Accrington ST 3:3 Sunderland U21: EFL Trophy Match Result — Sportpul

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EFL Trophy

Accrington ST LDWLDD

3:3

Finished

Kick-off was 22 Sep, 19:00 BST

Sunderland U21 DWLWWD

Venue: Wham Stadium City: Accrington

In the EFL Trophy game on 22 September 2026, Accrington ST beat Sunderland U21 3:3. Match numbers: shots on target 7:5, corners 7:6.

Match report

Accrington Stanley and Sunderland U21 shared the spoils in a Group North EFL Trophy encounter that finished 3-3 on Tuesday evening. The match at Crown Ground ended with a penalty shootout after regular time produced three goals apiece. by then the atmosphere had shifted from tactical chess to something far more direct.

Sunderland U21 struck first through Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi in the eleventh minute, only for Charlie Warren to level before half an hour had elapsed. Tom Proctor restored the visitors' advantage with a third-minute goal just before the break, while Accrington responded through Cole Stockton after the interval. Timur Tutierov made it 2-3 before Stefan Mols pulled one back in injury time.

and here's the thing about that finish — the match should have been over, but instead it descended into penalties. Accrington's Tom Proctor and Stefan Mols both converted, while Sunderland's Josh Woods and Tyler Walton found the net. Jack Whittaker and Timur Tutierov missed for the visitors, though the final score remained 3-3 on the night.

Accrington dominated possession at 56 per cent and registered 18 shots compared to Sunderland's 10, yet Big Chances Created stood at nil for both sides. The hosts managed 68 attacks against 23 for the visitors, but the statistics tell only part of the story. to be fair the penalty shootout levelled what had been an uneven contest.

The result keeps Accrington third in Group North with four points from three games, one win and two defeats. Their recent form shows inconsistency — a 0-0 draw with Newport, a 1-2 loss to Barnet, and a 3-2 victory over Crawley Town. Sunderland U21 arrive from stronger recent results, including a 3-1 win against Norwich City's reserves.

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Video

Match highlights Accrington ST — Sunderland U21 EFL

Match video Accrington ST — Sunderland U21 Sunderland AFC

Key numbers

Possession, % 56.00 – 44

Shots on target 7 – 5

Shots off target 11 – 5

Attacks 68 – 23

⚽ 11' Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi — Goal 🟨 15' Jenson Arron Jones — Yellow card ⚽ 26' Charlie Warren — Goal ⚽ 39' Tom Proctor — Goal ⇄ 45' Oliver Smith — Substitution ⇄ 45' Alex Henderson — Substitution ⚽ 51' Cole Stockton — Goal ⚽ 61' Timur Tutierov — Goal ⇄ 62' Charlie Warren — Substitution ⇄ 63' Charlie·Brown — Substitution ⇄ 63' F. Scott — Substitution ⇄ 73' Cole Stockton — Substitution ⇄ 79' luke bell — Substitution 🟨 88' Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi — Yellow card ⇄ 90+1' Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi — Substitution ⇄ 90+1' Jaydon Jones — Substitution ⚽ 90+3' Stefan Mols — Goal ⚽ 92' Tom Proctor — Penalty ⚽ 92' Stefan Mols — Penalty ✗ 93' Jack Whittaker — Penalty missed ⚽ 93' Josh Woods — Penalty ✗ 94' Timur Tutierov — Penalty missed ⚽ 95' Tyler Walton — Penalty

Match events

11' Sunderland U21 Goal Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi assist: Timur Tutierov
15' Sunderland U21 Yellow card Jenson Arron Jones
26' Accrington ST Goal Charlie Warren
39' Sunderland U21 Goal Tom Proctor assist: Jaydon Jones
45' Accrington ST Substitution Oliver Smith off: Donald Love
45' Accrington ST Substitution Alex Henderson off: Josh Woods
51' Accrington ST Goal Cole Stockton assist: Devon matthews
61' Sunderland U21 Goal Timur Tutierov assist: Ajibola Alese
62' Accrington ST Substitution Charlie Warren off: Tyler Walton
63' Accrington ST Substitution Charlie·Brown off: Stefan Mols
63' Sunderland U21 Substitution F. Scott off: C. Dinsdale
73' Accrington ST Substitution Cole Stockton off: Seamus Conneely
79' Sunderland U21 Substitution luke bell off: A. Lienard
88' Sunderland U21 Yellow card Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi
90+1' Sunderland U21 Substitution Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi off: Charlie Scorer
90+1' Sunderland U21 Substitution Jaydon Jones off: Kay Munyakazi
90+3' Accrington ST Goal Stefan Mols assist: Josh Woods
92' Sunderland U21 Penalty Tom Proctor
92' Accrington ST Penalty Stefan Mols
93' Sunderland U21 Penalty missed Jack Whittaker
93' Accrington ST Penalty Josh Woods
94' Sunderland U21 Penalty missed Timur Tutierov
95' Accrington ST Penalty Tyler Walton

Statistics

56.00 Possession, % 44

7 Shots on target 5

11 Shots off target 5

0 Big chances 0

68 Attacks 23

7 Corners 6

7 Fouls 12

10 Free kicks 7

1 Offsides 2

0 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

6 Goal kicks 10

32 Throw-ins 20

All statistics

4 Blocked shots 4

18 Clearances 52

87 Failed passes 92

2 Goalkeeper saves 4

0.32 Shot accuracy 0.36

5 Shots from outside the box 1

17 Shots inside the box 13

8/1457% Tackles 11/1669%

444 Total passes 365

Line-ups

Accrington ST

Starting XI
#	Player	number
21	J. Rogerson	21
17	Devon Matthews	17
25	Joshua Smith	25
10	A. Henderson	10
16	Aiden Borland	16
20	Charlie Brown	20
30	Charlie Warren	30
38	Connor O'Brien	38
13	Cole John Stockton	13
27	J. Catesby	27

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Louie Moulden	1
2	Donald Alistair Love	2
22	Joseph Anderson	22
14	Stefan Mols	14
28	Séamus Joseph Conneely	28
23	Tyler Walton	23
39	Josh Woods	39

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Sunderland U21

Starting XI
#	Player	number
60	J. Cowan	60
42	A. Alese	42
43	L. Bell	43
59	A. Lightfoot	59
40	Jack Whittaker	40
49	F. Scott	49
52	Jadon Jones	52
57	T. Tuterov	57
77	T. Proctor	77
47	T. Samuel-Ogunsu	47

Substitutes
#	Player	number
44	B. Metcalf	44
58	B. Kyndon	58
38	K. Dinsdale	38
70	K. Munyakazi	70
75	C. Scorer	75

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Match prediction: Accrington ST — Sunderland U21

Win: Accrington ST

Confidence 47%

Reasoning

Аккрингтон Стэнли, last 5 games: 1 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses
Сандерленд U21, last 5 games: 3 wins, 1 draws, 1 losses

Full prediction

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Recent form

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Odds

Home

1.66

35

Draw

4.08

35

Away

3.93

35

Bookmaker average

Match information

State: Finished on penalties
Series: EFL Trophy
Venue: Wham Stadium
City: Accrington
Kick-off: 22 Sep, 19:00 BST

Key numbers

56.00:44 Possession, %
7:5 Shots on target
11:5 Shots off target
68:23 Attacks

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