Match summary
Before kickoff, Sunderland (4th, 58 pts) were 17 points ahead of Watford (11th, 41 pts). Before kickoff, Watford were 11th in the table but 19th on points from the last five league games.
Sunderland vs Watford in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Sunderland2W 3D 0L
SunderlandWatford
9Pointsof 154
7Goals scored5
5Goals conceded6
2Clean sheets1
3Scored in a row0
7Unbeaten in a row0
0Without a win3
2Conceded in a row3
Head to head9 meetings · Dec 2015 – Sep 2024
- Sunderland wins
- 2
- Draws
- 3
- Watford wins
- 4
2.33goals per meeting
44%both teams scored
44%3+ goals
56%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsSunderland 1W 2D 2L · 2.8 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 363 earlier results
SunderlandWatford
#4Position#11
58Points30 v 30 games41
+19Goal difference-2
1.5Scored per gameleague avg 1.241.33
0.87Conceded per game1.4
#4Form table position#19
Match Timeline
SunderlandWatford
- Yellow Card · Sunderland · Ian Carlo Poveda90+6'
- Goal · Sunderland · Dennis Cirkin2-289'
- 85'Substitution · Watford · Francisco Sierralta · InOut: Moussa Sissoko
- Substitution · Sunderland · Daniel Ballard · InOut: Chris Mepham84'
- 81'Substitution · Watford · Thomas Ince · InOut: Mamadou Doumbia
- 80'Yellow Card · Watford · Chris Mepham
- Substitution · Sunderland · Eliezer Mayenda · InOut: Chris Rigg72'
- Yellow Card · Sunderland · Enzo Le Fée65'
- 61'Substitution · Watford · Jeremy Ngakia · InOut: Yasser Larouci
- Substitution · Sunderland · Milan Aleksić · InOut: Salis Abdul Samed59'
- Substitution · Sunderland · Ian Carlo Poveda · InOut: Patrick Roberts59'
- 46'Goal · Watford · Imrân Louza1-2
- 42'Penalty · Watford · Tom Dele-Bashiru1-1 · Penalty
- Yellow Card · Sunderland · Wilson Isidor35'
- Yellow Card · Sunderland · Dennis Cirkin33'
- 32'Yellow Card · Watford · Mamadou Doumbia
- Goal · Sunderland · Luke O'Nien1-016'
Match Statistics
Match stats
SunderlandWatford
50%Ball Possession50%
14Shots Total11
7Shots On Target5
7Corners3
12Fouls20
4Yellow Cards2
2Offsides0
3Saves5
414Passes432
4Shots Off Target3
98Attacks95
50Dangerous Attacks40
11Shots Inside Box5
3Shots Outside Box6
2Goals2
20Free Kicks11
3Shots Blocked3
4Substitutions3
21Tackles15
2Assists1
335Accurate Passes353
0Injuries1
24Total Crosses10
5Accurate Crosses1
6Interceptions9
61Duels Won46
5Big Chances Created2
3Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 26(85%) | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 37(70%) | 1 | 6/8 | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 48(79%) | 2 | 7/10 | |
| - | 59' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 16(75%) | 1 | 3/8 | |
| - | 72' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 15(75%) | 3 | 6/14 | |
| - | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 66(86%) | 1 | 3/4 | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 12(75%) | - | 3/7 | |
| - | 59' | 0 | 0 | - | 17(82%) | 1 | 2/3 | |
| - | 84' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 46(93%) | 1 | 4/6 | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 41(78%) | 4 | 9/14 | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 51(82%) | 5 | 10/15 | |
| - | 6' | 0 | 0 | - | 12(92%) | - | 2/3 | |
| - | 18' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(67%) | - | 1/2 | |
| - | 31' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 9(78%) | - | 0/1 | |
| - | 31' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(73%) | 2 | 5/12 |
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