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08/08/2026, Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, Live on National TV
Premiership, English Premiership

Sunderland Vs Man Utd

Sunderland play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: A Cathey (GK) , T Welsh (CB) , R Dougan (CB) , C Rutherford (RB) , J MacKay (LB) , S Speed (CDM) , S Blanco (CAM) , G Oberlin (RM) , D Neil (LM) , E Lorimer (ST) , J MacKnight (ST) And the subs are: T Ryan (CB) , E Wolin (CB) , J Beith (CM) , M Abba (CM) , Y Paules (ST)

Man Utd play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: I McAden (GK) , R Corado (CB) , L Yildirim (CB) , D Baines (RB) , F Baluch (LB) , E McConchie (CDM) , M Portela (CAM) , D Gartley (RM) , R MacKenna (LM) , C Mangual (ST) , H Elkadi (ST) And the subs are: S Kosta (CB) , D Arthur (CB) , F Hearn (CM) , F Walsh (CM) , V Villescas (ST)

Welcome to Stadium of Light in Sunderland, England where Sunderland will face Manchester Utd.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Premiership, English Premiership.  The attendance is 49000.

1' - Sunderland kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

3' - Gerald Oberlin passes the ball to Davie Neil.  Davie Neil passes to Tim Welsh.  Tim Welsh sees Ed Lorimer making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

5' - Haaris Elkadi sees a run from Rob MacKenna.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

8' - Chris Rutherford chips a long ball to Rob Dougan.  Rob Dougan plays a short pass to Josh MacKnight.  Josh MacKnight spots a run from Sezni Blanco.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Sezni Blanco is able to control the ball.  Sezni Blanco attempts the cutback, but Iain McAden gets to the ball first and smothers it.  

13' - Iain McAden plays a long ball to Davie Baines.  Davie Baines passes to Rob MacKenna.  Rob MacKenna passes to Carlos Mangual.  Carlos Mangual looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot is tipped around the post by Ashley Cathey!  That will be a corner for  Man Utd.  Carlos Mangual gets ready to take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, but Tim Welsh intercepts and takes possession.  

16' - Joshua MacKay sees a run from Sezni Blanco.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

19' - Davie Baines successfully tackles Sezni Blanco and takes the ball.  Davie Baines speeds past Josh MacKnight.  

24' - Tim Welsh plays the ball to Chris Rutherford.  Carlos Mangual dispossesses Chris Rutherford and takes possession.  Carlos Mangual takes the ball past Joshua MacKay with a turn of pace.  

25' - Carlos Mangual spots a run from Dave Gartley.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Dave Gartley takes the ball.  Dave Gartley attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...and its in! It's a nice goal from Dave Gartley for Man Utd!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

25' - Sunderland kick the ball off for the restart.  

32' - Rob Dougan slides the ball to Gerald Oberlin.  Gerald Oberlin plays a short pass to Tim Welsh.  Tim Welsh plays a long ball to Rob Dougan.  Miguel Portela dispossesses Rob Dougan and takes possession.  Miguel Portela hits the ball long to Farhan Baluch.  Farhan Baluch slides the ball to Miguel Portela.  Miguel Portela sees a run from Ethan McConchie.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

36' - Roberto Corado slides the ball to Davie Baines.  Davie Baines sees Miguel Portela making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Miguel Portela has strayed offside!  

41' - Chris Rutherford passes a long ball to Rob Dougan.  Rob Dougan sees a run from Ed Lorimer.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Ed Lorimer takes the ball.  Ed Lorimer tries to cutback, but Sezni Blanco overshoots the ball and it goes loose! Davie Neil slides the ball to Gerald Oberlin.  Gerald Oberlin spots a run from Sezni Blanco.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Sezni Blanco is able to take the ball.  Sezni Blanco reaches the byline and tries a cutback and finds Josh MacKnight.  Josh MacKnight looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is offtarget!

43' - Iain McAden plays a long pass to Ethan McConchie.  Ethan McConchie tries to use ball skills to beat Sezni Blanco, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

44' - Ethan McConchie spots a run from Dave Gartley.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Dave Gartley is able to take the ball.  Dave Gartley looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is parried by Ashley Cathey!  Joshua MacKay is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Man Utd kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

50' - Roberto Corado passes to Levent Yildirim.  Levent Yildirim plays a short pass to Davie Baines.  Davie Baines plays a long pass to Miguel Portela.  Miguel Portela plays the ball to Dave Gartley.  Dave Gartley crosses the ball into the box, but the ball misses everyone.  

52' - Rob Dougan finds Joshua MacKay with a long pass.  Joshua MacKay attempts to outskill Ethan McConchie and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

52' - Joshua MacKay whips in a cross, but he only manages to find opposing player Farhan Baluch.  

55' - Farhan Baluch sees a run from Haaris Elkadi.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Haaris Elkadi is able to control the ball.  Haaris Elkadi reaches the byline and tries a cutback, but Carlos Mangual overshoots the ball and it goes loose! Sam Speed hits the ball long to Tim Welsh.  Tim Welsh sees Sezni Blanco making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

65' - Carlos Mangual plays a long pass to Davie Baines.  Davie Baines plays a long ball to Roberto Corado.  Roberto Corado slides the ball to Carlos Mangual.  Carlos Mangual plays the ball to Ethan McConchie.  Ethan McConchie runs with the ball, but is brought down illegally by Rob Dougan.    The referee has no hesitation in showing Rob Dougan the yellow card. That will be a freekick for Man Utd.  

66' - Rob MacKenna prepares to take the freekick.  He curls the ball into the box, but opposing player Joshua MacKay takes possession.  

66' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Ed Lorimer is going to be taken off.  Yago Paules is brought on from the bench.  

68' - Joshua MacKay passes a long ball to Rob Dougan.  Rob Dougan spots a run from Yago Paules.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Yago Paules has strayed offside!  

70' - Carlos Mangual uses his pace to beat Gerald Oberlin, but is illegally impeded.  That will be a freekick for Man Utd.  

73' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Miguel Portela is going to be taken off.  Fred Hearn is brought on from the bench.  

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Roberto Corado is going to be taken off.  Stephen Kosta is brought on from the bench.  

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Levent Yildirim is going to be taken off.  Dembe Arthur is brought on from the bench.  

77' - With a turn of pace, Fred Hearn beats Sam Speed.  

79' - Fred Hearn spots a run from Haaris Elkadi.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Haaris Elkadi is able to control the ball.  Haaris Elkadi tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...and Haaris Elkadi scores!  That's a nice goal from the Man Utd player!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Sezni Blanco will come off.  Mason Abba joins the game from the bench.  

80' - Sunderland kick the ball off for the restart.  

82' - Gerald Oberlin finds Davie Neil with a short pass.  Davie Neil plays the ball to Joshua MacKay.  Joshua MacKay sees a run from Yago Paules.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Yago Paules is caught offside!  

83' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Gerald Oberlin is going to be taken off.  Joel Beith is going to be brought on.  

84' - Farhan Baluch sees a run from Dave Gartley.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

88' - Mason Abba plays a short pass to Rob Dougan.  Rob Dougan plays a long pass to Tim Welsh.  Tim Welsh slides the ball to Joel Beith.  Joel Beith attempts to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!



The match has ended Sunderland 0 - 2 Manchester Utd.