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Premier League 2 Division One 2024/25Match Finished

West Ham United U21 vs Sunderland U21

17 Jan 2025 · 19:00 GMT · Group 1 - 14

West Ham United U21

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1:0HT 0–0

Sunderland U21

AWAY
⚽ Joshua Ajala 59′
The Rush Green Stadium, Romford, Greater LondonReferee: O. MackeyRecorded clock 90′ + 6′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

West Ham United U21 win 1–0

Match Finished in the group 1 - 14 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 1 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES1 – 0
HALF-TIME0 – 0
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

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 · 18 at kick-off
  2. 2
    Junior RobinsonProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
  3. 6
    LuizãoProfile: Defender · 22 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  4. 7
    Ryan BattrumProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  5. 3
    Ezra MayersProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  6. 11
    Emeka AdeileProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  7. 5
    Airidas GolambeckisProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  8. 8
    Tyron AkpataProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  9. 4
    Preston FearonProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 81′Off 82′
  10. 10
    Kamarai Simon-SwyerProfile: Attacker · 22 at kick-off
  11. 9
    Joshua AjalaProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 59′Off 72′

Substitutes5

  1. 12
    Sean TarimaProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
    On 46′
  2. 15
    Sean MooreProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    On 72′
  3. 16
    Regan ClaytonProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
    On 82′
  4. 13
    Mason TerryProfile: Goalkeeper · 20 at kick-off
  5. 14
    Daniel RiggeProfile: Midfielder · 18 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. 5
    Joseph AndersonProfile: Defender · 23 at kick-off
  3. 3
    Oliver BainbridgeProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  4. 6
    Luke BellProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 47′
  5. 2
    Thomas LaveryProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  6. 11
    Jenson JonesProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  7. 9
    Abdoullah BaProfile: Midfielder · 21 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  8. 4
    Ben MiddlemasProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
  9. 10
    Jack WhittakerProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Off 84′
  10. 8
    Jayden JonesProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  11. 7
    Rhys WalshProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    Off 81′

Substitutes5

  1. 14
    Fin GaragusaanProfile: Midfielder
    On 46′
  2. 15
    Aaron ChungProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    On 81′
  3. 16
    Joe NeildProfile: Midfielder
    On 84′
  4. 13
    Daniel CameronProfile: Goalkeeper · 19 at kick-off
  5. 12
    Finlay HolcroftProfile: Defender · 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. SubstitutionWest Ham United U21

    Off Luizão On Sean Tarima

  2. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Abdoullah Ba On Fin Garagusaan

  3. Yellow CardSunderland U21

    Luke Bell

  4. Normal GoalWest Ham United U21

    Joshua Ajala · Assist: Kamarai Simon-Swyer

  5. SubstitutionWest Ham United U21

    Off Joshua Ajala On Sean Moore

  6. Yellow CardWest Ham United U21

    Preston Fearon

  7. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Rhys Walsh On Aaron Chung

  8. SubstitutionWest Ham United U21

    Off Preston Fearon On Regan Clayton

  9. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Jack Whittaker On Joe Neild

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

LManchester United U21 vs West Ham United U2129 Nov 2024 · Group 1 - 111 – 0LWest Ham United U21 vs Fulham U211 Nov 2024 · Group 1 - 100 – 3LWolves U21 vs West Ham United U2125 Oct 2024 · Group 1 - 81 – 0LManchester City U21 vs West Ham United U215 Oct 2024 · Group 1 - 84 – 1WWest Ham United U21 vs Chelsea U2127 Sept 2024 · Group 1 - 63 – 2

Sunderland U21

WArsenal U21 vs Sunderland U2116 Dec 2024 · Group 1 - 131 – 2LSunderland U21 vs Manchester City U2130 Nov 2024 · Group 1 - 122 – 3WSunderland U21 vs Manchester United U212 Nov 2024 · Group 1 - 115 – 2WNorwich City U21 vs Sunderland U2125 Oct 2024 · Group 1 - 90 – 3WSunderland U21 vs Derby County U217 Oct 2024 · Group 1 - 86 – 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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