Sunderland AFC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Sunderland AFC

2 – 1

Full Time

Norwich City FC

Sat 21 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Stadium of Light 40,114 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 21' Anis Ben Slimane

Daniel Ballard 47' 1–1

Jobe Bellingham 72' 2–1

Luke O'Nien 39' Y

Y 42' Jose Cordoba

Wilson Isidor 42' Y

Chris Mepham 49' Y

Y 53' Callum Doyle

Y 56' Anis Ben Slimane

Dennis Cirkin 57' Y

Y 60' Marcelino Nunez

Daniel Ballard 68' Y

YR 70' Jose Cordoba

Overview

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Sunderland AFC vs Norwich City FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Norwich City FC 46 games · 65 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Leigh Doughty
Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
Assistant 2 Graham Kane

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 1.7 goals Norwich City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-21 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Norwich City FC 2024-03-02 Norwich City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-10-28 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Norwich City FC 2023-03-12 Norwich City FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC 2022-08-27 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Dec	Norwich City FC	H	2–1	W
14 Dec	Swansea City AFC	A	3–2	W
10 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	1–1	D
07 Dec	Stoke City FC	H	2–1	W
29 Nov	Sheffield United FC	A	0–1	L
26 Nov	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–0	D

Norwich City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Dec	Sunderland AFC	A	1–2	L
15 Dec	Burnley FC	H	1–2	L
10 Dec	Portsmouth FC	A	0–0	D
07 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–3	L
30 Nov	Luton Town FC	H	4–2	W
26 Nov	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	6–1	W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Sunderland AFC kicks off things out of here…
5' Sunderland AFC is showing some good football. However, Sunderland AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' It looks surprising Norwich City FC does not make any changes. Ashley Barnes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Norwich City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
21' GOAL! Anis Ben Slimane scores on 21.
26' The travelling Norwich City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jobe Bellingham made 383 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
39' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luke O'Nien on 39.
42' It’s gonna be a card for Jose Cordoba.
47' GOAL! Daniel Ballard scores on 47. Assisted by Eliezer Mayenda
49' It’s a booking for Sunderland AFC player. Chris Mepham gets a card.
53' The referee calls foul for Callum Doyle. He receives a card.
56' The referee calls foul for Anis Ben Slimane. He receives a card.
57' Dennis Cirkin was booked on 57.
60' The referee calls foul for Marcelino Nunez. He receives a card.
65' It’s high time Johannes Thorup made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
68' Sunderland AFC player sees a card in front of him.
68' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Luke O'Nien by Trai Hume on 68 minute.
69' Oscar Schwartau has so much to prove this time. He replaces Onel Hernandez on 69 minute.
70' Jose Cordoba was booked on 70.
72' Sensational shot from Jobe Bellingham. Sunderland AFC is back in the lead.
74' The Norwich City FC manager makes a substitution. Emiliano Marcondes departs to be replaced by Benjamin Chrisene.
79' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
82' Norwich City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ashley Barnes is hanging Shane Duffy on the field on 82 minute.
85' Adil Aouchiche has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wilson Isidor on 85 minute.
88' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 88 minute. Daniel Ballard leaves to be changed by Leo Hjelde.
With this win, Sunderland AFC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

24
Aaron Connolly
21
Simon Moore
15
Nazarii Rusyn
32
Trai Hume ↑ 68'
22
Adil Aouchiche ↑ 85'
42
Aji Alese ↑ 85'
33
Leo Hjelde ↑ 88'
36
Ian Poveda
30
Milan Aleksic

Coach Regis Le Bris

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

1
Angus Gunn
4
Shane Duffy ↓ Ashley Barnes 82'
25
Onel Hernandez ↓ Oscar Schwartau 69'
3
Jack Stacey
7
Borja Sainz
20
Anis Ben Slimane ↓ Kellen Fisher 82'
26
Marcelino Nunez
6
Callum Doyle
11
Emiliano Marcondes ↓ Benjamin Chrisene 74'
33
Jose Cordoba
17
Ante Crnac ↓ Jacob Sorensen 74'

Bench

10
Ashley Barnes ↑ 82'
5
Grant Hanley
12
George Long
19
Jacob Sorensen ↑ 74'
14
Benjamin Chrisene ↑ 74'
21
Kaide Gordon
18
Amankwah Forson
35
Kellen Fisher ↑ 82'
29
Oscar Schwartau ↑ 69'

Coach Johannes Thorup

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josh Sargent	2
Daniel Ballard	1
Jobe Bellingham	1
Abdoullah Ba	1
Ui-jo Hwang	1
Jack Clarke	1
Trai Hume	1
Dan Neil	1

Head to Head

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-12-21 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Norwich City FC W 2024-12-14 Swansea City AFC 2–3 Sunderland AFC W 2024-12-10 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2024-12-07 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2024-11-29 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2024-11-26 Sunderland AFC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D

Norwich City FC Form

2024-12-21 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Norwich City FC L 2024-12-15 Norwich City FC 1–2 Burnley FC L 2024-12-10 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2024-12-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–0 Norwich City FC L 2024-11-30 Norwich City FC 4–2 Luton Town FC W 2024-11-26 Norwich City FC 6–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.38 Sunderland AFC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.89 Norwich City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sunderland AFC50% Draw28% Norwich City FC22%

Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw

78%

Draw or Norwich City FC

50%

Sunderland AFC or Norwich City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sunderland AFC32% Draw51% Norwich City FC17%

Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

1 – 0

13.2%

0 – 0

12.6%

2 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

4.3%

3 – 1

0 – 2

3.9%

2 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap	Sunderland AFC covers	Push	Norwich City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	24%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.