English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 2, 2013
Fulham LWLDW 2
–
Sunderland WDLLL 2
1st2ndT
FUL202
SUN112
Stadium of Light · 39,312 att.

Team Stats

14
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
3
50.5
Possession
49.5
10
SHOTS
18
5
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
362
Accurate Passes
330
439
Passes
406
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
10
17
Crosses
50
0.2
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
38
25
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
5
15
Effective Tackles
17
19
Tackles
21
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
17
Effective Clearances
7
45
Clearances
16

Head to Head

FUL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SUN · 4-4-2

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 16John O'SheaCD-L
  3. 19Titus BrambleCD-R
  4. 14Jack ColbackLB
  5. 8Craig GardnerRB
  6. 4Alfred N'DiayeCM-L
  7. 7Sebastian LarssonCM-R
  8. 21Adam JohnsonLM
  9. 28Stéphane SessegnonRM
  10. 26Steven FletcherCF-L
  11. 9Danny GrahamCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Carlos CuéllarSUB
  2. 18Kader ManganeSUB
  3. 23James McCleanSUB
  4. 15David VaughanSUB
  5. 20Kieren WestwoodSUB
  6. 2Phil BardsleySUB

FUL · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Mark SchwarzerG
  2. 5Brede HangelandCD-L
  3. 4Philippe SenderosCD-R
  4. 3John Arne RiiseLB
  5. 27Sascha RietherRB
  6. 7Steve SidwellCM-L
  7. 14Georgios KaragounisCM-R
  8. 16Damien DuffLM
  9. 24Ashkan DejagahRM
  10. 9Dimitar BerbatovF
  11. 11Bryan RuizRCF

Substitutes

  1. 12Emmanuel FrimpongSUB
  2. 28Urby EmanuelsonSUB
  3. 10Mladen PetricSUB
  4. 38Neil EtheridgeSUB
  5. 20Hugo RodallegaSUB
  6. 18Aaron HughesSUB
  7. 15Kieran RichardsonSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Sunderland 0, Fulham 1. Dimitar Berbatov (Fulham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 34' Goal! Sunderland 0, Fulham 2. Sascha Riether (Fulham) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  3. 37' Goal! Sunderland 1, Fulham 2. Craig Gardner (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  4. 60' Stéphane Sessegnon (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  5. 65' Offside, Sunderland. Alfred N'Diaye tries a through ball, but Danny Graham is caught offside.
  6. 70' Attempt saved. Dimitar Berbatov (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Ruiz with a through ball.
  7. 73' Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  8. 74' Foul by Alfred N'Diaye (Sunderland).
  9. 76' Alfred N'Diaye (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 80' Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Emmanuel Frimpong.
  11. 85' Jack Colback (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  12. 88' Stéphane Sessegnon (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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