Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Match ends, Sunderland 2, Preston North End 0.
Championship Scores & Fixtures
Monday 1st January
Championship Table
On Monday 1st January
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- Sunderland, Position 6, Points 40
- Preston North End, Position 14, Points 35
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 18 | 36 | 65 |
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| 2 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 55 |
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| 3 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 31 | 15 | 52 |
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| 4 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 25 | 20 | 48 |
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| 5 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 42 |
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| 6 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 40 |
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| 7 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 39 |
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| 8 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 37 |
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| 9 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 37 |
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| 10 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 36 | 6 | 36 |
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| 11 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 36 |
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| 12 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 39 | -1 | 36 |
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| 13 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 35 |
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| 14 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 44 | -13 | 35 |
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| 15 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 32 |
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| 16 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 32 |
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| 17 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 32 |
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| 18 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 45 | -2 | 29 |
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| 19 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 29 |
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| 20 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 28 |
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| 21 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 44 | -18 | 25 |
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| 22 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 40 | -19 | 22 |
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| 23 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 21 |
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| 24 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 50 | -26 | 18 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
- Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
- Position 22 - 24 : Relegation
Team Lineups
home team, Sunderland
Manager: Michael Beale
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Patterson, Goalkeeper
32, Hume, Defender
13, O'Nien, Defender
5, Ballard, Defender
42, Alese, Defender
39, Ekwah, Defensive Midfielder
24, Neil, Defensive Midfielder
21, Pritchard, Attacking Midfielder
7, Bellingham, Attacking Midfielder
20, Jack Clarke, Attacking Midfielder
15, Rusyn, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, A. Patterson
- Number 42, A. Alese , substituted for T. Pembélé at 70 minutes
- Number 5, D. Ballard
- Number 13, L. O'Nien , Captain
- Number 32, T. Hume
- Number 24, D. Neil
- Number 39, P. Ekwah
- Number 20, J. Clarke
- Number 7, J. Bellingham , substituted for Eliezer Mayenda at 85 minutes
- Number 21, A. Pritchard , substituted for J. Seelt at 85 minutes
- Number 15, N. Rusyn , substituted for A. Ba at 76 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Sunderland
- Number 22, A. Aouchiche
- Number 17, A. Ba
- Number 30, N. Bishop
- Number 11, M. Burstow
- Number 12, Eliezer Mayenda
- Number 6, T. Pembélé
- Number 31, C. Rigg
- Number 23, J. Seelt
- Number 25, N. Triantis
away team, Preston North End
Manager: Ryan Lowe
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Woodman, Goalkeeper
44, Potts, Defender
14, Storey, Defender
6, Lindsay, Defender
16, Hughes, Defender
13, McCann, Defensive Midfielder
8, Browne, Midfielder
4, Whiteman, Midfielder
10, Frökjaer-Jensen, Midfielder
23, Millar, Midfielder
9, Evans, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, F. Woodman
- Number 16, A. Hughes
- Number 6, L. Lindsay , Yellow Card at 39 minutes
- Number 14, J. Storey
- Number 44, B. Potts
- Number 13, A. McCann , substituted for W. Keane at 67 minutes
- Number 23, L. Millar
- Number 10, M. Frøkjær-Jensen , substituted for E. Riis at 79 minutes
- Number 4, B. Whiteman
- Number 8, A. Browne , Captain
- Number 9, C. Evans , substituted for M. Osmajić at 67 minutes
away team, Preston North End
- Number 33, K. Best
- Number 21, D. Cornell
- Number 3, G. Cunningham
- Number 25, D. Holmes
- Number 19, E. Riis
- Number 7, W. Keane
- Number 18, R. Ledson
- Number 28, M. Osmajić
- Number 20, B. Woodburn
home team, Sunderland
Manager: Michael Beale
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Patterson, Goalkeeper
32, Hume, Defender
13, O'Nien, Defender
5, Ballard, Defender
42, Alese, Defender
39, Ekwah, Defensive Midfielder
24, Neil, Defensive Midfielder
21, Pritchard, Attacking Midfielder
7, Bellingham, Attacking Midfielder
20, Jack Clarke, Attacking Midfielder
15, Rusyn, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, A. Patterson
- Number 42, A. Alese , substituted for T. Pembélé at 70 minutes
- Number 5, D. Ballard
- Number 13, L. O'Nien , Captain
- Number 32, T. Hume
- Number 24, D. Neil
- Number 39, P. Ekwah
- Number 20, J. Clarke
- Number 7, J. Bellingham , substituted for Eliezer Mayenda at 85 minutes
- Number 21, A. Pritchard , substituted for J. Seelt at 85 minutes
- Number 15, N. Rusyn , substituted for A. Ba at 76 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 22, A. Aouchiche
- Number 17, A. Ba
- Number 30, N. Bishop
- Number 11, M. Burstow
- Number 12, Eliezer Mayenda
- Number 6, T. Pembélé
- Number 31, C. Rigg
- Number 23, J. Seelt
- Number 25, N. Triantis
away team, Preston North End
Manager: Ryan Lowe
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Woodman, Goalkeeper
44, Potts, Defender
14, Storey, Defender
6, Lindsay, Defender
16, Hughes, Defender
13, McCann, Defensive Midfielder
8, Browne, Midfielder
4, Whiteman, Midfielder
10, Frökjaer-Jensen, Midfielder
23, Millar, Midfielder
9, Evans, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, F. Woodman
- Number 16, A. Hughes
- Number 6, L. Lindsay , Yellow Card at 39 minutes
- Number 14, J. Storey
- Number 44, B. Potts
- Number 13, A. McCann , substituted for W. Keane at 67 minutes
- Number 23, L. Millar
- Number 10, M. Frøkjær-Jensen , substituted for E. Riis at 79 minutes
- Number 4, B. Whiteman
- Number 8, A. Browne , Captain
- Number 9, C. Evans , substituted for M. Osmajić at 67 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 33, K. Best
- Number 21, D. Cornell
- Number 3, G. Cunningham
- Number 25, D. Holmes
- Number 19, E. Riis
- Number 7, W. Keane
- Number 18, R. Ledson
- Number 28, M. Osmajić
- Number 20, B. Woodburn
- Referee:
- Oliver Langford
- Assistant Referee 1:
- George Byrne
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Andrew Dallison
- Fourth Official:
- Dean Whitestone
Match Officials
Match Stats
Key, Sunderland v PrestonOverall Possession
Shots
Sunderland 7Preston North End 12Shots on target
Sunderland 4Preston North End 3Shots off target
Sunderland 3Preston North End 4Blocked shots
Sunderland 0Preston North End 5Total touches in the box
Sunderland 9Preston North End 20Goalkeeper saves
Sunderland 4Preston North End 2Fouls
Sunderland 6Preston North End 12Corners
Sunderland 2Preston North End 3Season so far
Championship
Key, Sunderland v Preston
League position, Sunderland 1st, Preston North End 20thTotal points, Sunderland 31, Preston North End 15
Goals scored
Sunderland 25Preston North End 15Goals conceded
Sunderland 11Preston North End 23Shots
Sunderland 124Preston North End 104Shots on target
Sunderland 58Preston North End 46Shots off target
Sunderland 66Preston North End 58Blocked shots
Sunderland 51Preston North End 52Passing accuracy %
Sunderland 82.31Preston North End 75.79Points gained from a losing position
Sunderland 1Preston North End 1Points dropped from a winning position
Sunderland 7Preston North End 7Form guide
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Match Facts
Sunderland have won just one of their last eight league games against Preston (D2 L5), a 3-0 away win in May 2023.
Preston North End are looking to secure a league double over Sunderland for the first time since the 2006-07 campaign.
This is the seventh time Sunderland and Preston have met on New Year’s Day, meeting five times between 1894 and 1914 (four Sunderland wins, one draw) and most recently in 2005, a 3-2 win for Preston under Billy Davies.
Sunderland have won just one of their last six league games on New Year’s Day (D2 L3), a 1-0 win at Blackpool in 2019. This is their first on home soil since 2018 when they lost 1-0 to Barnsley.
Preston have lost their last three league matches on New Year’s Day, with this their first since 2020 when they were beaten 2-0 by Middlesbrough.