Sunderland v Birmingham City, 23 December 2017
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | Oliver Langford |
| Competition | League Championship |
| Venue | Stadium of Light |
| Attendance | 29,312 |
View Sunderland v Birmingham City head to head
Kick-off: 3.00pm
Goals:
| Lewis Grabban | 21 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Robbin Ruiter
Defender
Tyias Browning
Defender
Donald Love
Defender
Adam Matthews
Defender
John O'Shea
Defender/Midfielder
Marc Wilson
Midfielder
Darron Gibson
Midfielder
George Honeyman
Forward
Lynden Gooch
Forward
Lewis Grabban
Forward
James Vaughan
Substitutions:
| Josh Maja for Lewis Grabban | 74 |
| Didier Ndong for Darron Gibson | 74 |
| Joel Asoro for James Vaughan | 75 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jason Steele
Defender/Midfielder
Didier Ndong
Defender/Midfielder
Bryan Oviedo
Midfielder
Aiden McGeady
Midfielder/Forward
Callum McManaman
Forward
Joel Asoro
Forward
Josh Maja
Comments:
League position: 22ndGoals:
| Sam Gallagher | 16 |
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Starting lineup:
David Stockdale
Goalkeeper
Maxime Colin
Defender
Michael Morrison
Defender/Centre back
Harlee Dean
Defender/Midfielder
Craig Gardner
Defender/Midfielder
Jonathan Grounds
Defender/Midfielder
Jérémie Boga
Midfielder
Jota
Midfielder
Maikel Kieftenbeld
Midfielder
Cheikh N'Doye
Midfielder
Sam Gallagher
Forward
Substitutions:
| Jacques Maghoma for Jérémie Boga | 79 |
| David Davis for Jota | 80 |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz for Cheikh N'Doye | 86 |
Cards:
| Sam Gallagher | 56 | Y |
| Maikel Kieftenbeld | 64 | Y |
| Sam Gallagher | 67 | Y |
| Sam Gallagher | 67 | R |
| Harlee Dean | 80 | Y |
| Jonathan Grounds | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Connal Trueman
Defender/Midfielder
Cohen Bramall
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Emilio Nsué
Midfielder
David Davis
Midfielder
Stephen Gleeson
Midfielder
Jacques Maghoma
Forward
Lukas Jutkiewicz