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Matches/Premier League 2 Division One/Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals
Premier League 2 Division One 2020/21Match Finished

Stoke City U23 vs Sunderland U23

17 May 2021 · 19:00 BST · Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals

Stoke City U23

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0:2HT 0–0

Sunderland U23

AWAY
⚽ Joshua Hawkes 56′⚽ Oliver Younger 65′
bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, StaffordshireReferee: M. WoodsRecorded clock 90′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Sunderland U23 win 2–0

Match Finished in the promotion play-offs - semi-finals of the Premier League 2 Division One. 2 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES0 – 2
HALF-TIME0 – 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

Stoke City U23Sunderland 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

Stoke City U23

Formation not supplied

Coach K. Russell

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Robbie HemfreyProfile: Goalkeeper · 19 at kick-off
  2. 4
    William ForresterProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  3. 6
    Lewis MacariProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  4. 2
    Kieran CoatesProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 46′Off 79′
  5. 3
    Edward JonesProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  6. 11
    James McCleanProfile: Midfielder · 32 at kick-off
  7. 7
    Daniel MaloneProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 80′
  8. 10
    D'Margio Wright-PhillipsProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
  9. 5
    Connor TaylorProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  10. 8
    Oluwaseun AdebamboProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Off 72′
  11. 9
    Douglas James-TaylorProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    Off 58′

Substitutes5

  1. 16
    William GoodwinProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    On 58′
  2. 15
    Adam PorterProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    On 72′
  3. 12
    Thomas SparrowProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    On 79′
  4. 13
    Tommy SimkinProfile: Goalkeeper · 16 at kick-off
  5. 14
    Ibrahima SyProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off

Sunderland U23

Formation not supplied

Coach E. Dickman

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Anthony PattersonProfile: Goalkeeper · 21 at kick-off
  2. 3
    Tyrese DyceProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Off 90+6′
  3. 2
    Kenton RichardsonProfile: Defender · 21 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 74′
  4. 5
    Oliver YoungerProfile: Defender · 21 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 65′
  5. 4
    Samuel WildingProfile: Midfielder · 21 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 90+3′
  6. 8
    Jake HackettProfile: Midfielder · 21 at kick-off
  7. 11
    Joshua HawkesProfile: Midfielder · 22 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 56′Off 90+14′
  8. 7
    Stephen WearneProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 90′
  9. 10
    Daniel NeilProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  10. 6
    Patrick AlmondProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  11. 9
    William HarrisProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off

Substitutes5

  1. 12
    Cieran DunneProfile: Midfielder · 21 at kick-off
    On 90+6′Yellow Card 90+10′
  2. 14
    Ethan KachosaProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    On 90+14′
  3. 16
    Thomas ScottProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
  4. 15
    Ryan WombwellProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  5. 13
    Adam RichardsonProfile: Goalkeeper · 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. Yellow CardStoke City U23

    Kieran Coates

  2. Normal GoalSunderland U23

    Joshua Hawkes · Assist: Stephen Wearne

  3. SubstitutionStoke City U23

    Off Douglas James-Taylor On William Goodwin

  4. Normal GoalSunderland U23

    Oliver Younger · Assist: Joshua Hawkes

  5. SubstitutionStoke City U23

    Off Oluwaseun Adebambo On Adam Porter

  6. Yellow CardSunderland U23

    Kenton Richardson

  7. SubstitutionStoke City U23

    Off Kieran Coates On Thomas Sparrow

  8. Yellow CardStoke City U23

    Daniel Malone

  9. Yellow CardSunderland U23

    Stephen Wearne

  10. Yellow CardSunderland U23

    Samuel Wilding

  11. SubstitutionSunderland U23

    Off Tyrese Dyce On Cieran Dunne

  12. Yellow CardSunderland U23

    Cieran Dunne

  13. SubstitutionSunderland U23

    Off Joshua Hawkes On Ethan Kachosa

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 2020/21 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Stoke City U23

DSunderland U23 vs Stoke City U2310 May 2021 · Regular Season - 161 – 1DStoke City U23 vs Sunderland U233 May 2021 · Regular Season - 160 – 0WWest Bromwich Albion U23 vs Stoke City U2323 Apr 2021 · Regular Season - 150 – 1WStoke City U23 vs Newcastle United U2319 Apr 2021 · Regular Season - 152 – 1DCrystal Palace U23 vs Stoke City U2312 Apr 2021 · Regular Season - 142 – 2

Sunderland U23

DSunderland U23 vs Stoke City U2310 May 2021 · Regular Season - 161 – 1DStoke City U23 vs Sunderland U233 May 2021 · Regular Season - 160 – 0WSunderland U23 vs Reading U2326 Apr 2021 · Regular Season - 152 – 1WNorwich City U23 vs Sunderland U2316 Apr 2021 · Regular Season - 142 – 3LSunderland U23 vs West Bromwich Albion U2312 Apr 2021 · Regular Season - 142 – 3
Previous meetings Within this cup import10 May 2021 · Sunderland U23 1 – 1 Stoke City U233 May 2021 · Stoke City U23 0 – 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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