Sunderland vs Birmingham

11 November 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee D Whitestone

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Jobe Bellingham 17’
  • Dion Sanderson 57’ (og)
  • Adil Aouchiche 76’
  • Koji Miyoshi 30’

Match summary

Sunderland saw off Birmingham 3-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Jobe Bellingham put Sunderland ahead from a corner in the 17th minute and Koji Miyoshi equalised in the 30th minute. In the second half, Sanderson's own goal put Sunderland back in front from a corner in the 57th minute and Adil Aouchiche made it 3-1 in the 76th minute.

The chances backed that up: Sunderland created 3.09 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Birmingham's 1.37 from 16.

Match stats

Sunderland Birmingham
22 Shots 16
6 Shots on Target 7
10 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3.09 xG 1.37
3.09 Non-penalty xG 1.37

Key events

Sunderland Birmingham
Kick-off
Jobe Bellingham1-0 (Sunderland)
17’
30’
Koji Miyoshi1-1 (Birmingham)
Half-time1-1
Dion Sanderson
Own goal
2-1 (Sunderland)
57’
Adil Aouchiche3-1 (Sunderland)
76’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Sunderland
  • Trai Hume
  • Patrick Roberts
Birmingham
  • Ethan Laird
  • Jordan James

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.09 1.37 17’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), 1-0 17’ 30’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), 1-1 30’ 57’ Dion Sanderson (Sunderland) own goal, 2-1 57’ 76’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), 3-1 76’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.09 1.37 17’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), 1-0 Bellingham 17’ 30’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), 1-1 Miyoshi 30’ 57’ Dion Sanderson (Sunderland) own goal, 2-1 Sanderson 57’ 76’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), 3-1 Aouchiche 76’
Sunderland 3.09 xGBirmingham 1.37 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Birmingham attacking Sunderland attacking 
76’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.86 xG, goal 17’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.56 xG, goal 30’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 25’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.37 xG, blocked 62’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 10’ Niall Huggins (Sunderland), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 23’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.21 xG, hit the woodwork 89’ Mason Burstow (Sunderland), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 31’ Niall Huggins (Sunderland), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 34’ Ivan Šunjić (Birmingham), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 85’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 11’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 16’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 25’ Oliver Burke (Birmingham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 16’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 90+2’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 42’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Mason Burstow (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 2’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 49’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Scott Hogan (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Cody Drameh (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Ivan Šunjić (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Cody Drameh (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 43’ Dion Sanderson (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Dion Sanderson (Birmingham), own goal 76’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.86 xG, goal 17’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.56 xG, goal 30’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 25’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.37 xG, blocked 62’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 10’ Niall Huggins (Sunderland), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 23’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.21 xG, hit the woodwork 89’ Mason Burstow (Sunderland), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 34’ Ivan Šunjić (Birmingham), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 85’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 31’ Niall Huggins (Sunderland), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 11’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 16’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 25’ Oliver Burke (Birmingham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 16’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 90+2’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 42’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Mason Burstow (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 49’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Scott Hogan (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Cody Drameh (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Ivan Šunjić (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Cody Drameh (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 43’ Dion Sanderson (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Dion Sanderson (Birmingham), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Niall Huggins
90′ – – 2 0.35 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 4 0.12 – – –
Patrick Roberts Taken off
74′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.31 – – –
Jobe Bellingham Taken off
74′ 1 – 3 0.82 – – –
Jack Clarke Taken off
88′ – – 2 0.08 – – –
Nazariy Rusyn Taken off
61′ – – 4 0.23 – – –
Abdoullah Ba Came on as a substitute
29′ – – – – – – –
Adil Aouchiche Came on as a substitute
16′ 1 – 1 0.86 – – –
Eliezer Mayenda Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 2 0.15 – – –
Mason Burstow Came on as a substitute
2′ – – 2 0.17 – – –
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

Sunderland win 58% Avg odds 1.64
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.08
Birmingham win 19% Avg odds 5.11

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

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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.