Football
Bristol City vs Sunderland. Sky Bet Championship.
3:00pm, Saturday 16th December 2023.
Ashton Gate StadiumAttendance: Attendance22,701.
Match ends, Bristol City 1, Sunderland 0.
Second Half ends, Bristol City 1, Sunderland 0.
Dan Ballard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
Max O'Leary (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Rob Dickie.
Attempt blocked. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Harry Cornick (Bristol City).
Attempt saved. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bradley Dack.
Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City).
Substitution, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda replaces Niall Huggins.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Bell replaces Mark Sykes.
Substitution, Sunderland. Adil Aouchiche replaces Alex Pritchard.
Substitution, Sunderland. Bradley Dack replaces Pierre Ekwah.
Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
Substitution, Bristol City. Harry Cornick replaces Tommy Conway.
Offside, Sunderland. Jack Clarke is caught offside.
Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Trai Hume.
Joe Williams (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Joe Williams (Bristol City).
Substitution, Bristol City. Andreas Weimann replaces Anis Mehmeti.
Substitution, Bristol City. Joe Williams replaces Matty James.
Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
Tommy Conway (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Max O'Leary.
Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Cameron Pring.
Substitution, Sunderland. Jobe Bellingham replaces Abdoullah Ba.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
Attempt saved. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
Foul by Matty James (Bristol City).
Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
Matty James (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
Attempt saved. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cameron Pring.
Attempt saved. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
Foul by Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland).
Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trai Hume.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by George Tanner.
Niall Huggins (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
Attempt blocked. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Mark Sykes.
Attempt blocked. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
Attempt saved. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba.
Offside, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba is caught offside.
Niall Huggins (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Bristol City 1, Sunderland 0.
First Half ends, Bristol City 1, Sunderland 0.
Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Rob Dickie (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pierre Ekwah.
Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Niall Huggins.
Attempt blocked. Tommy Conway (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti.
Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Anthony Patterson.
Attempt saved. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rob Dickie.
Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Cameron Pring with a headed pass.
Hand ball by Alex Pritchard (Sunderland).
Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Niall Huggins.
Offside, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Tommy Conway (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Knight.
Goal! Bristol City 1, Sunderland 0. Tommy Conway (Bristol City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Penalty conceded by Anthony Patterson (Sunderland) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Bristol City. Taylor Gardner-Hickman draws a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke O'Nien.
Offside, Sunderland. Patrick Roberts is caught offside.
Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
Tommy Conway (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Tommy Conway (Bristol City).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.