Sunderland vs Sheffield Wednesday

18 August 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee D Whitestone

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

  • Dennis Cirkin 11’
  • Eliezer Mayenda 15’, 47’
  • Luke O'Nien 24’

Match summary

Sunderland won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Sheffield Wednesday. Sunderland led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Dennis Cirkin put Sunderland ahead with a header in the 11th minute, Eliezer Mayenda made it 2-0 in the 15th minute, and Luke O'Nien made it 3-0 from a corner in the 24th minute. In the second half, Mayenda made it 4-0 in the 47th minute.

The chances backed that up: Sunderland created 1.67 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Sheffield Wednesday's 0.38 from 9.

Match stats

Sunderland Sheffield Wednesday
15 Shots 9
6 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 8
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.67 xG 0.38
1.67 Non-penalty xG 0.38

Key events

Sunderland Sheffield Wednesday
Kick-off
Dennis Cirkin1-0 (Sunderland)
11’
Eliezer Mayenda2-0 (Sunderland)
15’
Luke O'Nien3-0 (Sunderland)
24’
Half-time3-0
Eliezer Mayenda4-0 (Sunderland)
47’
Full-time4-0

Bookings

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

Sheffield Wednesday
  • Di'Shon Bernard
  • Svante Ingelsson
  • Liam Palmer

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 1.67 0.38 11’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), 1-0 11’ 15’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), 2-0 15’ 24’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), 3-0 24’ 47’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), 4-0 47’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.67 0.38 11’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), 1-0 Cirkin 11’ 15’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), 2-0 Mayenda 15’ 24’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), 3-0 O'Nien 24’ 47’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), 4-0 Mayenda 47’
Sunderland 1.67 xGSheffield Wednesday 0.38 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield Wednesday attacking Sunderland attacking 
47’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.91 xG, goal 24’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.23 xG, goal 90+4’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 47’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 15’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 12’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 43’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), set piece, 0.04 xG, goal 2’ Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 34’ Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 19’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 23’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.91 xG, goal 24’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.23 xG, goal 90+4’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 47’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 15’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 12’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 43’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), set piece, 0.04 xG, goal 2’ Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 34’ Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 89’ Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 19’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 23’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.23 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 3 0.10 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Patrick Roberts Taken off
86′ – – 4 0.12 – – –
Chris Rigg Taken off
78′ – – 3 0.18 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Eliezer Mayenda Taken off
78′ 2 – 2 1.00 – – –
Adil Aouchiche Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Nazariy Rusyn Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Romaine Mundle Came on as a substitute
4′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
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 43% Avg odds 2.20
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.45
Sheffield Wednesday win 29% Avg odds 3.25

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.