Sunderland vs Wigan Athletic

League One - Regular Season 7 Aug 2021, 14:00
Sunderland
Sunderland
2–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic
🏟 Stadium of Light (Sunderland) 👤 R. Madley Round 1

Match report

Sunderland edged past Wigan Athletic 2-1 in the League One - Regular Season on 7 August 2021.

Sunderland had 15 shots to Wigan Athletic's 8.

The match was played at Stadium of Light (Sunderland), with R. Madley in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 52% - 48% Shots 15 - 8 On target 3 - 3 Corners 7 - 2 Fouls 16 - 20 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Ross Stewart
Sunderland · 1 goal
8 Lynden Gooch captained the side
7 Aiden McGeady 1 goal
7 Gwion Edwards 1 goal
7 Carl Winchester captained the side
First half vs second half
Sunderland stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–6 9–2
Shots On Goal 2–2 1–1
Ball Possession 65–35 —
Corners 6–1 1–1
Attacks 44–34 40–62
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
3 Substitution 3
84 Attacks 96
55 Dangerous Attacks 32
4 On Target 3
10 Off Target 4
15 Shots Total 8
3 Shots On Goal 3
7 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 2
13 Shots Inside Box 6
2 Shots Outside Box 2
16 Fouls 20
7 Corners 2
1 Offsides 0
52% Ball Possession 48%
1 Yellow Cards 4
2 Saves 1
345 Passes Total 341
244 Passes Accurate 238
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sunderland · 4-2-3-1
1 L. Burge
15 C. Winchester 3 T. Flanagan 6 C. Doyle 24 D. Neil
4 C. Evans 13 L. O'Nien
11 L. Gooch 8 E. Embleton 28 A. McGeady
14 R. Stewart
Wigan Athletic · 4-2-3-1
12 B. Amos
27 T. Darikwa 5 J. Whatmough 32 A. Long 3 T. Pearce
4 T. Naylor 8 M. Power
19 C. Lang 10 W. Keane 7 G. Edwards
9 C. Wyke
Sunderland
Coach
L. Johnson
Substitutes
  • 20 Anthony Patterson
  • 26 Bailey Wright
  • 27 Josh Hawkes
  • 21 Alex Pritchard
  • 10 Aiden O'Brien
  • 23 Jack Diamond
  • 22 Will Grigg
Wigan Athletic
Coach
L. Richardson
Substitutes
  • 1 Jamie Jones
  • 34 Luke Robinson
  • 14 Jordan Jones
  • 30 Thelo Aasgaard
  • 6 Jordan Cousins
  • 11 Gavin Massey
  • 39 Stephen Humphrys
Substitutions
  • 67' ↑ Jordan Jones ↓ W. Keane Wigan Athletic
  • 74' ↑ A. O'Brien ↓ A. McGeady Sunderland
  • 76' ↑ J. Diamond ↓ C. Winchester Sunderland
  • 79' ↑ S. Humphrys ↓ G. Edwards Wigan Athletic
  • 86' ↑ B. Wright ↓ E. Embleton Sunderland
  • 88' ↑ J. Cousins ↓ T. Naylor Wigan Athletic
Cards
  • 38' M. Power Wigan Athletic
  • 50' G. Edwards Wigan Athletic
  • 57' C. Winchester Sunderland
  • 87' T. Darikwa Wigan Athletic
  • 90+6' C. Wyke Wigan Athletic
Head-to-head
Sunderland 5 0 draws 2 Wigan Athletic
2022-12-29 Wigan Athletic vs Sunderland 1 - 4
2022-10-15 Sunderland vs Wigan Athletic 2 - 1
2022-02-26 Wigan Athletic vs Sunderland 0 - 3
2021-09-21 Wigan Athletic vs Sunderland 0 - 2
2021-08-07 Sunderland vs Wigan Athletic 2 - 1
2021-04-13 Wigan Athletic vs Sunderland 2 - 1
Recent form
Sunderland D W D D D
Wigan Athletic D D D W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sunderland vs Wigan Athletic?
Sunderland won 2-1 against Wigan Athletic on 7 August 2021.
Who won Sunderland vs Wigan Athletic?
Sunderland won the match 2-1.
Where was Sunderland vs Wigan Athletic played?
The match was played at Stadium of Light (Sunderland).
Who had more possession in Sunderland vs Wigan Athletic?
Sunderland had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.