Sunderland vs Preston North End

Championship 11 Mar 2025, 19:45
Sunderland
Sunderland
1–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Preston North End
Preston North End
🏟 Stadium of Light (Sunderland) 👤 L. Smith Round 37

Match report

Sunderland were held to a 1-1 draw by Preston North End in the Championship on 11 March 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Sunderland had 20 shots to Preston North End's 15.

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

Half-time 0-0 Possession 53% - 47% Shots 20 - 15 On target 2 - 2 Corners 7 - 2 Fouls 10 - 11 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Trai Hume
Sunderland · captained the side
8 Jobe Bellingham 60 passes (88% accurate)
8 Lewis Gibson 69 passes (90% accurate)
8 Stefán Teitur Þórðarson 1 assist
8 Sam Greenwood captained the side
First half vs second half
Sunderland stepped it up after the break, with 13 shots in the second half compared to 7 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–7 13–8
Shots On Goal 0–1 2–1
Ball Possession 45–55 —
Corners 1–1 6–1
Attacks 49–41 71–40
Match statistics
7 Corners 2
2 Substitution 5
120 Attacks 81
63 Dangerous Attacks 33
2 On Target 2
18 Off Target 13
20 Shots Total 15
2 Shots On Goal 2
9 Shots Off Goal 8
9 Shots Blocked 5
12 Shots Inside Box 6
8 Shots Outside Box 9
10 Fouls 11
7 Corners 2
0 Offsides 3
53% Ball Possession 47%
1 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 1
479 Passes Total 439
393 Passes Accurate 365
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sunderland · 4-4-2
1 A. Patterson
32 T. Hume 26 C. Mepham 13 L. O'Nien 3 D. Cirkin
10 P. Roberts 4 D. Neil 7 J. Bellingham 40 T. Watson
12 E. Mayenda 18 W. Isidor
Preston North End · 5-3-2
1 F. Woodman
29 K. Kesler-Hayden 2 R. Porteous 19 L. Gibson 3 J. Meghoma 16 A. Hughes
18 R. Ledson 22 S. Þórðarson 44 B. Potts
9 E. Jacobsen 20 S. Greenwood
Sunderland
Coach
R. Le Bris
Substitutes
  • 11 Chris Rigg
  • 14 Romaine Mundle
  • 21 Simon Moore
  • 45 Joseph Anderson
  • 33 Leo Fuhr Hjelde
  • 23 Jenson Seelt
  • 30 Milan Aleksić
  • 8 Alan Browne
  • 50 Harrison Jones
Preston North End
Coach
P. Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 7 Will Keane
  • 4 Benjamin Whiteman
  • 10 Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
  • 6 Liam Lindsay
  • 26 Patrick Bauer
  • 13 David Cornell
  • 11 Robbie Brady
  • 39 Theo Carrol
  • 12 Ched Evans
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ C. Rigg ↓ Eliezer Mayenda Sunderland
  • 59' ↑ R. Mundle ↓ T. Watson Sunderland
  • 64' ↑ W. Keane ↓ S. Greenwood Preston North End
  • 75' ↑ B. Whiteman ↓ S. Þórðarson Preston North End
  • 82' ↑ M. Frøkjær-Jensen ↓ K. Kesler-Hayden Preston North End
  • 83' ↑ L. Lindsay ↓ J. Meghoma Preston North End
  • 85' ↑ P. Bauer ↓ B. Potts Preston North End
Cards
  • 20' T. Hume Sunderland
  • 23' L. Gibson Preston North End
  • 52' K. Kesler-Hayden Preston North End
  • 90' F. Woodman 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 drew 1-1 against Preston North End on 11 March 2025.
Who won Sunderland vs Preston North End?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
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?
Sunderland had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.