Sutton United vs Salford City, 2023-24 English League Two, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Elliot Watt (Salford City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stephen Mallan.
- 2': Elliot Watt (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by Hisham Kasimu (Sutton United).
- 4': Craig Clay (Sutton United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Stephen Mallan (Salford City).
- 5': Attempt saved. Stephen Mallan (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elliot Watt.
- 11': Foul by Joe Kizzi (Sutton United).
- 11': Kelly N'Mai (Salford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Joe Kizzi (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Sam Hart.
- 14': Foul by Matthew Lund (Salford City).
- 14': Sam Hart (Sutton United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Elliot Watt (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Hisham Kasimu (Sutton United).
- 16': Foul by Curtis Tilt (Salford City).
- 16': Omari Patrick (Sutton United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Curtis Tilt (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Omari Patrick (Sutton United).
- 21': Craig Clay (Sutton United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Foul by Declan John (Salford City).
- 23': Foul by Matt Smith (Salford City).
- 23': Joe Kizzi (Sutton United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Matt Smith (Salford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Attempt missed. Matthew Lund (Salford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kelly N'Mai with a cross.
- 28': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Ben Goodliffe.
- 29': Attempt saved. Curtis Tilt (Salford City) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Declan John.
- 32': Luke Bolton (Salford City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 34': Attempt missed. Matt Smith (Salford City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Matthew Lund with a cross.
- 41': Christian N'Guessan (Sutton United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Stephen Mallan (Salford City).
- 41': Attempt missed. Joe Kizzi (Sutton United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian N'Guessan following a set piece situation.
- 41': Attempt saved. Hisham Kasimu (Sutton United) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Kizzi.
- 42': Foul by Sam Hart (Sutton United).
- 42': Luke Bolton (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Harry Beautyman (Sutton United).
- 43': Matthew Lund (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Luke Bolton (Salford City).
- 44': Sam Hart (Sutton United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Luke Bolton (Salford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Curtis Tilt (Salford City).
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Foul by Craig Eastmond (Sutton United).
- 45'+2': Matthew Lund (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Sutton United 0, Salford City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sutton United 0, Salford City 0.
- 48': Corner, Sutton United. Conceded by Matt Smith.
- 48': Elliot Watt (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Hisham Kasimu (Sutton United).
- 49': Attempt blocked. Omari Patrick (Sutton United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 51': Attempt missed. Omar Sowunmi (Sutton United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Hart with a cross.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Hisham Kasimu (Sutton United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Omar Sowunmi.
- 51': Corner, Sutton United. Conceded by Adrian Mariappa.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Kelly N'Mai (Salford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Lund.
- 54': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Omar Sowunmi.
- 54': Attempt missed. Adrian Mariappa (Salford City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Declan John with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Goal! Sutton United 0, Salford City 1. Matt Smith (Salford City) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Adrian Mariappa following a corner.
- 56': Curtis Tilt (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Hisham Kasimu (Sutton United).
- 58': Attempt saved. Luke Bolton (Salford City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ethan Ingram.
- 60': Hand ball by Kelly N'Mai (Salford City).
- 62': Substitution, Sutton United. Harry Smith replaces Hisham Kasimu.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Christian N'Guessan (Sutton United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 62': Corner, Sutton United. Conceded by Adrian Mariappa.
- 63': Corner, Sutton United. Conceded by Kelly N'Mai.
- 64': Foul by Harry Beautyman (Sutton United).
- 64': Matt Smith (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Goal! Sutton United 0, Salford City 2. Kelly N'Mai (Salford City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
- 68': Foul by Craig Eastmond (Sutton United).
- 68': Kelly N'Mai (Salford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Offside, Sutton United. Sam Hart tries a through ball, but Harry Smith is caught offside.
- 71': Substitution, Sutton United. Aiden O'Brien replaces Craig Clay.
- 77': Christian N'Guessan (Sutton United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Stephen Mallan (Salford City).
- 77': Matthew Lund (Salford City) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Craig Eastmond (Sutton United).
- 79': Substitution, Sutton United. Josh Coley replaces Craig Eastmond because of an injury.
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Substitution, Salford City. Ryan Watson replaces Matthew Lund.
- 83': Attempt missed. Matt Smith (Salford City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ethan Ingram with a through ball.
- 83': Foul by Josh Coley (Sutton United).
- 83': Kelly N'Mai (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Elliot Watt (Salford City).
- 85': Josh Coley (Sutton United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Attempt missed. Aiden O'Brien (Sutton United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Coley with a cross.
- 87': Ethan Ingram (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Aiden O'Brien (Sutton United).
- 90': Offside, Sutton United. Ben Goodliffe tries a through ball, but Aiden O'Brien is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Foul by Omar Sowunmi (Sutton United).
- 90'+2': Matt Smith (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Salford City. Kevin Berkoe replaces Kelly N'Mai.
- 90'+3': Offside, Salford City. Alex Cairns tries a through ball, but Luke Bolton is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Aiden O'Brien (Sutton United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Goodliffe.
- 90'+5': Curtis Tilt (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Harry Smith (Sutton United).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sutton United 0, Salford City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sutton United 0, Salford City 2.
Game Information
Venue: VBS Community Stadium
Location: Sutton Coldfield, England
Attendance: 2,031
EFL League Two Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | +23 | 84 |
2 | Port Vale | 46 | +19 | 80 |
3 | Bradford City | 46 | +19 | 78 |
4 | Walsall | 46 | +21 | 77 |
Line-Ups
Sutton United (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
21 | Dean Bouzanis (GK) |
4 | Omar Sowunmi |
5 | Ben Goodliffe |
15 | Craig Eastmond |
42 | Sam Hart |
22 | Joe Kizzi ![]() |
8 | Christian N'Guessan |
16 | Craig Clay |
10 | Harry Beautyman |
11 | Omari Patrick |
29 | Hisham Kasimu |
Salford City (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alex Cairns (GK) |
16 | Curtis Tilt |
5 | Adrian Mariappa |
3 | Declan John |
2 | Ethan Ingram |
8 | Matthew Lund ![]() |
14 | Stephen Mallan |
6 | Elliot Watt |
17 | Matt Smith ![]() |
30 | Kelly N'Mai |
24 | Luke Bolton ![]() |
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