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Sunderland AFC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Sunderland AFC
2 – 1
Full Time
West Bromwich Albion FC
Sat 9 Dec 2023 · 12:30 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'
Daniel Ballard 70' 1–0
Dan Neil 84' 2–0
2–1 86' Brandon Thomas-Asante
Daniel Ballard 34' Y
Y 51' Jeremy Sarmiento
Y 54' Jayson Molumby
Y 81' Nathaniel Chalobah
Y 90' Brandon Thomas-Asante
Y 90' Darnell Furlong
Y 90' Pipa

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
  • Assistant 2 Derek Eaton

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
1
1
Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 1.8 goals West Bromwich Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-09 Sunderland AFC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2023-04-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC 2022-12-12 Sunderland AFC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–1 W
02 Dec Millwall FC A 1–1 D
29 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–2 L
25 Nov Plymouth Argyle FC A 0–2 L
11 Nov Birmingham City FC H 3–1 W
04 Nov Swansea City AFC A 0–0 D
West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L
02 Dec Leicester City FC H 1–2 L
28 Nov Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W
25 Nov Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W
11 Nov Southampton FC A 1–2 L
04 Nov Hull City AFC H 3–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sunderland AFC is hosting West Bromwich Albion FC for another epic battle.
  • 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' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' With 1 assists to his name this season, Tom Fellows is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sunderland AFC.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sunderland AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 34' The referee has no hesitation. Daniel Ballard is booked for Sunderland AFC — Yellow card on 34.
  • 36' West Bromwich Albion FC ring the changes. Josh Maja has done his job and it is now time for Tom Fellows to step up.
  • 41' Sunderland AFC have won 478 goals from 363 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 46' Jeremy Sarmiento has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 51' The referee calls foul for Jeremy Sarmiento. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 54' That is a Yellow card for West Bromwich Albion FC. Jayson Molumby will be fuming at that decision.
  • 59' Supporters expect more eagerness from Conor Townsend, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' Another change for West Bromwich Albion FC made on 60 minute. Jayson Molumby leaves to be changed by Nathaniel Chalobah.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Adil Aouchiche is replaced by Alex Pritchard.
  • 67' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 70' Magnificent from Daniel Ballard! That is 11 goals in 57 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 75' Fresh legs for West Bromwich Albion FC! Pipa comes on to replace John Swift.
  • 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
  • 81' The referee shows West Bromwich Albion FC player a Yellow card on 81.
  • 81' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Patrick Roberts departs to be replaced by Eliezer Mayenda.
  • 84' Magnificent from Dan Neil! That is 6 goals in 363 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 86' Brandon Thomas-Asante adds to his 0 season tally! West Bromwich Albion FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 90' Brandon Thomas-Asante picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Dodds

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dennis Cirken 2
Daryl Dike 2
John Swift 1
Brandon Thomas-Asante 1
Daniel Ballard 1
Dan Neil 1
Pierre Ekwah 1
Trai Hume 1

Head to Head

2023-12-09 Sunderland AFC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2023-04-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC 2022-12-12 Sunderland AFC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC

Sunderland AFC Form

2023-12-09 Sunderland AFC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-12-02 Millwall FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2023-11-29 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-11-25 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC L 2023-11-11 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Birmingham City FC W 2023-11-04 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2023-12-09 Sunderland AFC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-12-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Leicester City FC L 2023-11-28 Cardiff City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-11-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2023-11-11 Southampton FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-11-04 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–1 Hull City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.5 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC47% Draw27% West Bromwich Albion FC26%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
73%
Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC
53%
Sunderland AFC or West Bromwich Albion FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC31% Draw47% West Bromwich Albion FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
9.4%
0 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.7%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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