English League One

Sunderland vs Doncaster Rovers, 2021-22 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One
Sunderland
  • 89': Corry Evans
FT
1 - 2
Doncaster Rovers
  • 22': Reo Griffiths
  • 45'+2': Tommy Rowe

About

Sunderland are hosting Doncaster Rovers 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': Foul by Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers).
  • 3': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 5': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Foul by Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers).
  • 6': Foul by Ross Stewart (Sunderland).
  • 6': Joseph Olowu (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ollie Younger.
  • 9': Foul by Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers).
  • 9': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 14': Ben Jackson (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Sunderland).
  • 15': Foul by Danny Batth (Sunderland).
  • 15': Reo Griffiths (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Carl Winchester (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Reo Griffiths (Doncaster Rovers).
  • 17': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ro-Shaun Williams.
  • 22': Goal! Sunderland 0, Doncaster Rovers 1. Reo Griffiths (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Martin with a through ball.
  • 25': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Foul by Matthew Smith (Doncaster Rovers).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Josh Martin (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reo Griffiths.
  • 29': Foul by Corry Evans (Sunderland).
  • 29': Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Corry Evans (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Josh Martin (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Joseph Olowu (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 30': Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Ron-Thorben Hoffmann.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Ro-Shaun Williams (Doncaster Rovers) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Jackson with a cross.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Josh Martin (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Ro-Shaun Williams (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Ollie Younger (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Martin.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Charlie Seaman (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Matthew Smith (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Charlie Seaman.
  • 32': Foul by Ross Stewart (Sunderland).
  • 32': Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Sunderland).
  • 36': Joseph Olowu (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ollie Younger.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Foul by Elliot Embleton (Sunderland).
  • 41': Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Elliot Embleton (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Carl Winchester.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Sunderland 0, Doncaster Rovers 2. Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph Olowu following a corner.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ross Stewart.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Doncaster Rovers 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Doncaster Rovers 2.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dennis Cirkin.
  • 51': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Charlie Seaman (Doncaster Rovers).
  • 53': Attempt saved. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dennis Cirkin.
  • 53': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jonathan Mitchell.
  • 54': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Charlie Seaman (Doncaster Rovers).
  • 55': Attempt saved. Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Corry Evans (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Stewart with a headed pass.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
  • 59': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jonathan Mitchell.
  • 60': Foul by Josh Martin (Doncaster Rovers).
  • 60': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Substitution, Sunderland. Jack Clarke replaces Carl Winchester.
  • 62': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Tommy Rowe.
  • 68': Elliot Embleton (Sunderland) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 70': Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Dan Gardner replaces Josh Martin.
  • 70': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ollie Younger.
  • 72': Substitution, Sunderland. Jermain Defoe replaces Elliot Embleton.
  • 72': Substitution, Sunderland. Jay Matete replaces Daniel Neil.
  • 75': Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Joseph Dodoo replaces Ademipo Odubeko.
  • 76': Danny Batth (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Reo Griffiths (Doncaster Rovers).
  • 81': Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Kyle Knoyle replaces Reo Griffiths.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a headed pass.
  • 84': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Matthew Smith.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Callum Doyle (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Stewart.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Danny Batth (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 84': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jonathan Mitchell.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Danny Batth (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lynden Gooch with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Dan Gardner (Doncaster Rovers).
  • 88': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Tommy Rowe.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Danny Batth (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lynden Gooch with a cross.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 89': Goal! Sunderland 1, Doncaster Rovers 2. Corry Evans (Sunderland) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Corry Evans (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, Doncaster Rovers 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Sunderland 1, Doncaster Rovers 2.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 38,395

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 Stevenage 6 +4 9
Full Table

Line-Ups

SUN Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
39 Ron-Thorben Hofmann (GK)
6 Callum Doyle
5 Danny Batth
17 Dennis Cirkin
15 Carl Winchester
8 Elliot Embleton
24 Daniel Neil
4 Corry Evans Yellow Card
14 Ross Stewart
21 Alex Pritchard
11 Lynden Gooch
Sunderland Substitutes:
Jay Matete, Trai Hume, Jermain Defoe, Leon Dajaku, Jack Clarke, Anthony Patterson, Patrick Roberts.

DON Doncaster Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Jonathan Mitchell (GK)
5 Joseph Olowu
6 Ro-Shaun Williams
13 Ben Jackson
3 Ollie Younger
21 Josh Martin
10 Tommy Rowe
14 Matthew Smith
45 Ademipo Odubeko
46 Reo Griffiths
19 Charlie Seaman
Doncaster Rovers Substitutes:
Joseph Dodoo, Adam Clayton, Aidan Barlow, Dan Gardner, Louis Jones, Kieran Agard, Kyle Knoyle.

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