Thursday , 2 July 2026

West Bromwich Albion FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
West Bromwich Albion FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Sat 5 Apr 2025 · 11:30 UTC The Hawthorns 25,918 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 35' Trai Hume
Y 60' Alan Browne
Y 60' Patrick Roberts
Y 62' Eliezer Mayenda
Jayson Molumby 65' Y
Callum Styles 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Nield
  • Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
  • Assistant 2 Gregory Read (England)

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

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1
4
West Bromwich Albion FC 6 games · Avg 1.8 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC 2024-11-26 Sunderland AFC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 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

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Sunderland AFC H 0–1 L
29 Mar Norwich City FC A 0–1 L
15 Mar Hull City AFC H 1–1 D
11 Mar Burnley FC A 1–1 D
08 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W
01 Mar Leeds United FC A 1–1 D
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–0 W
29 Mar Millwall FC H 1–0 W
15 Mar Coventry City FC A 0–3 L
11 Mar Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
08 Mar Cardiff City FC H 2–1 W
28 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: West Bromwich Albion FC gets underway.
  • 5' Kyle Bartley needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' West Bromwich Albion FC is showing some good football. However, West Bromwich Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 30' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 34' Eliezer Mayenda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Romaine Mundle on 34 minute.
  • 35' Sunderland AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Trai Hume on 35.
  • 40' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sunderland AFC that had 363 games and scored 478 goals.
  • 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
  • 60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alan Browne on 60.
  • 62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Eliezer Mayenda on 62.
  • 62' The whistle greets Alex Mowatt as he departs to be replaced by Daryl Dike.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Tom Fellows. He replaces Grady Diangana on 63 minute.
  • 65' Jayson Molumby was booked on 65.
  • 70' The whistle greets Mikey Johnston as he departs to be replaced by Tammer Bany.
  • 71' Sunderland AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Enzo Le Fee is hanging Patrick Roberts on the field on 71 minute.
  • 76' 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.
  • 79' The whistle greets Adam Armstrong as he departs to be replaced by William Lankshear.
  • 84' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Chris Mepham made 344 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Callum Styles. He receives a card.
  • 90' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 90 minute. Wilson Isidor leaves to be changed by Milan Aleksic.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for West Bromwich Albion FC.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-04-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC 2024-11-26 Sunderland AFC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 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

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2025-04-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC L 2025-03-29 Norwich City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2025-03-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D 2025-03-11 Burnley FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2025-03-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-03-01 Leeds United FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D

Sunderland AFC Form

2025-04-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2025-03-29 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2025-03-15 Coventry City FC 3–0 Sunderland AFC L 2025-03-11 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2025-03-08 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC W 2025-02-28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.01 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC31% Draw32% Sunderland AFC37%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
69%
West Bromwich Albion FC or Sunderland AFC
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
West Bromwich Albion FC23% Draw54% Sunderland AFC23%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.4%
1 – 1
14.5%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.8%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.7%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
3.6%
1 – 3
2.4%
3 – 1
2.3%
0 – 3
2.2%

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 67% — 33%
+1 67% 20% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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