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KO
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Kickoff
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20
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Jack Robinson Yellow Card
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24
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Max Lowe Yellow Card
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-
27
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Trai Hume Yellow Card
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-
30
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Edouard Michut Goal
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-
35
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Tommy Doyle Yellow Card
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45+1
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James McAtee Goal
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HT
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Halftime
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55
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Anel Ahmedhodzic Yellow Card
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61
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Tommy Doyle Goal - Free-kick
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70
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On: Oliver McBurnie|Off: Daniel Jebbison
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71
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Edouard Michut Yellow Card
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72
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On: Alex Pritchard|Off: Joe Gelhardt
-
-
72
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On: Lynden Gooch|Off: Edouard Michut
-
-
72
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On: Isaac Lihadji|Off: Abdoullah Ba
-
-
78
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On: Oliver Norwood|Off: Tommy Doyle
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-
79
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On: Jayden Bogle|Off: George Baldock
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80
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On: John Fleck|Off: James McAtee
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87
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On: Pierre Ekwah|Off: Luke O'Nien
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90+2
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On: Billy Sharp|Off: Iliman Ndiaye
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90+5
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Danny Ballard Yellow Card
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FT
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Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, Sheffield United 2.
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- Patterson
- O'NienOn: Pierre Ekwah | Off: Luke O'Nien
- Batth
- Ballard
- Hume
- Neil
- MichutOn: Lynden Gooch | Off: Edouard Michut
- Clarke
- BaOn: Isaac Lihadji | Off: Abdoullah Ba
- Roberts
- GelhardtOn: Alex Pritchard | Off: Joe Gelhardt
No. | Name | |
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Saves
2
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||
Goals
0
|
||
5
Danny Ballard
90'+5'
Goals
0
|
||
13
Luke O'Nien
Goals
0
87'
39
Pierre Ekwah
Goals
0
|
||
32
Trai Hume
27'
Goals
0
|
||
17
Abdoullah Ba
Goals
0
72'
22
Isaac Lihadji
Goals
0
|
||
24
Daniel Neil
Goals
0
|
||
25
Edouard Michut
30' 71'
Goals
1
72'
11
Lynden Gooch
Goals
0
|
||
28
Joe Gelhardt
Goals
0
72'
21
Alex Pritchard
Goals
0
|
||
20
Jack Clarke
Goals
0
|
||
Goals
0
|
||
Substitutes | ||
Goals
0
|
||
Goals
0
|
||
12
Alex Bass
Saves
0
|
Game Information
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VENUE: Stadium of Light
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Sunderland, England
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ATTENDANCE: 37,490
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REFEREE: Matt Donohue
Match Commentary
- | Match ends, Sunderland 1, Sheffield United 2. | |
90'+8' | Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, Sheffield United 2. | |
90'+6' | Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jack Clarke. |
Match Stats


Possession
Shots (on Goal)
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16 | Fouls | 16 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
2 | Saves | 2 |
English League Championship Standings
POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Burnley | 46 | +52 | 101 |
2 | Sheffield United | 46 | +34 | 91 |
3 | Luton Town | 46 | +18 | 80 |
4 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +28 | 75 |
5 | Coventry City | 46 | +12 | 70 |
6 | Sunderland | 46 | +13 | 69 |
7 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | -2 | 69 |
8 | Millwall | 46 | +7 | 68 |
9 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | +6 | 66 |
10 | Swansea City | 46 | +4 | 66 |
11 | Watford | 46 | +3 | 63 |
12 | Preston North End | 46 | -14 | 63 |
13 | Norwich City | 46 | +3 | 62 |
14 | Bristol City | 46 | -1 | 59 |
15 | Hull City | 46 | -10 | 58 |
16 | Stoke City | 46 | +1 | 53 |
17 | Birmingham City | 46 | -11 | 53 |
18 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | -15 | 53 |
19 | Rotherham United | 46 | -11 | 50 |
20 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | -27 | 50 |
21 | Cardiff City | 46 | -17 | 49 |
22 | Reading | 46 | -22 | 44 |
23 | Blackpool | 46 | -24 | 44 |
24 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | -27 | 42 |
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