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Sunderland vs Preston North End
11 Mar 2025, 19:45 · Championship · 2024/2025
Referee
Lewis SmithChampionship 2024/2025 · 16 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
SunderlandMin
Preston North EndTrai Hume
Yellowcard
Foul
20′- 23′
Lewis Gibson
Yellowcard
Foul
- 52′
Kaine Kesler-Hayden
Yellowcard
Time wasting
- ⇄
Romaine Mundle
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Tom Watson
59′ - ⇄
Chris Rigg
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Eliezer Mayenda
59′ - 64′⇄
Will Keane
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Sam Greenwood
- 65′⚽
Emil Riis 0-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Stefán Teitur Thórdarson
Left foot shot
- 75′⇄
Ben Whiteman
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Stefán Teitur Thórdarson
- 82′⇄
Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Kaine Kesler-Hayden
- 83′⇄
Liam Lindsay
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Jayden Meghoma
- 85′⇄
Patrick Bauer
Substitution · Substitution because of injury
Off: Brad Potts
- ⚽
Romaine Mundle 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
86′ - 90′
Freddie Woodman
Yellowcard
Time wasting
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6.47 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 7.71 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.92 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7.16 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7.09 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7.36 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 7.18 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 7.82 | |
| 59 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.73 | |
| 59 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.68 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6.72 | |
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| 31 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.98 | |
| 31 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7.90 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Sunderland
Latest: Cardiff City · 2–1
Match stats
8 Mar 2025, 15:00 · Home vs Cardiff City · 2024/2025
Preston North End
Latest: Sheffield United · 0–1
Match stats
8 Mar 2025, 15:00 · Away vs Sheffield United · 2024/2025
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Sunderland’s ground: 4 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Sunderland’s home games with Preston North End’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2024/2025. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Sunderland
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Preston North End
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Sunderland
Preston North End
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Sunderland
Preston North End
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Sunderland
Preston North End
Previous meetings
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