Football
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion. Sky Bet Championship.
12:30pm, Saturday 9th December 2023.
Stadium of LightAttendance: Attendance40,101.
Match ends, Sunderland 2, West Bromwich Albion 1.
Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, West Bromwich Albion 1.
Pipa (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Pipa (West Bromwich Albion).
Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
Offside, Sunderland. Jack Clarke is caught offside.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion).
Goal! Sunderland 2, West Bromwich Albion 1. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pipa with a cross.
Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Goal! Sunderland 2, West Bromwich Albion 0. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a through ball following a fast break.
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Daniel Neil.
Attempt blocked. Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Foul by Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland).
Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda replaces Patrick Roberts.
Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
Attempt missed. Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross following a corner.
Delay in match because of an injury Alex Pritchard (Sunderland).
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Alex Pritchard.
Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross.
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Niall Huggins.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Semi Ajayi replaces Kyle Bartley.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Pipa replaces John Swift.
Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion).
Goal! Sunderland 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross following a set piece situation.
Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion).
Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left.
Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.
Substitution, Sunderland. Alex Pritchard replaces Adil Aouchiche.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Grady Diangana.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Jayson Molumby.
Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a through ball.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Pierre Ekwah.
Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
Second Half begins Sunderland 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
First Half ends, Sunderland 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
Foul by Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion).
Attempt missed. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross.
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daniel Neil following a corner.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Alex Palmer.
Offside, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift is caught offside.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tom Fellows replaces Josh Maja because of an injury.
Dan Ballard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Delay in match because of an injury Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion).
Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Ballard.
Attempt blocked. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche with a cross.
Delay in match because of an injury Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
Offside, Sunderland. Jobe Bellingham is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Darnell Furlong following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
Attempt missed. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt missed. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Conor Townsend.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.