Sunderland v Accrington ST result

Full-time · Sunderland 2–1 Accrington ST

League One · Sat, 11 Sep 2021 15:00 BST · Stadium of Light

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

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Sunderland 2–1 Accrington ST — Sunderland won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sunderland beat Accrington ST 2–1 at Stadium of Light in League One on Saturday 11 September. Sunderland have won their last four matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Sunderland: Dan Neil (15’, assisted by Dennis Cirkin) and Carl Winchester (58’, assisted by A. McGeady); Accrington ST: M. Nottingham (30’, assisted by S. McConville).

Discipline

A. Backhouse showed seven yellow cards — against 4.7 yellows a game across the last 14 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Sunderland: Lynden Gooch (25’), T. Flanagan (50’), E. Embleton (78’) and A. Pritchard (86’); Accrington ST: H. Pell (25’), M. Nottingham (45+2’) and D. Morgan (71’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, M. Nottingham (Accrington ST) 9.8, Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) 7.6 and Dan Neil (Sunderland) 6.3 led the match.

Next up

Sunderland next travel to Lech Poznan on 22 October 2026.

Accrington ST next travel to York on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Sunderland: Lech Poznan v Sunderland, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Accrington ST: York v Accrington ST, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sunderland 2–1 Accrington ST · League One
Venue: Stadium of Light · Sunderland
Referee: A. Backhouse
Head-to-head (last 6): Sunderland 3 · draws 3 · Accrington ST 0 · 3.67 goals/game
Recent form: Sunderland 4W 0D 1L · Accrington ST 3W 1D 1L

Sunderland 2–1 Accrington ST (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 1

Goals

against 1 / 0.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 5

Corners

against 6.75 / 3.25 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

4.5 / 3.25

Shots on target

against 5 / 2.5 · 2 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.5 / 3.25

Cards

against 1.75 / 2.5 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 September 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 September 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sunderland for / against	Line	Accrington ST for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 6.75 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 3.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	9.75 for · 15 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	14.5 for · 8.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	3.25 for · 2.5 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.5 for · 10.5 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	13.75 for · 12.5 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 1.75 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	3.25 for · 2.5 against n 4 Last 5

Sunderland

Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Wyke n 8	86.3	2.5 6/5	1.3 7/2	—
C. Evans n 8	50.5	2.5 6/2	1.8 5/2	—
L. Gooch n 8	89.9	2.1 7/5	1 5/2	—
J. Scowen n 8	85.5	2.1 5/4	2.2 7/4	—
T. Flanagan n 8	78.8	2 7/4	1.1 5/2	R. Sykes

Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. O'Brien n 8	33.3	2.7 4/2	1.7 3/1
Ross Stewart n 8	70.6	2.5 6/4	1.4 6/3
C. Wyke n 8	86.3	1.6 7/3	0.5 3/1
N. Broadhead n 8	28.9	1.6 4/0	1.2 3/0
A. McGeady n 8	74.9	1.2 4/3	0.5 3/0

Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. O'Brien n 8	33.3	1.4 2/1	0 0/0
E. Embleton n 8	73	0.5 3/0	0.5 3/0
Ross Stewart n 8	70.6	0.8 4/1	0 0/0
A. Pritchard n 8	40.5	0 0/0	0.6 2/0
A. McGeady n 8	74.9	0.2 1/0	0.3 1/1

Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Diamond n 8	53.4	3.2 6/5
J. Scowen n 8	85.5	3 7/5
L. O'Nien n 8	90	2.1 7/6
Dennis Cirkin n 5	67.8	1.9 3/2
L. Gooch n 8	89.9	1.5 7/4

Sunderland — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Patterson n 4	90	3 3/3
L. Burge n 8	90	1.9 5/2

Accrington ST

Accrington ST — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Mumbongo n 8	31.9	3.9 4/3	1.1 3/0	—
D. Charles n 8	72.4	2.2 7/4	2.6 8/3	—
J. Nolan n 8	40.1	2 4/3	0.8 2/1	—
C. Bishop n 8	90	1.8 7/4	1.4 6/3	—
R. Sykes n 8	86.9	1.8 7/5	2.1 8/6	T. Flanagan

Accrington ST — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Pritchard n 8	68.8	2.6 8/6	1.5 7/2
J. Mumbongo n 8	31.9	2.5 5/2	0.7 2/0
T. Leigh n 3	24	2.5 2/0	0 0/0
E. Hamilton n 8	41.9	1.9 3/2	0.8 2/1
C. Bishop n 8	90	1.4 5/3	0.6 4/1

Accrington ST — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Mumbongo n 8	31.9	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
M. Butcher n 8	84.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
S. McConville n 8	80.3	0 0/0	0.3 1/1
J. O'Sullivan n 8	76.1	0 0/0	0.3 1/1
D. Charles n 8	72.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Accrington ST — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Leigh n 3	24	3.8 2/1
H. Perritt n 5	18.4	2.9 2/1
S. Sherring n 3	66	2.7 2/2
E. Hamilton n 8	41.9	2.4 5/2
J. Pritchard n 8	68.8	2 5/4

Accrington ST — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
T. Savin n 8	90	2.6 5/4
J. Trafford n 5	90	2.4 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sunderland		Accrington ST
47%	Possession	53%
20	Shots	21
5	Shots on target	4
8	Shots off target	7
7	Blocked shots	10
11	Shots inside the box	11
5	Corners	6
1	Offsides	0
14	Fouls	15
4	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	3
333	Passes	354
67%	Pass accuracy	68%

Sunderland player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Hoffmann	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Carl Winchester	90	1	0	3	1	1	1	0	7.2
T. Flanagan	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7
C. Doyle	90	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	7
Dennis Cirkin	90	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	7.9
L. O'Nien	90	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	7.2
Dan Neil	90	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	7.6
A. McGeady	90	0	1	3	1	2	2	0	7.7
Ross Stewart	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.9
E. Embleton	84	0	0	1	0	4	0	Y	6.7
L. Gooch	69	0	0	2	0	0	0	Y	6.3
A. Pritchard sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7
B. Wright sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Accrington ST player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Trafford	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
R. Sykes	90	0	0	2	1	2	2	0	7
M. Nottingham	90	1	0	4	2	0	2	Y	7.9
S. Sherring	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Morgan	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	Y	6.9
S. McConville	90	0	1	0	0	5	2	0	7.9
D. Charles	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	5.9
C. Bishop	90	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	6.6
M. Clark	73	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	6.9
M. Butcher	73	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
H. Pell	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.3
E. Hamilton sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Malcolm sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Mumbongo sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Sunderland v Accrington ST — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

SunderlandWLWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Accrington STWWDLW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 0.6 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sunderland 3 · 3 draws · Accrington ST 0 · 3.67 goals/game

2021-04-24 Sunderland 3–3 Accrington ST
2021-03-17 Accrington ST 0–2 Sunderland
2019-09-14 Accrington ST 1–3 Sunderland
2019-08-13 Accrington ST 1–3 Sunderland
2019-02-15 Sunderland 2–2 Accrington ST
2018-12-08 Accrington ST 1–1 Sunderland

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sunderland#5 pos84 pts46 pl+26 GD

Accrington ST#12 pos61 pts46 pl-19 GD

Goals per game

Sunderland scored1.72

Accrington ST scored1.33

Sunderland conceded1.15

Accrington ST conceded1.74

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What is the head-to-head record between Sunderland and Accrington ST?: In their last 6 meetings, Sunderland won 3, Accrington ST won 0 and there were 3 draws, averaging 3.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sunderland and Accrington ST?: Recent form — Sunderland 4W 0D 1L; Accrington ST 3W 1D 1L.

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