Sunderland vs Norwich match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 22 · Stadium of Light, Sunderland · Ref L. Doughty

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Sunderland beat Norwich 2–1 in the Championship on 21 December 2024. Expected goals finished 0.61–0.62. Sunderland had 51% of the ball.

Sunderland vs Norwich match statistics

SunderlandNorwich

51% Ball possession 49%
0.61 Expected goals (xG) 0.62
7 Total shots 7
4 Shots on target 4
2 Shots off target 3
1 Blocked shots 0
6 Shots inside the box 4
4 Corners 2
15 Fouls 14
2 Offsides 4
5 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 1
414 Passes 404
79% Pass accuracy 76%
3 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

21' Goal A. Ben Slimane Norwich
39' Yellow card L. O'Nien Sunderland
42' Yellow card W. Isidor Sunderland
42' Yellow card J. Córdoba Norwich
47' Goal D. Ballard (assist Eliezer Mayenda) Sunderland
49' Yellow card C. Mepham Sunderland
53' Yellow card C. Doyle Norwich
56' Yellow card A. Ben Slimane Norwich
57' Yellow card D. Cirkin Sunderland
60' Yellow card M. Núñez Norwich
68' Yellow card D. Ballard Sunderland
70' Yellow card J. Córdoba Norwich
70' Red card J. Córdoba Norwich
72' Goal J. Bellingham (assist D. Cirkin) Sunderland

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sunderland

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 R. Le Bris

1 A. Patterson

3 D. Cirkin 5 D. Ballard 26 C. Mepham 13 L. O'Nien

7 J. Bellingham 4 D. Neil

12 Eliezer Mayenda 11 C. Rigg 10 P. Roberts

18 W. Isidor

Bench T. Hume , A. Aouchiche , A. Alese , Leo Fuhr Hjelde , N. Rusyn , M. AleksiÄ‡ , I. Poveda , S. Moore , A. Connolly

Norwich

Confirmed 4-3-3 J. Thorup

1 A. Gunn

6 C. Doyle 33 J. Córdoba 4 Shane Duffy 3 J. Stacey

20 A. Ben Slimane 26 M. Núñez 11 E. Marcondes

7 Borja Sainz 25 O. Hernández 17 A. Crnac

Bench O. Schwartau , B. Chrisene , J. Sorensen , K. Fisher , A. Barnes , G. Hanley , G. Long , A. Forson , K. Gordon

Form guide

Sunderland at home

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.7 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Norwich away

4–1–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.1 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sunderland vs Norwich head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
2 Mar 24	Norwich v Sunderland	1–0
28 Oct 23	Sunderland v Norwich	3–1

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Sunderland vs Norwich head-to-head record