Sunderland vs Stoke

27 January 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee A Davies

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Mason Burstow 43’
  • Abdoullah Ba 49’
  • Pierre Ekwah 70’
  • Jenson Seelt 74’ (og)

Match summary

Sunderland beat Stoke 3-1. Sunderland led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Mason Burstow put Sunderland ahead with a header in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Abdoullah Ba made it 2-0 in the 49th minute, Pierre Ekwah made it 3-0 in the 70th minute, and Seelt's own goal pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 74th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sunderland created 1.34 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, Stoke 1.16 from 15.

Match stats

Sunderland Stoke
8 Shots 15
5 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.34 xG 1.16
1.34 Non-penalty xG 1.16

Key events

Sunderland Stoke
Kick-off
Mason Burstow1-0 (Sunderland)
43’
Half-time1-0
Abdoullah Ba2-0 (Sunderland)
49’
Pierre Ekwah3-0 (Sunderland)
70’
74’
Jenson Seelt
Own goal
3-1 (Stoke)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Sunderland
  • Daniel Ballard
Stoke
  • Ben Wilmot
  • Jordan Thompson
  • Luke Cundle

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 1.34 1.16 43’ Mason Burstow (Sunderland), 1-0 43’ 49’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), 2-0 49’ 70’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), 3-0 70’ 74’ Jenson Seelt (Stoke) own goal, 3-1 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.34 1.16 43’ Mason Burstow (Sunderland), 1-0 Burstow 43’ 49’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), 2-0 Ba 49’ 70’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), 3-0 Ekwah 70’ 74’ Jenson Seelt (Stoke) own goal, 3-1 Seelt 74’
Sunderland 1.34 xGStoke 1.16 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Stoke attacking Sunderland attacking 
43’ Mason Burstow (Sunderland), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 34’ Luke Cundle (Stoke), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 67’ Ryan Mmaee (Stoke), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 49’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 34’ Luke Cundle (Stoke), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 16’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 57’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 70’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 17’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 34’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 46’ Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 25’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Sead Hakšabanović (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Mehdi Léris (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 79’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Sead Hakšabanović (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Lynden Gooch (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ André Vidigal (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ André Vidigal (Stoke), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 6’ Wouter Burger (Stoke), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 74’ Jenson Seelt (Sunderland), own goal 43’ Mason Burstow (Sunderland), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 34’ Luke Cundle (Stoke), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 49’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 67’ Ryan Mmaee (Stoke), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 34’ Luke Cundle (Stoke), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 16’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 57’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 70’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 17’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 34’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 46’ Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 25’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Sead Hakšabanović (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Mehdi Léris (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 79’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Sead Hakšabanović (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ André Vidigal (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Lynden Gooch (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ André Vidigal (Stoke), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 6’ Wouter Burger (Stoke), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 74’ Jenson Seelt (Sunderland), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Abdoullah Ba Taken off
90′ 1 – 1 0.21 – – –
90′ 1 – 3 0.27 – – –
Jobe Bellingham Taken off
83′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 0.35 – – –
Mason Burstow Taken off
78′ 1 – 1 0.50 – – –
Nazariy Rusyn Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Chris Rigg Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – – –
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 48% Avg odds 2.00
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.49
Stoke win 25% Avg odds 3.76

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.