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Premier League 2 Division One 2024/25Match Finished

West Ham United U21 vs Sunderland U21

26 Apr 2025 · 12:00 BST · Round of 16

West Ham United U21

HOME
3:1HT 1–1

Sunderland U21

AWAY
⚽ Joshua Ajala 1′⚽ Lewis Orford 63′⚽ Ryan Battrum 90′
⚽ Luke Bell 28′
The Rush Green Stadium, Romford, Greater LondonReferee: J. RichardsonRecorded clock 90′ + 9′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

West Ham United U21 win 3–1

Match Finished in the round of 16 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 4 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES3 – 1
HALF-TIME1 – 1
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

West Ham United U21Sunderland 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

West Ham United U21

Formation not supplied

Coach M. Robson

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Finaly HerrickProfile: Goalkeeper · 19 at kick-off
  2. 2
    Junior RobinsonProfile: Defender · 21 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 84′Off 86′
  3. 6
    Kaelan CaseyProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
  4. 3
    Ezra MayersProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  5. 11
    Emeka AdeileProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  6. 5
    Airidas GolambeckisProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  7. 8
    Lewis OrfordProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 63′
  8. 4
    Tyron AkpataProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  9. 10
    Kamarai Simon-SwyerProfile: Attacker · 22 at kick-off
  10. 7
    Sean MooreProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 22′Off 69′
  11. 9
    Joshua AjalaProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 1′Yellow Card 68′

Substitutes5

  1. 15
    Ryan BattrumProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    On 69′Normal Goal 90′
  2. 17
    Josh BriggsProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    On 86′
  3. 12
    Luis BrownProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  4. 13
    Finley HooperProfile: Goalkeeper · 17 at kick-off
  5. 14
    Daniel RiggeProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off

Sunderland U21

Formation not supplied

Coach G. Murty

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Kelechi ChibuezeProfile: Goalkeeper · 21 at kick-off
  2. 3
    Oliver BainbridgeProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  3. 6
    Luke BellProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 28′
  4. 5
    Thomas LaveryProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  5. 2
    Jenson JonesProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  6. 4
    Ben MiddlemasProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
  7. 10
    Jack WhittakerProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Red Card 82′
  8. 8
    Jayden JonesProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Off 69′
  9. 20
    Fin GaragusaanProfile: Midfielder
    Off 68′
  10. 11
    Timur TuterovProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
  11. 9
    Trey Samuel-OgunsuyiProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    Off 80′

Substitutes5

  1. 14
    Felix ScottProfile: Defender
    On 68′
  2. 12
    Rhys WalshProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    On 69′Yellow Card 87′
  3. 16
    Marcus NeillProfile: Attacker · 16 at kick-off
    On 80′
  4. 13
    Benjamin MetcalfProfile: Goalkeeper · 18 at kick-off
  5. 15
    Ben KindonProfile: Defender · 18 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 GoalWest Ham United U21

    Joshua Ajala · Assist: Kamarai Simon-Swyer

  2. Yellow CardWest Ham United U21

    Sean Moore

  3. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Luke Bell · Assist: Timur Tuterov

  4. Normal GoalWest Ham United U21

    Lewis Orford · Assist: Joshua Ajala

  5. Yellow CardWest Ham United U21

    Joshua Ajala

  6. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Fin Garagusaan On Felix Scott

  7. SubstitutionWest Ham United U21

    Off Sean Moore On Ryan Battrum

  8. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Jayden Jones On Rhys Walsh

  9. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi On Marcus Neill

  10. Red CardSunderland U21

    Jack Whittaker

  11. Yellow CardWest Ham United U21

    Junior Robinson

  12. SubstitutionWest Ham United U21

    Off Junior Robinson On Josh Briggs

  13. Yellow CardSunderland U21

    Rhys Walsh

  14. Normal GoalWest Ham United U21

    Ryan Battrum

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 2024/25 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

West Ham United U21

DMiddlesbrough U21 vs West Ham United U2111 Apr 2025 · Group 1 - 251 – 1LWest Ham United U21 vs Crystal Palace U214 Apr 2025 · Group 1 - 242 – 5LWest Ham United U21 vs Leicester City U2114 Mar 2025 · Group 1 - 222 – 3DLiverpool U21 vs West Ham United U219 Mar 2025 · Group 1 - 221 – 1WDerby County U21 vs West Ham United U2128 Feb 2025 · Group 1 - 210 – 1

Sunderland U21

DAston Villa U21 vs Sunderland U2111 Apr 2025 · Group 1 - 252 – 2LSunderland U21 vs Tottenham Hotspur U217 Apr 2025 · Group 1 - 242 – 3DSunderland U21 vs Nottingham Forest U214 Apr 2025 · Group 1 - 240 – 0WSunderland U21 vs Leeds United U2117 Mar 2025 · Group 1 - 233 – 0LWest Bromwich Albion U21 vs Sunderland U213 Mar 2025 · Group 1 - 212 – 1
Previous meetings Within this cup import17 Jan 2025 · West Ham United U21 1 – 0 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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