Sunderland vs Rotherham United

Championship 19 Aug 2023, 14:00
Sunderland
Sunderland
2–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
🏟 Stadium of Light (Sunderland) 👤 G. Ward Round 3

Match report

Sunderland edged past Rotherham United 2-1 in the Championship on 19 August 2023.

Sunderland dominated possession with 68% of the ball and had 11 shots to Rotherham United's 4.

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

Half-time 1-1 Possession 68% - 32% Shots 11 - 4 On target 4 - 1 Corners 5 - 0 Fouls 11 - 10 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Jobe Bellingham
Sunderland · 2 goals
8 Dan Neil 1 assist
7 Hakeem Odofin 1 goal
7 Anthony Patterson captained the side
7 Trai Hume captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–1 6–3
Shots On Goal 2–1 2–0
Ball Possession 67–33 —
Corners 1–0 4–0
Match statistics
11 Shots Total 4
4 Shots On Goal 1
2 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 0
7 Shots Inside Box 4
4 Shots Outside Box 0
11 Fouls 10
5 Corners 0
3 Offsides 0
68% Ball Possession 32%
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Saves 2
646 Passes Total 305
563 Passes Accurate 201
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sunderland · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Patterson
32 T. Hume 5 D. Ballard 13 L. O'Nien 3 D. Cirkin
24 D. Neil 39 P. Ekwah
10 P. Roberts 7 J. Bellingham 20 J. Clarke
46 B. Dack
Rotherham United · 4-3-3
1 V. Johansson
2 D. Lembikisa 24 C. Humphreys 6 T. Blackett 3 C. Bramall
18 O. Rathbone 27 C. Tiehi 7 Cafú
22 H. Odofin 10 J. Hugill 11 A. Green
Sunderland
Coach
T. Mowbray
Substitutes
  • 21 Alex Pritchard
  • 11 Lynden Gooch
  • 9 Luís Semedo
  • 30 Nathan Bishop
  • 2 Niall Huggins
  • 6 Danny Batth
  • 25 Nectarios Triantis
  • 17 Abdoullah Ba
  • 19 Jewison Bennette
Rotherham United
Coach
M. Taylor
Substitutes
  • 35 Ciaran McGuckin
  • 19 Joshua Kayode
  • 9 Tom Eaves
  • 15 Tolaji Bola
  • 26 Dillon Phillips
  • 5 Jamie McCart
  • 23 Sean Morrison
  • 41 Josh Ayres
Substitutions
  • 29' ↑ C. McGuckin ↓ H. Odoffin Rotherham United
  • 67' ↑ J. Ogunfaolu-Kayode ↓ A. Green Rotherham United
  • 67' ↑ T. Eaves ↓ J. Hugill Rotherham United
  • 76' ↑ T. Bola ↓ C. Tiéhi Rotherham United
  • 77' ↑ A. Pritchard ↓ P. Roberts Sunderland
  • 85' ↑ L. Gooch ↓ B. Dack Sunderland
  • 85' ↑ Luís Semedo ↓ J. Bellingham Sunderland
Cards
  • 10' D. Cirkin Sunderland
  • 33' C. Bramall Rotherham United
  • 69' J. Bellingham Sunderland
Head-to-head
Sunderland 2 3 draws 1 Rotherham United
2023-12-29 Rotherham United vs Sunderland 1 - 1
2023-08-19 Sunderland vs Rotherham United 2 - 1
2022-08-31 Sunderland vs Rotherham United 3 - 0
2022-04-26 Sunderland vs Rotherham United 1 - 1
2021-10-30 Rotherham United vs Sunderland 5 - 1
2020-05-03 Rotherham United vs Sunderland 0 - 0
Recent form
Sunderland D W D D D
Rotherham United D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sunderland vs Rotherham United?
Sunderland won 2-1 against Rotherham United on 19 August 2023.
Who won Sunderland vs Rotherham United?
Sunderland won the match 2-1.
Where was Sunderland vs Rotherham United played?
The match was played at Stadium of Light (Sunderland).
Who had more possession in Sunderland vs Rotherham United?
Sunderland had 68% of possession, compared to 32% for the other side.