League One: Sunderland snatches a draw versus Burton Albion

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SUNDERLAND. Sunderland was able to clinch a late draw against Burton Albion with a late goal from R. Stewart.

SUNDERLAND. Sunderland managed to snatch a draw against Burton Albion with a late goal from R. Stewart scored in the (90′) after Burton Albion got a lead with a goal from C. Borthwick-Jackson (53′). Sunderland was far superior when it came to possession ball (78%)​

The match was played at the Stadium of Light stadium in Sunderland on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Yates who had the assistance of Matthew Smith and Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua. The 4th official was Simon Clayton. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.7 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 78%.​

Match Statistics

Sunderland was in firm control of the ball 78% while Burton Albion was struggling with a 22% ball possession.

Sunderland was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Sunderland to win the match​.

Sunderland shot 22 times, 7 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Burton Albion shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Sunderland received 1 yellow card (C. Winchester). On the opposite side, Burton Albion received 2 yellow cards (C. Shaughnessy and C. Saydee).

After playing this contest, Sunderland will have 55 points like Wycombe Wanderers and Sheffield Wednesday to move down in the 6th place. On the other side, Burton Albion will have 43 points like Accrington Stanley to move up in the 13th place.

Match Events

  • 41'
    41'

    C. Winchester

  • 50'
    50'

    C. Shaughnessy

  • 53'
    53'

    C. Borthwick-Jackson

    J. Smith

  • 60'
    60'

    E. Embleton

    C. Evans

  • 65'
    65'

    C. Saydee

    O. Niasse

  • 66'
    66'

    C. Saydee

  • 69'
    69'

    H. Chapman

    J. Smith

  • 70'
    70'

    J. Clarke

    J. Defoe

  • 75'
    75'

    D. Neil

    L. Gooch

  • 90'
    90'

    R. Stewart

Next match

In the upcoming League One match, Sunderland will play away with Wigan Athletic on the 26th of February with a 9-7 head to head stats in favor of Wigan Athletic (3 draws).

Burton Albion will host Shrewsbury Town on the 26th of February with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Shrewsbury Town (6 draws).

Sunderland: Formation and Lineups

Sunderland adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Alex Neil chose to play with the following team: A. Patterson, B. Wright, D. Cirkin, C. Doyle, C. Evans, C. Winchester, A. Pritchard, L. Gooch, J. Matete, J. Defoe and R. Stewart.

Substitutes

Sunderland made 3 changes: C. Evans for E. Embleton (60′), J. Defoe for J. Clarke (70′) and L. Gooch for D. Neil (75′).

Burton Albion: Formation and Lineups

Also Burton Albion adopted the conservative line-up (4-5-1).

On the other side, Jerrel Hasselbaink played with: B. Garratt, M. Mancienne, J. Brayford, C. Borthwick-Jackson, S. Hughes, J. Smith, T. Hamer, C. Shaughnessy, C. Lakin, O. Niasse and J. Powell.

Substitutes

Burton Albion made 2 changes: O. Niasse for C. Saydee (65′) and J. Smith for H. Chapman (69′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One

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