Sunderland vs Gillingham, 2021-22 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Sunderland

90'+5': Nathan Broadhead

FT
1 - 0

Gillingham

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

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt blocked. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
5': Bailey Wright (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Jack Tucker (Gillingham).
6': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
7': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
7': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carl Winchester.
7': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Olly Lee.
8': Attempt missed. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross following a corner.
9': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Jackson.
11': Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dennis Cirkin.
12': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Ben Thompson (Gillingham).
14': Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
15': Attempt missed. Corry Evans (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
16': Offside, Sunderland. Patrick Roberts tries a through ball, but Alex Pritchard is caught offside.
18': Attempt blocked. Olly Lee (Gillingham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
19': Attempt blocked. Josh Chambers (Gillingham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Masterson.
21': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jack Clarke with a cross.
21': Foul by Vadaine Oliver (Gillingham).
21': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Conor Masterson (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Alex Pritchard (Sunderland).
23': Attempt missed. Charlie Kelman (Gillingham) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Vadaine Oliver with a headed pass.
24': David Tutonda (Gillingham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
26': Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carl Winchester.
27': Attempt blocked. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
27': David Tutonda (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Carl Winchester (Sunderland).
30': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
30': Josh Chambers (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
32': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Vadaine Oliver (Gillingham).
33': Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
35': Carl Winchester (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Ben Thompson (Gillingham).
36': Foul by Ross Stewart (Sunderland).
36': Max Ehmer (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Ben Thompson (Gillingham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
38': Foul by Olly Lee (Gillingham).
38': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Olly Lee (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Carl Winchester (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by David Tutonda (Gillingham).
40': David Tutonda (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card.
41': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Josh Chambers (Gillingham).
41': Josh Chambers (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
43': Danny Batth (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Jack Tucker (Gillingham).
45': Attempt blocked. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
45'+2': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': Foul by Jack Tucker (Gillingham).
45'+3': Charlie Kelman (Gillingham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+3': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
45'+3': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Gillingham 0.
45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Gillingham 0.
51': Foul by Vadaine Oliver (Gillingham).
51': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Ben Thompson (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Corry Evans (Sunderland).
57': Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
59': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Conor Masterson.
60': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Olly Lee.
60': Attempt blocked. Corry Evans (Sunderland) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
60': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ben Thompson.
61': Offside, Sunderland. Bailey Wright tries a through ball, but Ross Stewart is caught offside.
62': Ben Thompson (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Foul by Corry Evans (Sunderland).
63': Attempt missed. Vadaine Oliver (Gillingham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Tutonda with a cross.
64': Offside, Sunderland. Luke O'Nien tries a through ball, but Ross Stewart is caught offside.
65': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Jackson.
67': Attempt saved. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
68': Substitution, Sunderland. Lynden Gooch replaces Carl Winchester.
68': Substitution, Sunderland. Elliot Embleton replaces Luke O'Nien.
69': Substitution, Sunderland. Nathan Broadhead replaces Alex Pritchard.
71': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Josh Chambers (Gillingham).
73': Substitution, Gillingham. Ben Reeves replaces Josh Chambers because of an injury.
73': Attempt blocked. Elliot Embleton (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
75': Attempt blocked. Elliot Embleton (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
75': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jack Tucker.
76': Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
78': Foul by Ben Reeves (Gillingham).
78': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Ben Reeves (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Attempt missed. Corry Evans (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nathan Broadhead following a fast break.
81': Attempt blocked. Ben Reeves (Gillingham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
82': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Jackson.
82': Ben Thompson (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
85': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Charlie Kelman (Gillingham).
87': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Embleton.
87': Attempt blocked. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
88': Hand ball by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
90': Substitution, Gillingham. Bailey Akehurst replaces Charlie Kelman.
90'+1': Ben Thompson (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Foul by Corry Evans (Sunderland).
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lynden Gooch.
90'+5': Goal! Sunderland 1, Gillingham 0. Nathan Broadhead (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elliot Embleton with a cross.
90'+6': Nathan Broadhead (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
90'+8': Max Ehmer (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, Gillingham 0.
0': Match ends, Sunderland 1, Gillingham 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 31,619

EFL League One Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sheffield Wednesday	5	+7	12
2	Huddersfield Town	5	+6	11
3	Stockport County	5	+7	9
4	Bradford City	5	+1	9

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
20	Anthony Patterson (GK)
5	Danny Batth
26	Bailey Wright
17	Dennis Cirkin
15	Carl Winchester
21	Alex Pritchard
4	Corry Evans
13	Luke O'Nien
14	Ross Stewart
25	Jack Clarke
77	Patrick Roberts

Sunderland Substitutes:

Daniel Neil, Jay Matete, Nathan Broadhead, Ron-Thorben Hofmann, Arbenit Xhemajli, Elliot Embleton, Lynden Gooch.

Gillingham (3-5-2)

No.	Name
12	Aaron Chapman (GK)
5	Max Ehmer
15	Conor Masterson
6	Jack Tucker
8	Ben Thompson
32	Josh Chambers
10	Oliver Lee
3	David Tutonda
2	Ryan Jackson
19	Vadaine Oliver
33	Charlie Kelman

Gillingham Substitutes:

Christian Maghoma, Pontus Dahlberg, Thomas Dickson-Peters, Ben Reeves, Bailey Akehurst.

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