Match Report
Sunderland U21 went into the game 15th in the table on 28 points; Newcastle United U21 sat 21st on 24 — a 4-point gap. The last five rounds placed Newcastle United U21 14th in the league for form — higher than their 21st in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 2.05/2 for Sunderland U21 and 1.5/1.75 for Newcastle United U21 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.79.
Newcastle United U21 entered with four losses in a row. Recent form was uneven: 7/15 points for Sunderland U21, 1/15 for Newcastle United U21.
4 meetings are on record — 1 won by Sunderland U21, 1 by Newcastle United U21, 2 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 100% of the meetings.
The venue was Academy of Light Training Ground, with room for 3,500 spectators. The referee was R. Aspinall, with 76 matches in our database and 1.8 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Sunderland U21: Tom Lavery (56') · Newcastle United U21: Anthony Munda (63')
Key stats
Possession: Sunderland U21 50% · Newcastle United U21 50% · Total shots: 14-9 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 7-4