Sunderland vs West Brom

9 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Darren Bond

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Daniel Ballard 70’
  • Dan Neil 84’
  • Brandon Thomas-Asante 86’

Match summary

Sunderland beat West Brom 2-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Daniel Ballard put Sunderland ahead with a header in the 70th minute, Dan Neil made it 2-0 in the 84th minute, and Brandon Thomas-Asante pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 86th minute.

The chances backed that up: Sunderland created 1.46 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to West Brom's 0.64 from 11.

Match stats

Sunderland West Brom
14 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 1
4 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 0
1.46 xG 0.64
1.46 Non-penalty xG 0.64

Key events

Sunderland West Brom
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Daniel Ballard1-0 (Sunderland)
70’
Dan Neil2-0 (Sunderland)
84’
86’
Brandon Thomas-Asante2-1 (West Brom)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Sunderland
  • Daniel Ballard
West Brom
  • Darnell Furlong
  • Jayson Molumby
  • Jeremy Sarmiento
  • Nathaniel Chalobah
  • Brandon Thomas-Asante
  • Pipa

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 1.46 0.64 70’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), 1-0 70’ 84’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), 2-0 84’ 86’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Brom), 2-1 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.46 0.64 70’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), 1-0 Ballard 70’ 84’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), 2-0 Neil 84’ 86’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Brom), 2-1 Thomas-Asante 86’
Sunderland 1.46 xGWest Brom 0.64 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 West Brom attacking Sunderland attacking 
84’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 57’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.34 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 14’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 86’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Brom), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 42’ Grady Diangana (West Brom), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 10’ Josh Maja (West Brom), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 79’ Jeremy Sarmiento (West Brom), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 32’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 47’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 5’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Jayson Molumby (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Nathaniel Chalobah (West Brom), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Jeremy Sarmiento (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Jayson Molumby (West Brom), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 12’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Jeremy Sarmiento (West Brom), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 9’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 39’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 84’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 57’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.34 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 14’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 86’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Brom), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 42’ Grady Diangana (West Brom), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 10’ Josh Maja (West Brom), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 79’ Jeremy Sarmiento (West Brom), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 32’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 47’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Jayson Molumby (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Nathaniel Chalobah (West Brom), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Jeremy Sarmiento (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Jayson Molumby (West Brom), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 13’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Jeremy Sarmiento (West Brom), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 39’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 9’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Niall Huggins
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.03 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Patrick Roberts Taken off
81′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Adil Aouchiche Taken off
62′ – – 3 0.55 – – –
90′ 1 – 3 0.45 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.29 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Alex Pritchard Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – –
Eliezer Mayenda Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
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 44% Avg odds 2.18
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.33
West Brom win 28% Avg odds 3.41

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.