Sunderland vs Birmingham 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
78': Dennis CirkinIntroduction
Sunderland are hosting Birmingham City
at Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 16': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Goal! Sunderland 0, Birmingham City 1. George Hall (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
- 34': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jobe Bellingham replaces George Hall because of an injury.
- 45'+3': Goal! Sunderland 1, Birmingham City 1. Trai Hume (Sunderland) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a headed pass following a corner.
- 63': Substitution, Sunderland. Joe Gelhardt replaces Édouard Michut.
- 63': Substitution, Sunderland. Luke O'Nien replaces Lynden Gooch.
- 70': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Birmingham City. Hannibal Mejbri replaces Reda Khadra.
- 72': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 75': Goal! Sunderland 2, Birmingham City 1. Amad Diallo (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
- 77': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Krystian Bielik.
- 78': Second yellow card to Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Sunderland. Joseph Anderson replaces Patrick Roberts.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Sunderland. Pierre Ekwah replaces Amad Diallo.
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 37,673
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 37,673
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +65 | Leeds United | 46 | 100 | 4 |
| +53 | Burnley | 46 | 100 | 2 |
| +27 | Sheffield United | 46 | 90 | 10 |
| +14 | Sunderland | 46 | 76 | 12 |
Statistics
 BIR |
SUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 31.9 | Possession | 68.1 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 211 | Accurate Passes | 548 |
| 284 | Passes | 624 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 14 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 15 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 1.0 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 10 | Clearances | 21 |
Sunderland (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Patterson (GK) |
| 6 | Danny Batth |
| 32 | Trai Hume |
| 3 | Dennis Cirkin  |
| 11 | Lynden Gooch |
| 24 | Daniel Neil |
| 25 | Edouard Michut |
| 10 | Patrick Roberts |
| 21 | Alex Pritchard |
| 20 | Jack Clarke |
| 16 | Amad |
Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | John Ruddy (GK) |
| 26 | Kevin Long |
| 4 | Marc Roberts |
| 5 | Auston Trusty |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 35 | George Hall |
| 31 | Krystian Bielik |
| 7 | Juninho Bacuna |
| 10 | Lukas Jutkiewicz |
| 17 | Reda Khadra |
| 18 | Tahith Chong |
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