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Sunderland Edges Out West Brom in Tense Encounter
Sunderland defeated West Bromwich Albion 1-0 in a tightly contested match at The Hawthorns in West Bromwich, England on April 5th, 2025. Despite West Brom dominating possession with 65%, they failed to capitalize on their chances, while Sunderland proved more clinical. The only goal of the game came in the 35th minute, courtesy of T. Hume. The match was a feisty affair, evidenced by the yellow cards: three for Sunderland (A. Browne, P. Roberts, and E. Mayenda) and two for West Brom (J. Molumby and C. Styles). Despite West Brom’s 21 shots, only 3 were on target, while Sunderland, with less possession and fewer shots (6), were more accurate, with 2 on target. This difference in accuracy ultimately decided the match in favor of the visitors.
Substitutions sunderland: at minute 33 E. Mayenda came in and R. Mundle went out., at minute 71 L. F. Hjelde came in and A. Browne went out., at minute 71 E. Le Fee came in and P. Roberts went out., at minute 90 M. Aleksic came in and W. Isidor went out.
Substitutions west brom: at minute 62 D. Dike came in and A. Mowatt went out., at minute 63 T. Fellows came in and G. Diangana went out., at minute 70 T. Bany came in and M. Johnston went out., at minute 79 W. Lankshear came in and A. Armstrong went out., at minute 79 O. Diakite came in and T. Heggem went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
West Brom
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