Sunderland vs Crewe Alexandra

League Cup - 1st Round 8 Aug 2023, 18:45
Sunderland
Sunderland
1–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
🏟 Stadium of Light (Sunderland) 👤 S. Oldham

Match report

Crewe Alexandra edged past Sunderland 2-1 in the League Cup - 1st Round on 8 August 2023.

Sunderland dominated possession with 64% of the ball and had 18 shots to Crewe Alexandra's 5.

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

Half-time 0-1 Possession 64% - 36% Shots 18 - 5 On target 6 - 1 Corners 9 - 6 Fouls 8 - 15 Yellow cards 8
9
Player of the match
Alex Pritchard
Sunderland · 71 passes (83% accurate)
8 Chris Rigg 1 goal
8 Bradley Dack captained the side
8 Harvey Davies 5 saves
7 Luke Offord 1 goal
First half vs second half
Sunderland stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 7 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–3 11–2
Shots On Goal 4–1 2–0
Ball Possession 62–38 —
Corners 3–4 6–2
Match statistics
18 Shots Total 5
6 Shots On Goal 1
5 Shots Off Goal 3
7 Shots Blocked 1
9 Shots Inside Box 2
9 Shots Outside Box 3
8 Fouls 15
9 Corners 6
2 Offsides 2
64% Ball Possession 36%
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Saves 5
672 Passes Total 364
598 Passes Accurate 274
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sunderland · 4-2-3-1
30 N. Bishop
41 Z. Johnson 25 N. Triantis 6 D. Batth 2 N. Huggins
24 D. Neil 31 C. Rigg
18 E. Taylor 21 A. Pritchard 19 J. Bennette
17 A. Ba
Crewe Alexandra · 5-3-2
1 H. Davies
2 R. Cooney 6 L. Offord 15 C. O'Riordan 4 Z. Williams 28 L. Billington
17 M. Holicek 23 J. Powell 11 J. Tabiner
10 S. Tracey 9 C. Baker-Richardson
Sunderland
Coach
T. Mowbray
Substitutes
  • 44 Ben Crompton
  • 46 Bradley Dack
  • 39 Pierre Ekwah
  • 20 Jack Clarke
  • 7 Jobe Bellingham
  • 1 Anthony Patterson
  • 13 Luke O'Nien
  • 10 Patrick Roberts
  • 43 Michael Spellman
Crewe Alexandra
Coach
L. Bell
Substitutes
  • 3 Rio Adebisi
  • 7 Christopher Long
  • 19 Owen Lunt
  • 20 Elliott Nevitt
  • 5 Mickey Demetriou
  • 13 Tom Booth
  • 8 Conor Thomas
  • 18 Regan Griffiths
  • 32 Max Woodcock
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ B. Dack ↓ E. Taylor Sunderland
  • 46' ↑ B. Crompton ↓ Z. Johnson Sunderland
  • 46' ↑ P. Ekwah ↓ D. Neil Sunderland
  • 59' ↑ C. Long ↓ S. Tracey Crewe Alexandra
  • 59' ↑ R. Adebisi ↓ L. Billington Crewe Alexandra
  • 60' ↑ J. Clarke ↓ A. Ba Sunderland
  • 60' ↑ O. Lunt ↓ J. Powell Crewe Alexandra
  • 69' ↑ E. Nevitt ↓ C. Baker-Richardson Crewe Alexandra
  • 70' ↑ J. Bellingham ↓ J. Bennette Sunderland
  • 90+2' ↑ M. Demetriou ↓ M. Holíček Crewe Alexandra
Cards
  • 13' J. Powell Crewe Alexandra
  • 16' D. Batth Sunderland
  • 31' J. Bennette Sunderland
  • 33' A. Pritchard Sunderland
  • 50' A. Ba Sunderland
  • 83' M. Holicek Crewe Alexandra
  • 84' O. Lunt Crewe Alexandra
  • 89' L. Offord Crewe Alexandra
Head-to-head
Sunderland 3 1 draws 1 Crewe Alexandra
2023-08-08 Sunderland vs Crewe Alexandra 1 - 2
2022-03-12 Sunderland vs Crewe Alexandra 2 - 0
2021-10-19 Crewe Alexandra vs Sunderland 0 - 4
2021-02-27 Crewe Alexandra vs Sunderland 2 - 2
2020-10-20 Sunderland vs Crewe Alexandra 1 - 0
Recent form
Sunderland D W D D D
Crewe Alexandra D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sunderland vs Crewe Alexandra?
Sunderland lost 1-2 against Crewe Alexandra on 8 August 2023.
Who won Sunderland vs Crewe Alexandra?
Crewe Alexandra won the match 2-1.
Where was Sunderland vs Crewe Alexandra played?
The match was played at Stadium of Light (Sunderland).
Who had more possession in Sunderland vs Crewe Alexandra?
Sunderland had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.