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Matches/Premier League 2 Division One/Regular Season - 18
Premier League 2 Division One 2021/22Match Finished

Sunderland U23 vs Birmingham City U23

25 Apr 2022 · 19:00 BST · Regular Season - 18

Sunderland U23

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2:1HT 2–0

Birmingham City U23

AWAY
⚽ Ellis Taylor 35′ (Penalty)⚽ Ellis Taylor 39′
⚽ Joshua Williams 52′
Eppleton Colliery Football Ground, Hetton-le-Hole, Tyne and WearReferee: S. CopelandRecorded clock 90′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Sunderland U23 win 2–1

Match Finished in the regular season - 18 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 3 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES2 – 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 U23Birmingham City U23

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 U23

Formation not supplied

Coach M. Dodds

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Lee BurgeProfile: Goalkeeper · 29 at kick-off
  2. 4
    Harrison Sheriff SohnaProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  3. 5
    Xavier BenjaminProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  4. 2
    Joe Wilson LittlewoodProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Off 55′
  5. 3
    Ethan KachosaProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  6. 10
    Caden KellyProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 90′
  7. 11
    Vinnie SteelsProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Off 16′
  8. 9
    Ellis TaylorProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Penalty 35′Normal Goal 39′
  9. 6
    Cameron JessupProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  10. 8
    Thomas ScottProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  11. 7
    Michael SpellmanProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 9′

Substitutes5

  1. 12
    Nicky Adjei Gyimah-BioProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    On 16′
  2. 16
    Oliver BainbridgeProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
    On 55′
  3. 20
    Jacob CarneyProfile: Goalkeeper · 21 at kick-off
  4. 14
    Harrison JonesProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
  5. 15
    Henry FieldsonProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off

Birmingham City U23

Formation not supplied

Coach S. Spooner

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Alfie BrooksProfile: Goalkeeper · 18 at kick-off
  2. 3
    Renedi MasampuProfile: Defender · 22 at kick-off
  3. 2
    Marcel OakleyProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  4. 6
    Rico BrowneProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  5. 5
    Tate CampbellProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  6. 7
    Joshua WilliamsProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 52′
  7. 4
    Remi WalkerProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 12′Off 19′
  8. 8
    Alfie ChangProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  9. 10
    Jobe BellinghamProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
  10. 11
    George HallProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 82′
  11. 9
    Kieran WakefieldProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 26′

Substitutes4

  1. 14
    Kobi BrooksProfile: Goalkeeper · 17 at kick-off
    On 19′
  2. 15
    Kyle HurstProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
  3. 16
    Luke CarsleyProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
  4. 12
    Oriol SoldevilaProfile: Midfielder · 21 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. Yellow CardSunderland U23

    Michael Spellman

  2. Yellow CardBirmingham City U23

    Remi Walker

  3. SubstitutionSunderland U23

    Off Vinnie Steels On Nicky Adjei Gyimah-Bio

  4. SubstitutionBirmingham City U23

    Off Remi Walker On Kobi Brooks

  5. Yellow CardBirmingham City U23

    Kieran Wakefield

  6. PenaltySunderland U23

    Ellis Taylor

  7. Normal GoalSunderland U23

    Ellis Taylor · Assist: Thomas Scott

  8. Normal GoalBirmingham City U23

    Joshua Williams · Assist: George Hall

  9. SubstitutionSunderland U23

    Off Joe Wilson Littlewood On Oliver Bainbridge

  10. Yellow CardBirmingham City U23

    George Hall

  11. Yellow CardSunderland U23

    Caden Kelly

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 2021/22 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Sunderland U23

LSunderland U23 vs Aston Villa U2318 Apr 2022 · Regular Season - 181 – 3DNorwich City U23 vs Sunderland U231 Apr 2022 · Regular Season - 171 – 1LSunderland U23 vs Burnley U2321 Mar 2022 · Regular Season - 160 – 2LNottingham Forest U23 vs Sunderland U2314 Mar 2022 · Regular Season - 163 – 0LSunderland U23 vs Stoke City U2328 Feb 2022 · Regular Season - 150 – 3

Birmingham City U23

LFulham U23 vs Birmingham City U231 Apr 2022 · Regular Season - 173 – 0WBirmingham City U23 vs Norwich City U2321 Mar 2022 · Regular Season - 162 – 1LNewcastle United U23 vs Birmingham City U2314 Mar 2022 · Regular Season - 161 – 0DBirmingham City U23 vs Reading U236 Mar 2022 · Regular Season - 150 – 0WBirmingham City U23 vs Middlesbrough U2327 Feb 2022 · Regular Season - 154 – 2
Previous meetings Within this cup import10 Sept 2021 · Birmingham City U23 1 – 0 Sunderland U23

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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