Sunderland vs Aston Villa, 2015-2016 Barclays Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
Sunderland and Jermain Defoe pile misery on Aston Villa
Jermain Defoe blasted Sunderland to a first victory in six attempts, giving them hope of avoiding relegation from the Barclays Premier League and nudg
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Attempt missed. Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fabio Borini.
- 5': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carles Gil.
- 6': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 7': Offside, Sunderland. Lee Cattermole tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
- 8': Attempt saved. Jordan Veretout (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna with a cross.
- 13': Attempt saved. Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabio Borini.
- 14': Delay in match Fabio Borini (Sunderland) because of an injury.
- 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Aly Cissokho.
- 17': Attempt missed. Fabio Borini (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Johnson with a cross following a corner.
- 17': Foul by Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa).
- 17': John O'Shea (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Delay in match Jordan Veretout (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Adam Johnson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa).
- 25': Hand ball by Jermain Defoe (Sunderland).
- 26': Foul by Wes Brown (Sunderland).
- 26': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Wes Brown (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Own Goal by Micah Richards, Aston Villa. Sunderland 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 32': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Fabio Borini (Sunderland).
- 33': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Wes Brown.
- 34': Attempt saved. Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Aly Cissokho with a cross.
- 35': Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Aly Cissokho (Aston Villa).
- 36': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).
- 38': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 41': Aly Cissokho (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Billy Jones (Sunderland).
- 43': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).
- 43': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Billy Jones (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa).
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Sunderland 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sunderland 3, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 46': Adam Johnson (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa).
- 48': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Wes Brown.
- 49': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa).
- 51': Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross.
- 52': Foul by Wes Brown (Sunderland).
- 52': Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Billy Jones (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 56': Substitution, Sunderland. Danny Graham replaces Duncan Watmore.
- 57': Substitution, Aston Villa. Adama Traoré replaces Jack Grealish.
- 57': Attempt saved. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
- 58': Brad Guzan (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Jermain Defoe (Sunderland).
- 60': Attempt missed. Carles Gil (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rudy Gestede.
- 62': Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Cattermole.
- 63': Goal! Sunderland 1, Aston Villa 1. Carles Gil (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
- 66': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Joleon Lescott.
- 67': Attempt blocked. John O'Shea (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Johnson with a cross.
- 68': Foul by Adama Traoré (Aston Villa).
- 68': Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Adama Traoré (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Goal! Sunderland 2, Aston Villa 1. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Johnson.
- 75': Foul by John O'Shea (Sunderland).
- 75': Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Delay in match Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
- 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Libor Kozák replaces Alan Hutton because of an injury.
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
- 76': Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Sunderland. Ola Toivonen replaces Fabio Borini.
- 81': Offside, Aston Villa. Rudy Gestede tries a through ball, but Libor Kozák is caught offside.
- 84': Foul by Libor Kozák (Aston Villa).
- 84': Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Johnson with a cross.
- 85': Attempt saved. Danny Graham (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Billy Jones with a headed pass.
- 86': Foul by Joleon Lescott (Aston Villa).
- 86': Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Carles Gil (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Offside, Aston Villa. Jordan Veretout tries a through ball, but Libor Kozák is caught offside.
- 89': Substitution, Sunderland. Sebastián Coates replaces Adam Johnson.
- 89': Substitution, Aston Villa. Scott Sinclair replaces Adama Traoré because of an injury.
- 90': Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Libor Kozák.
- 90'+2': Goal! Sunderland 3, Aston Villa 1. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ola Toivonen.
- 90'+4': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Aston Villa).
- 90'+4': Ola Toivonen (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Offside, Sunderland. Lee Cattermole tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sunderland 3, Aston Villa 1.
- 90'+5': Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
Statistics
 AVL |
SUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 8 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 55.1 | Possession | 44.9 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 370 | Accurate Passes | 281 |
| 470 | Passes | 381 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 21 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 85 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 41 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 19 |
| 14 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 22 | Clearances | 33 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 41,535
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 41,535
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 26 | +32 | 57 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 26 | +30 | 53 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 26 | +10 | 50 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 26 | +10 | 45 |
Line-Ups
Sunderland (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Vito Mannone (GK) |
| 5 | Wes Brown  |
| 16 | John O'Shea |
| 3 | Patrick van Aanholt |
| 2 | Billy Jones |
| 11 | Adam Johnson |
| 21 | Yann M'vila |
| 6 | Lee Cattermole |
| 18 | Jermain Defoe |
| 9 | Fabio Borini |
| 41 | Duncan Watmore |
Aston Villa (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan (GK) |
| 16 | Joleon Lescott |
| 4 | Micah Richards |
| 43 | Aly Cissokho |
| 21 | Alan Hutton |
| 8 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 17 | Jordan Veretout |
| 7 | Leandro Bacuna |
| 39 | Rudy Gestede |
| 40 | Jack Grealish |
| 25 | Carles Gil |
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