Sunderland 1-0 Peterborough United: result and report

League One · Saturday 26 September 2020

Result

Sunderland 1-0 Peterborough United

League One · Saturday 26 September 2020, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Sunderland 1-0 Peterborough United: match report

Sunderland won against Peterborough United 1-0 in the League One on Saturday 26 September 2020. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Grant Leadbitter of Sunderland in the 81st minute, from the penalty spot.

Discipline: Sunderland received 3 yellow cards; Peterborough United received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Sunderland were 5th on 4 points from 2 and Peterborough United 15th on 3 points from 2. Sunderland went on to finish that season 4th with 80 points, and Peterborough United 2nd with 87.

Sunderland lined up in a 3-4-3 and Peterborough United in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Grant Leadbitter of Sunderland (8.4), ahead of Denver Hume (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Sunderland wins, 2 draws and 1 for Peterborough United.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Yellow card · Josh ScowenSunderland
  • 62'Yellow card · Aiden O'BrienSunderland
  • 81'Penalty goal · Grant LeadbitterSunderland · 1-0
  • 84'Yellow card · Lynden GoochSunderland

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Sunderland 0, draws 2, Peterborough United 1.

Team news

Sunderland line-up (3-4-3)

Lee Burge, Jordan Willis, Bailey Wright, Tom Flanagan, Luke O'Nien, Josh Scowen, Grant Leadbitter, Denver Hume, Chris Maguire, Charlie Wyke, Lynden Gooch

Peterborough United line-up (3-4-1-2)

Christy Pym, Nathan Thompson, Mark Beevers, Frankie Kent, Ryan Broom, Jack Taylor, Louis Reed, Dan Butler, Sammie Szmodics, Siriki Dembélé, Jonson Clarke-Harris