Morecambe vs Sutton United

8 November 2025 · National League · 2025/26 · Referee Garreth Rhodes

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Miguel Azeez 45+3’
  • Jake Cain 50’
  • Lewis Simper 72’ (pen)
  • Ashley Nadesan 74’

Match summary

Morecambe and Sutton United drew 2-2. Morecambe led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Miguel Azeez put Morecambe ahead in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Jake Cain made it 2-0 in the 50th minute, Lewis Simper pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in the 72nd minute, and Ashley Nadesan equalised with a header in the 74th minute.

Sutton United had the better of the chances, with 1.33 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Morecambe's 0.68 from 11.

Match stats

37% Possession 63%
11 Shots 12
4 Shots on target 3
12 Corners 5
277 Passes 575
76.2% Pass accuracy 86.1%
6 Tackles 1
9 Fouls 17
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 2

Key events

Morecambe Sutton United
Kick-off
Maldini KacurriArgument
36’
45+1’
Ashley NadesanBrandon Njoku
Miguel AzeezRight foot shot1-0 (Morecambe)
45+3’
Half-time1-0
46’
Jayden HarrisWill Tizzard
Jake CainLeft foot shot2-0 (Morecambe)
50’
Second half underway
Miguel AzeezShot on target
58’
Jake CainShot on target
62’
72’
Lewis SimperPenalty2-1 (Sutton United)
74’
Ashley NadesanHeader2-2 (Sutton United)
74’
Lewis SimperShot on target
Emmerson SuttonRolando Aarons
81’
86’
Alex WoodyardKai Jennings
90’
David OgbonnaFoul
Full-time2-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.68 1.33 45+3’ Miguel Azeez (Morecambe), 1-0 45+3’ 50’ Jake Cain (Morecambe), 2-0 50’ 72’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), 2-1 72’ 74’ Ashley Nadesan (Sutton United), 2-2 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.68 1.33 45+3’ Miguel Azeez (Morecambe), 1-0 Azeez 45+3’ 50’ Jake Cain (Morecambe), 2-0 Cain 50’ 72’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), 2-1 Simper 72’ 74’ Ashley Nadesan (Sutton United), 2-2 Nadesan 74’
Morecambe 0.68 xGSutton United 1.33 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sutton United attacking Morecambe attacking 
72’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 48’ Miguel Azeez (Morecambe), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 20’ Kai Jennings (Sutton United), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 10’ Ben Williams (Morecambe), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 90+1’ Emmerson Sutton (Morecambe), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 74’ Ashley Nadesan (Sutton United), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 74’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 4’ Ben Tollitt (Morecambe), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 16’ Hayden Muller (Sutton United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+5’ Ashley Nadesan (Sutton United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 58’ Miguel Azeez (Morecambe), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 66’ Ben Tollitt (Morecambe), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Ben Tollitt (Morecambe), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Rolando Aarons (Morecambe), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Jack Taylor (Sutton United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Jake Cain (Morecambe), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 56’ David Ogbonna (Sutton United), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Jake Cain (Morecambe), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ David Ogbonna (Sutton United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Ben Tollitt (Morecambe), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 72’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 48’ Miguel Azeez (Morecambe), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 20’ Kai Jennings (Sutton United), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 10’ Ben Williams (Morecambe), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 90+1’ Emmerson Sutton (Morecambe), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 74’ Ashley Nadesan (Sutton United), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 74’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 16’ Hayden Muller (Sutton United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 4’ Ben Tollitt (Morecambe), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+5’ Ashley Nadesan (Sutton United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 58’ Miguel Azeez (Morecambe), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 66’ Ben Tollitt (Morecambe), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Ben Tollitt (Morecambe), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Rolando Aarons (Morecambe), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Jack Taylor (Sutton United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Jake Cain (Morecambe), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 56’ David Ogbonna (Sutton United), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ David Ogbonna (Sutton United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Ben Tollitt (Morecambe), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Jake Cain (Morecambe), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Morecambe 4-4-2 Starting XI
Blackman
Williams
Kacurri
Songo'o
Payne
Aarons 81’
Cain
Azeez
Tollitt
Muskwe
Nuttall
Sutton United 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Reid
Tizzard 46’
Pruti
Taylor
Muller
Ogbonna
Taylor
Eccleston
Simper
Jennings 86’
Njoku 45’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Jamal Blackman
90′ 2 2 25 1 – – – –
Defenders2 players
Lewis Payne
90′ – 1 – 5 3 38 – – 1 –
Maldini Kacurri
90′ – 1 – 3 1 31 1 – –
Midfielders7 players
Yann Songo'o
90′ – – 25 – – – 7 9 1 1 –
Ben Williams
90′ – – 17 – – 2 1 8 – 4 –
Rolando Aarons Taken off
86′ – – 16 – – 1 – 6 2 1 –
Jake Cain
90′ 1 – 33 1 0.04 – 2 2 – 2 –
Miguel Azeez
90′ 1 – 27 4 0.19 1 3 5 1 3 –
Ben Tollitt
90′ – 1 39 2 0.04 1 1 10 – 1 –
Emmerson Sutton Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 2 – – – – 1 2 – –
Forwards2 players
Admiral Muskwe
90′ – – – – – – – 6 2 10 –
Joe Nuttall
90′ – – – – – – – 4 – 14 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Morecambe win 41% Avg odds 2.18
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.63
Sutton United win 34% Avg odds 2.70

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Morecambe LLWLD
Sutton United LDDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Morecambe 1-0 Sutton United, 10 Feb 24 Next meeting: Sutton United 0-5 Morecambe, 07 Mar 26  All Morecambe vs Sutton United meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.