Sunderland against Preston North End

Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).

Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis replaces Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.

Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).

Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba replaces Nazarii Rusyn.

Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).

Liam Millar (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Timothée Pembélé (Sunderland).

Substitution, Sunderland. Timothée Pembélé replaces Ajibola Alese.

Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Ched Evans.

Substitution, Preston North End. Will Keane replaces Ali McCann.

Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).

Attempt missed. Ali McCann (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alan Browne.

Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).

Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).

Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt saved. Ali McCann (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ched Evans.

Attempt blocked. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Potts.

Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Daniel Neil (Sunderland).

Offside, Sunderland. Jack Clarke is caught offside.

Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).

Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Attempt blocked. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ched Evans.

Attempt saved. Liam Millar (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.

Attempt blocked. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).

Second Half begins Sunderland 2, Preston North End 0.

First Half ends, Sunderland 2, Preston North End 0.

Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).

Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Nazarii Rusyn (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).

Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Trai Hume.

Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Anthony Patterson.

Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).

Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.

Attempt blocked. Liam Millar (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Storey.

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Trai Hume.

Attempt missed. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.

Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nazarii Rusyn.

Nazarii Rusyn (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).

Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ajibola Alese.

Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.

Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Liam Millar (Preston North End).

Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Pierre Ekwah.

Attempt missed. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.

Attempt saved. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.

Attempt blocked. Liam Millar (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.

Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).

Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Attempt missed. Ali McCann (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alan Browne.

Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).

Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).

Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt saved. Ali McCann (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ched Evans.

Attempt blocked. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Potts.

Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Daniel Neil (Sunderland).

Offside, Sunderland. Jack Clarke is caught offside.

Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).

Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Attempt blocked. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ched Evans.

Attempt saved. Liam Millar (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.

Attempt blocked. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).

Second Half begins Sunderland 2, Preston North End 0.

First Half ends, Sunderland 2, Preston North End 0.

Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).

Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Nazarii Rusyn (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).

Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Trai Hume.

Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Anthony Patterson.

Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).

Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.

Attempt blocked. Liam Millar (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Storey.

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Trai Hume.

Attempt missed. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.

Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nazarii Rusyn.

Nazarii Rusyn (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).

Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ajibola Alese.

Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.

Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Liam Millar (Preston North End).

Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Pierre Ekwah.

Attempt missed. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.

Attempt saved. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.

Attempt blocked. Liam Millar (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.

Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).

Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.