Sunderland Edge Hull City 1-0 as Talbi Chip Seals Carabao Cup Progress
- Chemsdine Talbi scored a 71st-minute chipped finish to secure a 1-0 victory for Sunderland over Hull City in the Carabao Cup third round at the Stadium of Light,...
- Sunderland manager Régis Le Bris made 11 changes to his starting lineup from the weekend draw against Brentford, handing debuts to Dayann Methalie and Jules Ahoka alongside a...
- The decisive moment arrived with 19 minutes remaining when Sunderland launched a counter-attack from a Hull corner kick, as detailed by Sky Sports.
Chemsdine Talbi scored a 71st-minute chipped finish to secure a 1-0 victory for Sunderland over Hull City in the Carabao Cup third round at the Stadium of Light, according to Sky Sports. The win sends the Black Cats through to the fourth round of the competition for the first time since 2021, breaking the deadlock after a largely cagey affair between the two sides.
Carabao Cup Third Round Clash at the Stadium of Light
Sunderland manager Régis Le Bris made 11 changes to his starting lineup from the weekend draw against Brentford, handing debuts to Dayann Methalie and Jules Ahoka alongside a full debut for Malick Fofana, as reported by Sky Sports. Hull City manager Sergej Jakirovic also rotated heavily with eight switches following a goalless stalemate against Aston Villa, handing full debuts to Mohamed-Ali Cho, Sorba Thomas, and Robinio Vaz. Early action saw Hull goalkeeper Dillon Phillips deny Jocelin Ta Bi and Ahoka, while Sunderland’s Melker Ellborg collected a tame effort from Vaz before halftime, according to match reports. After the break, Wilson Isidor and Chris Rigg both went close for the hosts before Hull responded with a Thomas free-kick that was parried away by Ellborg.
Talbi Breaks the Deadlock
The decisive moment arrived with 19 minutes remaining when Sunderland launched a counter-attack from a Hull corner kick, as detailed by Sky Sports. Substitute Thomas Meunier flicked the ball to Talbi, who raced clear of the visiting defense and calmly chipped the ball over Phillips into the bottom corner.
“It’s really positive. We know this window can talk and we can have different conversations about the future. Now it’s done, it’s really clear,”
Le Bris also noted that Talbi’s versatility allows him to operate effectively off either wing or just underneath the striker. Hull pushed for a late equalizer through a scuffed close-range effort from former Sunderland loanee Joe Gelhardt and a corner shot by Cho, but the Black Cats successfully defended their lead.
Manager Reaction and Next Steps
Hull manager Sergej Jakirovic described the encounter as a 50-50 match, pointing to the goal conceded from a long ball as a moment where his side needed better defensive organization, according to BBC reporting.
“Maybe we had the best chance in the game tonight through Gelhardt, so maybe we feel we can score that. Unfortunately we didn’t and congratulations to Sunderland,”
With the victory secured, Sunderland advances to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup, scheduled to take place at the end of October.