English League Championship

Burton Albion vs Sunderland, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Burton Albion
    FT
    0 - 2
    Sunderland
    • 84': James Vaughan
    • 88': George Honeyman

    Late goals earn vital win for Sunderland

    Late goals earn vital win for Sunderland

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Dangerous play by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
    • 1': Joe Sbarra (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Sunderland).
    • 4': Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Tyias Browning.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matthew Palmer with a cross following a corner.
    • 12': Delay in match Tom Flanagan (Burton Albion) because of an injury.
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Luke Murphy (Burton Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Sordell.
    • 14': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Tyias Browning.
    • 18': Foul by George Honeyman (Sunderland).
    • 18': Luke Murphy (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Offside, Sunderland. George Honeyman tries a through ball, but Aiden McGeady is caught offside.
    • 19': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ben Turner.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. George Honeyman (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McManaman.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aiden McGeady.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum McManaman.
    • 24': Foul by Joe Sbarra (Burton Albion).
    • 24': Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Joe Sbarra (Burton Albion).
    • 25': Attempt saved. Will Miller (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 25': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Matthew Palmer.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Callum McManaman (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 27': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Tom Flanagan.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo.
    • 28': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Lee Cattermole.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Paddy McNair (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum McManaman.
    • 34': Foul by Paddy McNair (Sunderland).
    • 34': Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Joe Sbarra (Burton Albion) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Sordell.
    • 34': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by John O'Shea.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 37': Hand ball by Adam Matthews (Sunderland).
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Sean Scannell (Burton Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Sbarra.
    • 40': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Adam Matthews.
    • 42': Foul by John O'Shea (Sunderland).
    • 42': Will Miller (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Joe Sbarra (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sean Scannell with a cross.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Akins.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Burton Albion 0, Sunderland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Burton Albion 0, Sunderland 0.
    • 47': Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Foul by Joe Sbarra (Burton Albion).
    • 48': Attempt missed. Adam Matthews (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 49': Foul by George Honeyman (Sunderland).
    • 49': Luke Murphy (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': George Honeyman (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Luke Murphy (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marvin Sordell.
    • 51': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Tyias Browning.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Will Miller (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sean Scannell.
    • 54': Foul by Paddy McNair (Sunderland).
    • 54': Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Palmer.
    • 56': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Tom Flanagan.
    • 58': Delay in match Will Miller (Burton Albion) because of an injury.
    • 58': Substitution, Burton Albion. Joe Mason replaces Will Miller because of an injury.
    • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo with a cross.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by George Honeyman.
    • 63': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Lucas Akins.
    • 65': Substitution, Burton Albion. Jamie Allen replaces Sean Scannell.
    • 65': Foul by Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion).
    • 65': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': John O'Shea (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
    • 70': Substitution, Sunderland. Darron Gibson replaces Paddy McNair.
    • 71': Substitution, Burton Albion. Kyle McFadzean replaces Joe Sbarra.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by George Honeyman.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joe Mason.
    • 75': Substitution, Sunderland. James Vaughan replaces Aiden McGeady.
    • 76': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ben Turner with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 77': Foul by John O'Shea (Sunderland).
    • 77': Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Tom Naylor.
    • 80': Substitution, Sunderland. Joel Asoro replaces Callum McManaman.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. James Vaughan (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo with a cross.
    • 80': Foul by James Vaughan (Sunderland).
    • 80': Tom Flanagan (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Tom Flanagan.
    • 84': Goal! Burton Albion 0, Sunderland 1. James Vaughan (Sunderland) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Cattermole with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 85': James Vaughan (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Jamie Allen (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marvin Sordell.
    • 88': Goal! Burton Albion 0, Sunderland 2. George Honeyman (Sunderland) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Asoro.
    • 90': Foul by George Honeyman (Sunderland).
    • 90': Tom Flanagan (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
    • 90'+1': Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Palmer with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Offside, Sunderland. Bryan Oviedo tries a through ball, but George Honeyman is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Burton Albion 0, Sunderland 2.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, Burton Albion 0, Sunderland 2.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 4
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    7 Corner Kicks 7
    1 Saves 4
    54.5 Possession 45.5
    13 SHOTS 15
    6 ON GOAL 1
    0.5 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    321 Accurate Passes 250
    430 Passes 363
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    7 Accurate Crosses 5
    29 Crosses 18
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    78 Long Balls 78
    31 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.2
    1 Blocked Shots 6
    15 Effective Tackles 6
    18 Tackles 6
    0.8 Tackle % 1.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    37 Effective Clearances 22
    37 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Pirelli Stadium
    Location: Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
    Attendance: 4,808

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    Line-Ups

    BRT Burton Albion (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Stephen Bywater (GK)
    6 Ben Turner
    15 Tom Naylor
    12 Tom Flanagan
    10 Lucas Akins
    19 Matthew Palmer
    7 Luke Murphy
    18 William Miller
    9 Sean Scannell
    17 Marvin Sordell
    26 Joe Sbarra
    Burton Albion Substitutes:
    Joe Mason, Connor Ripley, Kyle McFadzean, Stephen Warnock, Luke Varney, Matthew Lund, Jamie Allen.

    SUN Sunderland (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    25 Robbin Ruiter (GK)
    16 John O'Shea Yellow Card
    18 Jiang Guangtai
    6 Lee Cattermole
    3 Bryan Oviedo
    21 Adam Matthews
    4 Paddy McNair
    26 George Honeyman Yellow Card
    19 Aiden McGeady
    13 Callum McManaman
    11 Lewis Grabban
    Sunderland Substitutes:
    Lynden Gooch, Darron Gibson, Jason Steele, Brendan Galloway, James Vaughan, Joel Asoro, Donald Love.

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