Sunderland da Stoke City sun fafata a wasan kusa da na karshe na gasar FA Cup a ranar 11 ga Janairu, 2025, a filin wasa na Stadium of Light. Wasan ya kasance mai tsanani inda Sunderland ta yi nasara da ci 2-1 a wasan da suka yi a ranar 7 ga Disamba, 2024, amma Stoke City ta rama wa ta wannan rauni da ci 1-0 a ranar 29 ga Disamba, 2024.
Manajan Sunderland, Régis Le Bris, ya sanya tawagarsa cikin tsari na 4-2-3-1, inda ya sanya Anthony Patterson a matsayin mai tsaron gida, yayin da Mark Robins na Stoke City ya kuma sanya tawagarsa cikin tsari irin na haka, inda ya sanya Viktor Johansson a matsayin mai tsaron gida.
Sunderland ta fara wasan da kyau, inda Adil Aouchiche ya yi yunkurin ci daga cikin akwatin amma ya yi sama da sanda. Daga baya, Junior Tchamadeu na Stoke City ya samu jan kati saboda wani mummunan fashi. Wouter Burger na Stoke City ya kuma samu jan kati saboda wani mummunan fashi a kan Adil Aouchiche.
A cikin lokacin karin wasa na farko, Sunderland da Stoke City sun ci kwallaye daya kowanne, inda wasan ya kare da ci 1-1. A cikin lokacin karin wasa na biyu, ba a samu ci ba, kuma wasan ya kare da ci 1-1, inda aka tashi zuwa bugun fenariti.
Sunderland ta ci gaba da lashe wasan ta hanyar bugun fenariti, inda ta zama kungiya ta farko da ta shiga zagaye na gaba na gasar FA Cup.
