Sunderland recovers a 0-1 deficit to defeat Gillingham 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

GILLINGHAM. Sunderland managed to turn the table against Gillingham to win 2-1.

October 17, 2021

GILLINGHAM. Sunderland succeeded in turn the table against Gillingham to win 2-1. It was Gillingham to strike first with a penalty of D. Lloyd-McGoldrick at the 25′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, T. Flanagan gave the win to Sunderland in the 54′ minute with a goal. Sunderland took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).

Sunderland remained in 10 people after E. Embleton received a red card in the 67′. Anyway, Sunderland still was able to win this match competing only with 10 players.

The match was played at the MEMS Priestfield Stadium stadium in Gillingham on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Lee Swabey with the help of Paul Lister and Adrian Tranter. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.3 degrees Celsius or 57.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.

Match Statistics

Gillingham

1 - 2

Sunderland

42 Ball Possession 58

Shots

25 Total 14
8 On Target 5
17 Off Target 9
0 Shots blocked 0

85 Attack 82
64 Dangerous attack 34
0 Ball safe 0

1 Penalties 0
6 Corners 5
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

14 Total 9
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Sunderland had a superior ball possession 59% while Gillingham was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Gillingham was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 8 were on target. Still, Sunderland found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Gillingham shot 25 times, 8 on target, 17 off target. On the other side, Sunderland shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Gillingham received 2 yellow cards (C. Kelman and C. Kelman). On the other side, Sunderland received 2 yellow cards (D. Cirkin and R. Stewart).

Also, Sunderland didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after E. Embleton (Sunderland) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (67′).

Match Timeline

25'

43'

Dennis Cirkin - Yellow

45'

54'

61'

67'

Elliot Embleton- Red

71'

81'

84'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Gillingham will stay with 11 points like Shrewsbury Town to stay in the 20th place. On the other side, Sunderland will have 25 points like Wigan Athletic to stay in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Gillingham will host Doncaster Rovers on the 19th of October with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Gillingham (8 draws).

Sunderland will play away agasint Crewe Alexandra on the 19th of October with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Sunderland (1 draw).

Gillingham – Formation

Gillingham

Jamie Cumming 1.England

6.6

Ryan Jackson 2.England

7.3

Robbie McKenzie 14.England

7.1

Jack Tucker 6.England

6.5

Max Ehmer 5.Germany

7.1

90'

Rhys Bennett 18.England

7.0

81'

Stuart O'Keefe 4.England

7.6

Mustapha Carayol 24.Gambia

6.1

61'

Danny Lloyd 17.England

6.6

25'

Kyle Dempsey 8.England

7.4

Vadaine Oliver 19.England

7.3

Substitutes

Aaron Chapman 12.England

Ben Reeves 11.Northern Ireland

Oliver Lee 10.England

Gerald Sithole 22.England

90'

D. Adshead 16.England

Charlie Kelman 9.England

6.6

81'

90'

John Akinde 15.England

6.7

61'

Gillingham started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Steve Evans decided to play with the following team: Jamie Cumming (6.6), Ryan Jackson (7.3), Jack Tucker (6.5), Max Ehmer (7.1), Robbie McKenzie (7.1), Rhys Bennett (7.0), Danny Lloyd (6.6), Kyle Dempsey (7.4), Stuart O’Keefe (7.6), Mustapha Carayol (6.1) and Vadaine Oliver (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Charlie Kelman (6.6), A. Chapman, B. Reeves, O. Lee, John Akinde (6.7), G. Sithole and D. Adshead.

Substitutions

Gillingham made 3 changes: M. Carayol for J. Akinde (61′), R. Bennett for C. Kelman (81′) and M. Ehmer for G. Sithole (90′).

Best player: Stuart O’Keefe

The most impressive player for Gillingham was Stuart O’Keefe.

His rating is (7.6) with 16 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Sunderland – Formation

Sunderland

Ron-Thorben Hoffmann 39.Germany

7.5

Tom Flanagan 3.Northern Ireland

7.8

54'

Dennis Cirkin 17.England

7.1

43'

C. Doyle 6.England

7.3

Carl Winchester 15.Northern Ireland

6.5

Alex Pritchard 21.England

7.1

71'

Luke O'Nien 13.England

6.8

Elliot Embleton 8.England

6.6

67'

Dan Neil 24.England

7.4

Aiden O'Brien 10.Republic of Ireland

7.1

90'

45'

R. Stewart 14.Scotland

6.7

84'

Substitutes

Lee Burge 1.England

Denver Hume 33.England

Bailey Wright 26.Australia

6.4

71'

Ollie Younger 25.England

H. Sohna 43.England

Stephen Wearne 45.England

Will Harris 37.England

90'

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

On the opposite side, Lee Johnson played with: Ron-Thorben Hoffmann (7.5), Carl Winchester (6.5), Tom Flanagan (7.8), Callum Doyle (7.3), Dennis Cirkin (7.1), Luke O’Nien (6.8), Daniel Neil (7.4), Elliot Embleton (6.6), Alex Pritchard (7.1), Aiden O’Brien (7.1) and Ross Stewart (6.7).