English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 25, 2015
Sunderland DLLWL 1
–
Stoke City LLLDW 1
1st2ndT
SUN101
STK101
bet365 Stadium · 26,706 att.

Match Report

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Sunderland battle for draw at Stoke but fall into relegation zone

Sunderland claimed a point toward their Premier League survival bid but also dropped into the relegation zone as they drew 1-1 with Stoke.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
9
7
Saves
4
39.5
Possession
60.5
15
SHOTS
23
5
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
195
Accurate Passes
320
274
Passes
415
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
8
22
Crosses
43
0.1
Cross %
0.2
61
Long Balls
54
23
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
7
11
Effective Tackles
17
18
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
35
Effective Clearances
20
35
Clearances
20

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

STK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Asmir BegovicG
  2. 26Philipp WollscheidCD-L
  3. 17Ryan ShawcrossCD-R
  4. 3Erik PietersLB
  5. 20Geoff CameronRB
  6. 7Stephen IrelandAM
  7. 16Charlie AdamLM
  8. 15Steven N'ZonziRM
  9. 18Mame Biram DioufF
  10. 10Marko ArnautovicAM-L
  11. 19Jonathan WaltersAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Marc WilsonSUB
  2. 2Phil BardsleySUB
  3. 25Peter CrouchSUB
  4. 6Glenn WhelanSUB
  5. 9Peter OdemwingieSUB
  6. 22Jack ButlandSUB
  7. 21Steve SidwellSUB

SUN · 4-4-2

  1. 1Costel PantilimonG
  2. 16John O'SheaCD-L
  3. 22Sebastián CoatesCD-R
  4. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 2Billy JonesRB
  6. 8Jack RodwellCM-L
  7. 6Lee CattermoleCM-R
  8. 14Jordi GómezLM
  9. 30William BuckleyRM
  10. 10Connor WickhamCF-L
  11. 28Jermain DefoeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Danny GrahamSUB
  2. 4Liam BridcuttSUB
  3. 42Liam AgnewSUB
  4. 27Santiago VerginiSUB
  5. 15Anthony ReveillereSUB
  6. 39George HoneymanSUB
  7. 25Vito MannoneSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Stoke City 0, Sunderland 1. Connor Wickham (Sunderland) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  2. 18' Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 27' Goal! Stoke City 1, Sunderland 1. Charlie Adam (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic.
  4. 45' Substitution, Sunderland. Danny Graham replaces William Buckley.
  5. 58' Mame Biram Diouf (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 60' Philipp Wollscheid (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 62' John O'Shea (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 71' Substitution, Stoke City. Peter Crouch replaces Mame Biram Diouf.
  9. 80' Billy Jones (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 80' Substitution, Stoke City. Peter Odemwingie replaces Jonathan Walters.
  11. 87' Substitution, Stoke City. Phil Bardsley replaces Geoff Cameron because of an injury.

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