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12/10/2027, Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
EFL Cup, Round 4
Sunderland Vs Spurs

Sunderland play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: A Cathey (GK) , T Welsh (CB) , J Holmstrom (CB) , C Rutherford (RB) , J MacKay (LB) , S Speed (CDM) , S Blanco (CAM) , J Beith (RM) , M Abba (LM) , A Soutter (ST) , J MacKnight (ST) And the subs are: T Ryan (CB) , S Pardo (CB) , C McGuire (CM) , B MacBride (CM) , Y Paules (ST)

Spurs play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: B Kelly (GK) , M McCowan (CB) , S Banks (CB) , G Boas (RB) , J Monro (LB) , P Vivanco (CDM) , R Valera (CAM) , C Stucki (RM) , M Bower (LM) , J Cavanagh (ST) , M Disu (ST) And the subs are: M Gibbs (CB) , Y Chae (CB) , M Hasegawa (CM) , B Chisholm (CM) , C Arletty (ST)
Welcome to Stadium of Light in Sunderland, England where Sunderland will face Tottenham.  This is round 4 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 45584.

1' - Sunderland kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - Mason Abba passes to Joshua MacKay.  Joshua MacKay plays the ball to Sam Speed.  Sam Speed passes a long ball to Sezni Blanco.  Sezni Blanco takes the ball past Marcus McCowan with a turn of pace.  

5' - Sezni Blanco spots a run from Joel Beith.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Joel Beith is caught offside!  

7' - Matt Bower finds Paco Vivanco with a long ball.  Paco Vivanco looks to hit a long range shot...but its wide!

9' - Ashley Cathey passes to Chris Rutherford.  Chris Rutherford sees a run from Josh MacKnight.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Josh MacKnight runs on to the ball.  Josh MacKnight attempts to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

12' - Barry Kelly passes a long ball to Marcus McCowan.  Marcus McCowan spots a run from Curtis Stucki.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Curtis Stucki runs on to the ball.  Curtis Stucki looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot goes over!

15' - Ashley Cathey passes to Sezni Blanco.  Sezni Blanco sees Mason Abba making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Mason Abba runs on to the ball.  Mason Abba tries to slide the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a good goal from Mason Abba for Sunderland!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

16' - Spurs kick the ball off for the restart.  

24' - John Holmstrom sees Josh MacKnight making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Josh MacKnight is able to take the ball.  Josh MacKnight reaches the byline and tries a cutback, but Andy Soutter is unable to latch on to the ball and it goes loose!  Mason Abba looks to hit a long range shot...but the shot goes wide!

27' - Barry Kelly plays a short pass to Michael Disu.  Michael Disu sees Curtis Stucki making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Curtis Stucki is caught offside!  

35' - John Holmstrom finds Tim Welsh with a long pass.  Tim Welsh plays the ball to Mason Abba.  Mason Abba attempts to use his skills to beat Paco Vivanco and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

36' - Mason Abba tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by Barry Kelly!  

42' - Rodrigo Valera crosses the ball into the box, finding Paco Vivanco.  Paco Vivanco tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but its over!

45' - Ashley Cathey passes a long ball to Joshua MacKay.  Joshua MacKay passes the ball to Josh MacKnight.  Josh MacKnight looks to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but Barry Kelly manages to stop the shot!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Spurs kick the ball off for the restart.  

48' - Steve Banks plays a short pass to Marcus McCowan.  Marcus McCowan plays the ball to Paco Vivanco.  Paco Vivanco sees Joel Cavanagh making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Joel Cavanagh takes the ball.  Joel Cavanagh strikes the ball...and Joel Cavanagh scores!  That's a magnificent goal from the Spurs player!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

48' - Sunderland kick the ball off for the restart.  

51' - Sezni Blanco slides the ball to Joel Beith.  Joel Beith slides the ball to Chris Rutherford.  Paco Vivanco tackles Chris Rutherford and takes the ball.  Spurs try to launch a quick counter attack.  Paco Vivanco sees Rodrigo Valera making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

53' - Mason Abba finds John Holmstrom with a short pass.  Michael Disu successfully tackles John Holmstrom and takes the ball.  Spurs launch a counter attack.  Tim Welsh tackles Michael Disu and gains possession for his team.  Tim Welsh sees a run from Josh MacKnight.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Josh MacKnight has strayed offside!  

56' - Matt Bower finds Geoff Boas with a short pass.  Geoff Boas spots a run from Michael Disu.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Michael Disu takes the ball.  Michael Disu tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman signals its a corner for Spurs.  Michael Disu will take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box, but the ball is overhit and misses everyone.  

59' - Sam Speed passes a long ball to Tim Welsh.  Tim Welsh spots a run from Andy Soutter.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Andy Soutter runs on to the ball.  Andy Soutter hits the ball, aiming for the corner of the net...and Andy Soutter scores!  That's a fine goal from the Sunderland player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

59' - Spurs kick the ball off for the restart.  

63' - Curtis Stucki plays a short pass to Marcus McCowan.  Marcus McCowan plays the ball to Curtis Stucki.  Curtis Stucki hits the ball long to Steve Banks.  Steve Banks sees a run from Joel Cavanagh.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Joel Cavanagh runs on to the ball.  Joel Cavanagh hits a shot...and its in! It's a nice goal from Joel Cavanagh for Spurs!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

63' - Sunderland kick the ball off for the restart.  

66' - Rodrigo Valera tries to beat John Holmstrom using his ball skills and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

67' - Rodrigo Valera sees a run from Joel Cavanagh.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Joel Cavanagh is caught offside!  

71' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John Holmstrom will come off.  Saturnin Pardo is brought on from the bench.  

76' - Rodrigo Valera successfully tackles Sam Speed and gains possession for his team.  Rodrigo Valera finds Marcus McCowan with a short pass.  Marcus McCowan plays a short pass to Rodrigo Valera.  Rodrigo Valera spots a run from Matt Bower.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Matt Bower is able to control the ball.  Matt Bower fires a shot...and Matt Bower scores!  That's an excellent goal from the Spurs player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

77' - Sunderland kick the ball off for the restart.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Michael Disu is going to be taken off.  Channing Arletty is brought on from the bench.  

79' - Sam Speed sees a run from Sezni Blanco.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Josh MacKnight is going to be taken off.  Yago Paules is brought on from the bench.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Marcus McCowan will come off.  Malcolm Gibbs is going to be brought on.  

82' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Sam Speed will come off.  Blake MacBride joins the game from the bench.  

85' - Rodrigo Valera tackles Joshua MacKay and takes the ball.  Rodrigo Valera spots a run from Joel Cavanagh.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Joel Cavanagh runs on to the ball.  Joel Cavanagh strikes the ball towards goal...and Joel Cavanagh scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Spurs player!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

86' - Sunderland kick the ball off for the restart.  

90' - Mason Abba passes to Blake MacBride.  Blake MacBride slides the ball to Joshua MacKay.  Joshua MacKay finds Tim Welsh with a long ball.  Tim Welsh finds Yago Paules with a short pass.  Yago Paules takes a shot from long range towards goal...but the ball flies wide of the post!

91' - Barry Kelly spots a run from Rodrigo Valera.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Rodrigo Valera is caught offside!  

92' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Sunderland 2 - 4 Tottenham.