Sunderland vs Preston North End

Championship 1 Jan 2024, 12:30
Sunderland
Sunderland
2–0
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Preston North End
Preston North End
🏟 Stadium of Light (Sunderland) 👤 O. Langford Round 26

Match report

Sunderland beat Preston North End 2-0 in the Championship on 1 January 2024.

Preston North End had 12 shots to Sunderland's 7.

The match was played at Stadium of Light (Sunderland), with O. Langford in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 46% - 54% Shots 7 - 12 On target 4 - 3 Corners 2 - 3 Fouls 6 - 12 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Alex Pritchard
Sunderland · 1 goal
8 Anthony Patterson 4 saves
8 Trai Hume captained the side
8 Luke O'Nien captained the side
8 Jack Clarke 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–5 0–7
Shots On Goal 4–1 0–2
Ball Possession 51–49 —
Corners 1–3 1–0
Attacks 51–55 36–60
Match statistics
4 Substitution 3
87 Attacks 115
23 Dangerous Attacks 51
4 On Target 3
3 Off Target 9
7 Shots Total 12
4 Shots On Goal 3
3 Shots Off Goal 4
0 Shots Blocked 5
4 Shots Inside Box 7
3 Shots Outside Box 5
6 Fouls 12
2 Corners 3
1 Offsides 1
46% Ball Possession 54%
0 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 2
457 Passes Total 541
375 Passes Accurate 464
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sunderland · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Patterson
32 T. Hume 13 L. O'Nien 5 D. Ballard 42 A. Alese
39 P. Ekwah 24 D. Neil
21 A. Pritchard 7 J. Bellingham 20 J. Clarke
15 N. Rusyn
Preston North End · 4-1-4-1
1 F. Woodman
44 B. Potts 14 J. Storey 6 L. Lindsay 16 A. Hughes
13 A. McCann
8 A. Browne 4 B. Whiteman 10 M. Frøkjær-Jensen 23 L. Millar
9 C. Evans
Sunderland
Coach
M. Beale
Substitutes
  • 6 Timothée Pembélé
  • 17 Abdoullah Ba
  • 23 Jenson Seelt
  • 12 Eliezer Mayenda
  • 30 Nathan Bishop
  • 25 Nectarios Triantis
  • 22 Adil Aouchiche
  • 31 Chris Rigg
  • 11 Mason Burstow
Preston North End
Coach
R. Lowe
Substitutes
  • 28 Milutin Osmajic
  • 7 Will Keane
  • 19 Emil Riis Jacobsen
  • 21 David Cornell
  • 3 Greg Cunningham
  • 20 Ben Woodburn
  • 18 Ryan Ledson
  • 33 Kian Best
  • 25 Duane Holmes
Substitutions
  • 67' ↑ M. Osmajić ↓ C. Evans Preston North End
  • 67' ↑ W. Keane ↓ A. McCann Preston North End
  • 70' ↑ T. Pembélé ↓ A. Alese Sunderland
  • 76' ↑ A. Ba ↓ N. Rusyn Sunderland
  • 79' ↑ E. Riis ↓ M. Frøkjær-Jensen Preston North End
  • 85' ↑ J. Seelt ↓ A. Pritchard Sunderland
  • 85' ↑ Eliezer Mayenda ↓ J. Bellingham Sunderland
Cards
  • 39' L. Lindsay Preston North End
Head-to-head
Sunderland 1 2 draws 2 Preston North End
2025-03-11 Sunderland vs Preston North End 1 - 1
2024-11-06 Preston North End vs Sunderland 0 - 0
2024-08-13 Preston North End vs Sunderland 2 - 0
2024-01-01 Sunderland vs Preston North End 2 - 0
2023-08-12 Preston North End vs Sunderland 2 - 1
Recent form
Sunderland D W D D D
Preston North End L D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sunderland vs Preston North End?
Sunderland won 2-0 against Preston North End on 1 January 2024.
Who won Sunderland vs Preston North End?
Sunderland won the match 2-0.
Where was Sunderland vs Preston North End played?
The match was played at Stadium of Light (Sunderland).
Who had more possession in Sunderland vs Preston North End?
Preston North End had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.