English League Championship

Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sunderland
    FT
    0 - 1
    Nottingham Forest
    • 86': Daryl Murphy

    Sunderland 0-1 Nottingham Forest

    Sunderland 0-1 Nottingham Forest

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 3': Callum McManaman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Armand Traore (Nottingham Forest).
    • 6': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Tyias Browning.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 10': Armand Traore (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Foul by Callum McManaman (Sunderland).
    • 11': Hand ball by Jonathan Williams (Sunderland).
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Callum McManaman (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Williams.
    • 13': Foul by Callum McManaman (Sunderland).
    • 13': Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Adam Matthews (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 14': Foul by Liam Bridcutt (Nottingham Forest).
    • 15': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Tendayi Darikwa.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Didier Ndong (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Honeyman.
    • 24': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Lee Cattermole.
    • 24': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
    • 24': Marc Wilson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest).
    • 25': Tyias Browning (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Offside, Sunderland. Jonathan Williams tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
    • 31': Offside, Sunderland. Marc Wilson tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Andreas Bouchalakis (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Dowell.
    • 33': Didier Ndong (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Liam Bridcutt (Nottingham Forest).
    • 35': Attempt blocked. George Honeyman (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Grabban.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Cattermole.
    • 36': Delay in match Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) because of an injury.
    • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 37': Substitution, Sunderland. James Vaughan replaces Lewis Grabban because of an injury.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Armand Traore.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Andreas Bouchalakis (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kieran Dowell.
    • 42': Foul by Liam Bridcutt (Nottingham Forest).
    • 42': Jonathan Williams (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by James Vaughan (Sunderland).
    • 45'+1': Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
    • 47': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
    • 47': Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Foul by Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest).
    • 50': James Vaughan (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Andreas Bouchalakis (Nottingham Forest).
    • 52': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Callum McManaman (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo.
    • 54': Foul by Marc Wilson (Sunderland).
    • 54': Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. George Honeyman (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 56': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
    • 59': Foul by George Honeyman (Sunderland).
    • 59': Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Callum McManaman.
    • 60': Armand Traore (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Foul by Didier Ndong (Sunderland).
    • 63': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Barrie McKay replaces Andreas Bouchalakis.
    • 66': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
    • 66': James Vaughan (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Marc Wilson (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tyias Browning with a headed pass.
    • 68': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Barrie McKay.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Marc Wilson (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Williams with a cross following a corner.
    • 69': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Zach Clough replaces Kieran Dowell.
    • 71': Substitution, Sunderland. Lynden Gooch replaces Callum McManaman.
    • 72': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
    • 75': Foul by Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest).
    • 75': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 76': Foul by Tyias Browning (Sunderland).
    • 76': Jordan Smith (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jason Cummings replaces Ben Brereton.
    • 80': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland).
    • 80': Jason Cummings (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. George Honeyman (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Didier Ndong.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Jonathan Williams (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Jason Cummings (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Bridcutt.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 86': Goal! Sunderland 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Barrie McKay.
    • 87': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Sunderland).
    • 87': Jason Cummings (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Barrie McKay (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Armand Traore.
    • 88': Foul by James Vaughan (Sunderland).
    • 88': Liam Bridcutt (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross following a corner.
    • 90': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Sunderland).
    • 90': Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Armand Traore.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Sunderland. Billy Jones replaces Lee Cattermole.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Adam Matthews (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Matt Mills.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Jason Cummings (Nottingham Forest).
    • 90'+3': Jonathan Williams (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Jason Cummings (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Armand Traore.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest).
    • 90'+4': James Vaughan (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Tyias Browning (Sunderland) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by George Honeyman with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Nottingham Forest 1.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    3 Saves 1
    55.9 Possession 44.1
    8 SHOTS 14
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    379 Accurate Passes 270
    476 Passes 362
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    14 Crosses 26
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    71 Long Balls 59
    38 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    2 Blocked Shots 6
    5 Effective Tackles 11
    12 Tackles 15
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    0 Interceptions 0
    26 Effective Clearances 26
    26 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Stadium of Light
    Location: Sunderland, England
    Attendance: 26,061

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Stoke City 3 +6 9
    2 Middlesbrough 3 +5 9
    3 Coventry City 3 +8 7
    4 West Bromwich Albion 3 +2 7
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SUN Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    25 Robbin Ruiter (GK)
    36 Marc Wilson
    18 Jiang Guangtai
    3 Bryan Oviedo
    21 Adam Matthews
    7 Jonny Williams
    17 Didier N'Dong
    6 Lee Cattermole Yellow Card
    11 Lewis Grabban
    26 George Honeyman
    13 Callum McManaman
    Sunderland Substitutes:
    James Vaughan, Lynden Gooch, Jason Steele, Jack Rodwell, Billy Jones, Darron Gibson, Donald Love.

    NFO Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    43 Jordan Smith (GK)
    5 Matthew Mills
    42 Joe Worrall
    6 Armand Traore
    27 Tendayi Darikwa
    20 Kieran Dowell
    31 Andreas Bouchalakis
    7 Liam Bridcutt
    9 Daryl Murphy
    11 Ben Osborn
    17 Ben Brereton Díaz
    Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
    Eric Lichaj, Zach Clough, Mustapha Carayol, Daniel Fox, Stephen Henderson, Jason Cummings, Barrie McKay.

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