English League Championship

FT Friday, August 4, 2017
Derby County LDLWD 1
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Sunderland LWLLL 1
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DER101
SUN101
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Match Report

Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Lewis Grabban penalty helps Sunderland salvage opening draw

Lewis Grabban struck from the penalty to save Sunderland from opening-night embarrassment as they began their Championship campaign with a 1-1 draw.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
3
54
Possession
46
11
SHOTS
20
4
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
263
Accurate Passes
199
378
Passes
310
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.6
4
Accurate Crosses
7
17
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.3
70
Long Balls
78
33
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
13
12
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
33
Effective Clearances
39
33
Clearances
39

Head to Head

SUN leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

SUN · 4-4-2

  1. 1Jason SteeleG
  2. 23Lamine KonéCD-L
  3. 18Jiang GuangtaiCD-R
  4. 15Brendan GallowayLB
  5. 2Billy JonesRB
  6. 17Didier N'DongCM-L
  7. 6Lee CattermoleCM-R
  8. 19Aiden McGeadyLM
  9. 26George HoneymanRM
  10. 11Lewis GrabbanCF-L
  11. 9James VaughanCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Darron GibsonSUB
  2. 16John O'SheaSUB
  3. 27Lynden GoochSUB
  4. 21Adam MatthewsSUB
  5. 29Joel AsoroSUB
  6. 10Wahbi KhazriSUB
  7. 25Robbin RuiterSUB

DER · 4-3-3

  1. 1Scott CarsonG
  2. 33Curtis DaviesCD-L
  3. 6Richard KeoghCD-R
  4. 3Craig ForsythLB
  5. 14Andre WisdomRB
  6. 44Tom HuddlestoneCM
  7. 15Bradley JohnsonLM
  8. 18Jacob ButterfieldRM
  9. 9Chris MartinF
  10. 19Andreas WeimannLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Substitutes

  1. 20Mason BennettSUB
  2. 35Jonathan MitchellSUB
  3. 23Matej VydraSUB
  4. 4Craig BrysonSUB
  5. 12Chris BairdSUB
  6. 16Alex PearceSUB
  7. 28David NugentSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Sunderland 0, Derby County 1. Bradley Johnson (Derby County) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 42' Goal! Sunderland 1, Derby County 1. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 66' Substitution, Derby County. Matej Vydra replaces Andreas Weimann.
  4. 78' Substitution, Derby County. David Nugent replaces Chris Martin.
  5. 89' James Vaughan (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 90' Substitution, Derby County. Craig Bryson replaces Johnny Russell.

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