English Carabao Cup

Sunderland vs Crewe Alexandra, 2023-24 English Carabao Cup, First Round

· Crewe Alexandra advance 5-3 on penalties
Sunderland
  • 64': Chris Rigg
FT - Penalties
1 - 1
Crewe Alexandra advance 5-3 on penalties
Crewe Alexandra
  • 45'+1': Luke Offord

About

Sunderland are hosting Crewe Alexandra at Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
  • 2': Shilow Tracey (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Ellis Taylor (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
  • 4': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Lewis Billington.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Nectarios Triantis (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
  • 10': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Nathan Bishop.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 13': Foul by Jack Powell (Crewe Alexandra).
  • 13': Zak Johnson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Jack Powell (Crewe Alexandra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 14': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Courtney Baker-Richardson.
  • 15': Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Nectarios Triantis (Sunderland).
  • 15': Foul by Danny Batth (Sunderland).
  • 15': Shilow Tracey (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Danny Batth (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Jack Powell (Crewe Alexandra) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 19': Offside, Sunderland. Ellis Taylor tries a through ball, but Alex Pritchard is caught offside.
  • 20': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Lewis Billington.
  • 22': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra).
  • 26': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Zak Johnson.
  • 28': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Luke Offord (Crewe Alexandra).
  • 29': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 31': Foul by Jewison Bennette (Sunderland).
  • 31': Zac Williams (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Jewison Bennette (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 32': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Niall Huggins.
  • 33': Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
  • 33': Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 34': Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Daniel Neil (Sunderland).
  • 38': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Niall Huggins.
  • 40': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Ryan Cooney (Crewe Alexandra).
  • 40': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Rigg.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba.
  • 42': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra).
  • 45'+1': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Danny Batth.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Sunderland 0, Crewe Alexandra 1. Luke Offord (Crewe Alexandra) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Tabiner with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+4': Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra).
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Crewe Alexandra 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Crewe Alexandra 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Sunderland. Ben Crompton replaces Zak Johnson.
  • 45': Substitution, Sunderland. Bradley Dack replaces Ellis Taylor.
  • 45': Substitution, Sunderland. Pierre Ekwah replaces Daniel Neil.
  • 48': Hand ball by Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra).
  • 49': Offside, Crewe Alexandra. Courtney Baker-Richardson tries a through ball, but Shilow Tracey is caught offside.
  • 50': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 50': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Niall Huggins.
  • 52': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Luke Offord (Crewe Alexandra).
  • 53': Attempt missed. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bradley Dack.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matús Holícek.
  • 56': Offside, Sunderland. Nectarios Triantis tries a through ball, but Abdoullah Ba is caught offside.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Bradley Dack (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
  • 57': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Connor O'Riordan.
  • 58': Foul by Jewison Bennette (Sunderland).
  • 58': Lewis Billington (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Chris Long replaces Shilow Tracey.
  • 59': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Rio Adebisi replaces Lewis Billington.
  • 60': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Owen Lunt replaces Jack Powell.
  • 60': Substitution, Sunderland. Jack Clarke replaces Abdoullah Ba.
  • 62': Foul by Owen Lunt (Crewe Alexandra).
  • 62': Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Goal! Sunderland 1, Crewe Alexandra 1. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 66': Bradley Dack (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Luke Offord (Crewe Alexandra).
  • 67': Attempt missed. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Bradley Dack (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Rigg.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Bradley Dack (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 69': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Elliott Nevitt replaces Courtney Baker-Richardson.
  • 70': Substitution, Sunderland. Jobe Bellingham replaces Jewison Bennette.
  • 71': Elliott Nevitt (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Nectarios Triantis (Sunderland).
  • 74': Offside, Crewe Alexandra. Zac Williams tries a through ball, but Rio Adebisi is caught offside.
  • 76': Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
  • 81': Ben Crompton (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Chris Long (Crewe Alexandra).
  • 82': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Owen Lunt.
  • 83': Foul by Matús Holícek (Crewe Alexandra).
  • 83': Niall Huggins (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Matús Holícek (Crewe Alexandra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Bradley Dack (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Owen Lunt (Crewe Alexandra).
  • 84': Owen Lunt (Crewe Alexandra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Owen Lunt.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alex Pritchard following a corner.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Chris Long (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rio Adebisi.
  • 88': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Bradley Dack.
  • 89': Foul by Luke Offord (Crewe Alexandra).
  • 89': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Luke Offord (Crewe Alexandra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Luke Offord.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Mickey Demetriou replaces Matús Holícek because of an injury.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Bradley Dack (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a through ball.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Harvey Davies.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Danny Batth (Sunderland) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+8': Hand ball by Ryan Cooney (Crewe Alexandra).
  • 90'+8': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Luke Offord.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, Crewe Alexandra 1.
  • 90': Penalty Shootout begins Sunderland 1, Crewe Alexandra 1.
  • 91': Goal! Sunderland 1, Crewe Alexandra 1(1). Elliott Nevitt (Crewe Alexandra) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 91': Goal! Sunderland 1(1), Crewe Alexandra 1(1). Bradley Dack (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 92': Goal! Sunderland 1(1), Crewe Alexandra 1(2). Chris Long (Crewe Alexandra) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 93': Goal! Sunderland 1(2), Crewe Alexandra 1(2). Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 94': Goal! Sunderland 1(2), Crewe Alexandra 1(3). Rio Adebisi (Crewe Alexandra) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 94': Penalty saved! Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 95': Goal! Sunderland 1(2), Crewe Alexandra 1(4). Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 96': Goal! Sunderland 1(3), Crewe Alexandra 1(4). Nectarios Triantis (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 97': Goal! Sunderland 1(3), Crewe Alexandra 1(5). Ryan Cooney (Crewe Alexandra) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 98': Penalty Shootout ends, Sunderland 1(3), Crewe Alexandra 1(5).
  • 0': Match ends, Sunderland 1(3), Crewe Alexandra 1(5).

Statistics

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15 Fouls 8
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 9
5 Saves 0
35.6 Possession 64.4
5 SHOTS 18
1 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
271 Accurate Passes 598
363 Passes 671
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 3
8 Crosses 14
0.1 Cross % 0.2
64 Long Balls 48
18 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 7
10 Effective Tackles 10
19 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 6
16 Effective Clearances 20
16 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 10,763

Line-Ups

SUN Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
30 Nathan Bishop (GK)
6 Danny Batth Yellow Card
25 Nectarios Triantis
2 Niall Huggins
41 Zak Johnson
21 Alex Pritchard Yellow Card
31 Chris Rigg
24 Daniel Neil
17 Abdoullah Ba Yellow Card
19 Jewison Bennette Yellow Card
18 Ellis Taylor
Sunderland Substitutes:
Jack Clarke, Jobe Bellingham, Luke O'Nien, Bradley Dack, Michael Spellman, Pierre Ekwah, Patrick Roberts, Ben Crompton, Anthony Patterson.

CAX Crewe Alexandra (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Harvey Davies (GK)
15 Connor O'Riordan
4 Michael Williams
6 Luke Offord
28 Lewis Billington
2 Ryan Cooney
23 Jack Powell Yellow Card
11 Joel Tabiner
17 Matús Holícek Yellow Card
9 Courtney Baker-Richardson
10 Shilow Tracey
Crewe Alexandra Substitutes:
Mickey Demetriou, Owen Lunt, Tom Booth, Chris Long, Elliott Nevitt, Rio Adebisi, Conor Thomas, Max Woodcock, Regan Griffiths.

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