Sunderland vs Bolton — League One

League One· Regular Season - 9

Sunderland

1–0Full-time

Bolton

WLWWWLGoals 15-15

WDWLWDGoals 19-11

Stadium of Light, Sunderland · Capacity 49,000 · grass · Referee: S. Purkiss

Match events

17'C. Winchester (Dennis Cirkin)
42'E. Doyle
45+3'L. O'Nien
61'Lloyd Isgrove (E. Kachunga)
65'Alex Pritchard (L. Dajaku)
66'Dennis Cirkin (Niall Huggins)
66'E. Embleton (Corry Evans)
69'O. Afolayan
72'L. Gordon (D. John)
85'J. Sheehan (Kieran Lee)
88'Callum Doyle (B. Wright)
90+3'Ricardo

Lineups

Sunderland

Bolton

4-2-3-1

L. JohnsonCoach

I. Evatt

Bench (7)

Match trends

Sunderland have averaged 1.5 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Bolton have averaged 1.9 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 4 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 4 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

0Sunderland wins

5Draws

3Bolton wins

8-17Goals

Bolton

6–0Jan 29, 2022, 3:00 PM

Sunderland

0–0Dec 26, 2019, 3:00 PM

Bolton

1–1Sep 21, 2019, 2:00 PM

Sunderland

Bolton

1–0Feb 20, 2018, 8:00 PM

Sunderland

3–3Oct 31, 2017, 7:45 PM

Bolton

Sunderland

0–2Jan 15, 2013, 7:45 PM

Bolton

2–2Jan 5, 2013, 3:00 PM

Sunderland

2–2Apr 28, 2012, 2:00 PM

Bolton

Pre-match comparison

1.5Goals scored per game1.9

1.5Goals conceded per game1.1

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

S. Purkiss

3.46Yellow cards / game

0.15Red cards / game

0.23Penalties scored / game

Based on 13 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Sunderland

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

33.3%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

66.7%

76-90+'

0%

Bolton

0-15'

50%

16-30'

50%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

44%Possession56%

—Expected goals (xG)—

4Shots on target4

14Total shots15

2Shots off target5

8Blocked shots6

8Shots inside the box12

6Shots outside the box3

2Corners7

3Offsides1

13Fouls14

1Yellow cards3

—Red cards—

4Goalkeeper saves3

375Total passes479

285Accurate passes385

76%Pass accuracy80%

Player ratings

1C. WinchesterSunderland⚽ 18.0
2Ron Thorben HoffmannSunderland8.0
3A. SarcevicBolton7.7
4Tom FlanaganSunderland7.5
5RicardoBolton🟨7.3
6Dennis CirkinSunderland🅰️ 17.3

Box score

Sunderland

24

24D. NeilM · 90'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes26%

Tackles—

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14Ross StewartF · 90'

7.2

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes11%

Tackles1

Duels—

28Aiden McGeady (C)M · 90'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes18%

Tackles2

Duels—

8

8E. EmbletonM · 66'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes17%

Tackles1

Duels—

3Tom FlanaganD · 90'

7.5

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Shots— on target

Passes35%

Tackles1

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21Alex PritchardM · 65'

6.3

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes15%

Tackles1

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17Dennis CirkinD · 66'

🅰️ 17.3

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Shots— on target

Passes15%

Tackles3

Duels—

6Callum DoyleD · 88'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes61%

Tackles—

Duels—

15

15C. WinchesterD · 90'

⚽ 18.0

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes11%

Tackles4

Duels—

13

13L. O'NienM · 90'

🟨6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes22%

Tackles1

Duels—

39

39Ron Thorben HoffmannG · 90'

8.0

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Shots— on target

Passes35%

Tackles—

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Bench (7)

4Corry EvansM · 24'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes8%

Tackles1

Duels—

5Frederik AlvesD

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1

1L. BurgeG

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26

26B. WrightD · 10'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes2%

Tackles—

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9Nathan BroadheadF

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2Niall HugginsD · 24'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes7%

Tackles1

Duels—

7

7L. DajakuF · 25'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes2%

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Bolton

9

9E. DoyleF · 90'

🟨6.9

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Shots3/5 on target

Passes11%

Tackles—

Duels—

8

8J. SheehanM · 85'

7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes34%

Tackles—

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17

17O. AfolayanM · 90'

🟨6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes12%

Tackles—

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2

2G. JonesD · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes33%

Tackles2

Duels—

6

6G. JohnstonD · 90'

7.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes63%

Tackles—

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23Lloyd IsgroveM · 61'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes12%

Tackles—

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12

12J. DixonG · 90'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes40%

Tackles1

Duels—

4

4M. WilliamsM · 90'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes50%

Tackles1

Duels—

5

5RicardoD · 90'

🟨7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes51%

Tackles3

Duels—

10

10A. Sarcevic (C)M · 90'

7.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes23%

Tackles1

Duels—

29

29L. GordonD · 72'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes28%

Tackles—

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Bench (7)

3

3D. JohnD · 18'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes14%

Tackles—

Duels—

24

24E. KachungaF · 29'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes10%

Tackles1

Duels—

27Alex BaptisteD

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25George ThomasonM

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1

1M. GilksG

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20Kieran LeeM · 13'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles—

Duels—

7

7N. DelfounesoF

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Sunderland vs Bolton played?+

The match is played at Stadium of Light, Sunderland (capacity 49,000).

What time does Sunderland vs Bolton kick off?+

Kickoff is at Sep 25, 2021, 2:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).