English League Championship

Sunderland vs Watford, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sunderland
  • 43': Niall Huggins
  • 62': Abdoullah Ba
FT
2 - 0
Watford
  • Red Card 87': Ryan Andrews

About

Sunderland are hosting Watford at Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
  • 4': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
  • 5': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Mason Burstow (Sunderland).
  • 6': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
  • 10': Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 13': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba.
  • 17': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Tom Ince.
  • 18': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
  • 18': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
  • 27': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
  • 27': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
  • 27': Wesley Hoedt (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vakoun Bayo.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wesley Hoedt.
  • 36': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
  • 36': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
  • 40': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 41': Foul by Mason Burstow (Sunderland).
  • 41': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
  • 42': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Goal! Sunderland 1, Watford 0. Niall Huggins (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
  • 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Sunderland 1, Watford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 1, Watford 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Watford. Ryan Andrews replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 45': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Tom Ince.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
  • 50': Foul by Mason Burstow (Sunderland).
  • 50': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Mason Burstow (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 51': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 52': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
  • 52': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 54': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Ryan Porteous (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Lewis with a cross.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 57': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
  • 57': Mason Burstow (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
  • 58': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts following a set piece situation.
  • 61': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
  • 62': Goal! Sunderland 2, Watford 0. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jamal Lewis.
  • 65': Substitution, Watford. Ismaël Koné replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
  • 65': Substitution, Watford. Rhys Healey replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 71': Substitution, Sunderland. Adil Aouchiche replaces Patrick Roberts.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 72': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Watford).
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
  • 74': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Daniel Bachmann (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
  • 75': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Imrân Louza.
  • 77': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jobe Bellingham.
  • 79': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Watford).
  • 81': Foul by Mileta Rajovic (Watford).
  • 81': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
  • 83': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
  • 83': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Ryan Porteous (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 84': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ismaël Koné.
  • 85': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
  • 85': Niall Huggins (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
  • 87': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Ryan Andrews (Watford) is shown the red card.
  • 90': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
  • 90': Rhys Healey (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Sunderland. Nazarii Rusyn replaces Jack Clarke.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Sunderland. Luís Semedo replaces Mason Burstow.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Rhys Healey (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, Sunderland. Chris Rigg replaces Jobe Bellingham.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, Watford 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Sunderland 2, Watford 0.

Statistics

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19 Fouls 9
5 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 4
41.9 Possession 58.1
11 SHOTS 9
4 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
356 Accurate Passes 527
432 Passes 598
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 1
11 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.1
56 Long Balls 50
27 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 7
10 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
9 Interceptions 7
16 Effective Clearances 17
16 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 38,120

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Birmingham City 15 +14 29
2 Middlesbrough 15 +11 29
3 Stoke City 15 +6 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 +8 28
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SUN Sunderland (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
13 Luke O'Nien
5 Danny Ballard
24 Daniel Neil
32 Trai Hume
2 Niall Huggins
7 Jobe Bellingham
10 Patrick Roberts
20 Jack Clarke
17 Abdoullah Ba
11 Mason Burstow Yellow Card
Sunderland Substitutes:
Ellis Taylor, Jenson Seelt, Nazariy Rusyn, Jewison Bennette, Chris Rigg, Luís Semedo, Nathan Bishop, Nectarios Triantis, Adil Aouchiche.

WAT Watford (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Daniel Bachmann (GK) Yellow Card
4 Wesley Hoedt
5 Ryan Porteous Yellow Card
6 Jamal Lewis
2 Jeremy Ngakia Yellow Card
3 Francisco Sierralta
24 Tom Dele-Bashiru Yellow Card
10 Imran Louza Yellow Card
19 Bayo Youssouf
16 Giorgi Chakvetadze
7 Tom Ince
Watford Substitutes:
Ben Hamer, Ryan Andrews, Rhys Healey, Matthew Pollock, Edo Kayembe, Mileta Rajovic, Jake Livermore, Ismaël Koné, Yáser Asprilla.

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