Sunderland AFC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Sunderland AFC

2 – 0

Full Time

Preston North End FC

Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 12:30 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'

Alex Pritchard 10' 1–0

Nazarii Rusyn 44' 2–0

Y 39' Liam Lindsay

Overview

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Sunderland AFC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford
Assistant 1 George Byrne
Assistant 2

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 1.7 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-01 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2023-08-12 Preston North End FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2023-05-08 Preston North End FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC 2022-10-01 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	2–0	W
29 Dec	Rotherham United FC	A	1–1	D
26 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	1–0	W
23 Dec	Coventry City FC	H	0–3	L
16 Dec	Bristol City FC	A	0–1	L
12 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	1–0	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Sunderland AFC	A	0–2	L
29 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–1	L
26 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	2–1	W
22 Dec	Swansea City AFC	A	1–2	L
16 Dec	Watford FC	H	1–5	L
12 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	3–1	W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stadium of Light!
5' Preston North End FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
10' Brilliant from the ! Alex Pritchard makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 10.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' 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.
25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nazarii Rusyn made 164 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
30' Preston North End FC have won 420 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
35' It is a cagey affair so far. Sunderland AFC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact 4-1-4-1.
39' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 39.
44' Assisted by Jack Clarke with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nazarii Rusyn makes no mistake. 2-0!
49' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
54' The 26-year-old Alistair McCann has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
59' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
64' Eliezer Mayenda, a Spain , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
67' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Alistair McCann exits the field as Will Keane enters on 67.
68' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Ched Evans is replaced by Milutin Osmajic on 68 minute.
70' Timothee Pembele is replacing Aji Alese for the Sunderland AFC side.
75' Aji Alese is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
76' Sunderland AFC make a change. Nazarii Rusyn trudges off to be replaced by Abdoullah Ba on 76 minutes.
80' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen is replaced by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
85' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Alex Pritchard departs to be replaced by Jenson Seelt.
90' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sunderland AFC players.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Beale

Preston North End FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts
16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
8
Alan Browne
4
Ben Whiteman
9
Ched Evans ↓ Milutin Osmajic 68'
13
Alistair McCann ↓ Will Keane 67'
1
Freddie Woodman
23
Liam Millar
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 80'

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alex Pritchard	2
Jack Clarke	2
Nazarii Rusyn	1
Emil Riis Jakobsen	1
Romaine Mundle	1
Amad	1
Will Keane	1
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen	1

Head to Head

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-01-01 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Preston North End FC W 2023-12-29 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2023-12-26 Hull City AFC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2023-12-23 Sunderland AFC 0–3 Coventry City FC L 2023-12-16 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2023-12-12 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Leeds United FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2024-01-01 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2023-12-29 Preston North End FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-12-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Leeds United FC W 2023-12-22 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2023-12-16 Preston North End FC 1–5 Watford FC L 2023-12-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.42 Sunderland AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.93 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sunderland AFC50% Draw27% Preston North End FC23%

Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw

78%

Draw or Preston North End FC

50%

Sunderland AFC or Preston North End FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sunderland AFC32% Draw50% Preston North End FC18%

Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

1 – 0

12.5%

0 – 0

11.7%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

4.3%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap	Sunderland AFC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	23%	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

40% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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