Sunderland vs Millwall, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Sunderland are hosting Millwall
at Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Bradley Dack (Sunderland).
- 2': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
- 6': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Attempt missed. Casper De Norre (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 6': Ajibola Alese (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
- 11': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by George Saville.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Luke O'Nien with a headed pass.
- 12': Hand ball by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
- 12': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Foul by George Honeyman (Millwall).
- 14': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Attempt saved. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 17': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
- 17': Attempt missed. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Luke O'Nien with a headed pass following a corner.
- 19': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Timothée Pembélé.
- 22': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Ajibola Alese.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Callum Styles (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ajibola Alese.
- 23': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Casper De Norre.
- 23': Attempt missed. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bradley Dack with a cross following a corner.
- 25': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
- 25': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Timothée Pembélé (Sunderland).
- 27': George Honeyman (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
- 29': Attempt missed. Zian Flemming (Millwall) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by George Saville with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dan McNamara.
- 32': Attempt missed. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bradley Dack with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Foul by Michael Obafemi (Millwall).
- 43': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Michael Obafemi (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Millwall 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Millwall 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sunderland. Trai Hume replaces Bradley Dack.
- 48': Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
- 50': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
- 50': Michael Obafemi (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Casper De Norre (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
- 52': Offside, Millwall. Michael Obafemi is caught offside.
- 54': Foul by Callum Styles (Sunderland).
- 54': Ryan Leonard (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland).
- 55': George Honeyman (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Ajibola Alese.
- 56': Ajibola Alese (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Zian Flemming (Millwall).
- 59': Attempt saved. Timothée Pembélé (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Styles.
- 59': Foul by Ryan Leonard (Millwall).
- 59': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba replaces Timothée Pembélé.
- 63': Substitution, Sunderland. Adil Aouchiche replaces Chris Rigg.
- 63': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Leonard.
- 63': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jake Cooper.
- 64': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dan McNamara.
- 66': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
- 67': Substitution, Millwall. Tom Bradshaw replaces Michael Obafemi.
- 67': Substitution, Millwall. Duncan Watmore replaces George Honeyman.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba with a cross.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Ballard.
- 69': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by George Saville.
- 70': Anthony Patterson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Duncan Watmore (Millwall).
- 71': Own Goal by Dan Ballard, Sunderland. Sunderland 0, Millwall 1.
- 74': Attempt saved. Trai Hume (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Matija Sarkic (Millwall).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Foul by Casper De Norre (Millwall).
- 77': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Casper De Norre (Millwall).
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
- 81': Substitution, Sunderland. Corry Evans replaces Callum Styles.
- 81': Substitution, Sunderland. Romaine Mundle replaces Ajibola Alese.
- 83': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
- 83': Zian Flemming (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Zian Flemming (Millwall).
- 87': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Zian Flemming (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Millwall. Brooke Norton-Cuffy replaces Ryan Longman.
- 88': Substitution, Millwall. Shaun Hutchinson replaces Casper De Norre because of an injury.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Ekwah.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
- 90'+1': Ryan Leonard (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dan McNamara.
- 90'+6': Corry Evans (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche following a set piece situation.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Millwall 1.
- 0': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Millwall 1.
- 0': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Millwall 1.
Statistics
 MIL |
SUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 32.5 | Possession | 67.5 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 204 | Accurate Passes | 510 |
| 278 | Passes | 584 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 17 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 27 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 40,743
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 40,743
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 28 | +30 | 58 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 29 | +17 | 55 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 28 | +21 | 50 |
| 4 | Hull City | 28 | +7 | 50 |
Line-Ups
Sunderland (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Patterson (GK) |
| 5 | Danny Ballard |
| 42 | Ajibola Alese |
| 13 | Luke O'Nien |
| 7 | Jobe Bellingham  |
| 39 | Pierre Ekwah |
| 28 | Callum Styles |
| 6 | Timothee Pembélé |
| 46 | Bradley Dack |
| 20 | Jack Clarke |
| 31 | Chris Rigg |
Millwall (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Matija Sarkic (GK) |
| 5 | Jake Cooper |
| 6 | Japhet Tanganga |
| 2 | Dan McNamara |
| 18 | Ryan Leonard |
| 23 | George Saville |
| 24 | Casper de Norre |
| 11 | Ryan Longman |
| 39 | George Honeyman |
| 10 | Zian Flemming |
| 21 | Michael Obafemi |
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