Match ends, Accrington Stanley 0, Sunderland 3.
AccringtonAccrington Stanley0SunderlandSunderland3
Referee Oliver Langford called off Accrington Stanley's game with Sunderland in the 75th minute with the score at 1-1, in front of a record crowd.
5,257 packed into the Wham Stadium - helped by 2,604 Sunderland fans - many in the open terrace as the rain came down.
There were several pitch inspections before the game and the heavens opened in the second half.
Sunderland took the lead on 62 minutes when a Connor Ripley goalkick was charged down by Chris Maguire and the ball rolled into the goal.
Stanley equalised on 69 minutes when on-loan Bolton striker Connor Hall forced the ball over the line after a goalmouth scramble - it would have been his first league goal.
As the rain continued to come down, the referee deemed the pitch unplayable.
Report supplied by Press Association.
Line-ups
Accrington
Formation 3-5-2
- 30Evtimov
- 3HughesBooked at 75mins
- 5Richards-EvertonBooked at 15minsSubstituted forBarlaserat 45'minutes
- 15Sykes
- 4Donacien
- 14FinleyBooked at 32minsSubstituted forBrownat 83'minutes
- 2Johnson
- 28ConneelySubstituted forEsteves Sousaat 45'minutes
- 11McConville
- 29KeeBooked at 86mins
- 38Smyth
Substitutes
- 1Maxted
- 8Brown
- 16Wood
- 17Esteves Sousa
- 18Rodgers
- 26Barlaser
- 39Armstrong
Sunderland
Formation 4-4-2
- 1McLaughlin
- 13O'NienBooked at 30mins
- 12Flanagan
- 15Baldwin
- 33Hume
- 11Gooch
- 8McGeouch
- 27Power
- 19McGeadySubstituted forMorganat 45'minutes
- 9WykeBooked at 63minsSubstituted forLeadbitterat 87'minutes
- 22GriggSubstituted forSterlingat 70'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Oviedo
- 5Ozturk
- 17Morgan
- 23Leadbitter
- 25Ruiter
- 26Sterling
- 30Dunne
- Referee:
- John Brooks
- Attendance:
- 3,802
Match Stats
Home TeamAccringtonAway TeamSunderland
- Possession
- Home49%
- Away51%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away21
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away9
- Corners
- Home2
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away20
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Accrington Stanley 0, Sunderland 3.
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Callum Johnson (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Kazaiah Sterling (Sunderland).
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Attempt blocked. Max Power (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Ross Sykes (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Kazaiah Sterling (Sunderland).
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Daniel Barlaser (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Kazaiah Sterling (Sunderland).
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Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Grant Leadbitter (Sunderland).
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Foul by Callum Johnson (Accrington Stanley).
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Dylan McGeouch (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Sunderland. Grant Leadbitter replaces Charlie Wyke.
Booking
Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley).
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Max Power (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt saved. Lewis Morgan (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Attempt saved. Ross Sykes (Accrington Stanley) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
