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Sunderland vs Hull: match report

Sunderland hosted Hull City at Stadium of Light on Tuesday 8 September 2026, in the Carabao Cup (round 3). Paul Tierney is the referee, averaging 3.1 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Sunderland 1-0 Hull. Goals: Chemsdine Talbi 71' for Sunderland.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 54' Yellow card: Lucas Gourna-Douath (Hull)
  • 62' Yellow card: Luke O'Nien (Sunderland)
  • 71' Goal: Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland) 1-0
  • 72' Yellow card: John Egan (Hull)
  • 90'+4' Yellow card: Elliot Stroud (Hull)
Match stats (contains the result)
50.9%Possession49.1%
14Shots7
4Shots on target1
7Corners12
8Fouls17
5Offsides1
1Saves3
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Sunderland 4-2-3-1

Coach: Régis Le Bris

  1. 31 Melker Ellborg GK
  2. 32 Trai Hume DEF
  3. 13 Luke O'Nien DEF
  4. 15 Omar Alderete DEF
  5. 6 Dayann Méthalie MID
  6. 11 Chris Rigg MID
  7. 29 Jules Ahoka MID
  8. 37 Jocelin Ta Bi FWD
  9. 7 Chemsdine Talbi FWD
  10. 39 Malick Fofana FWD
  11. 18 Wilson Isidor FWD

Bench

  • 12 Thomas Meunier DEF
  • 8 Alan Browne MID
  • 57 Timur Tuterov FWD
  • 77 Tom Proctor MID
  • 21 Simon Moore GK
  • 5 Daniel Ballard DEF
  • 48 Jenson Jones DEF
  • 40 Jack Whittaker MID
  • 27 Noah Sadiki MID

Hull 4-2-3-1

Coach: Sergej Jakirović

  1. 12 Dillon Phillips GK
  2. 2 Lewie Coyle DEF
  3. 22 Lucas Herrington DEF
  4. 32 Nobel Mendy DEF
  5. 23 Matt Targett DEF
  6. 25 Matt Crooks MID
  7. 29 Lucas Gourna-Douath MID
  8. 50 Mohamed-Ali Cho FWD
  9. 14 Jens Hjertø-Dahl MID
  10. 7 Sorba Thomas FWD
  11. 47 Robinio Vaz FWD

Bench

  • 15 John Egan DEF
  • 11 Joe Gelhardt MID
  • 36 Christos Mouzakitis MID
  • 27 Regan Slater MID
  • 21 Elliot Stroud MID
  • 55 Archie Howard GK
  • 3 Ryan Giles DEF
  • 26 Kieran Dowell MID
  • 18 Óscar Zambrano MID
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 22 February 2025: Sunderland 0-1 Hull City
  • Sunday 20 October 2024: Hull City 0-1 Sunderland
  • Friday 19 January 2024: Sunderland 0-1 Hull City
  • Tuesday 26 December 2023: Hull City 0-1 Sunderland
  • Friday 7 April 2023: Sunderland 4-4 Hull City