English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 27, 2016
Sunderland LDLDW 0
–
West Ham United WLWDW 1
1st2ndT
SUN000
WHU101
Boleyn Ground · 34,946 att.

Match Report

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Michail Antonio goal sees West Ham defeat Sunderland to go fifth

West Ham United climbed to fifth in the Premier League table following a 1-0 win over struggling Sunderland at Upton Park.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
4
47.2
Possession
52.8
13
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
246
Accurate Passes
296
377
Passes
417
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
2
12
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.1
78
Long Balls
97
27
Accurate Long Balls
41
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
0
21
Effective Tackles
15
26
Tackles
17
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
20
Effective Clearances
16
26
Clearances
24

Head to Head

WHU leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

WHU · 4-3-3

  1. 13Adrián G
  2. 21Angelo OgbonnaCD-L
  3. 19James CollinsCD-R
  4. 3Aaron CresswellLB
  5. 22Sam ByramRB
  6. 16Mark NobleCM
  7. 28Manuel LanziniLM
  8. 8Cheikhou KouyatéRM
  9. 29Emmanuel EmenikeF
  10. 27Dimitri PayetLF
  11. 30Michail AntonioRF

Substitutes

  1. 14Pedro ObiangSUB
  2. 1Darren RandolphSUB
  3. 25Doneil HenrySUB
  4. 9Andy CarrollSUB
  5. 4Alex SongSUB
  6. 35Reece OxfordSUB
  7. 20Victor MosesSUB

SUN · 4-1-4-1

  1. 25Vito MannoneG
  2. 16John O'SheaCD-L
  3. 23Lamine KonéCD-R
  4. 27Jan KirchhoffDM
  5. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  6. 24DeAndre YedlinRB
  7. 21Yann M'vilaCM-L
  8. 6Lee CattermoleCM-R
  9. 22Wahbi KhazriLM
  10. 10Dame N'DoyeRM
  11. 18Jermain DefoeF

Substitutes

  1. 9Fabio BoriniSUB
  2. 7Sebastian LarssonSUB
  3. 8Jack RodwellSUB
  4. 13Jordan PickfordSUB
  5. 2Billy JonesSUB
  6. 20Ola ToivonenSUB
  7. 15Younes KaboulSUB

Timeline

  1. 30' Goal! West Ham United 1, Sunderland 0. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 59' Substitution, West Ham United. Andy Carroll replaces Emmanuel Emenike.
  3. 65' Substitution, West Ham United. Victor Moses replaces Manuel Lanzini.
  4. 65' Substitution, Sunderland. Jack Rodwell replaces Lee Cattermole.
  5. 71' Sam Byram (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 82' Substitution, West Ham United. Pedro Obiang replaces Mark Noble.

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