Sunderland 2-0 Watford — EFL Championship, 4 Oct 2023
Sunderland beat Watford 2-0 in the EFL Championship on 4 October 2023 at Stadium of Light, Sunderland. N. Huggins, A. Ba got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Sunderland have won 1 and Watford 1, 3 draws.
· kickoff·Stadium of Light · Sunderland·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 27'Jeremy NgakiaFoul
- 1-043'N. Hugginsassist: Daniel Neil
- Half-time1-0
- 46'Jeremy Ngakiaout: R. Andrews
- 46'Thomas Inceout: Y. Asprilla
- 50'Mason BurstowFoul
- 58'Foul
- 2-062'A. Baassist: Jobe Bellingham
- 65'
- 65'out: R. Healey
- 71'Patrick Robertsout: Adil Aouchiche
- 74'Imrân LouzaArgument
- 74'Daniel BachmannArgument
- 76'Imrân Louzaout: Mileta Rajović
- 83'Foul
- 87'Foul
- 90+1'M. Burstowout: Luís Semedo
- 90+1'Jack Clarkeout: N. Rusyn
- 90+6'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Sunderland
- 7.9Anthony PattersonG
- 7.9Niall HugginsD
- 7.3Patrick RobertsM
- 7.3Jobe BellinghamM
- 7.3Trai HumeD
- 7.3Daniel BallardD
- 7.2Luke O'NienD
- 7.2Daniel NeilM
- 7.2Abdoullah BaM
- 7.2Jack ClarkeM
- 6.7Adil AouchicheM
- 6.3Mason BurstowF
Watford
- 7.2Giorgi ChakvetadzeF
- 7.0Vakoun Issouf BayoF
- 7.0Ryan PorteousD
- 7.0Wesley HoedtD
- 6.9Thomas InceF
- 6.7Ismaël KonéM
- 6.6Tom Dele-BashiruM
- 6.5Rhys HealeyF
- 6.5Yaser AsprillaM
- 6.5Francisco SierraltaM
- 6.5Jamal LewisD
- 6.5Jeremy NgakiaD
- 6.3Imrân LouzaM
- 6.3Mileta RajovićF
- 6.3Daniel BachmannG
- 6.3Ryan AndrewsD
Line-ups
Watford4-3-3
Sunderland4-1-4-1
GlobalScoreX
6Lewis6.5
7Ince6.9
10Louza6.3
1Bachmann6.3
2Ngakia6.5
20Clarke7.2
10Roberts7.3
2Huggins7.9
17Ba7.2
11Burstow6.3
Substitutes
SunderlandT. Mowbray
Substitutes
- 15N. Rusyn90+1'F
- 30Nathan BishopG
- 22Adil Aouchiche71'M6.7
- 25Nectarios TriantisD
- 18E. TaylorM
- 23J. SeeltD
- 19J. BennetteF
- 9Luís Semedo90+1'F
- 31C. Rigg90+6'M
WatfordV. Ismaël
Substitutes
- 39Edouard KayembeM
- 9Mileta Rajović76'F6.3
- 15Matthew PollockD
- 14R. Healey65'F6.5
- 26B. HamerG
- 8J. LivermoreM
- 18Y. Asprilla46'M6.5
- 11Ismaël Koné65'M6.7
- 45R. Andrews46'D6.3
Team statistics
58%Possession42%
1.25Expected goals (xG)0.46
9Total shots11
4Shots on target4
1Shots off target3
4Blocked shots4
5Corners2
9Fouls19
1Yellow cards5
0Red cards1
4Goalkeeper saves1
595Total passes432
525Accurate passes357
88%Pass accuracy83%
Sunderland
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Patterson | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Niall Huggins | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Patrick Roberts | 71 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 7.3 |
| Jobe Bellingham | 89 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Trai Hume | 90 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Daniel Ballard | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Luke O'Nien | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Daniel Neil | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Abdoullah Ba | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Jack Clarke | 89 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Adil Aouchiche | 19 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Mason Burstow | 89 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | 65 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Vakoun Issouf Bayo | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Ryan Porteous | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Wesley Hoedt | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Thomas Ince | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ismaël Koné | 26 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | 64 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Rhys Healey | 25 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Yaser Asprilla | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Francisco Sierralta | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Jamal Lewis | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Jeremy Ngakia | 45 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Imrân Louza | 76 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Mileta Rajović | 14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Daniel Bachmann | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ryan Andrews | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
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