Sunderland vs Cardiff City

Championship 8 Mar 2025, 15:00
Sunderland
Sunderland
2–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
🏟 Stadium of Light (Sunderland) 👤 D. Bond Round 36

Match report

Sunderland edged past Cardiff City 2-1 in the Championship on 8 March 2025.

Sunderland had 19 shots to Cardiff City's 6.

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

Half-time 1-1 Possession 58% - 42% Shots 19 - 6 On target 4 - 2 Corners 4 - 3 Fouls 10 - 16 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Chris Mepham
Sunderland · 1 goal
8 Trai Hume captained the side
8 Luke O'Nien 83 passes (93% accurate)
8 Dimitris Goutas captained the side
8 Calum Chambers captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–4 8–2
Shots On Goal 2–1 2–1
Ball Possession 58–42 —
Corners 3–2 1–1
Attacks 58–61 49–50
Match statistics
4 Corners 3
4 Substitution 4
107 Attacks 111
4 Attacks 0
57 Dangerous Attacks 45
4 Dangerous Attacks 0
4 On Target 1
14 Off Target 5
19 Shots Total 6
4 Shots On Goal 2
7 Shots Off Goal 1
8 Shots Blocked 3
15 Shots Inside Box 2
4 Shots Outside Box 4
10 Fouls 16
4 Corners 3
2 Offsides 0
58% Ball Possession 42%
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 3
458 Passes Total 331
387 Passes Accurate 245
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sunderland · 4-3-3
1 A. Patterson
32 T. Hume 26 C. Mepham 13 L. O'Nien 33 L. Hjelde
8 A. Browne 4 D. Neil 7 J. Bellingham
10 P. Roberts 12 E. Mayenda 14 R. Mundle
Cardiff City · 4-2-3-1
1 E. Horvath
38 P. Ng 4 D. Goutas 23 J. Bagan 11 C. O'Dowda
12 C. Chambers 15 S. Mannsverk
39 I. Davies 47 C. Robinson 27 R. Colwill
22 Y. Salech
Sunderland
Coach
R. Le Bris
Substitutes
  • 11 Chris Rigg
  • 3 Dennis Cirkin
  • 18 Wilson Isidor
  • 40 Tom Watson
  • 21 Simon Moore
  • 45 Joseph Anderson
  • 23 Jenson Seelt
  • 50 Harrison Jones
  • 30 Milan Aleksić
Cardiff City
Coach
O. Riza
Substitutes
  • 29 Will Alves
  • 2 William Fish
  • 18 Alex Robertson
  • 45 Cian Ashford
  • 41 Matthew Turner
  • 48 Dylan Lawlor
  • 49 Luey Giles
  • 16 Chris Willock
  • 51 Dakarai Mafico
Substitutions
  • 24' ↑ C. Rigg ↓ P. Roberts Sunderland
  • 56' ↑ D. Cirkin ↓ L. Hjelde Sunderland
  • 56' ↑ W. Isidor ↓ A. Browne Sunderland
  • 59' ↑ W. Alves ↓ I. Davies Cardiff City
  • 72' ↑ T. Watson ↓ R. Mundle Sunderland
  • 72' ↑ A. Robertson ↓ C. Chambers Cardiff City
  • 72' ↑ W. Fish ↓ C. Robinson Cardiff City
  • 82' ↑ C. Ashford ↓ S. Mannsverk Cardiff City
Cards
  • 56' L. F. Hjelde Sunderland
  • 63' C. Chambers Cardiff City
  • 69' J. Bagan Cardiff City
Head-to-head
Sunderland 4 0 draws 2 Cardiff City
2025-03-08 Sunderland vs Cardiff City 2 - 1
2024-08-10 Cardiff City vs Sunderland 0 - 2
2024-03-29 Cardiff City vs Sunderland 0 - 2
2023-09-24 Sunderland vs Cardiff City 0 - 1
2023-04-10 Cardiff City vs Sunderland 0 - 1
2022-11-05 Sunderland vs Cardiff City 0 - 1
Recent form
Sunderland D W D D D
Cardiff City D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sunderland vs Cardiff City?
Sunderland won 2-1 against Cardiff City on 8 March 2025.
Who won Sunderland vs Cardiff City?
Sunderland won the match 2-1.
Where was Sunderland vs Cardiff City played?
The match was played at Stadium of Light (Sunderland).
Who had more possession in Sunderland vs Cardiff City?
Sunderland had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.