Sunderland vs Preston

1 January 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee O Langford

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Alex Pritchard 10’
  • Nazariy Rusyn 44’

Match summary

Sunderland won 2-0 at home to Preston. Sunderland led 2-0 at half-time.

Alex Pritchard put Sunderland ahead in the 10th minute and Nazariy Rusyn made it 2-0 in the 44th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sunderland created 0.50 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Preston 0.54 from 12.

Match stats

Sunderland Preston
7 Shots 12
4 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.50 xG 0.54
0.50 Non-penalty xG 0.54

Key events

Sunderland Preston
Kick-off
Alex Pritchard1-0 (Sunderland)
10’
Nazariy Rusyn2-0 (Sunderland)
44’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Preston
  • Liam Lindsay

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 0.50 0.54 10’ Alex Pritchard (Sunderland), 1-0 10’ 44’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), 2-0 44’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.50 0.54 10’ Alex Pritchard (Sunderland), 1-0 Pritchard 10’ 44’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), 2-0 Rusyn 44’
Sunderland 0.50 xGPreston 0.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Sunderland attacking 
44’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 2’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 5’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 58’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 7’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 62’ Ali McCann (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 38’ Alex Pritchard (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Ali McCann (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Alex Pritchard (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 52’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Alex Pritchard (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Liam Millar (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 44’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 2’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 58’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 7’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 5’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 62’ Ali McCann (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 38’ Alex Pritchard (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Ali McCann (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Alex Pritchard (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 52’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Alex Pritchard (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Liam Millar (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Aji Alese Taken off
70′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Alex Pritchard Taken off
85′ 1 – 3 0.09 – – –
Jobe Bellingham Taken off
85′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
Nazariy Rusyn Taken off
76′ 1 – 1 0.25 – – –
Timothee Pembele Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – –
Abdoullah Ba Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
Jenson Seelt Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
Eliezer Mayenda Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
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 57% Avg odds 1.67
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.78
Preston win 18% Avg odds 5.29

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.