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

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Championship · 2023-24

West Bromwich Albion FC

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Sunderland AFC

Sat 13 Apr 2024 · 14:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 45+2' Pierre Ekwah

Y 31' Trai Hume

Brandon Thomas-Asante 41' Y

Brandon Thomas-Asante 43' YR

Darnell Furlong 63' Y

Jed Wallace 69' Y

Y 80' Aji Alese

Y 85' Callum Styles

Cedric Kipre 86' Y

Overview

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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matt Donohue
Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
Assistant 2 Nigel Lugg

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 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

West Bromwich Albion FC 6 games · Avg 1.8 goals Sunderland AFC

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC 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

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Apr	Sunderland AFC	H	0–1	L
10 Apr	Rotherham United FC	H	2–0	W
06 Apr	Stoke City FC	A	2–2	D
01 Apr	Watford FC	H	2–2	D
29 Mar	Millwall FC	A	1–1	D
16 Mar	Bristol City FC	H	2–0	W

Sunderland AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–0	W
09 Apr	Leeds United FC	A	0–0	D
06 Apr	Bristol City FC	H	0–0	D
01 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–5	L
29 Mar	Cardiff City FC	A	2–0	W
16 Mar	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–0	D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G
Aune Heggebo	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at The Hawthorns. Ninety minutes of football awaits between West Bromwich Albion FC and Sunderland AFC.
5' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Alex Palmer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Abdoullah Ba needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
15' A quiet spell here at The Hawthorns. Sunderland AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' Sunderland AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' 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.
31' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a card on 31.
36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
41' It’s gonna be a card for Brandon Thomas-Asante.
43' Poor challenge from Brandon Thomas-Asante. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
46' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Nathaniel Chalobah is replaced by Adam Reach.
47' Pierre Ekwah is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the midfielder.
52' West Bromwich Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sunderland AFC backline.
57' West Bromwich Albion FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Sunderland AFC's 3-4-3 shape.
61' The crowd applauds Grady Diangana as he leaves the pitch. Jed Wallace steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
63' Controversy at the stadium! Darnell Furlong argues furiously but the card stands.
67' The West Bromwich Albion FC bench stirs into life. Conor Townsend is withdrawn and Matt Phillips gets his opportunity.
69' Jed Wallace has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 69.
71' A tactical swap from Sunderland AFC — Aji Alese on, Timothee Pembele off on 71 minutes.
76' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
80' Poor challenge from Aji Alese. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
85' Callum Styles is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
86' Cedric Kipre picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' The whistle greets Jack Clarke as he departs to be replaced by Abdoullah Ba.
West Bromwich Albion FC will have plenty to reflect on. Sunderland AFC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

17
Andreas Weimann
19
John Swift ↑ 61'
10
Matt Phillips ↑ 67'
7
Jed Wallace ↑ 61'
20
Adam Reach ↑ 46'
6
Semi Ajayi ↑ 46'
22
Yann M'Vila
35
Okay Yokuslu
33
Joshua Griffiths

Coach Carlos Corberán

Sunderland AFC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hayes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daryl Dike	2
Dennis Cirken	2
Dan Neil	1
Pierre Ekwah	1
Trai Hume	1
Tom Rogic	1
Amad	1
John Swift	1

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2024-04-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC L 2024-04-10 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W 2024-04-06 Stoke City FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-04-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2024-03-29 Millwall FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-03-16 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-04-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2024-04-09 Leeds United FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2024-04-06 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2024-04-01 Sunderland AFC 1–5 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-03-29 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC W 2024-03-16 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.06 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 Sunderland AFC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Sunderland AFC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC33% Draw32% Sunderland AFC35%

Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.15

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Sunderland AFC

67%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Sunderland AFC

68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC23% Draw53% Sunderland AFC24%

Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.4%

0 – 0

14%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

11.1%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 1

6.9%

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

3.9%

1 – 3

2.6%

3 – 1

2.5%

0 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	20%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	20%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

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