English Premier League

FT Saturday, May 2, 2015
Southampton WLWLD 1
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Sunderland LLWLD 2
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SOU101
SUN112
Stadium of Light · 39,613 att.

Match Report

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Jordi Gomez's two penalties help Sunderland defeat Southampton

Jordi Gomez struck twice from the penalty spot as Sunderland rekindled their Premier League survival hopes with a 2-1 win over Southampton.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
1
4
Saves
1
56.3
Possession
43.7
11
SHOTS
12
2
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
371
Accurate Passes
278
481
Passes
374
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
2
16
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.2
77
Long Balls
75
34
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
16
Effective Tackles
16
20
Tackles
19
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
12
Effective Clearances
26
12
Clearances
26

Head to Head

SUN leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SUN · 4-3-3

  1. 1Costel PantilimonG
  2. 16John O'SheaCD-L
  3. 22Sebastián CoatesCD-R
  4. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 2Billy JonesRB
  6. 6Lee CattermoleCM
  7. 14Jordi GómezLM
  8. 7Sebastian LarssonRM
  9. 19Danny GrahamF
  10. 10Connor WickhamLF
  11. 28Jermain DefoeRF

SOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Kelvin DavisG
  2. 3Maya YoshidaCD-L
  3. 6José FonteCD-R
  4. 21Ryan BertrandLB
  5. 2Nathaniel ClyneRB
  6. 16James Ward-ProwseAM
  7. 17Toby AlderweireldLM
  8. 12Victor WanyamaRM
  9. 19Graziano PellèF
  10. 10Sadio ManéAM-L
  11. 7Shane LongAM-R

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! Sunderland 1, Southampton 0. Jordi Gómez (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 22' Goal! Sunderland 1, Southampton 1. Sadio Mané (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 31' Substitution, Sunderland. Santiago Vergini replaces John O'Shea because of an injury.
  4. 32' Billy Jones (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Southampton. Filip Djuricic replaces Shane Long.
  6. 54' James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) is shown the red card.
  7. 55' Goal! Sunderland 2, Southampton 1. Jordi Gómez (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  8. 60' Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 63' Victor Wanyama (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 66' Substitution, Southampton. Steven Davis replaces Victor Wanyama.
  11. 70' Substitution, Southampton. Eljero Elia replaces Sadio Mané because of an injury.
  12. 82' Substitution, Sunderland. Adam Johnson replaces Jermain Defoe.
  13. 82' Substitution, Sunderland. Jack Rodwell replaces Sebastian Larsson.
  14. 90'+5' Graziano Pellè (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.

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