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Premier League 2 2026/27Match Finished

Sunderland U21 vs Nottingham Forest U21

24 Aug 2026 · 19:00 BST · Regular Season

Sunderland U21

HOME
5:1HT 1–0

Nottingham Forest U21

AWAY
⚽ Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi 4′ (Penalty)⚽ Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi 51′⚽ Jack Whittaker 54′⚽ Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi 58′⚽ Timur Tuterov 82′
⚽ Lamin Sillah 86′
Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground, SunderlandReferee: A. JacksonRecorded clock 90′ + 4′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Sunderland U21 win 5–1

Match Finished in the regular season of the Premier League 2. 6 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES5 – 1
HALF-TIME1 – 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 U21Nottingham Forest 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 Matt Craddock

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    CowanProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 2
    Finlay HolcroftProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  3. 5
    NeildProfile: Midfielder
    Off 77′
  4. 6
    KindonProfile: Defender
  5. 3
    LightfootProfile: Defender
    Off 76′
  6. 8
    MunyakaziProfile: Midfielder
    Off 68′
  7. 4
    Jack WhittakerProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 54′Off 77′
  8. 7
    ScottProfile: Attacker
  9. 10
    ProctorProfile: Midfielder
  10. 11
    Timur TuterovProfile: Attacker · 21 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 82′
  11. 9
    Trey Samuel-OgunsuyiProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    Penalty 4′Normal Goal 51′Normal Goal 58′Off 68′

Substitutes6

  1. 13
    MetcalfProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 12
    Luke BellProfile: Defender
    On 77′
  3. 17
    Bayley HesterProfile: Defender
    On 76′
  4. 14
    DinsdaleProfile: Midfielder
    On 68′
  5. 15
    Jenson JonesProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    On 68′
  6. 16
    ScorerProfile: Midfielder
    On 77′Yellow Card 85′

Nottingham Forest U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Dylan Malicheff

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Aaron BottProfile: Goalkeeper · 21 at kick-off
  2. 3
    David ModupeProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Off 77′
  3. 4
    Matthew OrrProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  4. 5
    Jamie NewtonProfile: Defender · 21 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  5. 2
    Jimmy SinclairProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Off 60′
  6. 7
    Fuad SmithProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    Off 56′
  7. 6
    Chinaza NwosuProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 14′
  8. 8
    Archie WhitehallProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Off 56′
  9. 11
    Kalum ThompsonProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
  10. 10
    Grady McdonnellProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  11. 9
    Lamin SillahProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 86′

Substitutes7

  1. 12
    Keehan WillowsProfile: Goalkeeper · 20 at kick-off
  2. 14
    ClarkeProfile: Midfielder
    On 60′Yellow Card 72′
  3. 15
    Joshua PowellProfile: Attacker · 21 at kick-off
    On 46′
  4. 18
    Bubbacar SannehProfile: Defender
    On 77′
  5. 19
    Cherif YayaProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  6. 16
    Blaine McClureProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    On 56′Yellow Card 90+1′
  7. 17
    Zyan BlakeProfile: Attacker
    On 56′
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. PenaltySunderland U21

    Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi

  2. Yellow CardNottingham Forest U21

    Chinaza Nwosu

  3. SubstitutionNottingham Forest U21

    Off Jamie Newton On Joshua Powell

  4. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi

  5. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Jack Whittaker · Assist: Proctor

  6. SubstitutionNottingham Forest U21

    Off Archie Whitehall On Blaine McClure

  7. SubstitutionNottingham Forest U21

    Off Fuad Smith On Zyan Blake

  8. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi · Assist: Lightfoot

  9. SubstitutionNottingham Forest U21

    Off Jimmy Sinclair On Clarke

  10. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Munyakazi On Dinsdale

  11. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi On Jenson Jones

  12. Yellow CardNottingham Forest U21

    Clarke

  13. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Lightfoot On Bayley Hester

  14. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Neild On Luke Bell

  15. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Jack Whittaker On Scorer

  16. SubstitutionNottingham Forest U21

    Off David Modupe On Bubbacar Sanneh

  17. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Timur Tuterov · Assist: Bayley Hester

  18. Yellow CardSunderland U21

    Scorer

  19. Normal GoalNottingham Forest U21

    Lamin Sillah · Assist: Joshua Powell

  20. Yellow CardNottingham Forest U21

    Blaine McClure

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

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06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2026/27 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Sunderland U21

No earlier results in this import.

Nottingham Forest U21

No earlier results in this import.

Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 10 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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