Sunderland 1 Sheffield Wednesday 0: Story of the night as Ross Stewart goal puts Cats ahead in League One play-off semi-final
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Sunderland had chances to double their lead in the second half as Alex Pritchard hit the crossbar.
The hosts were also forced to defend their advantage in the closing stages but held onto their clean sheet.
Here’s how the match played out:
RECAP: Sunderland 1 (Stewart, 45) Sheffield Wednesday 0
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Wright, Batth, Cirkin, Gooch, Evans, O’Nien, Clarke (Doyle, 90+3), Roberts (Embleton, 81), Pritchard (Matete, 81), Stewart
- Subs: Hoffmann, Doyle, Hume, Embleton, Neil, Matete, McGeady
- Sheffield Wednesday XI: Peacock-Farrell, Palmer, Storey, Dean, Hutchinson, Johnson, Byers, Luongo, Bannan, Berahino (Windass, 56), Gregory
- Subs: Wildsmith, Hunt, Dunkley, Dele-Bashiru, Mendez-Laing, Windass, Paterson
21’ Wright stands his ground
Sunderland just have to be careful they don’t concede possession and allow Wednesday to hit them on the break.
Cirkin gave the ball away to Berahino there, allowing the striker to release Gregory who was tackled by Wright.
18’ Penalty appeal
Bailey Wright is shouting towards the linesman and felt his shirt was pulled by Dean in the box.
Nothing was given but Wednesday look tentative when defending set-pieces.
16’ Good defending from Gooch
‘Goooooooch,’ shout the home fans after the right-back stops Berahino running down the flank.
The visitors haven’t really threatened so far but still have lots of quality in their ranks.
12’ Sunderland threatening from corners
This has been a positive start.
Stewart and Batth have just gone close from dangerous corners.
The hosts are dominating possession with the hosts content to keep their shape and get men behind the ball.
7’ First shot on target
Sunderland register the first effort at goal as Roberts cuts in from the right and draws a save from Peacock-Farrell.
Good work from Stewart in the build-up.
