Sunderland 2-1 Cardiff City: xG & Lineups – Mar 8, 2025

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Championship ·Sat 08 Mar

Sunderland

2–1

HT 1–1

Full time

Cardiff City

Stadium of Light, Sunderland · Ref: Darren Bond

Commentary

90'

Full-time. Sunderland 2-1 Cardiff City.

90'

3 minutes of added time.

90'

T. Watson

Attempt blocked. T. Watson (Sunderland), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.

90'

T. Watson

Attempt missed. T. Watson (Sunderland), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.

87'

T. Watson

Attempt blocked. T. Watson (Sunderland), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

82'

S. Mannsverk

Substitution, Cardiff City: C. Ashford comes on for S. Mannsverk.

77'

W. Isidor

Attempt missed. W. Isidor (Sunderland), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.10.

77'

C. Mepham

Goal! Sunderland 2-1 Cardiff City. C. Mepham (Sunderland) scores, assisted by W. Isidor.

72'

C. Chambers

Substitution, Cardiff City: A. Robertson comes on for C. Chambers.

72'

C. Robinson

Substitution, Cardiff City: W. T. Fish comes on for C. Robinson.

72'

R. Mundle

Substitution, Sunderland: T. Watson comes on for R. Mundle.

70'

R. Mundle

Attempt blocked. R. Mundle (Sunderland), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.

69'

J. Bagan

Yellow card for J. Bagan (Cardiff City) for foul.

68'

C. Rigg

Attempt missed. C. Rigg (Sunderland), header. xG 0.05.

68'

C. Robinson

Attempt blocked. C. Robinson (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

63'

C. Chambers

Yellow card for C. Chambers (Cardiff City) for foul.

59'

I. Davies

Substitution, Cardiff City: W. Alves comes on for I. Davies.

56'

L. F. Hjelde

Yellow card for L. F. Hjelde (Sunderland) for foul.

56'

L. F. Hjelde

Substitution, Sunderland: D. Cirkin comes on for L. F. Hjelde.

56'

A. Browne

Substitution, Sunderland: W. Isidor comes on for A. Browne.

52'

C. Rigg

Attempt saved. C. Rigg (Sunderland), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.

52'

Y. Salech

Attempt saved. Y. Salech (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. Sunderland 1-1 Cardiff City.

45'

3 minutes of added time.

45'

E. Mayenda

Attempt missed. E. Mayenda (Sunderland), left-footed shot. xG 0.35.

41'

I. Davies

Goal! Sunderland 1-1 Cardiff City. I. Davies (Cardiff City) scores.

40'

R. Mundle

Attempt saved. R. Mundle (Sunderland), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.

29'

C. Robinson

Attempt missed. C. Robinson (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

26'

J. Bellingham

Attempt blocked. J. Bellingham (Sunderland), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.

24'

P. Roberts

Substitution, Sunderland: C. Rigg comes on for P. Roberts.

21'

A. Browne

Attempt missed. A. Browne (Sunderland), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.

19'

R. Mundle

Attempt blocked. R. Mundle (Sunderland), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.

18'

A. Browne

Attempt missed. A. Browne (Sunderland), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.

17'

R. Colwill

Attempt blocked. R. Colwill (Cardiff City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.

15'

J. Bellingham

Attempt blocked. J. Bellingham (Sunderland), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

15'

T. Hume

Attempt missed. T. Hume (Sunderland), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

14'

R. Mundle

Attempt blocked. R. Mundle (Sunderland), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.

J. Bellingham

Attempt blocked. J. Bellingham (Sunderland), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.

R. Colwill

Attempt blocked. R. Colwill (Cardiff City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.

E. Mayenda

Goal! Sunderland 1-0 Cardiff City. E. Mayenda (Sunderland) scores, assisted by P. Roberts.

Kick-off: Sunderland vs Cardiff City.

Player of the match

Match events

2' ⚽ E. Mayenda · assist P. Roberts1–0

24' 🔁 C. Rigg ◂ P. Roberts

41' ⚽ I. Davies1–1

Half-time · 1–1

56' 🔁 W. Isidor ◂ A. Browne

56' 🔁 D. Cirkin ◂ L. F. Hjelde

56' L. F. Hjelde · Foul

59' 🔁 W. Alves ◂ I. Davies

63' C. Chambers · Foul

69' J. Bagan · Foul

72' 🔁 T. Watson ◂ R. Mundle

72' 🔁 W. T. Fish ◂ C. Robinson

72' 🔁 A. Robertson ◂ C. Chambers

77' ⚽ C. Mepham · assist W. Isidor2–1

82' 🔁 C. Ashford ◂ S. Mannsverk

Full-time · 2–1

Coaches

Régis Le Bris

Brian Barry-Murphy

Recent form

Sunderland

WASheffield Wednesday2-1

LHHull City0-1

LALeeds United1-2

WHLuton Town2-0

DHWatford2-2

Cardiff City

LHBurnley1-2

LAAston Villa0-2

WHHull City1-0

DAPlymouth Argyle1-1

DHBristol City1-1

Match facts

Stadium

Stadium of Light

City

Sunderland

Referee

Darren Bond

Kickoff

08 Mar, 15:00 UTC

Competition

Championship

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Expected goals (xG) flow

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