Sutton United tops Accrington Stanley 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SUTTON. Sutton United prevails over Accrington Stanley 3-1.

March 24, 2024

SUTTON. Sutton United prevails over Accrington Stanley 3-1. Sutton United was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Harry Smith (16′), Omar Sowunmi (68′) and Sashiel Adom-Malaki (74′). Accrington Stanley reduced the distance with a goal (85′) by Jake Bickerstaff, but there was not much to do for them. Accrington Stanley lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the The Borough Sports Ground stadium in Sutton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,265 spectators. The referee was Tom Nield who had the assistance of Alex James and George Byrne. The 4th official was Carl Brook.

Match Statistics

Sutton United

3 - 1

Accrington Stanley

43 Ball Possession 57

Shots

14 Total 11
10 On Target 5
3 Off Target 4
1 Shots blocked 2

114 Attack 105
54 Dangerous attack 34
84 Ball safe 97

0 Penalties 0
8 Corners 3
4 Off Sides 3

Fouls

11 Total 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Accrington Stanley had a strong ball possession 57% while Sutton United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sutton United was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sutton United won the match.

Sutton United shot 14 times, 10 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Accrington Stanley shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Sutton United received 1 yellow card (Harry Smith). On the other side, Accrington Stanley received 1 yellow card (Korede Adedoyin).

Match Timeline

Harry Smith(goal)Charlie Lakin

16'

Harry Smith- Yellow

32'

46'

Korede Adedoyin- sub ->Josh Woods

46'

Alex Henderson- sub ->Joe Pritchard

Omar Sowunmi(goal)Charlie Lakin

68'

Nino Adom-Malaki(goal)Charlie Lakin

74'

82'

Jake Bickerstaff- sub ->Jack Nolan

Omari Patrick- sub ->Josh Coley

82'

Ben Woods- sub ->Dan Martin

Christian N'Guessan- sub ->Oliver Sanderson

83'

85'

Jake Bickerstaff(goal)Brad Hills

90'

Korede Adedoyin- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Sutton United has 33 points like Forest Green Rovers to remain in the 23rd place. Talking about the opposition, Accrington Stanley will stays with 50 points like Tranmere Rovers and Bradford City to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Sutton United will play away with Salford City on the 29th of March with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Salford City (2 draws).

Accrington Stanley will host Morecambe on the 29th of March with a 17-4 head to head statistic in favor of Accrington Stanley (8 draws).

Sutton United – Formation

Sutton United

Steve Arnold 25.England

7.5

Omar Sowunmi 4.England

7.9

68'

Joe Kizzi 22.England

6.8

Ryan Jackson 23.England

7.0

Sam Hart 42.England

7.1

Nino Adom-Malaki 3.England

7.1

74'

Josh Coley 7.England

6.8

82'

Harry Beautyman 10.England

6.6

Charlie Lakin 31.England

9.4

Oliver Sanderson 38.England

7.1

83'

Harry Smith 9.England

8.1

90'

32'

16'

Substitutes

Matt Kerbey 30.England

Louis John 6.England

Christian N'Guessan 8.England

6.4

83'

Craig Eastmond 15.England

Jack Taylor 35.England

Omari Patrick 11.England

6.3

82'

Sutton United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Steve Morison decided to play with the following team: Steve Arnold (7.5), Ryan Jackson (7.0), Omar Sowunmi (7.9), Joe Kizzi (6.8), Sam Hart (7.1), Charlie Lakin (9.4), Harry Beautyman (6.6), Josh Coley (6.8), Oliver Sanderson (7.1), Sashiel Adom-Malaki (7.1) and Harry Smith (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Louis John, Christian N’Guessan (6.4), Omari Patrick (6.3), Craig Eastmond, Matt Kerbey, Jack Taylor and Vinnie Tume.

Substitutions

Sutton United made 2 changes: Josh Coley for Omari Patrick (82′) and Oliver Sanderson for Christian N’Guessan (83′).

Player of the match: Charlie Lakin

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sutton United was Charlie Lakin.

His rating is 9.4 with 1 goal, 29 passes (45% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 12 crosses.

Accrington Stanley – Formation

Accrington Stanley

Jack McIntyre 61.England

8.4

Kelvin Mellor 4.England

6.1

Brad Hills 5.England

6.8

Joe Gubbins 16.England

6.3

Connor O'Brien 38.England

6.3

Shaun Whalley 7.England

6.6

Joe Pritchard 10.England

6.8

46'

Jack Nolan 17.England

6.6

82'

Tommy Leigh 18.England

6.4

Dan Martin 22.England

7.0

82'

Josh Woods 39.England

6.6

46'

Substitutes

Toby Savin 1.England

Lewis Shipley 2.England

Ben Woods 8.England

7.1

82'

Seamus Conneely 28.Republic of Ireland

Alex Henderson 30.England

6.6

46'

Jake Bickerstaff 19.Wales

7.5

82'

85'

Korede Adedoyin 55.England

6.6

46'

90'

Also Accrington Stanley adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

John Coleman played with: Jack McIntyre (8.4), Kelvin Mellor (6.1), Brad Hills (6.8), Joseph Gubbins (6.3), Connor O’Brien (6.3), Dan Martin (7.0), Tommy Leigh (6.4), Jack Nolan (6.6), Joe Pritchard (6.8), Shaun Whalley (6.6) and Josh Woods (6.6).

They had on the bench: Toby Savin, Lewis Shipley, Benjamin Woods (7.1), Jake Bickerstaff (7.5), Seamus Conneely, Alex Henderson (6.6) and Korede Adedoyin (6.6).

Substitutions

Accrington Stanley made 4 changes: Josh Woods for Korede Adedoyin (46′), Joe Pritchard for Alex Henderson (46′), Jack Nolan for Jake Bickerstaff (82′) and Dan Martin for Benjamin Woods (82′).