English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 12, 2008
Manchester City LWDLL 2
–
Sunderland LLWWW 1
Stadium of Light · 46,797 att.

Team Stats

12
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
6
6
Saves
4
42
Possession
58
7
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
7
0.7
On Target %
0.6
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
2
Accurate Passes
1
2
Passes
1
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
1
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
19
0.1
Cross %
0.2
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
4
Blocked Shots
3
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
11
Effective Clearances
9
11
Clearances
9

Head to Head

MNC leads series 5-0

Lineups

SUN

  1. 1Craig GordonG
  2. 26Phil BardsleyD
  3. 5Nyron NosworthyD
  4. 44Jonny EvansD
  5. 15Danny CollinsD
  6. 16Michael ChopraM
  7. 8Dean WhiteheadM
  8. 20Andy ReidM
  9. 10Kieran RichardsonM
  10. 17Kenwyne JonesF
  11. 11Daryl MurphyF

Substitutes

  1. 32Marton FülöpG
  2. 6Paul McShaneD
  3. 7Carlos EdwardsM
  4. 18Grant LeadbitterM
  5. 23Roy O'DonovanM

MNC

  1. 25Joe HartG
  2. 17Sun JihaiD
  3. 16Vedran CorlukaD
  4. 22Richard DunneD
  5. 3Michael BallD
  6. 28Gelson FernandesM
  7. 11ElanoM
  8. 7Stephen IrelandM
  9. 6Michael JohnsonM
  10. 15Martin PetrovM
  11. 27Benjamin MwaruwariF

Substitutes

  1. 1Andreas IsakssonG
  2. 8Deiberson Mauricio GeovanniM
  3. 21Dietmar HamannM
  4. 12Darius VassellF
  5. 36Daniel SturridgeF

Timeline

  1. 18' Dean Whitehead is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  2. 22' Phillip Bardsley is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  3. 40' Fernandes Gelson is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  4. 46' Sunderland makes a sub: Grant Leadbitter enters for Kieran Richardson. Reason: Tactical
  5. 58' Man City makes a sub: Daniel Sturridge enters for Stephen Ireland. Reason: Tactical
  6. 62' Sunderland makes a sub: Carlos Edwards enters for Daryl Murphy. Reason: Tactical
  7. 73' Vedran Corluka is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  8. 78' Nyron Nosworthy is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  9. 79' Blumer Elano places the penalty kick with his right foot to the upper left corner and scores!! The goalkeeper was nowhere near the shot.
  10. 79' Sunderland makes a sub: Roy O'Donovan enters for Michael Chopra. Reason: Tactical
  11. 82' Goal!! Dean Whitehead hits a very good right footed shot to the upper left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 1
  12. 83' Man City makes a sub: Darius Vassell enters for Daniel Sturridge. Reason: Injury
  13. 87' Goal!! Darius Vassell hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Man City now leads 2 - 1
  14. 89' Man City makes a sub: Dietmar Hamann enters for Blumer Elano. Reason: Tactical
  15. 90' End of the game

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