English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 16, 2016
Sunderland DDDDL 3
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Norwich City LDWWL 0
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Carrow Road · 27,117 att.

Match Report

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Norwich home defeat gives Sunderland edge in relegation dog-fight

Sunderland picked up a massive win at Carrow Road to give themselves hope of avoiding Premier League relegation as they beat Norwich City 3-0.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
3
0
Corner Kicks
14
7
Saves
0
36
Possession
64
8
SHOTS
19
3
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
135
Accurate Passes
279
240
Passes
404
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
10
5
Crosses
34
0.6
Cross %
0.3
69
Long Balls
96
19
Accurate Long Balls
41
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
6
13
Effective Tackles
4
14
Tackles
9
0.9
Tackle %
0.4
0
Interceptions
0
59
Effective Clearances
17
79
Clearances
18

Head to Head

NOR leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

NOR · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1John RuddyG
  2. 6Sébastien BassongCD-L
  3. 24Ryan BennettCD-R
  4. 23Martin OlssonLB
  5. 3Andre WisdomRB
  6. 8Jonathan HowsonCM-L
  7. 28Gary O'NeilCM-R
  8. 12Robbie BradyLM
  9. 16Matthew JarvisRM
  10. 9Dieumerci MbokaniF
  11. 7Steven NaismithRCF

Substitutes

  1. 21Youssouf MulumbuSUB
  2. 22Nathan RedmondSUB
  3. 25Ivo PintoSUB
  4. 14Wes HoolahanSUB
  5. 10Cameron JeromeSUB
  6. 13Declan RuddSUB
  7. 18Graham DorransSUB

SUN · 4-1-4-1

  1. 25Vito MannoneG
  2. 15Younes KaboulCD-L
  3. 23Lamine KonéCD-R
  4. 27Jan KirchhoffDM
  5. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  6. 24DeAndre YedlinRB
  7. 6Lee CattermoleCM-L
  8. 21Yann M'vilaCM-R
  9. 22Wahbi KhazriLM
  10. 9Fabio BoriniRM
  11. 18Jermain DefoeF

Substitutes

  1. 20Ola ToivonenSUB
  2. 16John O'SheaSUB
  3. 10Dame N'DoyeSUB
  4. 7Sebastian LarssonSUB
  5. 2Billy JonesSUB
  6. 41Duncan WatmoreSUB
  7. 13Jordan PickfordSUB

Timeline

  1. 32' Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 40' Andre Wisdom (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 41' Goal! Norwich City 0, Sunderland 1. Fabio Borini (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 45' Substitution, Sunderland. Duncan Watmore replaces Wahbi Khazri.
  5. 45' Substitution, Norwich City. Nathan Redmond replaces Robbie Brady.
  6. 53' Goal! Norwich City 0, Sunderland 2. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabio Borini with a cross.
  7. 58' Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 59' Martin Olsson (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 59' Substitution, Norwich City. Wes Hoolahan replaces Matthew Jarvis.
  10. 67' Substitution, Sunderland. Sebastian Larsson replaces Yann M'Vila.
  11. 74' Substitution, Norwich City. Cameron Jerome replaces Steven Naismith.
  12. 85' Substitution, Sunderland. John O'Shea replaces Jan Kirchhoff.
  13. 90'+1' Goal! Norwich City 0, Sunderland 3. Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson with a through ball.

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