English League Championship

Sunderland vs Fulham, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sunderland
  • 77': Josh Maja
FT
1 - 0
Fulham

    Sunderland 1-0 Fulham

    Sunderland 1-0 Fulham

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Honeyman with a cross.
    • 5': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Darron Gibson.
    • 6': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Darron Gibson.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Darron Gibson (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 14': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Marc Wilson.
    • 15': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
    • 15': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 16': Delay in match James Vaughan (Sunderland) because of an injury.
    • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 20': Darron Gibson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Fulham).
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Adam Matthews (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darron Gibson.
    • 23': Delay in match Darron Gibson (Sunderland) because of an injury.
    • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 26': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
    • 26': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Attempt missed. James Vaughan (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Darron Gibson.
    • 28': Attempt saved. George Honeyman (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by James Vaughan.
    • 28': Offside, Sunderland. George Honeyman tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Oliver Norwood (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rui Fonte with a cross.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Matthews with a cross.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
    • 36': Foul by Darron Gibson (Sunderland).
    • 36': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Oliver Norwood (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sheyi Ojo with a through ball.
    • 40': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tyias Browning.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
    • 41': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
    • 41': Marc Wilson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lewis Grabban.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darron Gibson.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Donald Love (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Fulham 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Fulham 0.
    • 47': Attempt saved. James Vaughan (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Donald Love with a cross.
    • 48': Foul by Tomas Kalas (Fulham).
    • 48': James Vaughan (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt saved. James Vaughan (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Matthews with a cross.
    • 50': Attempt missed. George Honeyman (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adam Matthews.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Matthews.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Donald Love.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Rui Fonte (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
    • 55': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Robbin Ruiter.
    • 57': Adam Matthews (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Fulham).
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Kevin McDonald (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rui Fonte.
    • 58': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tyias Browning.
    • 59': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Robbin Ruiter.
    • 60': Foul by Tim Ream (Fulham).
    • 60': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Sheyi Ojo (Fulham).
    • 60': Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
    • 61': Foul by James Vaughan (Sunderland).
    • 61': Kevin McDonald (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Offside, Sunderland. George Honeyman tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
    • 64': Foul by Kevin McDonald (Fulham).
    • 64': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Fredericks.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks with a cross.
    • 67': Substitution, Sunderland. Didier Ndong replaces Lynden Gooch.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. James Vaughan (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Didier Ndong.
    • 72': Substitution, Fulham. Jordan Graham replaces Oliver Norwood.
    • 72': Substitution, Sunderland. Josh Maja replaces James Vaughan.
    • 73': Substitution, Sunderland. Joel Asoro replaces Lewis Grabban.
    • 73': Foul by Darron Gibson (Sunderland).
    • 73': Rui Fonte (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Kevin McDonald (Fulham).
    • 74': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Offside, Fulham. Sheyi Ojo tries a through ball, but Jordan Graham is caught offside.
    • 77': Goal! Sunderland 1, Fulham 0. Josh Maja (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Matthews.
    • 78': Substitution, Fulham. Aboubakar Kamara replaces Rui Fonte.
    • 80': Foul by Darron Gibson (Sunderland).
    • 80': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks with a cross.
    • 81': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by George Honeyman.
    • 84': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Marc Wilson.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aboubakar Kamara following a corner.
    • 87': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
    • 87': Josh Maja (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Foul by George Honeyman (Sunderland).
    • 88': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Substitution, Fulham. Luca De La Torre replaces Tomas Kalas.
    • 90': Foul by Ryan Fredericks (Fulham).
    • 90': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, Fulham 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Sunderland 1, Fulham 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 5
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    9 Corner Kicks 1
    6 Saves 3
    66.3 Possession 33.7
    11 SHOTS 17
    3 ON GOAL 7
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    536 Accurate Passes 225
    643 Passes 327
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 6
    25 Crosses 14
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    62 Long Balls 91
    28 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    4 Blocked Shots 4
    6 Effective Tackles 8
    18 Tackles 15
    0.3 Tackle % 0.5
    0 Interceptions 0
    25 Effective Clearances 22
    25 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Stadium of Light
    Location: Sunderland, England
    Attendance: 25,904

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 14 +26 31
    2 Stoke City 14 +12 27
    3 Middlesbrough 14 +5 26
    4 Preston North End 14 +6 25
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SUN Sunderland (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    25 Robbin Ruiter (GK)
    16 John O'Shea
    36 Marc Wilson
    18 Jiang Guangtai
    21 Adam Matthews
    22 Donald Love
    24 Darron Gibson
    26 George Honeyman
    27 Lynden Gooch Yellow Card
    9 James Vaughan
    11 Lewis Grabban
    Sunderland Substitutes:
    Aiden McGeady, Didier N'Dong, Jason Steele, Josh Maja, Brendan Galloway, Callum McManaman, Joel Asoro.

    FUL Fulham (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Marcus Bettinelli (GK)
    13 Tim Ream
    26 Tomás Kalas
    3 Ryan Sessegnon
    2 Ryan Fredericks Yellow Card
    6 Kevin McDonald
    16 Oliver Norwood
    10 Tom Cairney
    8 Stefan Johansen
    9 Rui Fonte
    19 Sheyi Ojo Yellow Card
    Fulham Substitutes:
    Luca de la Torre, Jordan Graham, Aboubakar Kamara, Ibrahima Cissé, David Button, Marcelo Djaló, Denis Odoi.

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