Sunderland 2-1 West Bromwich Albion: result and report

Championship · Saturday 9 December 2023

Result

Sunderland 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Championship · Saturday 9 December 2023, 12:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

Sunderland · West Bromwich Albion · Championship predictions

Sunderland 2-1 West Bromwich Albion: match report

Sunderland won against West Bromwich Albion 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 9 December 2023. The half-time score was 0-0.

Daniel Ballard opened the scoring in the 70th minute. Sunderland's goals came from Daniel Ballard (70') and Dan Neil (84'). West Bromwich Albion scored through Brandon Thomas-Asante (86').

Discipline: Sunderland received 1 yellow card; West Bromwich Albion received 6 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sunderland were 9th on 27 points from 19 and West Bromwich Albion 5th on 32 points from 19. Sunderland went on to finish that season 16th with 56 points, and West Bromwich Albion 5th with 76.

Sunderland lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and West Bromwich Albion in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Dan Ballard of Sunderland (8.4), level with Alex Pritchard (8.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Sunderland wins, 4 draws and 4 for West Bromwich Albion.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 34'Yellow card · Daniel BallardSunderland
  • 51'Yellow card · Jeremy SarmientoWest Bromwich Albion
  • 54'Yellow card · Jayson MolumbyWest Bromwich Albion
  • 70'Goal · Daniel BallardSunderland · 1-0
  • 81'Yellow card · Nathaniel ChalobahWest Bromwich Albion
  • 84'Goal · Dan NeilSunderland · 2-0
  • 86'Goal · Brandon Thomas-AsanteWest Bromwich Albion · 2-1
  • 90'Yellow card · Brandon Thomas-AsanteWest Bromwich Albion
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Darnell FurlongWest Bromwich Albion
  • 90+6'Yellow card · PipaWest Bromwich Albion

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sunderland 2, draws 4, West Bromwich Albion 4.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Josef DvornikSunderland · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)
  • Daryl DikeWest Bromwich Albion · injury (Achilles tendon problems)
  • Adam ReachWest Bromwich Albion · injury (Thigh Problems)
  • Jay MateteSunderland · injury (Knee Surgery)
  • Jack DiamondSunderland · suspension (Suspended)

Sunderland line-up (4-1-4-1)

Anthony Patterson, Niall Huggins, Luke O'Nien, Dan Ballard, Trai Hume, Pierre Ekwah, Patrick Roberts, Adil Aouchiche, Dan Neil, Jack Clarke, Jobe Bellingham

West Bromwich Albion line-up (4-2-3-1)

Alex Palmer, Darnell Furlong, Kyle Bartley, Cédric Kipré, Conor Townsend, Jayson Molumby, Alex Mowatt, Grady Diangana, John Swift, J. Sarmiento, Josh Maja