Sunderland vs Rotherham United

Championship

Sunderland

1-0-2

2-1

Final

Rotherham

0-1-2

Stadium of Light

Match pulse

SUNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'ROT

68%Possession32%

11Shots4

4On target1

5Corners0

0Saves2

11Fouls10

10'Dennis CirkinSUN33'Cohen BramallROT69'Jobe BellinghamSUN

Team	1H	2H	T
SUN	1	1	2
ROT	1	0	1

Who won: Sunderland 2-1

Sunderland beat Rotherham United 2-1 on Saturday, August 19, 2023 at Stadium of Light. Goals for Sunderland: Jobe Bellingham (22', 52'). Goals for Rotherham: Hakeem Odofin (20').

Play by play

Match ends, Sunderland 2, Rotherham United 1.
Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, Rotherham United 1.
90'+6'
Free kick won
Tolaji Bola (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6'
Foul
Foul by Lynden Gooch (Sunderland).
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Tom Eaves (Rotherham United).
90'+2'
Free kick won
Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'
Free kick won
Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88'
Free kick won
Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
Foul
Foul by Tolaji Bola (Rotherham United).
86'
Free kick won
Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Luís Semedo (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lynden Gooch.
L. Semedo
85'
Sub
Subbed on for B. Dack
Substitution, Sunderland. Lynden Gooch replaces Bradley Dack.
L. Gooch
85'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Bellingham
Substitution, Sunderland. Luís Semedo replaces Jobe Bellingham.
L. Semedo
84'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Joshua Kayode (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cafú with a cross following a set piece situation.
J. Kayode
83'
Foul
Foul by Bradley Dack (Sunderland).
83'
Free kick won
Cafú (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bradley Dack.
J. Clarke
80'ROT
Foul
Foul by Ciaran McGuckin (Rotherham United).
79'
Foul
Foul by Joshua Kayode (Rotherham United).
77'
Sub
Subbed on for P. Roberts
Substitution, Sunderland. Alex Pritchard replaces Patrick Roberts because of an injury.
A. Pritchard
77'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76'
Sub
Subbed on for C. Tiéhi
Substitution, Rotherham United. Tolaji Bola replaces Christ Tiéhi.
T. Bola
75'
Delay in match because of an injury Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
72'
Foul
Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
72'SUN
Free kick won
Christ Tiéhi (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.