Last 5 meetingsSunderland 1W 3D 1L · 2.6 goals per game
4-3-3 · 3-5-2
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 2/2 | 35(80%) | 2 | 2/4 | |
| 7.8 | 19' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 11(64%) | 2 | 4/5 | |
| 7.7 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 27(74%) | 2 | 6/12 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 47(79%) | 2 | 7/9 | |
Jay Matete MF | 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 65(82%) | - | 6/15 |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 42(60%) | 3 | 7/13 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 21(76%) | - | - | |
Jermain Defoe FW | 7.0 | 44' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 9(56%) | - | 1/3 |
| 6.8 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 44(80%) | - | 3/4 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 22(68%) | - | 5/11 | |
| 6.4 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 13(62%) | 1 | 1/5 | |
| 6.4 | 71' | 0 | 0 | - | 22(73%) | - | 1/8 | |
| 6.4 | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 12(75%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 79(63%) | 2 | 9/10 |
Before kickoff, Sunderland (7th, 60 pts) were 27 points ahead of Fleetwood Town (19th, 33 pts). Before kickoff, Sunderland were 7th in the table but 14th on points from the last five league games. Fleetwood Town had gone 9 matches without a win before this one.
Sunderland trailed 0-1 at half-time and won 3-1.
