English League Championship

Sunderland vs Queens Park Rangers, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sunderland
    FT
    0 - 1
    Queens Park Rangers
    • 5': Nicolas Madsen

    About

    Sunderland are hosting Queens Park Rangers 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': Attempt blocked. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 2': Offside, Sunderland. Enzo Le Fée is caught offside.
    • 3': Chris Mepham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Michael Frey (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 4': Foul by Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland).
    • 4': Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Goal! Sunderland 0, Queens Park Rangers 1. Nicolas Madsen (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Harrison Ashby with a cross.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 8': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Joe Walsh.
    • 8': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Liam Morrison.
    • 9': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
    • 9': Joe Walsh (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 13': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Joe Walsh.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 22': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
    • 22': Harrison Ashby (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Foul by Harrison Ashby (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 24': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jonathan Varane.
    • 25': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Michael Frey.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 25': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Michael Frey.
    • 26': Foul by Chris Mepham (Sunderland).
    • 26': Jack Colback (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Dan Neil (Sunderland).
    • 29': Harrison Ashby (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Dan Neil (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Foul by Michael Frey (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 31': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Nicolas Madsen.
    • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 39': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
    • 39': Karamoko Dembélé (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Enzo Le Fée.
    • 43': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jimmy Dunne.
    • 44': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ronnie Edwards.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Queens Park Rangers 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Queens Park Rangers 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Rayan Kolli replaces Ilias Chair because of an injury.
    • 46': Foul by Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 46': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée with a cross.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Michael Frey (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karamoko Dembélé.
    • 50': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
    • 50': Rayan Kolli (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
    • 52': Karamoko Dembélé (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Michael Frey is caught offside.
    • 54': Offside, Sunderland. Enzo Le Fée is caught offside.
    • 55': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
    • 55': Michael Frey (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Rayan Kolli (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Madsen with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 57': Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Foul by Liam Morrison (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 59': Offside, Sunderland. Jobe Bellingham is caught offside.
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Jack Colback (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 60': Substitution, Sunderland. Dan Ballard replaces Chris Mepham.
    • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 62': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Morgan Fox replaces Jack Colback because of an injury.
    • 62': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
    • 62': Michael Frey (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Neil.
    • 67': Offside, Sunderland. Trai Hume is caught offside.
    • 70': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
    • 70': Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Karamoko Dembélé (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 73': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Lucas Andersen replaces Karamoko Dembélé because of an injury.
    • 74': Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Nicolas Madsen (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 74': Nicolas Madsen (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Chris Rigg.
    • 75': Substitution, Sunderland. Tom Watson replaces Dan Neil.
    • 80': Foul by Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 80': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 84': Foul by Liam Morrison (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 84': Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Harrison Ashby.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Trai Hume with a cross.
    • 89': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Lucas Andersen (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 90': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
    • 90': Rayan Kolli (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Michael Frey (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 90'+2': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jimmy Dunne.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Wilson Isidor (Sunderland).
    • 90'+2': Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Kieran Morgan replaces Nicolas Madsen.
    • 90'+4': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Michael Frey (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 90'+4': Michael Frey (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Queens Park Rangers 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Queens Park Rangers 1.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 13
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    1 Corner Kicks 11
    4 Saves 0
    42.3 Possession 57.7
    5 SHOTS 11
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    280 Accurate Passes 383
    347 Passes 446
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 9
    7 Crosses 37
    0.6 Cross % 0.2
    63 Long Balls 60
    23 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    17 Effective Tackles 9
    24 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    7 Interceptions 4
    46 Effective Clearances 15
    46 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Stadium of Light
    Location: Sunderland, England
    Attendance: 41,917

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Leeds United 46 +65 100
    2 Burnley 46 +53 100
    3 Sheffield United 46 +27 90
    4 Sunderland 46 +14 76
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SUN Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
    13 Luke O'Nien Yellow Card
    26 Chris Mepham
    3 Dennis Cirkin
    32 Trai Hume
    11 Chris Rigg
    4 Daniel Neil Yellow Card
    7 Jobe Bellingham
    12 Eliezer Mayenda
    28 Enzo Le Fée
    10 Patrick Roberts
    Sunderland Substitutes:
    Tom Watson, Leo Fuhr Hjelde, Wilson Isidor, Milan Aleksic, Salis Abdul Samed, Simon Moore, Alan Browne, Harrison Jones, Danny Ballard.

    QPR Queens Park Rangers (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Joe Walsh (GK)
    17 Ronnie Edwards
    16 Liam Morrison
    20 Harrison Ashby
    3 Jimmy Dunne
    24 Nicolas Madsen
    4 Jack Colback
    40 Jonathan Varane
    12 Michael Frey Yellow Card
    7 Karamoko Dembele
    10 Ilias Chair
    Queens Park Rangers Substitutes:
    Harry Murphy, Kieran Morgan, Lucas Andersen, Morgan Fox, Daniel Bennie, Nathan Shepperd, Emmerson Sutton, Rayan Kolli, João Henrique.

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