Sunderland v Plymouth result

Full-time · Sunderland 2–1 Plymouth

League One · Sat, 11 Dec 2021 15:00 GMT · Stadium of Light

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

Sunderland 2–1 Plymouth — Sunderland won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sunderland beat Plymouth 2–1 at Stadium of Light in League One on Saturday 11 December. Sunderland are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions.

The goals

Sunderland led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Sunderland: Dan Neil (4’, assisted by Callum Doyle) and Nathan Broadhead (13’, assisted by Leon Dajaku); Plymouth: Daniel Scarr (64’, assisted by Jordan Houghton).

Discipline

S. Oldham showed six yellow cards — against 2.8 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sunderland: Carl Winchester (45+1’), Ross Stewart (54’), B. Wright (77’) and A. O'Brien (81’); Plymouth: Joseph Edwards (22’) and Jordan Houghton (85’).

What it changes

Sunderland have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Nathan Broadhead (Sunderland) 7.3, Leon Dajaku (Sunderland) 6.9 and Dan Neil (Sunderland) 6.3 led the match.

Next up

Sunderland next travel to Lech Poznan on 22 October 2026.

Plymouth next travel to Cambridge United on 24 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 Plymouth: Cambridge United v Plymouth, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sunderland 2–1 Plymouth · League One
Venue: Stadium of Light · Sunderland
Referee: S. Oldham
Head-to-head (last 4): Sunderland 3 · draws 0 · Plymouth 1 · 2.75 goals/game
Recent form: Sunderland 3W 2D 0L · Plymouth 1W 1D 3L

Sunderland 2–1 Plymouth (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

1.5 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.33 / 6.2

Corners

against 3.33 / 4.8 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

4 / 4.2

Shots on target

against 3.33 / 4.2 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1.33 / 1.8

Cards

against 1.67 / 1.6 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

2.75 yellows

Referee · S. Oldham

1.63 home / 1.13 away

over 8 matches

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

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 8 December 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	Plymouth for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.33 for · 3.33 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	6.2 for · 4.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	17 for · 9.67 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	14.4 for · 14.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 3.33 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	4.2 for · 4.2 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	8 for · 11 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	9.4 for · 9.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.33 for · 1.67 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	1.8 for · 1.6 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: S. Oldham — 2.75 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 19.5 fouls over 8 matches (1.63 to the home side, 1.13 to the away side).

Home 1.63Away 1.13

Sunderland

Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 December 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
B. Mbunga Kimpioka n 5	8.4	2.1 1/0	0 0/0	—
E. Embleton n 8	45	1.8 4/3	0.3 1/0	—
C. Evans n 8	58	1.7 5/3	0.4 2/0	—
Ross Stewart n 8	88.1	1.5 6/2	1 6/2	—
L. O'Nien n 8	84.4	1.3 6/4	2.7 7/6	—

Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Ross Stewart n 8	88.1	2.3 7/6	0.9 5/2
B. Mbunga Kimpioka n 5	8.4	2.1 1/0	2.1 1/0
N. Broadhead n 8	76.6	1.9 6/4	1 5/1
E. Embleton n 8	45	1.3 4/1	0.5 2/0
C. Evans n 8	58	1.2 4/2	0.6 2/1

Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Mbunga Kimpioka n 5	8.4	2.1 1/0	0 0/0
A. Pritchard n 8	57.4	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
A. McGeady n 8	54.8	0.2 1/0	0.6 2/1
N. Broadhead n 8	76.6	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
L. Gooch n 8	77	0 0/0	0.4 2/1

Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Carl Winchester n 8	86	2.6 7/6
Dan Neil n 8	86.9	2.2 8/5
C. Doyle n 8	81.4	2.2 7/3
Dennis Cirkin n 8	80.9	2.2 6/5
A. McGeady n 8	54.8	2.1 5/3

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

Plymouth

Plymouth — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 December 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
R. Shirley n 6	11.3	2.6 2/0	0 0/0	—
B. Galloway n 8	73	1.7 5/3	2.3 7/4	—
N. Ennis n 8	53.3	1.7 4/2	1.3 4/1	—
J. Edwards n 8	89.1	1.6 8/3	0.9 5/2	—
R. Law n 8	22.8	1.5 2/1	1.5 2/1	—

Plymouth — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Grant n 8	90.5	1.9 7/5	0.7 5/1
L. Jephcott n 8	58.9	1.7 5/3	1.1 4/2
D. Mayor n 8	58.6	1.7 4/2	0.8 3/1
G. Cooper n 8	53.3	1.5 4/2	0.6 3/0
R. Law n 8	22.8	1.5 2/1	1.5 2/1

Plymouth — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Shirley n 6	11.3	1.3 1/0	0 0/0
J. Garrick n 8	50.4	0.2 1/0	0.7 2/1
R. Broom n 8	54.5	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
B. Galloway n 8	73	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
R. Law n 8	22.8	0.5 1/0	0 0/0

Plymouth — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Law n 8	22.8	4.9 4/2
Panutche Camará n 8	79.1	2.4 7/3
J. Houghton n 8	90.5	2.1 8/6
G. Cooper n 8	53.3	1.9 4/3
J. Edwards n 8	89.1	1.8 7/5

Plymouth — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Cooper n 8	90.5	3 7/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sunderland		Plymouth
46%	Possession	54%
17	Shots	8
7	Shots on target	4
8	Shots off target	2
2	Blocked shots	2
12	Shots inside the box	8
8	Corners	3
1	Offsides	1
6	Fouls	6
4	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	4
376	Passes	434
70%	Pass accuracy	76%

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
B. Wright	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.6
T. Flanagan	90	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	7.3
C. Doyle	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
Leon Dajaku	90	0	1	3	1	2	1	0	7.2
Dan Neil	90	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	7.2
Carl Winchester	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	Y	7.2
N. Broadhead	90	1	0	4	4	0	2	0	7.3
Ross Stewart	90	0	0	1	0	3	1	Y	6.9
A. Pritchard	76	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	7.2
L. Gooch	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
E. Embleton sub	45	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
A. O'Brien sub	14	0	0	1	1	0	2	Y	6.2

Plymouth player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Cooper	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Wilson	90	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	7.6
D. Scarr	90	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.5
M. Gillesphey	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
J. Edwards	90	0	0	0	0	3	3	Y	7
D. Mayor	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
J. Garrick	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
R. Hardie	90	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	6.9
J. Houghton	87	0	1	0	0	1	5	Y	7
Panutche Camará	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
R. Broom	60	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
N. Ennis sub	30	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.9
A. Randell sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
L. Jephcott sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

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 Plymouth — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

SunderlandWDWDW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 2.2 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

PlymouthLLLWD

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Sunderland 3 · 0 draws · Plymouth 1 · 2.75 goals/game

2021-05-01 Plymouth 1–3 Sunderland
2021-01-19 Sunderland 1–2 Plymouth
2019-03-02 Sunderland 2–0 Plymouth
2018-11-03 Plymouth 0–2 Sunderland

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sunderland#5 pos84 pts46 pl+26 GD

Plymouth#7 pos80 pts46 pl+20 GD

Goals per game

Sunderland scored1.72

Plymouth scored1.48

Sunderland conceded1.15

Plymouth conceded1.04

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What is the head-to-head record between Sunderland and Plymouth?: In their last 4 meetings, Sunderland won 3, Plymouth won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.75 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sunderland and Plymouth?: Recent form — Sunderland 3W 2D 0L; Plymouth 1W 1D 3L.

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