English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 6, 2014
Sunderland WDDDL 0
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Liverpool LLDWW 0
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Anfield · 44,716 att.

Match Report

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Steven Gerrard fails to inspire off bench as Sunderland hold Liverpool

The 34-year-old captain came off the bench but Brendan Rodgers' side failed to break through a stubborn Black Cats defence on Saturday.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
1
46.8
Possession
53.2
7
SHOTS
15
1
ON GOAL
2
0.1
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
319
Accurate Passes
378
412
Passes
457
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
28
0.1
Cross %
0.1
68
Long Balls
36
34
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
7
12
Effective Tackles
19
18
Tackles
24
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
38
Effective Clearances
32
38
Clearances
32

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 4Kolo TouréCD-L
  3. 37Martin SkrtelCD-R
  4. 18Alberto MorenoLB
  5. 2Glen JohnsonRB
  6. 10Philippe CoutinhoAM
  7. 21Lucas LeivaLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 9Rickie LambertF
  10. 31Raheem SterlingAM-L
  11. 20Adam LallanaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Steven GerrardSUB
  2. 23Emre CanSUB
  3. 24Joe AllenSUB
  4. 6Dejan LovrenSUB
  5. 3José EnriqueSUB
  6. 50Lazar MarkovicSUB
  7. 1Brad JonesSUB

SUN · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Costel PantilimonG
  2. 5Wes BrownCD-L
  3. 16John O'SheaCD-R
  4. 4Liam BridcuttDM
  5. 15Anthony ReveillereLB
  6. 27Santiago VerginiRB
  7. 14Jordi GómezCM-L
  8. 7Sebastian LarssonCM-R
  9. 10Connor WickhamLM
  10. 11Adam JohnsonRM
  11. 17Jozy AltidoreF

Substitutes

  1. 34Thomas RobsonSUB
  2. 30William BuckleySUB
  3. 20Ricardo AlvarezSUB
  4. 25Vito MannoneSUB
  5. 6Lee CattermoleSUB
  6. 8Jack RodwellSUB
  7. 9Steven FletcherSUB

Timeline

  1. 41' Santiago Vergini (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 51' Lucas Leiva (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 60' Liam Bridcutt (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 67' Substitution, Liverpool. Steven Gerrard replaces Adam Lallana.
  5. 70' Substitution, Sunderland. Ricardo Álvarez replaces Jozy Altidore.
  6. 70' Substitution, Sunderland. Lee Cattermole replaces Sebastian Larsson.
  7. 78' Substitution, Liverpool. Lazar Markovic replaces Philippe Coutinho.
  8. 79' Substitution, Sunderland. William Buckley replaces Adam Johnson.
  9. 80' William Buckley (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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