of February with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Burton Albion (2 draws).

Milton Keynes Dons will play away agasint Charlton Athletic on the 22nd of February with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Charlton Athletic (5 draws).

Sunderland – Formation

Sunderland
G
Anthony Patterson 20.England
6.6
D
Bailey Wright 26.Australia
7.2
D
Dennis Cirkin 17.England
7.0
D
C. Doyle 6.England
7.0
D
Carl Winchester 15.Northern Ireland
6.8
M
C. Evans 4.Northern Ireland
6.4
78' 24'
M
Jay Matete 27.England
7.0
M
Dan Neil 24.England
6.2
56'
F
Alex Pritchard 21.England
7.2
F
R. Stewart 14.Scotland
7.7
59'
F
Leon Dajaku 7.Germany
5.9
56'
Substitutes
G
Ron-Thorben Hoffmann 39.Germany
D
Arbenit Xhemajli 19.Kosovo
D
Trai Hume 32.Northern Ireland
M
P. Roberts 77.England
6.6
78'
M
Elliot Embleton 8.England
6.8
56'
F
J. Defoe 10.England
F
Jack Clarke 25.England
6.2
56'

Sunderland started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Alex Neil decided to play with the following team: Anthony Patterson (6.6), Carl Winchester (6.8), Bailey Wright (7.2), Callum Doyle (7.0), Dennis Cirkin (7.0), Jay Matete (7.0), Corry Evans (6.4), Daniel Neil (6.2), Leon Dajaku (5.9), Ross Stewart (7.7) and Alex Pritchard (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: J. Defoe, R. Hoffmann, Patrick Roberts (6.6), A. Xhemajli, Elliot Embleton (6.8), Jack Clarke (6.2) and T. Hume.

Substitutions

Sunderland made 3 changes: D. Neil for E. Embleton (56′), L. Dajaku for J. Clarke (56′) and C. Evans for P. Roberts (78′).

Best player: Ross Stewart​

The most impressive player for Sunderland was Ross Stewart.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 20 passes (40% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 18.

Milton Keynes Dons – Formation

Milton Keynes Dons
G
Jamie Cumming 1.England
6.7
D
Dean Lewington 3.England
7.2
D
Warren O'Hora 5.Republic of Ireland
6.7
D
Harry Darling 6.England
6.4
M
Daniel Harvie 21.Scotland
7.1
90'
M
T. Watson 2.England
6.8
87'
M
Josh McEachran 16.England
7.3
62' 24'
M
Conor Coventry 14.Republic of Ireland
6.6
F
Scott Twine 9.England
7.1
F
Mo Eisa 10.Sudan
7.2
73' 48'
F
Troy Parrott 20.Republic of Ireland
7.3
Substitutes
G
Franco Ravizzoli 23.Argentina
D
Kaine Kesler-Hayden 29.England
6.2
87'
M
Theo Corbeanu 11.Canada
M
Hiram Boateng 18.England
M
David Kasumu 8.England
7.0
62'
M
Matt Smith 7.Wales
F
Connor Wickham 19.England
6.9
73' 76'

Milton Keynes Dons started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Liam Manning played with: Jamie Cumming (6.7), Warren O’Hora (6.7), Harry Darling (6.4), Dean Lewington (7.2), Tennai Watson (6.8), Conor Coventry (6.6), Josh McEachran (7.3), Daniel Harvie (7.1), Troy Parrott (7.3), Mohamed Eisa (7.2) and Scott Twine (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Connor Wickham (6.9), T. Corbeanu, H. Boateng, David Kasumu (7.0), Kaine Kesler (6.2), F. Ravizzoli and M. Smith.

Substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons made 3 changes: J. McEachran for D. Kasumu (62′), M. Eisa for C. Wickham (73′) and T. Watson for K. Kesler Hayden (87′).

Best player: Josh McEachran​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Milton Keynes Dons was Josh McEachran even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.3) with 13 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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