Match Summary · Sunderland · Carabao Cup · Football · England · EFL Cup · Sunderland AFC · Hull City · Chemsdine Talbi · Habib Diarra · Eliot Matazo
| Metric | Sunderland AFC | Hull City |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 51% | 49% |
| Shots | 13 | 7 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 1 |
| Shots off target | 6 | 3 |
| Corners | 7 | 12 |
| Fouls | 8 | 17 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 5 | 1 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 1 | 3 |
The first half ended 0-0, leaving the tie poised before Hull made an immediate switch at the break, sending on John Egan for Nobel Mendy. The away side then collected the first booking of the night when Lucas Gourna-Douath went into the book on 53 minutes.
Hull reshaped again before the hour, with Joe Gelhardt replacing Matt Crooks at 58'39'', Regan Slater on for Gourna-Douath at 59'12'', and Christos Mouzakitis replacing Robiniո Vaz at 59'24''. Sunderland's first caution followed when Luke O'Nien was booked at 61'44'', and Thomas Meunier entered for Dayann Methalie at 64'43''.
The decisive highlight arrived just after the 70-minute mark, when Talbi broke the deadlock for Sunderland. Hull's response was interrupted by Egan's booking at 71'56'', then more substitutions followed as Elliot Stroud replaced Matt Targett at 75'50''. Sunderland managed the closing stages with Alan Browne and Timur Tuterov introduced in the 78th minute, before Talbi made way for Tom Proctor at 85'25''.
Elliot Stroud was booked at 90'00'' as Hull chased an equaliser, but the score held. The stats will reflect a one-goal margin; the match summary is simpler - Talbi's finish decided the result.