Sunderland vs Southampton 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

1': Jack Clarke
7': Pierre Ekwah
45': Pierre Ekwah
48': Bradley Dack
90'+5': Chris Rigg

FT
5 - 0

Introduction

Sunderland are hosting Southampton at Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

1': Goal! Sunderland 1, Southampton 0. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trai Hume with a cross.
7': Goal! Sunderland 2, Southampton 0. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba.
35': Sékou Mara (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
42': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
45': Goal! Sunderland 3, Southampton 0. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
45': Second Half begins Sunderland 3, Southampton 0.
45': Substitution, Southampton. Ché Adams replaces Stuart Armstrong.
45': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Fraser replaces Samuel Edozie.
48': Goal! Sunderland 4, Southampton 0. Bradley Dack (Sunderland) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
63': Substitution, Sunderland. Luís Semedo replaces Jobe Bellingham.
63': Substitution, Sunderland. Alex Pritchard replaces Bradley Dack.
64': Substitution, Southampton. Shea Charles replaces Mason Holgate.
69': Ché Adams (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
72': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Sékou Mara.
81': Substitution, Southampton. Carlos Alcaraz replaces Will Smallbone.
82': Substitution, Sunderland. Jewison Bennette replaces Jack Clarke.
82': Substitution, Sunderland. Chris Rigg replaces Abdoullah Ba.
90'+5': Goal! Sunderland 5, Southampton 0. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jewison Bennette with a cross.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Sunderland 5, Southampton 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 41,459

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

Full Table

Statistics

SOU		SUN
10	Fouls	20
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
8	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	2
68.3	Possession	31.7
13	SHOTS	18
2	ON GOAL	10
0.2	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
497	Accurate Passes	198
567	Passes	253
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	6
18	Crosses	18
0.4	Cross %	0.3
32	Long Balls	40
16	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	4
13	Effective Tackles	18
21	Tackles	25
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
11	Interceptions	11
11	Effective Clearances	13
11	Clearances	13

Line-Ups

Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Patterson (GK)
5	Danny Ballard
13	Luke O'Nien
3	Dennis Cirkin
32	Trai Hume
46	Bradley Dack
39	Pierre Ekwah
24	Daniel Neil
7	Jobe Bellingham
20	Jack Clarke
17	Abdoullah Ba

Substitutes:

Jewison Bennette, Nathan Bishop, Chris Rigg, Niall Huggins, Alex Pritchard, Nectarios Triantis, Luís Semedo, Ellis Taylor, Jenson Seelt.

Southampton (4-3-3)

No.	Name
31	Gavin Bazunu (GK)
6	Mason Holgate
35	Jan Bednarek
3	Ryan Manning
2	Kyle Walker-Peters
4	Flynn Downes
17	Stuart Armstrong
16	William Smallbone
9	Adam Armstrong
23	Samuel Edozie
18	Sékou Mara