English Premier League

FT Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Sunderland LLLWL 4
–
Swansea City DWDLL 2
1st2ndT
SUN134
SWA202
Swansea.com Stadium · 20,140 att.

Match Report

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Jermain Defoe scores hat trick as Sunderland win thriller at Swansea

Sunderland's victory took them above neighbours Newcastle on goal difference and to within a point of Swansea.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
1
48.8
Possession
51.2
7
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
5
0.6
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
355
Accurate Passes
367
430
Passes
451
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
17
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.2
61
Long Balls
71
27
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
2
18
Effective Tackles
8
22
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
22
Effective Clearances
7
33
Clearances
10

Head to Head

SWA leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

SWA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Lukasz FabianskiG
  2. 6Ashley WilliamsCD-L
  3. 33Federico FernándezCD-R
  4. 3Neil TaylorLB
  5. 26Kyle NaughtonRB
  6. 23Gylfi SigurdssonAM
  7. 4Ki Sung-YuengLM
  8. 7Leon BrittonRM
  9. 10André AyewF
  10. 15Wayne RoutledgeAM-L
  11. 58Modou BarrowAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Bafetimbi GomisSUB
  2. 22Angel RangelSUB
  3. 13Kristoffer NordfeldtSUB
  4. 11Marvin EmnesSUB
  5. 20Jefferson MonteroSUB
  6. 24Jack CorkSUB
  7. 2Jordi AmatSUB

SUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Vito MannoneG
  2. 5Wes BrownCD-L
  3. 16John O'SheaCD-R
  4. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 2Billy JonesRB
  6. 17Jeremain LensAM
  7. 21Yann M'vilaLM
  8. 6Lee CattermoleRM
  9. 18Jermain DefoeF
  10. 9Fabio BoriniAM-L
  11. 11Adam JohnsonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Jack RodwellSUB
  2. 22Sebastián CoatesSUB
  3. 19Danny GrahamSUB
  4. 41Duncan WatmoreSUB
  5. 13Jordan PickfordSUB
  6. 24DeAndre YedlinSUB
  7. 26Steven FletcherSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Swansea City 0, Sunderland 1. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  2. 21' Goal! Swansea City 1, Sunderland 1. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 37' Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) is shown the red card.
  4. 40' Goal! Swansea City 2, Sunderland 1. André Ayew (Swansea City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukasz Fabianski following a fast break.
  5. 42' Substitution, Swansea City. Angel Rangel replaces Leon Britton.
  6. 49' Own Goal by Federico Fernández, Swansea City. Swansea City 2, Sunderland 2.
  7. 61' Goal! Swansea City 2, Sunderland 3. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Johnson with a through ball.
  8. 67' Vito Mannone (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 73' Substitution, Sunderland. Jack Rodwell replaces Lee Cattermole.
  10. 77' Substitution, Swansea City. Bafétimbi Gomis replaces Wayne Routledge.
  11. 79' Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 83' Substitution, Sunderland. Danny Graham replaces Fabio Borini.
  13. 85' Goal! Swansea City 2, Sunderland 4. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
  14. 86' Substitution, Sunderland. Duncan Watmore replaces Jeremain Lens.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, Swansea City. Jack Cork replaces André Ayew.

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