EFL Championship First Half: Sagoe, Dosso, O’Nien Score as Sunderland Leads Over Sheffield Wednesday

Key Events

In the 10th minute of the match, Sunderland was awarded a free-kick in the front of the field. Roberts delivered the ball to the far post on the right side, and Sheffield Wednesday completely missed Sagoe, who easily headed the ball into the net, giving Sunderland a 1-0 lead.

In the 15th minute, Sunderland intercepted the ball in midfield. After Dosso received the ball at the edge of the penalty area, he took an immediate powerful shot, and the ball flew into the net, extending Sunderland’s lead to 2-0.

In the 23rd minute, Sunderland earned a corner kick opportunity. The ball was sent to the edge of the penalty area, where a player’s shot was blocked by a defender, but O’Nien managed to score on the rebound, increasing Sunderland’s lead to 3-0.

In the 26th minute, Sheffield Wednesday also scored a goal, but it was ruled out due to offside.

Match Report

At 19:00 on August 18th, the EFL Championship saw its second round match with Sunderland hosting Sheffield Wednesday at home.

In the 18th minute, Sheffield Wednesday finally managed a threatening shot, but it was deflected out for a corner by a Sunderland defender inside the box.

For a period after that, with a three-goal lead, Sunderland gradually retreated defensively, but even so, Sheffield Wednesday struggled to penetrate into the opponent’s dangerous areas.

In the 41st minute, Roberts of Sunderland took another high-quality long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area, but the ball grazed the crossbar and went out of play.

At halftime, Sunderland led Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 temporarily.

Player Lineups

Sunderland Starting Lineup: 1-Paterson; 13-O’Nien; 3-Sagoe; 32-Hume; 42-Ellis; 10-Roberts; 20-Clarke; 4-Neill; 7-Job Bellingham; 11-Reid; 12-Dosso;

Substitutes: 21-Moore; 33-Hyndman; 41-Johnson; 25-Triantis; 22-Ajibola; 39-Elbing; 17-Ba; 15-Lusin; 14-Monder;

Sheffield Wednesday Starting Lineup: 1-Butterfield; 3-Love; 6-Lofthouse; 27-Valer; 5-Bernard; 10-Bannan; 11-Windass; 8-Inghamson; 45-Mousab; 41-Gassama; 9-Lowe;

Substitutes: 47-Charles; 2-Palmer; 20-Ighiki; 14-Valentine; 18-Johnson; 24-Smith; 12-Ugbo; 19-Kobayashi; 17-McNeill.