English Premier League

FT Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Liverpool LDDLW 1
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Sunderland WLLLL 0
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Stadium of Light · 45,765 att.

Match Report

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Christian Benteke goal gives Liverpool victory at Sunderland

Christian Benteke scored in the opening moments of the second half to give Liverpool a 1-0 win at Sunderland on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
5
57.7
Possession
42.3
17
SHOTS
8
6
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
337
Accurate Passes
216
465
Passes
326
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
2
11
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.1
75
Long Balls
72
26
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
10
16
Tackles
13
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
23
Effective Clearances
26
29
Clearances
46

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

SUN · 4-3-3

  1. 25Vito MannoneG
  2. 5Wes BrownCD-L
  3. 22Sebastián CoatesCD-R
  4. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 2Billy JonesRB
  6. 21Yann M'vilaCM
  7. 8Jack RodwellLM
  8. 6Lee CattermoleRM
  9. 18Jermain DefoeF
  10. 9Fabio BoriniLF
  11. 11Adam JohnsonRF

Substitutes

  1. 1Costel PantilimonSUB
  2. 41Duncan WatmoreSUB
  3. 24DeAndre YedlinSUB
  4. 17Jeremain LensSUB
  5. 19Danny GrahamSUB
  6. 31Tom BeadlingSUB
  7. 20Ola ToivonenSUB

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 17Mamadou SakhoCD-L
  3. 6Dejan LovrenCD-R
  4. 18Alberto MorenoLB
  5. 2Nathaniel ClyneRB
  6. 11Roberto FirminoAM
  7. 23Emre CanLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 9Christian BentekeF
  10. 10Philippe CoutinhoAM-L
  11. 20Adam LallanaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 34Adam BogdanSUB
  2. 33Jordon IbeSUB
  3. 21Lucas LeivaSUB
  4. 56Connor RandallSUB
  5. 53João Carlos TeixeiraSUB
  6. 4Kolo TouréSUB
  7. 44Brad SmithSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Christian Benteke (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
  2. 30' Substitution, Sunderland. Duncan Watmore replaces Jack Rodwell because of an injury.
  3. 46' Goal! Sunderland 0, Liverpool 1. Christian Benteke (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
  4. 58' Emre Can (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 61' Substitution, Liverpool. Lucas Leiva replaces Jordan Henderson.
  6. 63' Substitution, Sunderland. Jeremain Lens replaces Adam Johnson.
  7. 72' Substitution, Sunderland. DeAndre Yedlin replaces Sebastián Coates because of an injury.
  8. 77' Alberto Moreno (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 83' Substitution, Liverpool. Jordon Ibe replaces Philippe Coutinho.
  10. 86' Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90'+3' Substitution, Liverpool. Kolo Touré replaces Roberto Firmino.

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