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Matches/Premier League 2 Division One/Group 1 - 8
Premier League 2 Division One 2023/24Match Finished

Aston Villa U21 vs Sunderland U21

29 Sept 2023 · 19:00 BST · Group 1 - 8

Aston Villa U21

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2:3HT 2–1

Sunderland U21

AWAY
⚽ Harry Gardiner 45′⚽ Harry Gardiner 63′⚽ Thomas Lavery 87′
Bodymoor Heath Training Ground, Bodymoor Heath, WarwickshireReferee: A. BannisterRecorded clock 90′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Sunderland U21 win 3–2

Match Finished in the group 1 - 8 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 5 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES2 – 3
HALF-TIME2 – 1
MATCH COVERAGE

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

Team statistics

Aston Villa 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

Aston Villa U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Iñigo Idiákez

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    James WrightProfile: Goalkeeper · 18 at kick-off
  2. 3
    Finley MunroeProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  3. 5
    Kerr SmithProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  4. 4
    Joshua FeeneyProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 21′Yellow Card 75′
  5. 2
    Triston RoweProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
    Off 68′
  6. 11
    Rico Scott RichardsProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 10′Off 85′
  7. 8
    Edward RoweProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Off 68′
  8. 10
    Tommi O'ReillyProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 90+3′
  9. 6
    Todd AlcockProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  10. 7
    Kyrie PierreProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Off 54′
  11. 9
    Omari KellymanProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off

Substitutes5

  1. 15
    Travis PattersonProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
    On 54′
  2. 14
    Frankie EalingProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    On 68′Red Card 78′
  3. 16
    Kobei MooreProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    On 68′
  4. 12
    Aaron O'ReillyProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    On 85′
  5. 13
    Sam ProctorProfile: Goalkeeper · 16 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
    Adam RichardsonProfile: Goalkeeper · 20 at kick-off
  2. 3
    Oliver BainbridgeProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  3. 6
    Luke BellProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  4. 5
    Henry FieldsonProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  5. 4
    Marshall BurkeProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Off 65′
  6. 8
    Harrison JonesProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Off 85′
  7. 2
    Thomas LaveryProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 18′Normal Goal 87′
  8. 10
    Harry GardinerProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 45′Normal Goal 63′
  9. 11
    Jewison Bennette VillegasProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Off 75′
  10. 9
    Thomas WatsonProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
  11. 7
    Michael SpellmanProfile: Attacker · 21 at kick-off

Substitutes5

  1. 12
    Tom ChiabiProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    On 65′
  2. 15
    Josh RobertsonProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    On 75′
  3. 14
    Max ThompsonProfile: Attacker · 21 at kick-off
    On 85′
  4. 13
    Benjamin MetcalfProfile: Goalkeeper · 16 at kick-off
  5. 16
    Jack WhittakerProfile: Midfielder · 16 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 GoalAston Villa U21

    Rico Scott Richards · Assist: Tommi O'Reilly

  2. Yellow CardSunderland U21

    Thomas Lavery

  3. Normal GoalAston Villa U21

    Joshua Feeney · Assist: Edward Rowe

  4. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Harry Gardiner · Assist: Thomas Lavery

  5. SubstitutionAston Villa U21

    Off Kyrie Pierre On Travis Patterson

  6. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Harry Gardiner · Assist: Marshall Burke

  7. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Marshall Burke On Tom Chiabi

  8. SubstitutionAston Villa U21

    Off Triston Rowe On Frankie Ealing

  9. SubstitutionAston Villa U21

    Off Edward Rowe On Kobei Moore

  10. Yellow CardAston Villa U21

    Joshua Feeney

  11. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Jewison Bennette Villegas On Josh Robertson

  12. Red CardAston Villa U21

    Frankie Ealing

  13. SubstitutionAston Villa U21

    Off Rico Scott Richards On Aaron O'Reilly

  14. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Harrison Jones On Max Thompson

  15. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Thomas Lavery · Assist: Thomas Watson

  16. Yellow CardAston Villa U21

    Tommi O'Reilly

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 2023/24 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Aston Villa U21

WBlackburn Rovers U21 vs Aston Villa U2124 Sept 2023 · Group 1 - 72 – 3WAston Villa U21 vs Derby County U211 Sept 2023 · Group 1 - 53 – 1DManchester City U21 vs Aston Villa U2125 Aug 2023 · Group 1 - 34 – 4LSouthampton U21 vs Aston Villa U2118 Aug 2023 · Group 1 - 24 – 2LAston Villa U21 vs West Bromwich Albion U2111 Aug 2023 · Group 1 - 10 – 3

Sunderland U21

WSunderland U21 vs Derby County U2125 Sept 2023 · Group 1 - 73 – 1DSunderland U21 vs Manchester United U213 Sept 2023 · Group 1 - 65 – 5DWest Bromwich Albion U21 vs Sunderland U2125 Aug 2023 · Group 1 - 30 – 0LWest Ham United U21 vs Sunderland U2118 Aug 2023 · Group 1 - 22 – 0WSunderland U21 vs Norwich City U2114 Aug 2023 · Group 1 - 12 – 0
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

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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