English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 27, 2008
Sunderland WLDWD 1
–
Aston Villa DWWWL 2
Villa Park · 38,706 att.

Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
1
55.5
Possession
44.5
9
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
337
Accurate Passes
246
417
Passes
335
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
6
38
Crosses
26
0.2
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
53
22
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
4
24
Effective Tackles
13
34
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
30
Effective Clearances
21
45
Clearances
47

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Brad FriedelG
  2. 5Martin LaursenCD-L
  3. 15Curtis DaviesCD-R
  4. 21Nicky ShoreyLB
  5. 2Luke YoungRB
  6. 6Gareth BarryCM-L
  7. 19Stilian PetrovCM-R
  8. 7Ashley YoungLM
  9. 20Nigel Reo-CokerRM
  10. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorCF-L
  11. 10John CarewCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Zat KnightSUB
  2. 26Craig GardnerSUB
  3. 9Marlon HarewoodSUB
  4. 24Carlos CuéllarSUB
  5. 8James MilnerSUB
  6. 22Brad GuzanSUB
  7. 17Moustapha SalifouSUB

SUN · 4-4-2

  1. 1Craig GordonG
  2. 26Anton FerdinandCD-L
  3. 15Danny CollinsCD-R
  4. 3George McCartneyLB
  5. 21Pascal ChimbondaRB
  6. 6Dean WhiteheadCM-L
  7. 12Liam MillerCM-R
  8. 8Steed MalbranqueLM
  9. 10Kieran RichardsonRM
  10. 11El-Hadji DioufCF-L
  11. 9Djibril CisséCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Andy ReidSUB
  2. 16Michael ChopraSUB
  3. 44Anthony StokesSUB
  4. 14Daryl MurphySUB
  5. 32Marton FülöpSUB
  6. 23David HealySUB
  7. 42Jordan HendersonSUB

Timeline

  1. 10'
  2. 18'
  3. 33'
  4. 60'
  5. 60'
  6. 70'
  7. 79'
  8. 90'+2'

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