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Sunderland vs Derby County

Championship
Sunderland
0-1-0
1-1
Final
Derby
0-1-0
Stadium of Light

Match pulse

SUNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'DER
46%Possession54%
20Shots11
4On target4
6Corners7
3Saves3
12Fouls11
89'James VaughanSUN
Team1H2HT
SUN101
DER101

Final score

Sunderland and Derby County drew 1-1 on Friday, August 4, 2017 at Stadium of Light. Goals for Sunderland: Lewis Grabban (42' pen). Goals for Derby: Bradley Johnson (11').

Recap · Aug 4
Lewis Grabban penalty helps Sunderland salvage opening draw

Lewis Grabban struck from the penalty to save Sunderland from opening-night embarrassment as they began their Championship campaign with a 1-1 draw.

What it means

  • Derby has dropped 4 of the last 5.
  • Sunderland has lost 3 straight.

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Lineups

Derby23rd in English League Championship
Lineup (4-3-3)
  1. 1Scott CarsonG
  2. 2Curtis DaviesCD-L
  3. 3Richard KeoghCD-R
  4. 4Craig ForsythLB
  5. 5Andre WisdomRB
  6. 6Tom HuddlestoneCM
  7. 7Bradley JohnsonLM
  8. 8Jacob ButterfieldRM
  9. 9Chris MartinF
  10. 10Andreas WeimannLF
  11. 11Johnny RussellRF
Sunderland17th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Jason SteeleG
  2. 2Lamine KonéCD-L
  3. 3Jiang GuangtaiCD-R
  4. 4Brendan GallowayLB
  5. 5Billy JonesRB
  6. 6Didier N'DongCM-L
  7. 7Lee CattermoleCM-R
  8. 8Aiden McGeadyLM
  9. 9George HoneymanRM
  10. 10Lewis GrabbanCF-L
  11. 11James VaughanCF-R

Head to head

SUN leads series 4-0-1
Last meeting: Sunderland 2, Derby 0 (Jan 16)

Last 5

DER
  • T@ ROT1-1
  • Wvs WOL3-1
  • L@ SHW1-2
  • Tvs HUD1-1
  • L@ BRE0-4
SUN
  • L@ CHE1-5
  • L@ ARS0-2
  • Lvs SWA0-2
  • W@ HUL2-0
  • Lvs BOU0-1

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Game info

Venue
Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England · Attendance 29,578

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Season seriesSUN leads series 4-0-1

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