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

· English League Championship

Sunderland

70': Luke O'Nien
90'+5': Patrick Roberts

FT
2 - 2

Watford

17': Christian Kabasele
69': Ryan Porteous

About

Sunderland are hosting Watford 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.
3': Attempt saved. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
4': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
4': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
6': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt blocked. Joe Gelhardt (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
6': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
6': Keinan Davis (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Offside, Sunderland. Dennis Cirkin tries a through ball, but Joe Gelhardt is caught offside.
10': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Watford).
10': Joe Gelhardt (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Hamza Choudhury (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Attempt missed. Amad Diallo (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
13': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
16': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Trai Hume.
17': Goal! Sunderland 0, Watford 1. Christian Kabasele (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
19': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
19': Joe Gelhardt (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Ryan Porteous (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
20': Offside, Watford. Yáser Asprilla tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
23': Attempt saved. Amad Diallo (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
23': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
24': Foul by Joe Gelhardt (Sunderland).
24': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Offside, Watford. Ryan Porteous tries a through ball, but Keinan Davis is caught offside.
26': Attempt saved. Ryan Andrews (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kenneth Sema.
26': Attempt missed. Keinan Davis (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
27': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
27': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
32': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Sunderland).
33': Hand ball by Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
36': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
41': Attempt missed. Ryan Porteous (Watford) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
42': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Sema (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
43': Hand ball by Keinan Davis (Watford).
44': Attempt blocked. Joe Gelhardt (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
45'+1': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
45'+2': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
45'+3': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Watford 1.
45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Watford 1.
46': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
46': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
47': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Sema (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
47': Foul by Daniel Neil (Sunderland).
47': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
51': Attempt saved. Trai Hume (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross.
51': Attempt missed. Amad Diallo (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
56': Attempt missed. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
56': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
58': Substitution, Watford. Leandro Bacuna replaces Yáser Asprilla.
58': Substitution, Sunderland. Alex Pritchard replaces Pierre Ekwah.
60': Attempt blocked. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
60': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
61': Attempt blocked. Joe Gelhardt (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
63': Attempt missed. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lynden Gooch with a cross.
65': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
65': Keinan Davis (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Keinan Davis (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
66': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford).
67': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
67': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Patrick Roberts.
69': Goal! Sunderland 0, Watford 2. Ryan Porteous (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
70': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Kenneth Sema.
70': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross following a corner.
70': Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
70': Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
70': Goal! Sunderland 1, Watford 2. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Pritchard following a corner.
72': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke O'Nien.
72': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
74': Attempt saved. Amad Diallo (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
74': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
74': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Substitution, Sunderland. Édouard Michut replaces Daniel Neil.
75': Substitution, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba replaces Joe Gelhardt.
78': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
78': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Delay in match because of an injury Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Attempt blocked. Keinan Davis (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Porteous.
82': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces Ismaïla Sarr because of an injury.
84': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Amad Diallo (Sunderland).
84': Amad Diallo (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
85': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Substitution, Watford. Wesley Hoedt replaces Ryan Andrews.
89': Offside, Watford. Daniel Bachmann tries a through ball, but Kenneth Sema is caught offside.
89': Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
90': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
90': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba.
90'+3': Foul by Édouard Michut (Sunderland).
90'+3': Keinan Davis (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Watford).
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
90'+5': Goal! Sunderland 2, Watford 2. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
90'+7': Attempt missed. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba with a cross.
90'+8': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
90'+8': Attempt blocked. Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
90'+8': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, Watford 2.
0': Match ends, Sunderland 2, Watford 2.

Statistics

WAT		SUN
12	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	10
5	Saves	2
29.9	Possession	70.1
9	SHOTS	25
3	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
185	Accurate Passes	534
272	Passes	625
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	7
7	Crosses	25
0.3	Cross %	0.3
49	Long Balls	41
11	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.2	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	8
18	Effective Tackles	8
30	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
13	Interceptions	8
33	Effective Clearances	6
33	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 44,944

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Leeds United	46	+65	100
2	Burnley	46	+53	100
3	Sheffield United	46	+27	90
4	Sunderland	46	+14	76

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Patterson (GK)
13	Luke O'Nien
32	Trai Hume
3	Dennis Cirkin
11	Lynden Gooch
16	Amad
39	Pierre Ekwah
24	Daniel Neil
28	Joe Gelhardt
20	Jack Clarke
10	Patrick Roberts

Sunderland Substitutes:

Ellis Taylor, Abdoullah Ba, Joseph Anderson, Edouard Michut, Alex Bass, Isaac Lihadji, Alex Pritchard.

Watford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bachmann (GK)
27	Christian Kabasele
22	Ryan Porteous
14	Hassane Kamara
57	Ryan Andrews
18	Yáser Asprilla
6	Imran Louza
4	Hamza Choudhury
7	Keinan Davis
12	Ken Sema
23	Ismaïla Sarr

Watford Substitutes:

Wesley Hoedt, Henrique Araújo, Leandro Bacuna, James Morris, Ben Hamer, Ismaël Koné, Jeremy Ngakia.

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