Goals scored per match: 2.4Goals conceded per match: 2.2
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Full time: Sunderland U21 won 5-1.
Story
Sunderland U21 vs Nottingham Forest U21: the story of the match
4' — Sunderland U21 took the lead: 1-0. T. Samuel-Ogunsuyi scored from the penalty spot. Half time: 1-0.
51' — Sunderland U21 extended the lead: 2-0. T. Samuel-Ogunsuyi scored it. 54' — Sunderland U21 extended the lead: 3-0. J. Whittaker scored it. 58' — Sunderland U21 extended the lead: 4-0. T. Samuel-Ogunsuyi scored it. 82' — Sunderland U21 extended the lead: 5-0. T. Tuterov scored it. 86' — Nottingham Forest U21 pulled one back: 5-1. L. Sillah scored it. It came in the closing minutes. Sunderland U21 won 5-1. The decisive goal came in the closing minutes.
Sunderland U21 thrashed Nottingham Forest U215-1 in the Premier League 2. T. Samuel-Ogunsuyi scored 3 goals for Sunderland U21. It was 1-0 at half-time. The top ScoreMondo rating of the match went to Sunderland U21's T. Samuel-Ogunsuyi: 8.7. The match was played on Monday, 24 August 2026 at Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground in Sunderland.
How the match unfolded
Sunderland U21 took the lead on 4 minutes thanks to T. Samuel-Ogunsuyi from the penalty spot. It was Sunderland U21 1-0 Nottingham Forest U21 at half-time.
Sunderland U21 extended their lead to 2-0 on 51 minutes thanks to T. Samuel-Ogunsuyi. Sunderland U21 extended their lead to 3-0 in the 54th minute through J. Whittaker, set up by T. Proctor. Sunderland U21 extended their lead to 4-0 in the 58th minute through T. Samuel-Ogunsuyi, set up by A. Lightfoot. T. Tuterov made it 5-0 for Sunderland U21 after 82 minutes, set up by B. Hester. Nottingham Forest U21 pulled one back to make it 5-1 in the 86th minute through L. Sillah, set up by J. Powell.
Match statistics
Sunderland U21's yellow cards went to C. Scorer in the 85th minute. Booked for Nottingham Forest U21: C. Nwosu (14'), K. Clarke (72') and B. McClure (91').
Who stood out
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to J. Whittaker (Sunderland U21, 7.2), T. Tuterov (Sunderland U21, 7.2) and A. Lightfoot (Sunderland U21, 6.9). From the Sunderland U21 bench came C. Dinsdale on 68 minutes, J. Jones on 68 minutes, B. Hester on 76 minutes and L. Bell on 77 minutes, among 5 changes. Nottingham Forest U21 made 5 changes: J. Powell for J. Newton (46'), B. McClure for F. Smith (56'), Z. Blake for A. Whitehall (56') and K. Clarke for J. Sinclair (60').
Before the match
Sunderland U21 came into the match with 2 draws and 1 defeat from their last 3 matches — 3 without a win. Sunderland U21 were held 1-1 by Jong PSV Eindhoven in their latest outing. The record between them over the last 2 matches reads 0-1-1 from Sunderland U21's point of view. The last meeting, in 2025, went 2-0 to Nottingham Forest U21. A. Jackson was the referee.
What it means
A 3-game wait for victory is over for Sunderland U21.
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