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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 1 (setup 1, season 32)
Preston North End
v.
Sunderland
Formation:
4-3-3
Overall form:
Home form:
Matt MACEY61Fraser FORSTER
Formation:
4-1-3-2
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Santiago VERGINI2Ryan BENNETT
Sebastien POCOGNOLI73Billy JONES
SANDRO Raniere Guimarães Cordeiro847Marco VAN GINKEL
Ezequiel Matías MUÑOZ57Phil JONES
Arlind AJETI767Uros SPAJIC
Lenell JOHN-LEWIS677Alexander ESSWEIN
Alex MOWATT78Lucas Ariel OCAMPOS
Theofanis GEKAS79Duván Esteban ZAPATA Banguero
ADEMILSON Braga Bispo Junior610Fabio BORINI
Václav KADLEC117RICHARLISON de Andrade
ManagerChris Barber
Mitchell TE VREDE12Valentin ROBERGE
Joleon LESCOTT13Loris KARIUS
Nikola GULAN14Martin TERRIER
Nastija CEH15André HOFFMANN
Adlène GUÉDIOURA16Nicolás Ignacio CASTILLO Mora

Preston North End 0 Sunderland 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 29,892, Stadium: Deepdale, Referee: Andy HALL 7½)
Scorers12 Zapata, 86 Richarlison
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings67 Borini
8Corners2
9Fouls8
4Offsides14
8Shots on3
5Shots off7
13Total shots10
8Shots saved0
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Billy JONES
3A neatly crafted cross from RICHARLISON, was hit goalbound by BORINI only for the Preston North End 'keeper to claw away.
8A mix up in the Sunderland defence enabled GEKAS to volley an effort inches over.
12GOAL!! After a fine build-up ZAPATA drove a low shot past the Preston North End 'keeper. (1-0 Sunderland)
14A thirty yard shot from GEKAS caused FORSTER little difficulty.
14BORINI made space on the right and touched the ball to BENNETT who fired the ball wide.
18SANDRO's shot was well saved by FORSTER.
25A strike from SANDRO held no problem for FORSTER.
27JOHN-LEWIS booted the ball wide of the righthand post from just outside the area.
32BORINI shot wide.
33KADLEC worked the ball to MOWATT, JOHN-LEWIS controlled his pass and headed the ball within easy reach of FORSTER.
36An exceptional strike from MOWATT was dealt with by a good stop from the 'keeper.
37BORINI blasted a looping shot inches wide from twenty yards out.
40ADEMILSON beat four Sunderland players and blasted a golden opportunity just wide.
40A pin-point pass found ZAPATA and his looping shot flew narrowly wide.
 
46VAN GINKEL beat SANDRO and blasted the ball to ZAPATA who pulled his effort wide.
48A tame strike from JOHN-LEWIS trickled agonisingly wide.
67BORINI booked.
68The Sunderland 'keeper was able to claw away a poor header from JOHN-LEWIS.
74The 'keeper was able to palm clear a powerful shot.
74BORINI chipped the ball to ZAPATA who nodded it inches over.
81A shot from MOWATT was smothered by the Sunderland 'keeper.
86GOAL!! A long ball from OCAMPOS had the Preston North End defence back-pedalling and RICHARLISON made the most of the opportunity with a great goal. (2-0 Sunderland)
87A cross from SANDRO left GEKAS in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
90+1RICHARLISON headed wide.