Sunderland AFC vs Cheltenham Town FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Sunderland AFC vs Cheltenham Town FC — League One at Stadium of Light.
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Cheltenham Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Sep Cheltenham Town FC H 5–0 W 25 Sep Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W 18 Sep Fleetwood Town FC A 2–2 D 11 Sep Accrington Stanley FC H 2–1 W 28 Aug Wycombe Wanderers FC H 3–1 W 21 Aug AFC Wimbledon H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Sep Sunderland AFC A 0–5 L 25 Sep Wigan Athletic FC A 0–2 L 18 Sep Oxford United FC H 1–0 W 11 Sep Charlton Athletic FC A 2–1 W 04 Sep Milton Keynes Dons FC H 1–1 D 27 Aug Burton Albion FC A 1–1 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Stadium of Light. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' It looks surprising Cheltenham Town FC does not make any changes. Luke O'Nien has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cheltenham Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 11' What a strike from Bailey Wright! The score is 1-0.
- 16' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 21' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 26' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ellis Chapman suffering a number of foals already.
- 28' GOAL! Ross Stewart scores on 28. Assisted by Aiden McGeady
- 30' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lewis Freestone.
- 35' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 38' Goal! Ross Stewart scores his 46 goal in 212 matches.
- 43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 46' Cheltenham Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alfie May is hanging Matthew Pollock on the field on 46 minute.
- 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 52' The referee shows Cheltenham Town FC player a Yellow card on 52.
- 56' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Tom Flanagan departs to be replaced by Frederik Ibsen.
- 61' Leon Dajaku is replacing Aiden McGeady for the Sunderland AFC side.
- 65' What a strike from Luke O'Nien! The score is 4-0.
- 66' GOAL! Leon Dajaku scores on 66. Assisted by Aiden McGeady
- 70' Christian Norton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kyle Joseph on 70 minute.
- 73' Sunderland AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alex Pritchard is hanging Ross Stewart on the field on 73 minute.
- 78' Supporters expect more eagerness from Niall Huggins, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 81' The referee calls foul for Conor Thomas. He receives a Yellow card.
- 86' Cheltenham Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
- With this win, Sunderland AFC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Sunderland AFC
Starting XI- 26
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28
Aiden McGeady ↓ Leon Dajaku 61'
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3
Tom Flanagan ↓ Frederik Ibsen 56'
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- 15
- 39
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14
Ross Stewart ↓ Alex Pritchard 73'
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Bench-
21
Alex Pritchard ↑ 73'
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- 24
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7
Leon Dajaku ↑ 61'
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5
Frederik Ibsen ↑ 56'
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Coach Lee JohnsonCheltenham Town FC
Starting XI- 17
- 8
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- 11
- 20
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- 7
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4
Matthew Pollock ↓ Alfie May 46'
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18
Taylor Perry ↓ Dylan Barkers 70'
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21
Kyle Joseph ↓ Christian Norton 70'
Bench-
10
Alfie May ↑ 46'
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- 14
- 23
- 24
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26
Dylan Barkers ↑ 70'
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27
Christian Norton ↑ 70'
Coach Michael Duff -
Head to Head
Sunderland AFC Form
2021-09-28 Sunderland AFC 5–0 Cheltenham Town FC W 2021-09-25 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2021-09-18 Fleetwood Town FC 2–2 Sunderland AFC D 2021-09-11 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Accrington Stanley FC W 2021-08-28 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2021-08-21 Sunderland AFC 1–0 AFC Wimbledon WCheltenham Town FC Form
2021-09-28 Sunderland AFC 5–0 Cheltenham Town FC L 2021-09-25 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Cheltenham Town FC L 2021-09-18 Cheltenham Town FC 1–0 Oxford United FC W 2021-09-11 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Cheltenham Town FC W 2021-09-04 Cheltenham Town FC 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons FC D 2021-08-27 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Cheltenham Town FC D