SUNDERLAND. Sunderland comes back against Queens Park Rangers with a goal on the I. Chair 87′ and a goal on the S. Dieng 90′.

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 Jeremy Simpson with the assistance of Mark Dwyer and Paul Hodskinson. The 4th official was Declan Bourne. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.8 degrees Celsius or 74.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Sunderland was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Queens Park Rangers that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Queens Park Rangers was putting more pressure with 38 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Queens Park Rangers to win the contest​.

Sunderland shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers shot 21 times, 4 on target, 17 off target.

Cards

Sunderland received 3 yellow cards (J. Clarke, C. Evans and L. Gooch). Talking about the opposition, Queens Park Rangers received 2 yellow cards (S. Field and R. Dickie).

Standings

After this match, Sunderland has 4 points to occupy the 2nd place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Queens Park Rangers has 3 points (8th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Sunderland will host Cardiff City on the 5th of November with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Cardiff City (1 draw).

Queens Park Rangers will host West Bromwich Albion on the 5th of November with a 10-5 head to head in favor of West Bromwich Albion (5 draws).

Sunderland – Formation

Sunderland started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Alex Neil decided to play with the following team: Anthony Patterson (6.1), Daniel Ballard (6.6), Danny Batth (6.3), Dennis Cirkin (6.8), Lynden Gooch (7.0), Daniel Neil (6.8), Corry Evans (7.4), Jack Clarke (6.1), Alex Pritchard (7.1), Ellis Simms (7.6) and Ross Stewart (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Alex Bass, Luke O’Nien (7.4), Bailey Wright, Ajibola-Joshua Alese, Elliot Embleton, Jack Diamond and Patrick Roberts (6.6).

Sunderland could not rely on the presence of L. O’Nien (injured).

Substitutions

Sunderland made 4 changes: D. Ballard for L. O’Nien (9′), E. Simms for P. Roberts (60′), D. Neil for E. Embleton (88′) and A. Pritchard for B. Wright (88′).

Best player: Ellis Simms​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sunderland was Ellis Simms.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 12 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 6.

Queens Park Rangers – Formation

Queens Park Rangers started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Michael Beale played with: Seny Dieng (8.1), Osman Kakay (6.4), Robert Dickie (6.9), Jimmy Dunne (6.2), Niko Hämäläinen (6.7), Stefan Johansen (7.1), Albert Adomah (6.5), Ilias Chair (7.9), Samuel Field (7.4), Olamide Shodipo (5.9) and Lyndon Dykes (6.3).

They had on the bench: Andre Dozzell (6.5), Sinclair Armstrong (6.7), Conor Masterson, Tyler Roberts (6.8), Macauley Bonne, Joe Walsh and Joseph Gubbins.

Substitutions

Queens Park Rangers made 4 changes: A. Adomah for T. Roberts (46′), S. Johansen for A. Dozzell (75′), O. Shodipo for S. Armstrong (81′) and N. Hamalainen for M. Bonne (90′).

Best player: Seny Dieng​

The player that probably impressed the most for Queens Park Rangers was the goalkeeper: Seny Dieng. His rating is 8.10. He scored 1 goal. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• Wigan Athletic – Bristol City – 1-1
• Sunderland – Queens Park Rangers – 2-2
• Rotherham United – Reading – 4-0
• Millwall – Coventry City – 3-2
• Luton Town – Preston North End – 0-1
• Hull City – Norwich City – 2-1
• Huddersfield Town – Stoke City – 3-1
• Cardiff City – Birmingham City – 1-0
• Blackpool – Swansea City – 0-1