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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 8 (setup 2, season 18)
Walsall
v.
Sunderland
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
Overall form:
Home form:
Maduka OKOYE16Alban LAFONT
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Jonjoe KENNY27Donald LOVE
Jordan ZEMURA737Dennis CIRKIN
Kenny McLEAN748Suat SERDAR
Grant HANLEY57Simon KJÆR
Danny BATTH767Bailey WRIGHT
Lasse VIGEN Christensen7Dan NEIL
Charlie TAYLOR88Mohamed ELYOUNOUSSI
Conor WILKINSON69Charlie WYKE
Josh GINNELLY5106Jack CLARKE
Jamie MURPHY11Emmanuel Bonaventure DENNIS
Manager
Alex MOWATT12Aji ALESE
Karl DARLOW13Anthony PATTERSON
Danny WILSON146Juan Antonio DELGADO Baeza
Zach CLOUGH615Jewison Francisco BENNETTE Villegas
Harry PICKERING16Max THOMPSON

Walsall 0 Sunderland 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 12,116, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Steve BENNETT 6½)
Scorers25 Elyounoussi, 71 Wyke
71 McLean <=> CloughSubstitutions85 Love <=> Delgado
Sendings off
3 BatthBookings
0Corners4
9Fouls10
3Offsides5
5Shots on7
8Shots off10
13Total shots17
5Shots saved4
49%Possession51%
Man of the match: Suat SERDAR
3BATTH booked for arguing with the referee.
7A neatly crafted pass from WILKINSON, was placed goalbound by MCLEAN only for the Sunderland 'keeper to palm clear.
7WYKE beat two Walsall players and thundered a golden opportunity wide.
10KENNY galloped through the Sunderland defence but shot straight at LAFONT.
14TAYLOR blasted a left foot shot just beyond the far post from thirty yards out.
17A wonderful save prevented CIRKIN from scoring an exceptional goal.
18KENNY rasped the ball through a ruck of players but LAFONT was a match for it as he dived to his right.
20The motionless Sunderland 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from LOVE dropped just wide.
25GOAL!! A long ball from WRIGHT had the Walsall defence back-pedalling and ELYOUNOUSSI made the most of the opportunity with a lovely goal. (1-0 Sunderland)
26LAFONT saved a curling shot from WILKINSON.
29SERDAR shot over.
33A weak strike from CIRKIN rolled agonisingly wide.
44A pin-point pass bobbled toward ELYOUNOUSSI and his looping shot floated narrowly wide.
 
56ELYOUNOUSSI's shot beat OKOYE but rebounded off the Walsall woodwork.
65A penalty box scramble resulted in KJÆR knocking a low shot wide.
67TAYLOR hoofed the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box.
68A right foot effort from CLARKE was tipped over by the 'keeper.
71GOAL!! A long ball from CIRKIN down the middle bobbled toward the lurking WYKE who drilled a left foot shot into the net. (2-0 Sunderland)
75A fine ball from CLARKE on the right found CIRKIN who scuffed his shot just beyond the near post.
78KENNY was put clear by CLOUGH and he nutmegged the 'keeper but drilled his shot over the bar.
79A free-kick from KENNY went over.
85A cross from ELYOUNOUSSI left WRIGHT in lots of space but he rushed his shot.