PRESTON. Sunderland didn’t concede much to Preston North End to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Wednesday. Preston North End was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 18,064 spectators. The referee was Lewis Smith with the collaboration of Hristo Karaivanov and Samuel Lewis. The 4th official was Robert Madley. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.36 degrees Celsius or 56.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 14 Total 10
- 2 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 108 Attack 84
- 62 Dangerous attack 34
- 89 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 20 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Preston North End was in firm control of the ball 60% while Sunderland was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Preston North End was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Preston North End to win the match.
Preston North End shot 14 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Sunderland shot 10 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Preston North End received 2 yellow cards (L. Lindsay and Benjamin Whiteman). Regarding the opposition, Sunderland received 1 yellow card (C. Mepham).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Preston North End has 15 points like Coventry City, Hull City, Luton Town, Cardiff City and Plymouth Argyle to hold in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Sunderland has 30 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will play away against Portsmouth on the 9th of November with a 1-1 head to head.
Sunderland will host Coventry City on the 9th of November with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Coventry City (6 draws).
Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End
74'
60'
Preston North End started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Paul Heckingbottom decided to play with the following team: Freddie Woodman , Jordan Storey , L. Lindsay , Andrew Hughes , Brad Potts , Sam Greenwood , Mads Frøkjær-Jensen , Benjamin Whiteman , A. McCann , Kaine Kesler-Hayden and Emil Riis Jacobsen .
The home team had on the bench: Jack Whatmough , David Cornell, Layton Stewart, Ryan Ledson, S. Þórðarson , Jeppe Okkels, Duane Holmes , Kian Best and Josh Bowler.
Preston North End could not rely on the presence of Jack Whatmough (injured).
Substitutions
Preston North End made 3 changes: Sam Greenwood for Duane Holmes (76′), A. McCann for S. Þórðarson (82′) and L. Lindsay for Jack Whatmough (74′).
Player of the match: Andrew Hughes
The player that probably impressed the most for Preston North End was Andrew Hughes.
His rating is with 76 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.
Sunderland – Formation
Sunderland
Sunderland started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Régis Le Bris played with: Abdoullah Ba, Dennis Cirkin , Simon Moore , T. Hume , C. Mepham , Luke O’Nien , Dan Neil , Alan Browne , Tom Watson , Chris Rigg and Wilson Isidor , Aaron Connolly .
They had on the bench: Patrick Roberts , Romaine Mundle , D. Ballard, Eliezer Mayenda , Nazariy Rusyn, Blondy Nna Noukeu, Milan Aleksić, Leo Fuhr Hjelde and Harrison Jones.
Substitutions
Sunderland made 3 changes: Wilson Isidor for Eliezer Mayenda (80′), Tom Watson for Patrick Roberts (62′) and Aaron Connolly for Romaine Mundle (62′).
Player of the match: Patrick Roberts
The most impressive player for Sunderland was Patrick Roberts.
His rating is with 13 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was amazing also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 62′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Preston North End – Sunderland – 0-0
- Luton Town – Cardiff City – 1-0
- Millwall – Leeds United – 1-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Stoke City – 0-2
- Coventry City – Derby County – 1-2
