Sunderland vs Huddersfield

League Cup - 2nd Round 26 Aug 2025, 18:45
Sunderland
Sunderland
1–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Huddersfield
Huddersfield
🏟 Stadium of Light (Sunderland) 👤 Dean Whitestone

Match report

Huddersfield edged past Sunderland 2-1 in the League Cup - 2nd Round on 26 August 2025.

Sunderland dominated possession with 70% of the ball and had 17 shots to Huddersfield's 11.

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

Half-time 0-1 Possession 70% - 30% Shots 17 - 11 On target 4 - 4 Corners 11 - 2 Fouls 10 - 5 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Marc Guiu
Sunderland · 1 goal
7 Leo Castledine 1 goal
7 Nordi Mukiele 86 passes (95% accurate)
7 Arthur Masuaku 89 passes (91% accurate)
7 Harrison Jones 92 passes (90% accurate)
First half vs second half
Sunderland stepped it up after the break, with 15 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–6 15–5
Shots On Goal 0–3 4–1
Ball Possession 68–32 —
Corners 3–2 8–0
Attacks 67–32 80–23
Match statistics
11 Corners 2
3 Substitution 5
147 Attacks 55
76 Dangerous Attacks 19
4 On Target 4
13 Off Target 7
17 Shots Total 11
4 Shots On Goal 4
8 Shots Off Goal 5
5 Shots Blocked 2
13 Shots Inside Box 7
4 Shots Outside Box 4
10 Fouls 5
11 Corners 2
2 Offsides 1
70% Ball Possession 30%
2 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 3
648 Passes Total 286
577 Passes Accurate 200
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sunderland · 4-4-2
1 A. Patterson
2 N. Huggins 20 N. Mukiele 26 A. Masuaku 50 H. Jones
11 C. Rigg 4 D. Neil 28 E. Fée 10 P. Roberts
9 M. Guiu 18 W. Isidor
Huddersfield · 4-2-3-1
22 L. Nicholls
7 L. Gooch 6 J. Whatmough 3 M. Wallace 23 S. Roughan
38 D. Vost 18 D. Kasumu
15 D. Charles 24 L. Castledine 36 C. Ashia
9 J. Taylor
Sunderland
Coach
Régis Le Bris
Substitutes
  • 51 Jenson Jones
  • 23 Jenson Seelt
  • 30 Milan Aleksić
  • 21 Simon Moore
  • 55 Ben Middlemas
  • 53 Jack Whittaker
  • 52 Jayden Jones
  • 57 Timur Tutierov
  • 29 Ahmed Abdullahi
Huddersfield
Coach
Lee Grant
Substitutes
  • 8 Ben Wiles
  • 37 Jay Smith-Sway
  • 10 Marcus Harness
  • 16 Herbie Kane
  • 25 Bojan Radulović
  • 1 Owen Goodman
  • 12 Radinio Balker
  • 20 Josh Feeney
  • 2 Lasse Sørensen
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Jenson Jones ↓ N. Huggins Sunderland
  • 68' ↑ B. Wiles ↓ L. Castledine Huddersfield
  • 76' ↑ J. Smith-Sway ↓ C. Ashia Huddersfield
  • 76' ↑ M. Harness ↓ J. Taylor Huddersfield
  • 78' ↑ M. Aleksić ↓ W. Isidor Sunderland
  • 79' ↑ J. Seelt ↓ N. Mukiele Sunderland
  • 90' ↑ H. Kane ↓ D. Vost Huddersfield
  • 90' ↑ B. Radulović ↓ D. Charles Huddersfield
Cards
  • 38' A. Masuaku Sunderland
  • 38' D. Charles Huddersfield
  • 90+4' D. Neil Sunderland
Head-to-head
Sunderland 1 0 draws 3 Huddersfield
2025-08-26 Sunderland vs Huddersfield 1 - 2
2024-02-14 Huddersfield Town vs Sunderland 1 - 0
2023-11-29 Sunderland vs Huddersfield Town 1 - 2
2022-11-02 Huddersfield Town vs Sunderland 0 - 2
Recent form
Sunderland D W D D D
Huddersfield D W D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sunderland vs Huddersfield?
Sunderland lost 1-2 against Huddersfield on 26 August 2025.
Who won Sunderland vs Huddersfield?
Huddersfield won the match 2-1.
Where was Sunderland vs Huddersfield played?
The match was played at Stadium of Light (Sunderland).
Who had more possession in Sunderland vs Huddersfield?
Sunderland had 70% of possession, compared to 30% for the other side.