Match Centre: Sheffield United vs Sunderland
Player of the match Dan Ballard 7.6
GolVolt rating 9.8GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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1:0 → 1:2
Sunderland came from behind to win.
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90+5'
The winner came late: Tom Watson (Sunderland).
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Winner at 90+5′.
- Dramaweight 50% Winner at 90+5′, comeback from 0:1.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 9.9 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Watson scored the winner.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 6.6 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% A lot was at stake before kick-off. Stakes: 9.9 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Few chances. Quality of play: 1.8 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 9.8more watchable than 98% of Championship matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
3 goals5 cards1 VAR
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 8' SubstitutionMepham for O'Nien
- 25' Goal: Tyrese Campbellassist: Hamer1:0
- 36' Goal Disallowed
- Half-time · 1:0
- 58' SubstitutionRoberts for Rigg
- 59' Rhian Brewsteryellow card
- 65' 2 substitutionsBrooks for BrewsterO'Hare for Campbell
- 68' Romaine Mundleyellow card
- 72' SubstitutionDíaz for Hamer
- 73' 2 substitutionsIsidor for MundleWatson for Neil
- 76' Goal: Eliezer Mayendaassist: Roberts1:1
- 85' Ben Brereton Díazyellow card
- 90' 2 substitutionsCannon for DíazDavies for Peck
- 90+5' Goal: Tom WatsonSunderland1:2
- 90+6' Tom Watsonyellow card
- 90+7' SubstitutionSeriki for Ahmedhodzic
- 90+8' Dennis Cirkinyellow card
- 90+8' SubstitutionHjelde for Mayenda
- Full-time · 1:2
Match stats
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Sheffield United
Sunderland
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Sheffield United
- 17 Adam Davies GK —
- 3 Sam McCallum DEF —
- 5 Rob Holding DEF —
- 38 Femi Seriki DEF on
- 10 Callum O'Hare MID on
- 22 Tom Davies MID on
- 35 Andre Brooks MID on
- 20 Ben Brereton Díaz ATT on
- 28 Tom Cannon ATT on
Sunderland
- 21 Simon Moore GK —
- 26 Christopher James Mepham DEF on
- 33 Leo Hjelde DEF on
- 8 Alan Browne MID —
- 10 Patrick Roberts MID on
- 20 Salis Abdul Samed MID —
- 50 Harrison Jones MID —
- 18 Wilson Isidor ATT on
- 40 Tom Watson ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Wembley Stadium, London
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Sunderland Dan Ballard
- 2. place · Sheffield United Gustavo Hamer
- 3. place · Sunderland Jobe Bellingham
Sheffield United
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