Match report

Sunderland Overcomes Early Luton Goal, Secures Championship Win 2-1

Sunderland
Sunderland
2–1
FT
Luton
Luton
May 13, 2023

Sunderland secured a crucial victory against Luton Town on Saturday, winning 2-1 in their Championship clash. The Black Cats managed to overcome an early goal by E. Adebayo for Luton and turned the game around with goals from A. Diallo and Trai Hume.

Key Facts

  • • E. Adebayo (Luton) scored in the 11th minute to give Luton an early lead.
  • • Sunderland equalized with a goal from A. Diallo, assisted by A. Pritchard in the 39th minute.
  • • Trai Hume netted the winning goal for Sunderland in the 63rd minute, setting up by J. Clarke.
  • • D. Neil and L. O'Nien received yellow cards for Sunderland within minutes of each other during the first half.

Lineups

Sunderland

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 A. Patterson (G)
  • 10 P. Roberts (D)
  • 32 T. Hume (D)
  • 13 L. O'Nien (D)
  • 11 L. Gooch (D)
  • 24 D. Neil (M)
  • 39 P. Ekwah (M)
  • 16 A. Diallo (M)
  • 21 A. Pritchard (M)
  • 20 J. Clarke (M)
  • 28 J. Gelhardt (F)

Substitutes

  • 2 N. Huggins
  • 17 A. Ba
  • 18 E. Taylor
  • 12 A. Bass
  • 22 I. Lihadji
  • 45 J. Anderson
  • 25 É. Michut

Luton

Formation: 3-5-2

Starting XI

  • 34 E. Horvath (G)
  • 32 G. Osho (D)
  • 4 T. Lockyer (D)
  • 29 A. Bell (D)
  • 2 C. Drameh (M)
  • 17 P. Mpanzu (M)
  • 13 M. Nakamba (M)
  • 18 J. Clark (M)
  • 45 A. Doughty (M)
  • 9 C. Morris (F)
  • 11 E. Adebayo (F)

Substitutes

  • 23 F. Onyedinma
  • 8 L. Berry
  • 16 R. Burke
  • 22 A. Campbell
  • 30 L. Freeman
  • 3 D. Potts
  • 1 J. Shea

Timeline

  1. Luton
    11' Luton Goal · Normal Goal
    E. Adebayo
  2. Sunderland
    16' Sunderland Card · Yellow Card
    D. Neil

    Foul

  3. Luton
    29' Luton Card · Yellow Card
    M. Nakamba

    Foul

  4. Sunderland
    30' Sunderland Card · Yellow Card
    L. O'Nien

    Foul

  5. Luton
    38' Luton Card · Yellow Card
    P. Mpanzu

    Foul

  6. Sunderland
    39' Sunderland Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Diallo · Assist: A. Pritchard
  7. Sunderland
    63' Sunderland Goal · Normal Goal
    Trai Hume · Assist: J. Clarke
  8. Luton
    72' Luton subst · Substitution 1
    Off: C. Drameh · On: F. Onyedinma
  9. Luton
    73' Luton Card · Yellow Card
    A. Doughty

    Foul

  10. Luton
    77' Luton Card · Yellow Card
    J. Clark

    Foul

  11. Luton
    79' Luton subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. Clark · On: L. Berry
  12. Sunderland
    81' Sunderland subst · Substitution 1
    Off: P. Roberts · On: N. Huggins
  13. Sunderland
    84' Sunderland Card · Yellow Card
    A. Diallo

    Simulation

  14. Luton
    88' Luton subst · Substitution 3
    Off: A. Doughty · On: R. Burke
  15. Sunderland
    90'+1 Sunderland subst · Substitution 2
    Off: A. Pritchard · On: Abdoullah Ba

Match Stats

Stat Sunderland Luton
Fouls 9 20
Pass Accuracy 77% 72%
Offsides — —
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 13 11
Corners 6 2
Total Passes 437 295
Yellow Cards 3 4
Blocked Shots 4 4
Shots on Target 4 5
xG — —
Shots off Target 5 2
Possession 59% 41%
Accurate Passes 337 213
Shots Inside Box 6 7
Saves 4 2
Shots Outside Box 7 4

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Sunderland's equalizing goal from A. Diallo in the 39th minute shifted momentum back to them after Luton took an early lead.
  • ▸ The winning goal by Trai Hume in the 63rd minute solidified Sunderland's comeback and maintained their pressure on Luton.