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Tuesday, September 8, 2026

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EFL Cup 11.72X3.6924.69
SEO Match Summary
Sunderland defeated Hull City 1-0 in this EFL Cup fixture played on 2026-09-08. The shot count was 14 for Sunderland and 7 for Hull City. Possession finished at 51.0 percent against 49.0 percent. Expected goals were 1.04 for the home side and 0.79 for the visitors. The starting shapes were 4-2-3-1 and 4-2-3-1. The final score, attacking indicators, discipline, goalkeeper data and visual comparison are detailed below. The figures provide a factual account of the completed match and do not turn the recap into a prediction. The Football dashboard retains the interactive filters, team histories and season views for deeper analysis.
Sunderland S Sunderland
1 0
Full Time
Hull City H Hull City
Chemsdine Talbi
Expected Goals (xG) 1.04 0.79
Shots 14 7
Shots on Target 4 1
Possession 51% 49%
Post-Shot xG Faced 0.00 1.00
Yellow Cards 1 3
Total Goals1
Formation4-2-3-1vs4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Performance

Read it this way: PSxG conceded is how dangerous the shots on target were, Goals conceded is how many actually went in, Goals saved is the gap between the two (higher is better, a minus means he should have saved more), and Save % is the share of on-target shots kept out.

Sunderland GK
PSxG conceded0.00
Goals conceded0
Goals saved0.00
Save %100.0%
Hull City GK
PSxG conceded1.00
Goals conceded1
Goals saved0.00
Save %75.0%
Both keepers had a routine night, with little to separate them.

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Attack vs DefensexG, shots & goals — Home/Away per competition
Form Index & ReboundL5 momentum bar with rebound state per team
Goal Geolocation MapWhere the team scores & concedes — pitch heat
Cards IntelligenceYellow/Red filtered by referee & formation
Corner MasteryDistribution per opponent & tactical context
Top Scorers Cross-RefSquad ranked vs opponent & double-scorer combos
Referee TendencyTeam output under each referee they played for
Goalkeeper WeaknessWhere the keeper concedes — by zone & foot