Sunderland defeats West Bromwich Albion 1-0 with a goal scored by P. Ekwah. HIGHLIGHTS

WEST BROMWICH. Sunderland tops West Bromwich Albion 1-0 after P. Ekwah scored just 1 goal (45').

April 14, 2024

WEST BROMWICH. Sunderland conquers West Bromwich Albion 1-0 after P. Ekwah scored just 1 goal (45′).

The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 25,366 spectators. The referee was Matt Donohue with the assistance of Paul Hodskinson and Nigel Lugg. The 4th official was Jeremy Simpson. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.38 degrees Celsius or 59.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.

Match Statistics

West Bromwich Albion

0 - 1

Sunderland

50 Ball Possession 50

Shots

8 Total 9
3 On Target 3
4 Off Target 2
1 Shots blocked 4

86 Attack 83
39 Dangerous attack 39
77 Ball safe 77

0 Penalties 0
1 Corners 5
3 Off Sides 1

Fouls

15 Total 12
4 Yellow Cards 3
1 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 3

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. West Bromwich Albion was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Sunderland that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

West Bromwich Albion was more pushing with 39 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Sunderland succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

West Bromwich Albion shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sunderland shot 9 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

West Bromwich Albion received 4 yellow cards (Cédric Kipré, Darnell Furlong, Jed Wallace and Brandon Thomas-Asante). On the other side, Sunderland received 3 yellow cards (Trai Hume, Callum Styles and A. Alese).

Match Timeline

31'

Trai Hume- Yellow

Brandon Thomas-Asante- Yellow

42'

Brandon Thomas-Asante(yellowredcard)

43'

45'

P. Ekwah(goal)Callum Styles

Semi Ajayi- sub ->Kyle Bartley

46'

Adam Reach- sub ->N. Chalobah

46'

Jed Wallace- sub ->G. Diangana

61'

John Swift- sub ->Mikey Johnston

62'

Darnell Furlong- Yellow

63'

M. Phillips- sub ->Conor Townsend

67'

Jed Wallace- Yellow

68'

71'

A. Alese- sub ->T. Pembélé

71'

P. Roberts- sub ->C. Rigg

80'

A. Alese- Yellow

85'

Callum Styles- Yellow

Cédric Kipré- Yellow

86'

90'

Abdoullah Ba- sub ->Jack Clarke

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, West Bromwich Albion stays with 72 points to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Sunderland will has 56 points to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion will play away with Leicester City on the 20th of April with a 8-7 head to head record in favor of Leicester City (3 draws).

Sunderland will host Millwall on the 20th of April with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Sunderland (4 draws).

West Bromwich Albion – Formation

West Bromwich Albion

Alex Palmer 24.England

6.6

Darnell Furlong 2.England

7.7

63'

Cédric Kipré 4.Ivory Coast

7.0

86'

Kyle Bartley 5.England

6.7

46'

Conor Townsend 3.England

6.7

67'

Mikey Johnston 23.Scotland

7.0

62'

G. Diangana 11.England

6.4

61'

N. Chalobah 14.England

7.0

46'

T. Fellows 31.England

6.7

Alex Mowatt 27.England

7.3

Brandon Thomas-Asante 21.England

5.6

42'

Substitutes

Joshua Griffiths 33.England

Semi Ajayi 6.Nigeria

6.7

46'

John Swift 19.England

6.7

62'

Adam Reach 20.England

6.6

46'

Jed Wallace 7.England

6.6

61'

68'

Yann M'Vila 22.France

M. Phillips 10.Scotland

6.7

67'

Andreas Weimann 17.Austria

Okay Yokuşlu 35.Turkey

West Bromwich Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Carlos Corberán Vallet decided to play with the following team: Alex Palmer (6.6), Darnell Furlong (7.7), Kyle Bartley (6.7), Cédric Kipré (7.0), Conor Townsend (6.7), N. Chalobah (7.0), Alex Mowatt (7.3), T. Fellows (6.7), G. Diangana (6.4), Mikey Johnston (7.0) and Brandon Thomas-Asante (5.6).

The home team had on the bench: John Swift (6.7), Adam Reach (6.6), Yann M’Vila, Okay Yokuşlu, Semi Ajayi (6.7), Jed Wallace (6.6), M. Phillips (6.7), Andreas Weimann and Joshua Griffiths.

Substitutions

West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: N. Chalobah for Adam Reach (46′), Kyle Bartley for Semi Ajayi (46′), G. Diangana for Jed Wallace (61′), Mikey Johnston for John Swift (62′) and Conor Townsend for M. Phillips (67′).

Player of the match: Darnell Furlong

The player that probably impressed the most for West Bromwich Albion was Darnell Furlong.

His rating is 7.7 with 37 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11.

Sunderland – Formation

Sunderland

Anthony Patterson 1.England

7.1

Daniel Ballard 5.Northern Ireland

7.5

Luke O'Nien 13.England

7.3

Trai Hume 32.Northern Ireland

7.5

31'

T. Pembélé 6.France

6.4

71'

Dan Neil 24.England

7.0

Callum Styles 28.Hungary

7.5

85'

P. Ekwah 39.France

7.8

45'

Jobe Bellingham 7.England

6.8

Jack Clarke 20.England

7.1

90'

C. Rigg 31.England

7.0

71'

Substitutes

N. Bishop 30.England

A. Alese 42.England

6.8

71'

80'

P. Roberts 10.England

6.7

71'

R. Mundle 14.England

Abdoullah Ba 17.France

90'

A. Aouchiche 22.France

B. Dack 46.England

Luís Semedo 9.Portugal

M. Burstow 11.England

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

Mike Dodds played with: Anthony Patterson (7.1), Trai Hume (7.5), Daniel Ballard (7.5), Luke O’Nien (7.3), T. Pembélé (6.4), P. Ekwah (7.8), Dan Neil (7.0), Callum Styles (7.5), C. Rigg (7.0), Jobe Bellingham (6.8) and Jack Clarke (7.1).