Preston vs Sunderland

12 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Linington

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Will Keane 25’
  • Mads Frøkjær 59’
  • Jack Clarke 31’ (pen)

Match summary

Preston beat Sunderland 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Will Keane put Preston ahead in the 25th minute, Jack Clarke equalised from the penalty spot in the 31st minute, and Mads Frøkjær won it in the 59th minute.

Sunderland can feel hard done by, creating 1.64 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Preston's 0.68 from 11.

Match stats

Preston Sunderland
11 Shots 13
2 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 12
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.68 xG 1.64
0.68 Non-penalty xG 0.85

Key events

Preston Sunderland
Kick-off
Will Keane1-0 (Preston)
25’
31’
Jack Clarke
Penalty
1-1 (Sunderland)
Half-time1-1
Mads Frøkjær2-1 (Preston)
59’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Preston
  • Brad Potts
  • Alan Browne
  • Will Keane
Sunderland
  • Daniel Ballard

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 1.64 25’ Will Keane (Preston), 1-0 25’ 31’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), 1-1 31’ 59’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), 2-1 59’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.68 1.64 25’ Will Keane (Preston), 1-0 Keane 25’ 31’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), 1-1 Clarke 31’ 59’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), 2-1 Frøkjær 59’
Preston 0.68 xGSunderland 1.64 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sunderland attacking Preston attacking 
31’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 74’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 25’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 59’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 90+6’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), set piece, 0.19 xG, blocked 23’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 23’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 23’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 29’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Kian Best (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+6’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Brad Potts (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Jack Whatmough (Preston), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Alan Browne (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 70’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Alex Pritchard (Sunderland), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 56’ Ali McCann (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 31’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 74’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 25’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 59’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 90+6’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), set piece, 0.19 xG, blocked 23’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 23’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 23’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 29’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Kian Best (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+6’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Brad Potts (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Jack Whatmough (Preston), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Alan Browne (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+6’ Alex Pritchard (Sunderland), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 70’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Ali McCann (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Ali McCann Taken off
76′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Ryan Ledson
90′ – – – – – – –
Kian Best Taken off
79′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – –
Mads Frøkjær Taken off
86′ 1 – 3 0.30 – – –
Will Keane
90′ 1 – 2 0.27 – –
Duane Holmes Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
Jack Whatmough Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Ben Woodburn Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – – –
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

Preston win 38% Avg odds 2.48
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.30
Sunderland win 33% Avg odds 2.89

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

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.