English Premier League

FT Friday, December 26, 2014
Hull City LDDLL 3
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Sunderland DLDDW 1
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SUN101
Stadium of Light · 44,817 att.

Match Report

Hull City finally secure three points with victory at Sunderland

Substitute Nikica Jelavic completed a remarkable fightback as Hull's agonising wait for a Premier League victory came to an end at the 11th attempt at Sunderland.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
10
2
Saves
2
52.4
Possession
47.6
13
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
435
Accurate Passes
359
500
Passes
446
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
4
22
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.2
52
Long Balls
62
26
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
6
10
Effective Tackles
15
14
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
41
Effective Clearances
19
41
Clearances
19

Head to Head

HUL leads series 3-2

Lineups

SUN · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Costel PantilimonG
  2. 16John O'SheaCD-L
  3. 22Sebastián CoatesCD-R
  4. 6Lee CattermoleDM
  5. 2Billy JonesLB
  6. 27Santiago VerginiRB
  7. 14Jordi GómezCM-L
  8. 7Sebastian LarssonCM-R
  9. 11Adam JohnsonLM
  10. 20Ricardo AlvarezRM
  11. 9Steven FletcherF

Substitutes

  1. 23Emanuele GiaccheriniSUB
  2. 8Jack RodwellSUB
  3. 5Wes BrownSUB
  4. 30William BuckleySUB
  5. 25Vito MannoneSUB
  6. 17Jozy AltidoreSUB
  7. 4Liam BridcuttSUB

HUL · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Allan McGregorG
  2. 6Curtis DaviesCD-L
  3. 4Alex BruceCD-R
  4. 2Liam RoseniorLB
  5. 5James ChesterRB
  6. 29Stephen QuinnCM-L
  7. 7David MeylerCM-R
  8. 11Robbie BradyLM
  9. 27Ahmed ElmohamadyRM
  10. 24Sone AlukoF
  11. 25Gastón RamírezRCF

Substitutes

  1. 9Abel HernándezSUB
  2. 12Harry MaguireSUB
  3. 16Eldin JakupovicSUB
  4. 18Nikica JelavicSUB
  5. 23Tom InceSUB
  6. 3Maynor FigueroaSUB
  7. 20Yannick SagboSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Sunderland 1, Hull City 0. Adam Johnson (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 16' Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 19' Santiago Vergini (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 32' Goal! Sunderland 1, Hull City 1. Gastón Ramírez (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Meyler.
  5. 45'+1' James Chester (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 51' Goal! Sunderland 1, Hull City 2. James Chester (Hull City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gastón Ramírez with a cross following a corner.
  7. 53' Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 62' Substitution, Sunderland. Jozy Altidore replaces Ricardo Álvarez because of an injury.
  9. 62' Substitution, Sunderland. Emanuele Giaccherini replaces Jordi Gómez.
  10. 73' Robbie Brady (Hull City) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 74' Billy Jones (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 78' Substitution, Hull City. Yannick Sagbo replaces Gastón Ramírez.
  13. 84' Substitution, Sunderland. William Buckley replaces Santiago Vergini.
  14. 88' Substitution, Hull City. Tom Ince replaces Robbie Brady.
  15. 89' Substitution, Hull City. Nikica Jelavic replaces Sone Aluko.
  16. 90'+6' Goal! Sunderland 1, Hull City 3. Nikica Jelavic (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ahmed Elmohamady.

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