Cambridge United 1 Sunderland 2: Story of the day after Nathan Broadhead and Alex Pritchard goals give Cats big win
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The Black Cats took the lead in the 15th minute when Alex Pritchard scored straight from a corner which went in off the far post.
Cambridge then equalised when Wes Holohan assisted Sam Smith, yet a stunning strike from Nathan Broadhead restored the visitors’ advantage.
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Hide AdSunderland came under some late pressure in the second half but their defence stood firm.
The result means the Black Cats have closed the gap on some of their promotion rivals.
Here’s how the game played out:
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RECAP: Cambridge 1 (Smith, 28) Sunderland 2 (Pritchard, 15) (Broadhead, 37)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Hoffmann, Winchester, Flanagan, Wright, Doyle, Dajaku, Gooch, Neil, Pritchard (Harris, 81), Broadhead, Stewart
- Subs: Patterson, Alves, Embleton, O’Brien, Dunne, Harris
- Cambridge XI: Mitov, Williams, Masterson, Ireside, Dunk, Digby, Hoolahan, Smith, May (Knibbs, 78), Brophy (Tracey, 78), Ironside
- Subs: McKenzie,-Lyle, Okedina, Weir, Tracey, Lankester, Knibbs, Worman
4’ Smith effort blocked
Early chance for Cambridge after Smith found space on the edge of the box.
Flanagan blocked the low effort.
A late change to the starting XI
Looks like Evans has picked up an injury.
Gooch comes into the starting XI and it means there will only be six subs.
Predicted line-ups
With O’Nien a doubt for today’s match, we think Sunderland could switch to a back three today.
Here are our predicted line-ups.
Predicted Sunderland XI: Hoffmann; Flanagan, Wright, Doyle; Winchester, Evans, Neil, Gooch; Pritchard, Embleton; Stewart.
Predicted Cambridge XI: Mitov, Williams, Masterson, Iredale, Dunk May, Digby, Smith, Hoolahan, Brophy, Ironside.”