Sunderland vs Cheltenham Town, 2021-22 English League One, Regular Season
· English League One
FT
5 - 0
5 - 0
About
Sunderland are hosting Cheltenham 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.
- 1': Foul by Conor Thomas (Cheltenham Town).
- 1': Ross Stewart (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 3': Foul by Conor Thomas (Cheltenham Town).
- 3': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Broadhead.
- 10': Attempt missed. Corry Evans (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 10': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Sean Long.
- 11': Goal! Sunderland 1, Cheltenham Town 0. Bailey Wright (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aiden McGeady with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Carl Winchester.
- 12': Attempt missed. Matthew Pollock (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Liam Sercombe with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Aiden O'Brien (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Stewart.
- 14': Offside, Sunderland. Niall Huggins tries a through ball, but Aiden O'Brien is caught offside.
- 17': Offside, Sunderland. Corry Evans tries a through ball, but Aiden McGeady is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Kyle Joseph (Cheltenham Town).
- 19': Tom Flanagan (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Offside, Sunderland. Tom Flanagan tries a through ball, but Aiden McGeady is caught offside.
- 24': Attempt missed. Carl Winchester (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Broadhead.
- 28': Goal! Sunderland 2, Cheltenham Town 0. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carl Winchester.
- 30': Foul by Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town).
- 30': Ross Stewart (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt missed. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aiden McGeady with a cross.
- 34': Attempt missed. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aiden McGeady with a cross.
- 35': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Matthew Pollock.
- 36': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Kyle Joseph.
- 38': Goal! Sunderland 3, Cheltenham Town 0. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aiden McGeady.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Stewart.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Nathan Broadhead (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aiden McGeady.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Sunderland 3, Cheltenham Town 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 3, Cheltenham Town 0.
- 45': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Alfie May replaces Matthew Pollock.
- 48': Foul by Bailey Wright (Sunderland).
- 48': Taylor Perry (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Attempt saved. Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 51': Carl Winchester (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Foul by Ellis Chapman (Cheltenham Town).
- 52': Attempt saved. Nathan Broadhead (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aiden O'Brien.
- 52': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Sean Long.
- 52': Hand ball by Alfie May (Cheltenham Town).
- 52': Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 53': Attempt saved. Tom Flanagan (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke O'Nien.
- 54': Attempt missed. Nathan Broadhead (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aiden McGeady.
- 56': Attempt missed. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bailey Wright.
- 56': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Chris Hussey.
- 56': Substitution, Sunderland. Frederik Alves replaces Tom Flanagan.
- 58': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Lewis Freestone.
- 58': Attempt missed. Carl Winchester (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aiden McGeady following a corner.
- 61': Attempt saved. Aiden O'Brien (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 61': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Scott Flinders.
- 61': Substitution, Sunderland. Leon Dajaku replaces Aiden McGeady.
- 61': Attempt saved. Corry Evans (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leon Dajaku.
- 62': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Scott Flinders.
- 64': Foul by Chris Hussey (Cheltenham Town).
- 64': Ross Stewart (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Goal! Sunderland 4, Cheltenham Town 0. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Corry Evans following a set piece situation.
- 66': Goal! Sunderland 5, Cheltenham Town 0. Leon Dajaku (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 68': Foul by Aiden O'Brien (Sunderland).
- 68': Taylor Perry (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Christian Norton replaces Kyle Joseph.
- 70': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Dylan Barkers replaces Taylor Perry.
- 72': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Frederik Alves.
- 74': Substitution, Sunderland. Alex Pritchard replaces Ross Stewart.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Long with a cross.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Hussey with a headed pass.
- 79': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Bailey Wright.
- 79': Ellis Chapman (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Foul by Leon Dajaku (Sunderland).
- 80': Attempt missed. Alfie May (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 81': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Conor Thomas (Cheltenham Town).
- 81': Conor Thomas (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Conor Thomas (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
- 88': Attempt saved. Christian Norton (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90': Hand ball by Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town).
- 90'+1': Foul by Matty Blair (Cheltenham Town).
- 90'+1': Niall Huggins (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Aiden O'Brien (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luke O'Nien.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sunderland 5, Cheltenham Town 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sunderland 5, Cheltenham Town 0.
Game Information
Competition: English League One
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 28,313
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 28,313
EFL League One Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln City | 37 | +37 | 80 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 37 | +34 | 76 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 37 | +17 | 65 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 37 | +6 | 64 |
Line-Ups
Sunderland (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 39 | Ron-Thorben Hofmann (GK) |
| 26 | Bailey Wright |
| 3 | Tom Flanagan |
| 2 | Niall Huggins |
| 15 | Carl Winchester |
| 9 | Nathan Broadhead |
| 13 | Luke O'Nien |
| 4 | Corry Evans |
| 14 | Ross Stewart |
| 28 | Aiden McGeady |
| 10 | Aiden O'Brien |
Cheltenham Town (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Scott Flinders (GK) |
| 4 | Matthew Pollock |
| 6 | Lewis Freestone  |
| 2 | Sean Long |
| 3 | Chris Hussey |
| 17 | Matt Blair |
| 11 | Ellis Chapman |
| 7 | Conor Thomas |
| 18 | Taylor Perry |
| 8 | Liam Sercombe |
| 21 | Kyle Joseph |
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