Sunderland vs Leeds United, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipLeeds shrug off Chris Wood's absence to see off Sunderland
Leeds shrug off Chris Wood's absence to see off Sunderland
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
- 4': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Sunderland).
- 4': Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Lee Cattermole.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Didier Ndong.
- 6': Foul by Billy Jones (Sunderland).
- 6': Pablo Hernández (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt blocked. James Vaughan (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Honeyman.
- 11': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
- 11': Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Vaughan.
- 15': Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Brendan Galloway (Sunderland).
- 16': Attempt saved. Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 19': Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Foul by Brendan Galloway (Sunderland).
- 20': Attempt blocked. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Vaughan.
- 21': Goal! Sunderland 0, Leeds United 1. Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski.
- 24': Attempt missed. Pablo Hernández (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Samuel Sáiz.
- 25': Substitution, Leeds United. Kemar Roofe replaces Pablo Hernández because of an injury.
- 26': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Liam Cooper.
- 32': Attempt missed. Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips.
- 33': Attempt missed. James Vaughan (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Cattermole.
- 35': Foul by Caleb Ekuban (Leeds United).
- 35': Tyias Browning (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by Brendan Galloway (Sunderland).
- 36': Brendan Galloway (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Attempt missed. Didier Ndong (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 38': Attempt saved. Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Billy Jones.
- 39': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Aiden McGeady.
- 41': Foul by Billy Jones (Sunderland).
- 41': Kemar Roofe (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
- 45'+1': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Billy Jones.
- 45'+2': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Didier Ndong.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Leeds United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Leeds United 1.
- 50': Billy Jones (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Kemar Roofe (Leeds United).
- 51': Foul by George Honeyman (Sunderland).
- 51': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 55': Substitution, Sunderland. Wahbi Khazri replaces James Vaughan.
- 55': Substitution, Sunderland. Adam Matthews replaces Brendan Galloway because of an injury.
- 56': Foul by Kemar Roofe (Leeds United).
- 56': Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 60': Delay in match Caleb Ekuban (Leeds United) because of an injury.
- 62': Substitution, Leeds United. Stuart Dallas replaces Caleb Ekuban because of an injury.
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Didier Ndong (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United).
- 63': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Sunderland).
- 63': Liam Cooper (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 67': Offside, Sunderland. George Honeyman tries a through ball, but Aiden McGeady is caught offside.
- 68': Felix Wiedwald (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Hand ball by Lamine Koné (Sunderland).
- 69': Lamine Koné (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 70': Attempt saved. Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 70': Foul by Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United).
- 70': Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Billy Jones (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Honeyman.
- 71': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Kalvin Phillips.
- 72': Attempt saved. Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Sáiz.
- 74': Substitution, Sunderland. Joel Asoro replaces Lee Cattermole.
- 75': Didier Ndong (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Eunan O'Kane (Leeds United).
- 76': Goal! Sunderland 0, Leeds United 2. Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Sáiz with a cross following a fast break.
- 77': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Sunderland).
- 77': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Eunan O'Kane (Leeds United).
- 79': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United).
- 81': Substitution, Leeds United. Mateusz Klich replaces Samuel Sáiz.
- 81': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 81': Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Didier Ndong (Sunderland).
- 82': Didier Ndong (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Delay in match Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) because of an injury.
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Foul by Mateusz Klich (Leeds United).
- 87': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Honeyman.
- 88': Attempt missed. Tyias Browning (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by George Honeyman.
- 90': Attempt missed. Billy Jones (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aiden McGeady with a cross.
- 90'+3': Offside, Sunderland. Jason Steele tries a through ball, but Aiden McGeady is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Joel Asoro (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by George Honeyman.
- 90'+6': Foul by Joel Asoro (Sunderland).
- 90'+6': Vurnon Anita (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Leeds United 2.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Leeds United 2.
Statistics
 LEE |
SUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 45.1 | Possession | 54.9 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 235 | Accurate Passes | 304 |
| 353 | Passes | 425 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 15 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 83 | Long Balls | 78 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 20 |
| 15 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 28 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 31,237
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 31,237
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 7 | +11 | 14 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | +3 | 13 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 6 | +4 | 11 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | +3 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Sunderland (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Steele (GK) |
| 23 | Lamine Koné  |
| 18 | Jiang Guangtai |
| 15 | Brendan Galloway |
| 2 | Billy Jones |
| 6 | Lee Cattermole |
| 17 | Didier N'Dong |
| 19 | Aiden McGeady |
| 26 | George Honeyman |
| 11 | Lewis Grabban |
| 9 | James Vaughan |
Leeds United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Felix Wiedwald (GK) |
| 6 | Liam Cooper |
| 18 | Pontus Jansson |
| 8 | Vurnon Anita |
| 2 | Luke Ayling |
| 21 | Samu Sáiz |
| 14 | Eunan O'Kane |
| 23 | Kalvin Phillips |
| 45 | Caleb Ekuban |
| 19 | Pablo Hernández |
| 10 | Ezgjan Alioski |
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