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

· English League One

Sunderland

13': Ross Stewart
17': Nathan Broadhead
56': Alex Pritchard
68': Nathan Broadhead
87': Leon Dajaku

FT
5 - 0

Morecambe

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Sunderland are hosting Morecambe 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.
4': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan McLaughlin.
4': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Kyle Letheren.
5': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Greg Leigh.
5': Attempt saved. Nathan Broadhead (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lynden Gooch.
5': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Kyle Letheren.
6': Attempt missed. Bailey Wright (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
8': Attempt blocked. Jonah Ayunga (Morecambe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Delaney.
8': Attempt blocked. Aaron Wildig (Morecambe) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
13': Goal! Sunderland 1, Morecambe 0. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lynden Gooch with a cross.
16': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Greg Leigh.
16': Attempt blocked. Carl Winchester (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Stewart.
16': Attempt blocked. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
17': Goal! Sunderland 2, Morecambe 0. Nathan Broadhead (Sunderland) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lynden Gooch with a cross.
18': Attempt blocked. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Broadhead.
18': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Anthony O'Connor.
19': Attempt missed. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leon Dajaku following a corner.
20': Alfie McCalmont (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Daniel Neil (Sunderland).
23': Attempt missed. Aaron Wildig (Morecambe) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alfie McCalmont with a cross.
24': Attempt blocked. Callum Jones (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie McCalmont.
24': Offside, Morecambe. Greg Leigh tries a through ball, but Cole Stockton is caught offside.
26': Attempt missed. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leon Dajaku.
31': Foul by Ross Stewart (Sunderland).
31': Ryan Delaney (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Cole Stockton (Morecambe).
32': Tom Flanagan (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Cole Stockton (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Bailey Wright (Sunderland).
38': Attempt saved. Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Broadhead.
38': Attempt missed. Cole Stockton (Morecambe) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
45'+3': First Half ends, Sunderland 2, Morecambe 0.
45': Second Half begins Sunderland 2, Morecambe 0.
45': Substitution, Morecambe. Courtney Duffus replaces Arthur Gnahoua.
45': Substitution, Morecambe. Toumani Diagouraga replaces Callum Jones.
46': Aaron Wildig (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Daniel Neil (Sunderland).
48': Courtney Duffus (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Sunderland).
48': Attempt missed. Toumani Diagouraga (Morecambe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cole Stockton following a set piece situation.
49': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Delaney.
50': Attempt blocked. Leon Dajaku (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
54': Attempt blocked. Cole Stockton (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Greg Leigh.
54': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Tom Flanagan.
55': Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Courtney Duffus (Morecambe).
55': Attempt saved. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bailey Wright.
56': Goal! Sunderland 3, Morecambe 0. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
58': Substitution, Sunderland. Elliot Embleton replaces Carl Winchester.
60': Offside, Morecambe. Alfie McCalmont tries a through ball, but Courtney Duffus is caught offside.
64': Substitution, Morecambe. Adam Phillips replaces Aaron Wildig.
65': Attempt saved. Cole Stockton (Morecambe) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Greg Leigh with a cross.
66': Foul by Courtney Duffus (Morecambe).
66': Nathan Broadhead (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Goal! Sunderland 4, Morecambe 0. Nathan Broadhead (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
70': Foul by Jonah Ayunga (Morecambe).
70': Ross Stewart (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Jonah Ayunga (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Attempt missed. Cole Stockton (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alfie McCalmont.
75': Substitution, Sunderland. Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka replaces Nathan Broadhead.
75': Substitution, Sunderland. Aiden O'Brien replaces Ross Stewart.
80': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jonah Ayunga.
81': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Toumani Diagouraga.
81': Attempt blocked. Leon Dajaku (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Embleton.
81': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Cole Stockton.
83': Callum Doyle (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Jonah Ayunga (Morecambe).
84': Foul by Bailey Wright (Sunderland).
84': Jonah Ayunga (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Goal! Sunderland 5, Morecambe 0. Leon Dajaku (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Aiden O'Brien.
90'+1': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan McLaughlin.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
90'+3': Foul by Leon Dajaku (Sunderland).
90'+3': Greg Leigh (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Sunderland 5, Morecambe 0.
0': Match ends, Sunderland 5, Morecambe 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 26,516

EFL League One Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sheffield Wednesday	6	+7	13
2	Huddersfield Town	6	+6	12
3	Bradford City	6	+2	12
4	Cambridge United	6	+2	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sunderland (3-4-3)

No.	Name
39	Ron-Thorben Hofmann (GK)
3	Tom Flanagan
6	Callum Doyle
26	Bailey Wright
15	Carl Winchester
24	Daniel Neil
7	Leon Dajaku
11	Lynden Gooch
14	Ross Stewart
9	Nathan Broadhead
21	Alex Pritchard

Sunderland Substitutes:

Ollie Younger, Anthony Patterson, Cieran Dunne, Elliot Embleton, Aiden O'Brien, Benjamin Mgunga-Kimpioka, Frederik Alves.

Morecambe (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Kyle Letheren (GK)
15	Ryan Delaney
4	Anthony O'Connor
3	Greg Leigh
2	Ryan McLaughlin
6	Callum Jones
25	Alfie McCalmont
10	Aaron Wildig
9	Cole Stockton
24	Arthur Gnahoua
17	Jonah Ayunga

Morecambe Substitutes:

Jokull Andresson, Adam Phillips, Wesley Mcdonald, Ryan Cooney, Courtney Duffus, Scott Wootton, Toumani Diagouraga.

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