Sunderland 1-1 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 23 Dec 2017
Sunderland and Birmingham drew 1-1 in the EFL Championship on 23 December 2017 at Stadium of Light, Sunderland. L. Grabban scored for Sunderland; Samuel Gallagher for Birmingham. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 2 meetings, Sunderland have won 0 and Birmingham 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Stadium of Light · Sunderland·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-116'Samuel Gallagher
- 1-121'L. Grabbanassist: Donald Love
- Half-time1-1
- 56'Samuel Gallagher
- 64'Maikel Kieftenbeld
- 67'Samuel Gallagher
- 67'Samuel Gallagher
- 74'D. Gibsonout: D. Ndong
- 74'L. Grabbanout: Joshua Maja
- 75'J. Vaughanout: Joel Asoro
- 79'out: J. Maghoma
- 80'Harlee Dean
- 80'Jota Peleteiroout: D. Davis
- 86'C. NDoyeout: L. Jutkiewicz
- 90'Jonathan Grounds
- Full-time1-1
Player ratings
8.1
Top rated
Craig Gardner · Birmingham
Sunderland
- 7.9Marc WilsonD
- 7.9Lewis GrabbanF
- 7.2Adam MatthewsD
- 7.1Donald LoveD
- 6.9Tyias BrowningD
- 6.8Robbin RuiterG
- 6.8James VaughanF
- 6.7Darron GibsonM
- 6.7John O'SheaD
- 6.7George HoneymanM
- 6.6Didier N'DongM
- 6.5Joshua MajaF
- 6.4Joel AsoroF
- 6.3Lynden GoochM
Birmingham
- 8.1Craig GardnerM
- 7.3Maxime ColinD
- 7.2Harlee DeanD
- 7.1Jonathan GroundsD
- 7.1Jérémie BogaM
- 6.9Samuel GallagherF
- 6.7Lukas JutkiewiczF
- 6.7Maikel KieftenbeldM
- 6.7Jacques MaghomaM
- 6.7David StockdaleG
- 6.6Michael MorrisonD
- 6.5Cheikh N'DoyeM
- 6.2David DavisM
- 6.1JotaM
Line-ups
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Sunderland5-3-2
Substitutes
SunderlandC. Coleman
Substitutes
- 20Joshua Maja74'F6.5
- 1Jason SteeleG
- 29Joel Asoro75'F6.4
- 13C. McManamanM
- 3B. OviedoD
- 19A. McGeadyM
- 17D. Ndong74'M6.6
BirminghamS. Cotterill
Substitutes
- 2NsueD
- 39Connal TruemanG
- 26D. Davis80'M6.2
- 19J. Maghoma79'M6.7
- 10L. Jutkiewicz86'F6.7
- 50S. GleesonM
- 15Cohen BramallD
Team statistics
52%Possession48%
19Total shots16
4Shots on target5
9Shots off target5
6Blocked shots6
6Corners2
2Offsides1
13Fouls15
0Yellow cards5
0Red cards1
4Goalkeeper saves3
409Total passes370
307Accurate passes288
75%Pass accuracy78%
Sunderland
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Wilson | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.9 |
| Lewis Grabban | 74 | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Adam Matthews | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 7.2 |
| Donald Love | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Tyias Browning | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Robbin Ruiter | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| James Vaughan | 75 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Darron Gibson | 74 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| John O'Shea | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| George Honeyman | 90 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Didier N'Dong | 16 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Joshua Maja | 16 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Joel Asoro | 15 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Lynden Gooch | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Gardner | 90 | – | – | 2 | 5 | – | 0 | 8.1 |
| Maxime Colin | 90 | – | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Harlee Dean | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Jonathan Grounds | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Jérémie Boga | 79 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 6 | 7.1 |
| Samuel Gallagher | 67 | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | 4 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Maikel Kieftenbeld | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jacques Maghoma | 11 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| David Stockdale | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Michael Morrison | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Cheikh N'Doye | 86 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| David Davis | 10 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Jota | 80 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | 6.1 |
Recent Form
SunderlandWDLWL
- W16 Dec 17HFulham1-0
- D09 Dec 17AWolves0-0
- L02 Dec 17HReading1-3
- W25 Nov 17ABurton Albion2-0
- L21 Nov 17AAston Villa1-2
BirminghamLLLDL
- L16 Dec 17HQPR1-2
- L09 Dec 17AFulham0-1
- L04 Dec 17HWolves0-1
- D25 Nov 17ASheffield Utd1-1
- L22 Nov 17AMiddlesbrough0-2
Head-to-head
- 16 Apr 11Birmingham2-0Sunderland
- 14 Aug 10Sunderland2-2Birmingham
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2017/18
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Reading | 31 | -7 | 32 |
| 19 | Bolton | 31 | -21 | 30 |
| 20 | Birmingham | 31 | -21 | 30 |
| 21 | Hull City | 31 | -5 | 29 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 31 | -15 | 28 |
| 23 | Sunderland | 31 | -21 | 26 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 31 | -34 | 25 |
Before and after
Sunderland
- Previous: Sunderland 1-0 Fulham, 16 Dec 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Sheffield Utd 3-0 Sunderland, 26 Dec 2017 · EFL Championship
Birmingham
- Previous: Birmingham 1-2 QPR, 16 Dec 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Birmingham 0-2 Norwich, 26 Dec 2017 · EFL Championship
Data updated