West Ham United vs Sunderland, 2014-2015 Barclays Premier League
· English Premier LeagueDiafra Sakho strike gives West Ham win as Dick Advocaat start with loss
West Ham striker Diafra Sakho scored a late winner to inflict defeat on new Sunderland head coach Dick Advocaat in his first match in charge and finally bring some cheer back to Upton Park.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
- 5': Foul by Diafra Sakho (West Ham United).
- 5': Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt saved. Connor Wickham (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jermain Defoe.
- 9': Cheikhou Kouyaté (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Jermain Defoe (Sunderland).
- 10': Delay in match Wes Brown (Sunderland) because of an injury.
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Substitution, Sunderland. Santiago Vergini replaces Wes Brown because of an injury.
- 15': Attempt missed. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Steven Fletcher with a headed pass.
- 16': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by John O'Shea.
- 17': Attempt saved. Kevin Nolan (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diafra Sakho.
- 18': Attempt missed. Diafra Sakho (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross.
- 19': Alexandre Song (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Foul by Connor Wickham (Sunderland).
- 21': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Jordi Gómez.
- 22': Foul by Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United).
- 22': Jordi Gómez (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Cheikhou Kouyaté (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Jermain Defoe (Sunderland).
- 24': Foul by Connor Wickham (Sunderland).
- 24': Mark Noble (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Costel Pantilimon (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Diafra Sakho (West Ham United).
- 26': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Anthony Réveillere.
- 31': Foul by Anthony Réveillere (Sunderland).
- 31': Matthew Jarvis (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Attempt saved. Alexandre Song (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 32': Attempt saved. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor Wickham.
- 33': Foul by Diafra Sakho (West Ham United).
- 33': John O'Shea (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Costel Pantilimon (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Kevin Nolan (West Ham United).
- 36': Foul by Mark Noble (West Ham United).
- 36': Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 43': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Connor Wickham.
- 43': Attempt missed. Cheikhou Kouyaté (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matthew Jarvis with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Foul by Alexandre Song (West Ham United).
- 44': Jordi Gómez (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by James Collins (West Ham United).
- 45'+1': Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Alexandre Song (West Ham United).
- 45'+2': Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, West Ham United 0, Sunderland 0.
- 0': Match ends, West Ham United 1, Sunderland 0.
- 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 0, Sunderland 0.
- 45': Substitution, West Ham United. Carlton Cole replaces Matthew Jarvis.
- 46': Connor Wickham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Alexandre Song (West Ham United).
- 46': Attempt missed. Connor Wickham (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlton Cole with a headed pass.
- 49': Cheikhou Kouyaté (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Jordi Gómez (Sunderland).
- 51': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by John O'Shea.
- 52': Attempt missed. Diafra Sakho (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross.
- 53': Connor Wickham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Alexandre Song (West Ham United).
- 54': Offside, Sunderland. Sebastian Larsson tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
- 60': Foul by Alexandre Song (West Ham United).
- 60': Jordi Gómez (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt missed. Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 63': Foul by Connor Wickham (Sunderland).
- 63': Mark Noble (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Connor Wickham (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Offside, West Ham United. James Collins tries a through ball, but Kevin Nolan is caught offside.
- 65': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland).
- 65': Kevin Nolan (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Connor Wickham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Alexandre Song (West Ham United).
- 68': Attempt saved. Stewart Downing (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Kevin Nolan (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
- 72': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 73': Attempt missed. Cheikhou Kouyaté (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mark Noble with a cross.
- 73': Substitution, Sunderland. Adam Johnson replaces Steven Fletcher.
- 75': Alexandre Song (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Connor Wickham (Sunderland).
- 77': Attempt saved. Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Adam Johnson.
- 77': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Adrián.
- 77': Foul by Diafra Sakho (West Ham United).
- 77': Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diafra Sakho.
- 80': Substitution, West Ham United. Nenê replaces Kevin Nolan.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Diafra Sakho (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlton Cole.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Nenê (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 83': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by James Collins.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Mark Noble (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diafra Sakho.
- 88': Substitution, Sunderland. Danny Graham replaces Jermain Defoe.
- 88': Goal! West Ham United 1, Sunderland 0. Diafra Sakho (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mark Noble.
- 90': Carlton Cole (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland).
- 90'+2': Substitution, West Ham United. Joey O'Brien replaces Diafra Sakho.
- 90'+4': Foul by Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland).
- 90'+4': Mark Noble (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, West Ham United 1, Sunderland 0.
Statistics
 SUN |
WHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 46.1 | Possession | 53.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 212 | Accurate Passes | 274 |
| 330 | Passes | 365 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 18 | Crosses | 42 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 89 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 18 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 22 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 46 | Effective Clearances | 46 |
| 46 | Clearances | 46 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Boleyn Ground
Location: London, England
Attendance: 34,914
Venue: Boleyn Ground
Location: London, England
Attendance: 34,914
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Adrián (GK) |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| 19 | James Collins |
| 3 | Aaron Cresswell |
| 18 | Carl Jenkinson |
| 4 | Kevin Nolan |
| 16 | Mark Noble |
| 30 | Alex Song |
| 15 | Diafra Sakho |
| 7 | Matthew Jarvis |
| 11 | Stewart Downing |
Sunderland (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Costel Pantilimon (GK) |
| 5 | Wes Brown |
| 16 | John O'Shea |
| 3 | Patrick van Aanholt |
| 15 | Anthony Reveillere |
| 7 | Sebastian Larsson |
| 8 | Jack Rodwell |
| 14 | Jordi Gómez |
| 28 | Jermain Defoe |
| 10 | Connor Wickham  |
| 9 | Steven Fletcher |
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