Sunderland AFC vs Fleetwood Town FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Sunderland AFC vs Fleetwood Town FC — League One at Stadium of Light.
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Fleetwood 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Mar Fleetwood Town FC H 3–1 W 05 Mar Charlton Athletic FC A 0–0 D 26 Feb Wigan Athletic FC A 3–0 W 22 Feb Burton Albion FC H 1–1 D 19 Feb Milton Keynes Dons FC H 1–2 L 12 Feb AFC Wimbledon A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Mar Sunderland AFC A 1–3 L 05 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 0–2 L 01 Mar Wigan Athletic FC A 0–2 L 26 Feb Portsmouth FC A 3–3 D 12 Feb Cheltenham Town FC A 0–2 L 08 Feb Milton Keynes Dons FC H 1–1 D Key Stats
88% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)38% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sunderland AFC to score. At the same time, Fleetwood Town FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Shayden Morris needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Fleetwood Town FC that had 289 games and scored 384 goals.
- 20' The travelling Fleetwood Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 22' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a Yellow card on 22.
- 27' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
- 28' Goal! Ellis Harrison scores his 28 goal in 349 matches.
- 33' Sunderland AFC is showing some good football. However, Sunderland AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 38' 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.
- 41' The whistle greets Ellis Harrison as he departs to be replaced by Gerard Garner.
- 46' Jermain Defoe is replacing Arbenit Xhemajli for the Sunderland AFC side.
- 51' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Carl Winchester has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 52' Fleetwood Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cian Hayes is hanging Barry Crowe-Baggley on the field on 52 minute.
- 55' GOAL! Elliot Embleton scores on 55.
- 60' 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.
- 65' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 70' Fleetwood Town FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 71' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Patrick Roberts is replaced by Luke O'Nien.
- 75' The referee calls foul for Dennis Cirken. He receives a Yellow card.
- 76' Zak Jules was booked on 76.
- 81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
- 82' Luke O'Nien puts Sunderland AFC on the lead.
- 87' It’s a booking for Fleetwood Town FC player. Zak Jules gets a Red card.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Fleetwood Town FC.
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Sunderland AFC
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Corry Evans ↓ Lynden Gooch 46'
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Patrick Roberts ↓ Luke O'Nien 71'
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Jermain Defoe ↑ 46'
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Lynden Gooch ↑ 46'
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Luke O'Nien ↑ 71'
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Coach Lee JohnsonFleetwood Town FC
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Ellis Harrison ↓ Gerard Garner 41'
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Bench- 8
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Gerard Garner ↑ 41'
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Cian Hayes ↑ 52'
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Coach Stephen Crainey -
Head to Head
Sunderland AFC Form
2022-03-08 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Fleetwood Town FC W 2022-03-05 Charlton Athletic FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2022-02-26 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC W 2022-02-22 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D 2022-02-19 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons FC L 2022-02-12 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Sunderland AFC DFleetwood Town FC Form
2022-03-08 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Fleetwood Town FC L 2022-03-05 Fleetwood Town FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2022-03-01 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Fleetwood Town FC L 2022-02-26 Portsmouth FC 3–3 Fleetwood Town FC D 2022-02-12 Cheltenham Town FC 2–0 Fleetwood Town FC L 2022-02-08 Fleetwood Town FC 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons FC D