Rochdale and Sunderland drew 2x2 in their match on Tuesday, in game related to round 9. Before this Matchday, Brian Barry-Murphy's team came from two wins, and Phil Parkinson's team came from a defeat. Matty Lund made a tremendous game.
The first goal was scored by Charlie Wyke with 15 minutes on the clock, through a header inside the box. After 25 minutes, Matty Lund struck for Rochdale, through a header inside the penalty area, after a pass from Alex Newby. With 40 minutes on the clock, Bailey Wright strucked the second goal for Sunderland. Shortly before the interval, Matty Lund scored the last goal of the match, with a right-foot shot inside the box, laid on by Oliver Rathbone.
After the result Sunderland is 8th in the table, 15 points, while Rochdale occupy 14th place, 11 points. In their next fixture, Brian Barry-Murphy's team will play at home against Bristol Rovers, while Phil Parkinson's team will play away against Gillingham.
| Rochdale | Sunderland | |||
| 8 | 3 | Shots | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | Shots on target | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | Total Tackles | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | Tackles Won | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | 6 | Ball steals | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | 56 | Total Passes | 65 | 7 |
| 8 | 47 | Passes Completed | 54 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 | Saves | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | Fouls Committed | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | Fouls Suffered | 2 | 8 |
