Sunderland vs Newcastle United, 2015-2016 Barclays Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
3 - 0
3 - 0
Fabricio Coloccini sent off as Sam Allardyce's Sunderland beat Newcastle
Sunderland claimed a sixth straight Premier League win over North East rivals Newcastle as Sam Allardyce's team triumphed 3-0 at the Stadium of Light.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by John O'Shea (Sunderland).
- 2': Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Foul by Jeremain Lens (Sunderland).
- 2': Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Sunderland).
- 3': Attempt saved. Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
- 3': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheick Tioté.
- 5': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Lee Cattermole.
- 6': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Costel Pantilimon.
- 6': Cheick Tioté (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Foul by Jeremain Lens (Sunderland).
- 12': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daryl Janmaat with a cross.
- 14': Foul by Cheick Tioté (Newcastle United).
- 14': Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Cheick Tioté (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Jones.
- 16': Attempt saved. Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
- 19': Attempt missed. Jack Colback (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
- 22': Foul by Jeremain Lens (Sunderland).
- 22': Jack Colback (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daryl Janmaat.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Jones with a cross.
- 26': Attempt saved. Jack Colback (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daryl Janmaat with a through ball.
- 26': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Costel Pantilimon.
- 27': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Colback with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Foul by Cheick Tioté (Newcastle United).
- 28': Ola Toivonen (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko with a cross.
- 34': Delay in match Ola Toivonen (Sunderland) because of an injury.
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United).
- 35': Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Substitution, Sunderland. Jermain Defoe replaces Ola Toivonen because of an injury.
- 36': Delay in match John O'Shea (Sunderland) because of an injury.
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Substitution, Sunderland. Sebastián Coates replaces John O'Shea because of an injury.
- 39': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
- 39': Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
- 42': Foul by Sebastián Coates (Sunderland).
- 42': Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt saved. Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 44': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Costel Pantilimon.
- 45': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Yann M'Vila.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Dummett.
- 45'+1': Penalty Sunderland. Steven Fletcher draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+1': Penalty conceded by Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+1': Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle United) is shown the red card.
- 45'+3': Goal! Sunderland 1, Newcastle United 0. Adam Johnson (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+3': Jack Colback (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Sunderland 1, Newcastle United 0.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Sunderland 3, Newcastle United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 1, Newcastle United 0.
- 45': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jamaal Lascelles replaces Cheick Tioté.
- 47': Delay in match Jack Colback (Newcastle United) because of an injury.
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Substitution, Newcastle United. Vurnon Anita replaces Jack Colback because of an injury.
- 50': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
- 50': Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (Sunderland).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Johnson.
- 55': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 56': Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 57': Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
- 58': Offside, Newcastle United. Robert Elliot tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
- 62': Hand ball by Daryl Janmaat (Newcastle United).
- 64': Attempt blocked. Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremain Lens.
- 64': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Chancel Mbemba.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Johnson with a cross.
- 65': Goal! Sunderland 2, Newcastle United 0. Billy Jones (Sunderland) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yann M'Vila following a corner.
- 70': Attempt saved. Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 70': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Costel Pantilimon.
- 70': Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 72': Adam Johnson (Sunderland) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jeremain Lens.
- 73': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Younes Kaboul.
- 74': Attempt missed. Vurnon Anita (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Paul Dummett (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vurnon Anita.
- 76': Foul by Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United).
- 76': Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daryl Janmaat with a cross.
- 78': Substitution, Newcastle United. Florian Thauvin replaces Paul Dummett.
- 80': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Florian Thauvin (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 81': Attempt missed. Florian Thauvin (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 82': Substitution, Sunderland. Sebastian Larsson replaces Jeremain Lens.
- 84': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Younes Kaboul.
- 85': Foul by Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United).
- 85': Sebastián Coates (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Florian Thauvin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland).
- 86': Goal! Sunderland 3, Newcastle United 0. Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Younes Kaboul following a fast break.
- 88': Adam Johnson (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Vurnon Anita (Newcastle United).
- 89': Hand ball by Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United).
- 90'+4': Hand ball by Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sunderland 3, Newcastle United 0.
Statistics
 NEW |
SUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 8 |
| 60.3 | Possession | 39.7 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 364 | Accurate Passes | 220 |
| 456 | Passes | 311 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 30 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 73 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 5 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 9 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 47,653
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 47,653
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Sunderland (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Costel Pantilimon (GK) |
| 15 | Younes Kaboul |
| 16 | John O'Shea |
| 2 | Billy Jones |
| 24 | DeAndre Yedlin |
| 20 | Ola Toivonen |
| 21 | Yann M'vila |
| 6 | Lee Cattermole |
| 26 | Steven Fletcher |
| 17 | Jeremain Lens |
| 11 | Adam Johnson |
Newcastle United (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Robert Elliot (GK) |
| 2 | Fabricio Coloccini  |
| 18 | Chancel Mbemba |
| 3 | Paul Dummett |
| 22 | Daryl Janmaat |
| 24 | Cheick Tioté  |
| 4 | Jack Colback |
| 5 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 7 | Moussa Sissoko |
| 45 | Aleksandar Mitrovic |
| 17 | Ayoze Pérez |
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