English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Sunderland, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
    FT
    0 - 1
    Sunderland
    • 35': Trai Hume

    About

    West Bromwich Albion are hosting Sunderland at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Sunderland. Patrick Roberts is caught offside.
    • 2': Alan Browne (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 2': Foul by Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 2': Foul by Adam Armstrong (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 2': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 10': Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
    • 10': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 17': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kyle Bartley following a corner.
    • 20': Foul by Dan Neil (Sunderland).
    • 20': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Wilson Isidor (Sunderland).
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Offside, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor is caught offside.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Rigg.
    • 25': Foul by Adam Armstrong (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 25': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Alex Mowatt.
    • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Torbjørn Heggem (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Neil.
    • 31': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jayson Molumby.
    • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Romaine Mundle (Sunderland).
    • 33': Substitution, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda replaces Romaine Mundle because of an injury.
    • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 34': Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Foul by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 35': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Sunderland 1. Trai Hume (Sunderland) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 38': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 38': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Foul by Dan Neil (Sunderland).
    • 41': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
    • 42': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jobe Bellingham.
    • 43': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Anthony Patterson.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross following a corner.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Torbjørn Heggem.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Chris Mepham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Adam Armstrong (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 45'+3': Foul by Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland).
    • 45'+3': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Torbjørn Heggem.
    • 45'+5': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
    • 45'+7': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
    • 45'+7': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+10': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Sunderland 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Sunderland 1.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
    • 51': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 51': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
    • 52': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
    • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Alan Browne (Sunderland).
    • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eliezer Mayenda.
    • 55': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Trai Hume.
    • 55': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Wilson Isidor (Sunderland).
    • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Alan Browne (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
    • 60': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
    • 62': Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 62': Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
    • 62': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Daryl Dike replaces Alex Mowatt.
    • 62': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tom Fellows replaces Grady Diangana.
    • 63': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
    • 63': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Bartley.
    • 65': Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 65': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
    • 66': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Trai Hume.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 69': Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 70': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tammer Bany replaces Mikey Johnston.
    • 71': Substitution, Sunderland. Enzo Le Fée replaces Patrick Roberts.
    • 71': Substitution, Sunderland. Leo Hjelde replaces Alan Browne.
    • 71': Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
    • 72': Attempt saved. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée with a through ball.
    • 76': Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland).
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
    • 76': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 76': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 78': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Will Lankshear replaces Adam Armstrong.
    • 79': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Ousmane Diakité replaces Torbjørn Heggem.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darnell Furlong with a cross.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Tammer Bany (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kyle Bartley.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
    • 84': Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
    • 85': Attempt saved. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
    • 85': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
    • 85': Will Lankshear (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Dan Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Tammer Bany (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 87': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Wilson Isidor (Sunderland).
    • 88': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 88': Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Offside, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor is caught offside.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Joe Wildsmith.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Sunderland. Milan Aleksic replaces Wilson Isidor.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 90'+5': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Sunderland 1.
    • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Sunderland 1.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 15
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 6
    2 Saves 2
    36.4 Possession 63.6
    7 SHOTS 21
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    175 Accurate Passes 366
    252 Passes 433
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 4
    8 Crosses 25
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    67 Long Balls 43
    24 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 10
    14 Effective Tackles 5
    24 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.4
    5 Interceptions 5
    55 Effective Clearances 34
    55 Clearances 34

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Hawthorns
    Location: West Bromwich, England
    Attendance: 25,918

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Leeds United 42 +53 88
    2 Burnley 42 +44 88
    3 Sheffield United 42 +24 83
    4 Sunderland 42 +19 76
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    23 Joe Wildsmith (GK)
    14 Torbjorn Heggem
    5 Kyle Bartley
    4 Callum Styles Yellow Card
    2 Darnell Furlong
    27 Alex Mowatt
    8 Jayson Molumby Yellow Card
    22 Michael Johnston
    11 Grady Diangana
    18 Karlan Grant
    32 Adam Armstrong
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    Tammer Bany, Tom Fellows, Daryl Dike, Gianluca Frabotta, Joshua Griffiths, Devante Cole, Ousmane Diakite, Will Lankshear, John Swift.

    SUN Sunderland (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
    13 Luke O'Nien
    26 Chris Mepham
    32 Trai Hume
    8 Alan Browne Yellow Card
    7 Jobe Bellingham
    4 Daniel Neil
    14 Romaine Mundle
    10 Patrick Roberts Yellow Card
    18 Wilson Isidor
    11 Chris Rigg
    Sunderland Substitutes:
    Leo Fuhr Hjelde, Harrison Jones, Simon Moore, Thomas Lavery, Eliezer Mayenda, Enzo Le Fée, Milan Aleksic, Tom Watson, Joseph Anderson.

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