English League Championship

FT Saturday, December 23, 2017
Birmingham City LDLLL 1
–
Sunderland LWLDW 1
1st2ndT
BIR101
SUN101
Stadium of Light · 29,312 att.

Match Report

Team Stats

15
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
4
47.2
Possession
52.8
16
SHOTS
19
5
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
288
Accurate Passes
307
370
Passes
409
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.2
76
Long Balls
77
41
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
6
6
Effective Tackles
14
8
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
31
Effective Clearances
20
31
Clearances
20

Head to Head

SUN leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SUN · 5-3-2

  1. 25Robbin RuiterG
  2. 16John O'SheaCD
  3. 36Marc WilsonCD-L
  4. 18Jiang GuangtaiCD-R
  5. 21Adam MatthewsLB
  6. 22Donald LoveRB
  7. 24Darron GibsonCM
  8. 26George HoneymanCM-L
  9. 27Lynden GoochCM-R
  10. 9James VaughanCF-L
  11. 11Lewis GrabbanCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Callum McManamanSUB
  2. 17Didier N'DongSUB
  3. 19Aiden McGeadySUB
  4. 29Joel AsoroSUB
  5. 1Jason SteeleSUB
  6. 20Josh MajaSUB
  7. 3Bryan OviedoSUB

BIR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13David StockdaleG
  2. 12Harlee DeanCD-L
  3. 28Michael MorrisonCD-R
  4. 3Jonathan GroundsLB
  5. 5Maxime ColinRB
  6. 17Cheikh N'DoyeAM
  7. 6Maikel KieftenbeldLM
  8. 8Craig GardnerRM
  9. 18Sam GallagherF
  10. 20Jérémie BogaAM-L
  11. 27JotaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 39Connal TruemanSUB
  2. 19Jacques MaghomaSUB
  3. 26David DavisSUB
  4. 15Cohen BramallSUB
  5. 50Stephen GleesonSUB
  6. 10Lukas JutkiewiczSUB
  7. 2Emilio NsueSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Sunderland 0, Birmingham City 1. Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 21' Goal! Sunderland 1, Birmingham City 1. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Donald Love.
  3. 56' Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 64' Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 67' Second yellow card to Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City) for a bad foul.
  6. 74' Substitution, Sunderland. Didier Ndong replaces Darron Gibson.
  7. 74' Substitution, Sunderland. Josh Maja replaces Lewis Grabban.
  8. 75' Substitution, Sunderland. Joel Asoro replaces James Vaughan.
  9. 79' Substitution, Birmingham City. Jacques Maghoma replaces Jeremie Boga.
  10. 80' Substitution, Birmingham City. David Davis replaces Jota.
  11. 80' Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 86' Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Cheikh Ndoye.
  13. 90'+3' Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.

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