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Matches/Premier League 2 Division One/Group 2 - 9
Premier League 2 Division One 2022/23Match Finished

Sunderland U21 vs Stoke City U21

6 Mar 2023 · 19:00 GMT · Group 2 - 9

Sunderland U21

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4:1HT 2–0

Stoke City U21

AWAY
⚽ Harry Gardiner 7′⚽ Harry Gardiner 38′⚽ Ellis Taylor 67′⚽ David Okagbue 79′ (Own Goal)
Eppleton Colliery Football Ground, Hetton-le-Hole, Tyne and WearReferee: E. DuckworthRecorded clock 90′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Sunderland U21 win 4–1

Match Finished in the group 2 - 9 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 5 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES4 – 1
HALF-TIME2 – 0
MATCH COVERAGE

Know what’s in the report

LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Sunderland U21Stoke City U21

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Sunderland U21

Formation not supplied

Coach J. Hewitson

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Adam RichardsonProfile: Goalkeeper · 19 at kick-off
  2. 5
    Jonathan AndersonProfile: Defender · 21 at kick-off
  3. 2
    Zak JohnsonProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  4. 6
    Ben CromptonProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  5. 4
    Pierre-Emmanuel Ekwah ElimbyProfile: Midfielder · 21 at kick-off
  6. 3
    Ellis TaylorProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 40′Normal Goal 67′
  7. 10
    Abdoullah BaProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  8. 8
    Christopher RiggProfile: Midfielder · 15 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 29′
  9. 9
    Harry GardinerProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 7′Normal Goal 38′
  10. 7
    Isaac LihadjiProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 44′
  11. 11
    Jewison Bennette VillegasProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off

Substitutes5

  1. 15
    Ben MiddlemasProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  2. 14
    Thomas WatsonProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
  3. 25
    Matthew YoungProfile: Goalkeeper · 16 at kick-off
  4. 12
    Caden KellyProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  5. 16
    Callum WilsonProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off

Stoke City U21

Formation not supplied

Coach K. Russell

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Tommy SimkinProfile: Goalkeeper · 18 at kick-off
  2. 2
    Lewis MacariProfile: Defender · 21 at kick-off
  3. 3
    Luke Badley-MorganProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Off 69′
  4. 5
    David OkagbueProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Own Goal 79′
  5. 6
    Luke RedfernProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  6. 7
    Kahrel ReddinProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  7. 10
    Sonny SinghProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Off 59′
  8. 4
    William SmithProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
  9. 8
    Ben KershawProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  10. 11
    Dara McGuinnessProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  11. 9
    Nathan LoweProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    Off 84′

Substitutes4

  1. 15
    George LewisProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    On 59′
  2. 12
    Joshua RoneyProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    On 69′
  3. 14
    Jacob Holland-WilkinsonProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
    On 84′Normal Goal 90+3′
  4. 13
    Ben HoustonProfile: Goalkeeper · 17 at kick-off
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Harry Gardiner

  2. Yellow CardSunderland U21

    Christopher Rigg

  3. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Harry Gardiner · Assist: Jewison Bennette Villegas

  4. Yellow CardSunderland U21

    Ellis Taylor

  5. Yellow CardSunderland U21

    Isaac Lihadji

  6. SubstitutionStoke City U21

    Off Sonny Singh On George Lewis

  7. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Ellis Taylor · Assist: Abdoullah Ba

  8. SubstitutionStoke City U21

    Off Luke Badley-Morgan On Joshua Roney

  9. Own GoalSunderland U21

    David Okagbue

  10. SubstitutionStoke City U21

    Off Nathan Lowe On Jacob Holland-Wilkinson

  11. Normal GoalStoke City U21

    Jacob Holland-Wilkinson

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2022/23 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Sunderland U21

LAston Villa U21 vs Sunderland U2124 Feb 2023 · Group 2 - 86 – 4DSunderland U21 vs Derby County U2120 Feb 2023 · Group 2 - 81 – 1DSouthampton U21 vs Sunderland U2110 Feb 2023 · Group 2 - 72 – 2WSunderland U21 vs Newcastle United U2130 Jan 2023 · Group 2 - 72 – 1DSunderland U21 vs Norwich City U2113 Jan 2023 · Group 2 - 60 – 0

Stoke City U21

DStoke City U21 vs Newcastle United U2124 Feb 2023 · Group 2 - 82 – 2LStoke City U21 vs Middlesbrough U2120 Feb 2023 · Group 2 - 81 – 2LAston Villa U21 vs Stoke City U2110 Feb 2023 · Group 2 - 71 – 0LStoke City U21 vs Nottingham Forest U2115 Jan 2023 · Group 2 - 71 – 2LNorwich City U21 vs Stoke City U216 Jan 2023 · Group 2 - 63 – 0
Previous meetings Within this cup import23 Oct 2022 · Stoke City U21 2 – 3 Sunderland U21

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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