Sunderland v Cheltenham result

Full-time · Sunderland 5–0 Cheltenham

League One · Tue, 28 Sep 2021 19:45 BST · Stadium of Light

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

Sunderland 5–0 Cheltenham — Sunderland won this League One match.

Next for Sunderland: Lech Poznan v Sunderland, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Cheltenham: Cheltenham v Fleetwood Town, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sunderland 5–0 Cheltenham · League One
Venue: Stadium of Light · Sunderland
Referee: C. Sarginson
Recent form: Sunderland 4W 1D 0L · Cheltenham 2W 1D 2L

Sunderland 5–0 Cheltenham (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

1.75 / 1.13

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 2

Corners

against 5 / 4.33 · 2 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

4.33 / 5

Shots on target

against 4.33 / 4 · 1 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

2.33 / 1.33

Cards

against 1.33 / 1 · 2 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 September 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 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	Cheltenham for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 5 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	2 for · 4.33 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	14 for · 15 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	11.33 for · 14.33 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	4.33 for · 4.33 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 4 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	11 for · 15.33 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	11.33 for · 6.33 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	2.33 for · 1.33 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	1.33 for · 1 against n 3 Last 5

Sunderland

Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 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
Ross Stewart n 8	71.9	1.9 5/4	0.5 3/0	K. Joseph
C. Evans n 8	57.8	1.9 6/2	1.8 7/1	—
A. O'Brien n 8	43.5	1.8 6/1	1.3 3/1	K. Joseph
L. Gooch n 8	87.3	1.7 7/4	1.4 5/3	—
T. Flanagan n 8	90	1.6 8/3	1 6/1	—

Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 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	43.5	2.8 5/3	1.3 3/1
Ross Stewart n 8	71.9	1.9 6/4	1.3 5/3
A. Pritchard n 8	44.8	1.8 5/2	0.5 2/0
A. McGeady n 8	76.8	1.5 3/3	0.6 3/1
N. Broadhead n 8	32.6	1.4 4/0	1.4 4/0

Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 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	43.5	1 2/1	0 0/0
E. Embleton n 8	62.3	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
N. Broadhead n 8	32.6	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Ross Stewart n 8	71.9	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
A. Pritchard n 8	44.8	0 0/0	0.5 2/0

Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Diamond n 8	64.3	3 7/5
L. O'Nien n 8	90	2.5 8/7
A. Pritchard n 8	44.8	2.3 5/2
Dennis Cirkin n 8	75.3	2.1 6/4
Carl Winchester n 8	90	1.8 7/4

Sunderland — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 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
R. Hoffmann n 3	90	3 3/2
L. Burge n 8	90	2 6/2

Cheltenham

Cheltenham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 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
K. Vassell n 8	32	3.2 6/3	1.1 1/1	—
C. Norton n 8	29.5	2.7 4/3	2.7 5/1	—
K. Joseph n 8	46.6	2.4 6/2	1.7 4/2	A. O'Brien
G. Lloyd n 8	41	1.9 4/2	2.2 6/2	—
C. Wright n 8	81	1.7 7/3	0.3 2/0	—

Cheltenham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 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+
K. Vassell n 8	32	4.6 6/2	2.5 4/2
C. Wright n 8	81	2.2 6/6	1 5/2
K. Joseph n 8	46.6	1.7 6/1	0.5 2/0
T. Perry n 8	55.3	1.6 6/1	1 3/1
W. Boyle n 8	84.4	1.5 6/4	0.7 4/1

Cheltenham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Wright n 8	81	0.4 3/0	0.4 2/1
A. May n 8	74.9	0.5 3/0	0.3 2/0
K. Vassell n 8	32	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
A. Williams n 8	53.9	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
K. Joseph n 8	46.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Cheltenham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Bonds n 7	49.9	3.4 5/3
L. Freestone n 8	65.5	3.1 7/6
E. Chapman n 8	77.5	1.6 6/4
C. Wright n 8	81	1.5 5/4
L. Sercombe n 8	76.4	1.5 5/2

Cheltenham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
O. Evans n 8	90	2.1 6/2
S. Flinders n 8	90	2 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Sunderland player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
R. Hoffmann	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Carl Winchester	90	0	1	2	0	1	2	8
B. Wright	90	1	0	1	1	1	2	8.2
N. Huggins	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. O'Nien	90	1	0	1	1	2	0	7.9
C. Evans	90	0	1	2	1	1	2	7.5
A. O'Brien	90	0	0	2	1	1	0	6.9
N. Broadhead	90	0	0	3	1	2	0	6.6
Ross Stewart	74	2	0	6	3	2	0	8.7
A. McGeady	61	0	2	0	0	7	1	8.5
T. Flanagan	56	0	0	1	1	0	1	6.9
F. Alves sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.6
Leon Dajaku sub	29	1	0	1	1	1	0	7.2
A. Pritchard sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.3

Cheltenham player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Flinders	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.7
M. Blair	90	0	0	0	5	0	6.2
S. Long	90	0	0	1	0	0	5.6
L. Freestone	90	0	0	0	3	Y	6.2
C. Hussey	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
L. Sercombe	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
C. Thomas	90	0	0	0	3	Y	6.3
E. Chapman	90	0	0	0	3	0	6.5
T. Perry	70	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
K. Joseph	70	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Pollock	45	1	0	0	1	0	7.3
A. May sub	45	2	1	0	0	Y	6.7
D. Barkers sub	20	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
C. Norton sub	20	1	1	0	0	0	6.5

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

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Recent form

SunderlandWWDWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

CheltenhamDWWLL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sunderland#5 pos84 pts46 pl+26 GD

Cheltenham#15 pos56 pts46 pl-14 GD

Goals per game

Sunderland scored1.72

Cheltenham scored1.43

Sunderland conceded1.15

Cheltenham conceded1.74

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