Accrington ST vs Sunderland U21 match stats & report

3–3 After penalties

EFL Trophy · England · Group North - 1 · The Crown Ground, Accrington · Ref S. Copeland

Accrington ST stats & fixtures · Sunderland U21 stats & fixtures

Accrington ST drew with Sunderland U21 3–3 in the EFL Trophy (Group North - 1) on 22 September 2026. Accrington ST had 56% of the ball.

Accrington ST vs Sunderland U21 match statistics

Accrington STSunderland U21

56% Ball possession 44%
22 Total shots 14
7 Shots on target 5
11 Shots off target 5
4 Blocked shots 4
17 Shots inside the box 13
7 Corners 6
7 Fouls 12
1 Offsides 2
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
444 Passes 365
2 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

11' Goal T. Ogunsuyi (assist T. Tuterov) Sunderland U21
15' Yellow card Jenson Jones Sunderland U21
26' Goal C. Warren Accrington ST
39' Goal T. Proctor (assist Jenson Jones) Sunderland U21
51' Goal C. Stockton (assist D. Matthews) Accrington ST
61' Goal T. Tuterov (assist A. Alese) Sunderland U21
88' Yellow card T. Ogunsuyi Sunderland U21
90' Goal Stefan Mols (assist J. Woods) Accrington ST

Penalty shoot-out: 3–1

The Ghost's call

The Ghost didn't rate this match before kickoff.

What matters

Sunderland U21 win 3 corners a game — 12th percentile in this competition.
Sunderland U21 have kept 1 clean sheet in 10.
Both teams have scored in 7 of Sunderland U21’s last 10.

Team news & lineups

Accrington ST

Confirmed 4-4-2 John Doolan

21 J. Rogerson

38 C. O'Brien 25 J. Smith 17 D. Matthews 3 O. Smith

27 J. Catesby 20 C. Brown 16 Aidan Borland 30 C. Warren

10 Alex Henderson 13 C. Stockton

Bench L. Moulden , D. Love , J. Anderson , T. Walton , Stefan Mols , S. Conneely , J. Woods

Sunderland U21

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Matt Craddock

60 J. Cowan

40 J. Whittaker 59 A. Lightfoot 42 A. Alese 43 L. Bell

49 F. Scott 52 Jenson Jones

47 T. Ogunsuyi 57 T. Tuterov 77 T. Proctor

Bench B. Metcalf , B. Kindon , A. Lienard , C. Dinsdale , K. Munyakazi , C. Scorer , M. Neill

Form now

Each side's form as of 3 November 2026, from its matches up to then — not the form this match was played on.

Accrington ST at home

4–6–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.5 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sunderland U21 away

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 2.3 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.0 per game
Shots on target: 1.0 per game