Sunderland vs Blackpool, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

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

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Amad Diallo (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
2': Foul by Callum Connolly (Blackpool).
5': Offside, Sunderland. Patrick Roberts tries a through ball, but Amad Diallo is caught offside.
6': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Sunderland).
6': Jerry Yates (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Elliot Embleton (Sunderland) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
14': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Sunderland).
14': Jerry Yates (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Shayne Lavery (Blackpool).
17': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Sunderland).
17': Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Attempt missed. Callum Connolly (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marvin Ekpiteta following a set piece situation.
18': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elliot Embleton.
19': Foul by Corry Evans (Sunderland).
19': Shayne Lavery (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt missed. Callum Wright (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
22': Attempt blocked. Callum Wright (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Madine.
25': Foul by Callum Connolly (Blackpool).
25': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Corry Evans (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Foul by Callum Wright (Blackpool).
27': Attempt blocked. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
29': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Alex Pritchard.
31': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
32': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
32': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Chris Maxwell.
33': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Shayne Lavery.
33': Attempt missed. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross following a corner.
36': Offside, Sunderland. Elliot Embleton tries a through ball, but Ajibola Alese is caught offside.
38': Attempt blocked. Amad Diallo (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Embleton.
38': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
38': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dominic Thompson.
39': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
39': Shayne Lavery (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Amad Diallo (Sunderland).
41': Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Foul by Jordan Thorniley (Blackpool).
45': Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ajibola Alese with a headed pass.
45'+2': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Marvin Ekpiteta.
45'+3': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Blackpool 0.
45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Blackpool 0.
47': Callum Connolly (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
51': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Ajibola Alese.
52': Attempt saved. Callum Connolly (Blackpool) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Thorniley.
52': Attempt blocked. Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
52': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Danny Batth.
52': Ajibola Alese (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Gary Madine (Blackpool).
53': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Lynden Gooch.
54': Attempt saved. Callum Wright (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Charlie Patino with a cross.
56': Foul by Charlie Patino (Blackpool).
56': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Charlie Patino (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Foul by Callum Wright (Blackpool).
57': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Substitution, Sunderland. Jewison Bennette replaces Amad Diallo because of an injury.
59': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Anthony Patterson.
60': Attempt blocked. Jordan Thorniley (Blackpool) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Connolly.
60': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Alex Pritchard.
62': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Danny Batth.
62': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Patrick Roberts.
64': Foul by Jordan Thorniley (Blackpool).
64': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Jordan Thorniley (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Attempt missed. Elliot Embleton (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
66': Substitution, Blackpool. Theo Corbeanu replaces Shayne Lavery.
66': Foul by Ajibola Alese (Sunderland).
66': Theo Corbeanu (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Substitution, Sunderland. Daniel Neil replaces Corry Evans.
68': Substitution, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba replaces Elliot Embleton.
68': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Anthony Patterson.
69': Attempt saved. Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenneth Dougall with a cross.
72': Attempt blocked. Dominic Thompson (Blackpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Theo Corbeanu with a cross.
72': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
73': Attempt saved. Theo Corbeanu (Blackpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kenneth Dougall.
75': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Daniel Neil.
75': Foul by Theo Corbeanu (Blackpool).
75': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Substitution, Sunderland. Edouard Michut replaces Alex Pritchard.
76': Substitution, Sunderland. Leon Dajaku replaces Patrick Roberts.
77': Attempt blocked. Edouard Michut (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ajibola Alese.
78': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Theo Corbeanu.
78': Attempt saved. Danny Batth (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Clarke with a cross.
80': Attempt blocked. Callum Connolly (Blackpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
81': Attempt missed. Callum Connolly (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
83': Foul by Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool).
83': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
85': Foul by Edouard Michut (Sunderland).
85': Jerry Yates (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Edouard Michut (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Substitution, Blackpool. Ian Poveda-Ocampo replaces Gary Madine.
90': Dominic Thompson (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland).
90'+1': Foul by Dominic Thompson (Blackpool).
90'+1': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jewison Bennette.
90'+2': Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Callum Wright (Blackpool).
90'+4': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Lynden Gooch.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Charlie Patino (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Blackpool 0.
0': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Blackpool 0.
0': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Blackpool 0.

Statistics

BLP		SUN
13	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
12	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	4
38.7	Possession	61.3
13	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
229	Accurate Passes	438
311	Passes	520
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	2
21	Crosses	9
0.2	Cross %	0.2
50	Long Balls	48
28	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
6	Blocked Shots	7
10	Effective Tackles	16
18	Tackles	20
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
11	Interceptions	11
11	Effective Clearances	19
11	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 35,900

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Birmingham City	0	0	0
2	Blackburn Rovers	0	0	0
3	Bolton Wanderers	0	0	0
4	Bristol City	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sunderland (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Patterson (GK)
6	Danny Batth
13	Luke O'Nien
42	Ajibola Alese
11	Lynden Gooch
8	Elliot Embleton
4	Corry Evans
20	Jack Clarke
10	Patrick Roberts
21	Alex Pritchard
16	Amad Diallo

Sunderland Substitutes:

Edouard Michut, Leon Dajaku, Daniel Neil, Bailey Wright, Alex Bass, Abdoullah Ba, Jewison Bennette.

Blackpool (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Chris Maxwell (GK)
34	Jordan Thorniley
21	Marvin Ekpiteta
23	Dominic Thompson
2	Callum Connolly
12	Kenneth Dougall
28	Charlie Patino
24	Callum Wright
14	Gary Madine
9	Jerry Yates
19	Shayne Lavery

Blackpool Substitutes:

Daniel Grimshaw, Luke Garbutt, Ian Poveda-Ocampo, Sonny Carey, Christopher Hamilton, Theo Corbeanu, Liam Bridcutt.

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