English League One

Sunderland vs Fleetwood Town, 2021-22 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One
Sunderland
  • 55': Elliot Embleton
  • 82': Luke O'Nien
  • 90'+1': Jack Clarke
FT
3 - 1
Fleetwood Town
  • 28': Ellis Harrison
  • Red Card 87': Zak Jules

About

Sunderland are hosting Fleetwood Town 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.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Danny Andrew (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carl Johnston.
  • 3': Foul by Ross Stewart (Sunderland).
  • 3': Zak Jules (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Shayden Morris (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 5': Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Jay Matete.
  • 7': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Foul by Barry Baggley (Fleetwood Town).
  • 8': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Danny Andrew.
  • 9': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Foul by Shayden Morris (Fleetwood Town).
  • 12': Foul by Callum Johnson (Fleetwood Town).
  • 12': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Shayden Morris (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carl Johnston.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Matete.
  • 17': Carl Johnston (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Corry Evans (Sunderland).
  • 18': Carl Winchester (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Paddy Lane (Fleetwood Town).
  • 20': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
  • 20': Paddy Lane (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Arbenit Xhemajli.
  • 22': Ellis Harrison (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Corry Evans (Sunderland).
  • 22': Corry Evans (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Goal! Sunderland 0, Fleetwood Town 1. Ellis Harrison (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ross Stewart with a headed pass.
  • 32': Foul by Callum Johnson (Fleetwood Town).
  • 32': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Callum Johnson (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
  • 35': Attempt missed. Shayden Morris (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aristote Nsiala with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Paddy Lane (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 36': Foul by Barry Baggley (Fleetwood Town).
  • 36': Jay Matete (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Gerard Garner replaces Ellis Harrison because of an injury.
  • 43': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Danny Andrew.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Elliot Embleton (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jay Matete.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Elliot Embleton (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Bailey Wright (Sunderland).
  • 45'+3': Gerard Garner (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Fleetwood Town 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Fleetwood Town 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Sunderland. Jermain Defoe replaces Arbenit Xhemajli.
  • 45': Substitution, Sunderland. Lynden Gooch replaces Corry Evans.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Jay Matete (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 52': Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Cian Hayes replaces Barry Baggley because of an injury.
  • 53': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Gerard Garner (Fleetwood Town).
  • 55': Goal! Sunderland 1, Fleetwood Town 1. Elliot Embleton (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  • 61': Cian Hayes (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Jay Matete (Sunderland).
  • 62': Attempt saved. Danny Andrew (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 63': Carl Johnston (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Foul by Carl Winchester (Sunderland).
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Danny Andrew (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 66': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Danny Andrew.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Gerard Garner (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cian Hayes.
  • 71': Substitution, Sunderland. Luke O'Nien replaces Patrick Roberts.
  • 71': Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Chiekh Thiam replaces Shayden Morris because of an injury.
  • 73': Chiekh Thiam (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
  • 75': Dylan Boyle (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
  • 75': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Foul by Zak Jules (Fleetwood Town).
  • 76': Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Zak Jules (Fleetwood Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Carl Winchester (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Foul by Cian Hayes (Fleetwood Town).
  • 80': Foul by Callum Johnson (Fleetwood Town).
  • 80': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke O'Nien.
  • 82': Goal! Sunderland 2, Fleetwood Town 1. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Paddy Lane (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carl Johnston.
  • 84': Foul by Jay Matete (Sunderland).
  • 84': Paddy Lane (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Carl Johnston (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Jermain Defoe (Sunderland).
  • 87': Foul by Zak Jules (Fleetwood Town).
  • 87': Ross Stewart (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Second yellow card to Zak Jules (Fleetwood Town) for a bad foul.
  • 89': Chiekh Thiam (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Foul by Ross Stewart (Sunderland).
  • 90'+1': Goal! Sunderland 3, Fleetwood Town 1. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jay Matete.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ross Stewart.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lynden Gooch.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Danny Andrew (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carl Johnston.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Chiekh Thiam (Fleetwood Town).
  • 90'+8': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Carl Winchester (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Carl Johnston (Fleetwood Town).
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Sunderland 3, Fleetwood Town 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sunderland 3, Fleetwood Town 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sunderland 3, Fleetwood Town 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 28,017

EFL League One Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Cardiff City 6 +10 16
2 Stevenage 6 +5 15
3 Bradford City 6 +4 14
4 Barnsley 6 +4 13
Full Table

Line-Ups

SUN Sunderland (4-3-3)

No. Name
20 Anthony Patterson (GK)
19 Arbenit Xhemajli
26 Bailey Wright
17 Dennis Cirkin Yellow Card
15 Carl Winchester
4 Corry Evans Yellow Card
27 Jay Matete
8 Elliot Embleton
14 Ross Stewart
25 Jack Clarke
77 Patrick Roberts
Sunderland Substitutes:
Daniel Neil, Trai Hume, Ron-Thorben Hofmann, Callum Doyle, Lynden Gooch, Jermain Defoe, Luke O'Nien.

FLE Fleetwood Town (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Alex Cairns (GK)
4 Zak Jules Yellow Card
33 Aristote Nsiala
37 Dylan Boyle
3 Danny Andrew
26 Callum Johnson
32 Paddy Lane
30 Barry Baggley
38 Carl Johnston
22 Shayden Morris
9 Ellis Harrison
Fleetwood Town Substitutes:
Chiekh Thiam, Tom Donaghy, Cian Hayes, Kieran O'Hara, Sam Bird, Daniel Butterworth, Gerard Garner.

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