EFL Cup · 2nd Round
Marc Guiu 84'
HT 0:1 · PK 5:6
Leo Castledine 9'
Tue, 26 Aug 2025, 19:45 (UK) · Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Finished 1-1.

Player of the matchHarrison Jones8.0Decisive moment84' Marc Guiu+1.1

Sunderland 1-1 Huddersfield

Key numbers

  • Possession 70% – 30%
  • Shots 17 (4 on target) – 11 (4)
  • Decisive moment: 84' Marc Guiu, FN xPts +1.1
Player of the match
Harrison Jones 8.0Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.0 (Dominant)

Game state

0-11-1
Sunderland ahead 0 min · level 15 min · Huddersfield ahead 75 min
  • Milan Aleksić — off the bench 29 min · 0G 1A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

9' Leo Castledine Goal +0.5
84' Marc Guiu Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Milan Aleksić +0.3 +1.1

Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.

Pre-match expectation for Huddersfield is an estimate: no top-five-league record, so it uses the published starting values.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

SunderlandHuddersfield
70%Possession30%
17Shots11
4Shots on target4
24%Shots on target %36%
13Shots in box7
648Passes286
89%Pass accuracy70%
11Corners2
3Saves3
10Fouls5
2Yellow cards1
2Offsides1

The data provider has no xG (expected goals) for this match.

Timeline

  • 9' Goal Leo Castledine
  • 38' Yellow Arthur Masuaku
  • 38' Yellow Dion Charles
  • 46' Sub Niall Huggins → Jenson Jones
  • 68' Sub Leo Castledine → Ben Wiles
  • 76' Sub Cameron Ashia → Jay Smith-Sway
  • 76' Sub Joe Taylor → Marcus Harness
  • 78' Sub Wilson Isidor → Milan Aleksić
  • 79' Sub Nordi Mukiele → Jenson Seelt
  • 84' Goal Marc Guiu competition goal #1 assist Milan Aleksić
  • 90+4' Yellow Dan Neil
  • 90+10' Sub Daniel Vost → Herbie Kane
  • 90+10' Sub Dion Charles → Bojan Radulović

Category leaders

  • Key passesEnzo Le Fée3
  • Duels wonHarrison Jones10/12
  • DribblesMarc Guiu3/5
  • Defensive actionsHarrison Jones7
  • ShotsMarc Guiu3 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonSean Roughan3

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.