English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 2, 2016
Aston Villa DLDDL 1
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Sunderland LLLLL 3
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Stadium of Light · 41,535 att.

Match Report

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

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

AVL leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

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. 11Adam JohnsonAM
  7. 21Yann M'vilaLM
  8. 6Lee CattermoleRM
  9. 18Jermain DefoeF
  10. 9Fabio BoriniAM-L
  11. 41Duncan WatmoreAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Costel PantilimonSUB
  2. 26Steven FletcherSUB
  3. 19Danny GrahamSUB
  4. 17Jeremain LensSUB
  5. 20Ola ToivonenSUB
  6. 24DeAndre YedlinSUB
  7. 22Sebastián CoatesSUB

AVL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 16Joleon LescottCD-L
  3. 4Micah RichardsCD-R
  4. 43Aly CissokhoLB
  5. 21Alan HuttonRB
  6. 8Idrissa GueyeCM
  7. 17Jordan VeretoutLM
  8. 7Leandro BacunaRM
  9. 39Rudy GestedeF
  10. 40Jack GrealishLF
  11. 25Carles GilRF

Substitutes

  1. 18Kieran RichardsonSUB
  2. 5Jores OkoreSUB
  3. 31Mark BunnSUB
  4. 9Scott SinclairSUB
  5. 6Ciaran ClarkSUB
  6. 27Libor KozákSUB
  7. 20Adama TraoréSUB

Timeline

  1. 26' Wes Brown (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 30' Own Goal by Micah Richards, Aston Villa. Sunderland 1, Aston Villa 0.
  3. 33' Fabio Borini (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 43' Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 56' Substitution, Sunderland. Danny Graham replaces Duncan Watmore.
  6. 57' Substitution, Aston Villa. Adama Traoré replaces Jack Grealish.
  7. 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.
  8. 69' Adama Traoré (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 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.
  10. 76' Substitution, Aston Villa. Libor Kozák replaces Alan Hutton because of an injury.
  11. 80' Substitution, Sunderland. Ola Toivonen replaces Fabio Borini.
  12. 87' Carles Gil (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 89' Substitution, Sunderland. Sebastián Coates replaces Adam Johnson.
  14. 89' Substitution, Aston Villa. Scott Sinclair replaces Adama Traoré because of an injury.
  15. 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.
  16. 90'+5' Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90'+5' Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

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