Sunderland vs Norwich

21 December 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee L Doughty

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Daniel Ballard 47’
  • Jobe Bellingham 72’
  • Anis Ben Slimane 21’

Match summary

Sunderland came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Norwich. Norwich led 1-0 at half-time.

Anis Ben Slimane put Norwich ahead from a corner in the 21st minute, Daniel Ballard equalised with a header in the 47th minute, and Jobe Bellingham won it in the 72nd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sunderland created 0.78 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Norwich 0.86 from 7. Norwich had a player sent off.

Match stats

Sunderland Norwich
7 Shots 7
4 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 2
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
0.61 xG 0.86
0.61 Non-penalty xG 0.86

Key events

Sunderland Norwich
Kick-off
21’
Anis Ben Slimane0-1 (Norwich)
Half-time0-1
Daniel Ballard1-1 (Sunderland)
47’
Jobe Bellingham2-1 (Sunderland)
72’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Sunderland
  • Luke O'Nien
  • Chris Mepham
  • Daniel Ballard
  • Dennis Cirkin
  • Wilson Isidor
Norwich
  • José Córdoba
  • Callum Doyle
  • Marcelino Núñez
  • Anis Ben Slimane

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.78 0.86 21’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), 0-1 21’ 47’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), 1-1 47’ 72’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), 2-1 72’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.78 0.86 21’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), 0-1 Ben Slimane 21’ 47’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), 1-1 Ballard 47’ 72’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), 2-1 Bellingham 72’
Sunderland 0.78 xGNorwich 0.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Norwich attacking Sunderland attacking 
21’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), from a corner, 0.29 xG, goal 21’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), from a corner, 0.24 xG, saved 47’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), set piece, 0.21 xG, goal 90+5’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 21’ Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 69’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 89’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 84’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 47’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Ante Crnac (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 26’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), from a corner, 0.29 xG, goal 21’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), from a corner, 0.24 xG, saved 47’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), set piece, 0.21 xG, goal 90+5’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 21’ Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 69’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 89’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 84’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 47’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Ante Crnac (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 26’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Luke O'Nien Taken off
67′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Daniel Ballard Taken off
88′ 1 – 1 0.21 – –
Dennis Cirkin Taken off
85′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.09 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.32 – – –
Wilson Isidor Taken off
84′ – – 1 0.13 – –
Trai Hume Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – – –
Adil Aouchiche Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
Aji Alese Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
Leo Fuhr Hjelde Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
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 50% Avg odds 1.89
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.53
Norwich win 23% Avg odds 4.06

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.