English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 12, 2015
Watford WLLWW 1
–
Sunderland LLWWL 0
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Stadium of Light · 43,989 att.

Match Report

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Odion Ighalo goal sees Watford past Sunderland

Odion Ighalo's 10th goal of the season handed promoted Watford a third successive Premier League victory and plunged Sunderland deeper into trouble.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
7
51.4
Possession
48.6
13
SHOTS
14
8
ON GOAL
2
0.6
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
339
Accurate Passes
303
464
Passes
415
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
9
11
Crosses
36
0.3
Cross %
0.3
97
Long Balls
70
39
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
1
16
Effective Tackles
5
19
Tackles
8
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
23
Effective Clearances
19
28
Clearances
28

Head to Head

SUN leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SUN · 5-4-1

  1. 1Costel PantilimonG
  2. 16John O'SheaCD
  3. 2Billy JonesCD-L
  4. 22Sebastián CoatesCD-R
  5. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  6. 24DeAndre YedlinRB
  7. 21Yann M'vilaCM-L
  8. 20Ola ToivonenCM-R
  9. 41Duncan WatmoreLM
  10. 9Fabio BoriniRM
  11. 26Steven FletcherF

Substitutes

  1. 17Jeremain LensSUB
  2. 19Danny GrahamSUB
  3. 8Jack RodwellSUB
  4. 25Vito MannoneSUB
  5. 11Adam JohnsonSUB
  6. 12Adam MatthewsSUB
  7. 18Jermain DefoeSUB

WAT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Heurelho GomesG
  2. 3Miguel BritosCD-L
  3. 15Craig CathcartCD-R
  4. 16Nathan AkéLB
  5. 2Allan NyomRB
  6. 9Troy DeeneyAM
  7. 23Ben WatsonLM
  8. 29Étienne CapoueRM
  9. 24Odion IghaloF
  10. 7José Manuel JuradoAM-L
  11. 22Almen AbdiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 34Giedrius ArlauskisSUB
  2. 32Alessandro DiamantiSUB
  3. 21Ikechi AnyaSUB
  4. 10Mamadou Obbi OularéSUB
  5. 14Juan Carlos ParedesSUB
  6. 20Steven BerghuisSUB
  7. 17Adlène GuédiouraSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Sunderland 0, Watford 1. Odion Ighalo (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nyom with a cross.
  2. 19' Substitution, Sunderland. Jack Rodwell replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
  3. 57' Substitution, Sunderland. Adam Johnson replaces Fabio Borini.
  4. 60' Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 69' Substitution, Watford. Adlène Guédioura replaces Almen Abdi.
  6. 72' Substitution, Sunderland. Jermain Defoe replaces Steven Fletcher.
  7. 76' Substitution, Watford. Ikechi Anya replaces Jurado.

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