SUNDERLAND. Sunderland had a surprising win over Crewe Alexandra with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Neil (84′) and a goal from P. Roberts (89′). Sunderland was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

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 Neil Hair with the support of Bradley Hall and Richard Wigglesworth. The 4th official was Gareth Rhodes. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.1 degrees Celsius or 52.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Sunderland

2 - 0

Crewe Alexandra

  • ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
  • 14 Total 3
  • 8 On Target 0
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 123 Attack 58
  • 49 Dangerous attack 25
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 13 Total 11
  • 5 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Sunderland had a strong ball possession 69% while Crewe Alexandra was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sunderland was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sunderland won the match​.

Sunderland shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Crewe Alexandra shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sunderland received 5 yellow cards (L. Gooch, B. Wright, D. Cirkin, and L. Dajaku). Regarding the opposition, Crewe Alexandra received 3 yellow cards (M. I. Williams, J. Lundstram and T. Lowery).

Match Timeline

29'
Dan Neil- sub ->L. O\'Nien
59'
59'
P. Roberts- sub ->J. Defoe
63'
66'
Zac Williams- Yellow
68'
74'
75'
Dennis Cirkin - Yellow
75'
76'
80'
Dan Neil(goal)R. Stewart
84'
P. Roberts(goal)J. Clarke
89'
90'
Jack Clarke - Yellow
90'
90'

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 playing this encounter, Sunderland will have 66 points to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, Crewe Alexandra will stay with 25 points to remain in the 24th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Sunderland will play away with Morecambe on the 30th of April with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Sunderland (0 draws).

Crewe Alexandra will play away agasint Milton Keynes Dons on the 26th of March with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Crewe Alexandra (3 draws).

Sunderland – Formation

Sunderland
G
Anthony Patterson 20.England
6.8
D
Bailey Wright 26.Australia
7.4
74'
D
Dennis Cirkin 17.England
6.2
75'
D
Carl Winchester 15.Northern Ireland
6.8
M
C. Evans 4.Northern Ireland
6.5
M
Luke O'Nien 13.England
7.0
59'
M
Lynden Gooch 11.United States
6.4
59' 29'
M
Jay Matete 27.England
6.8
M
Jack Clarke 25.England
8.0
90'
F
J. Defoe 10.England
6.2
63'
F
R. Stewart 14.Scotland
6.9
Substitutes
G
Ron-Thorben Hoffmann 39.Germany
D
Trai Hume 32.Northern Ireland
D
C. Doyle 6.England
M
P. Roberts 77.England
7.3
63' 89'
M
Elliot Embleton 8.England
M
Dan Neil 24.England
7.4
59' 84'
F
Leon Dajaku 7.Germany
6.2
59' 90'

Sunderland adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Alex Neil decided to play with the following team: Anthony Patterson (6.8), Carl Winchester (6.8), Bailey Wright (7.4), Dennis Cirkin (6.2), Lynden Gooch (6.4), Luke O’Nien (7.0), Corry Evans (6.5), Jay Matete (6.8), Jack Clarke (8.0), Jermain Defoe (6.2) and Ross Stewart (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Patrick Roberts (7.3), R. Hoffmann, Leon Dajaku (6.2), E. Embleton, Daniel Neil (7.4), T. Hume and C. Doyle.

Substitutions

Sunderland made 3 changes: L. O’Nien for D. Neil (59′), L. Gooch for L. Dajaku (59′) and J. Defoe for P. Roberts (63′).

Best player: Jack Clarke​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sunderland was Jack Clarke even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 33 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 11 crosses.

Crewe Alexandra – Formation

Crewe Alexandra
G
Dave Richards 31.Wales
7.1
D
T. Johnson 23.England
6.7
D
C. O'Riordan 29.England
6.2
D
Luke Offord 6.England
6.4
M
Zac Williams 28.Wales
6.4
90' 66'
M
Tom Lowery 8.England
6.3
76'
M
Rekeem Harper 4.England
7.2
75'
M
Josh Lundstram 20.England
6.3
68'
M
R. Griffiths 18.England
6.4
F
Callum Ainley 11.England
6.4
80'
F
Chris Long 7.England
6.1
Substitutes
G
Will Jääskeläinen 1.Finland
M
Oliver Finney 14.England
6.3
80'
M
Luke Murphy 16.England
F
Bassala Sambou 19.England
6.9
75'
F
Connor Salisbury 32.Wales
90'
F
Chris Porter 9.England
F
T. Onyeka 24.England

Also Crewe Alexandra adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

David Artell played with: Dave Richards (7.1), Luke Offord (6.4), Connor O’Riordan (6.2), Travis Johnson (6.7), Zac Williams (6.4), Rekeem Harper (7.2), Regan Griffiths (6.4), Tom Lowery (6.3), Josh Lundstram (6.3), Callum Ainley (6.4) and Christopher Long (6.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Bassala Sambou (6.9), Oliver Finney (6.3), C. Salisbury, W. Jääskeläinen, C. Porter, L. Murphy and T. Onyeka.

Substitutions

Crewe Alexandra made 3 changes: R. Harper for B. Sambou (75′), C. Ainley for O. Finney (80′) and M. I. Williams for C. Salisbury (90′).

Best player: Rekeem Harper​

The player that probably impressed the most for Crewe Alexandra was Rekeem Harper.

His rating is (7.2) with 21 passes (52% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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