English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Sunderland, 2015-2016 Barclays Premier League

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  • 11': Scott Sinclair (P)
  • 41': Scott Sinclair
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2 - 2
  • 8': Yann M'vila
  • 52': Jeremain Lens

Sunderland hit back for draw after Scott Sinclair double for Villa

Neither team has shown too much so far to suggest significant improvement on last season's struggles

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 8': Danny Graham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa).
  • 8': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Sunderland 1. Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 10': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by John O'Shea.
  • 11': Penalty Aston Villa. Scott Sinclair draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 11': Penalty conceded by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 11': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Sunderland 1. Scott Sinclair (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 14': Foul by Danny Graham (Sunderland).
  • 14': Micah Richards (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Scott Sinclair (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alan Hutton.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Amavi with a cross.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ciaran Clark with a headed pass.
  • 26': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
  • 32': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Younes Kaboul.
  • 33': Foul by Billy Jones (Sunderland).
  • 33': Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Foul by Jeremain Lens (Sunderland).
  • 35': Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Carlos Sánchez (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 37': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Micah Richards.
  • 37': Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alan Hutton following a fast break.
  • 39': Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Jeremain Lens (Sunderland).
  • 39': Attempt saved. Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
  • 41': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Sunderland 1. Scott Sinclair (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Amavi with a cross.
  • 42': Foul by Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa).
  • 42': John O'Shea (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Billy Jones (Sunderland).
  • 43': Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Danny Graham (Sunderland).
  • 45'+1': Micah Richards (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Sunderland 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Sunderland 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 2, Sunderland 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Sunderland. Ola Toivonen replaces Lee Cattermole.
  • 45': Substitution, Sunderland. Steven Fletcher replaces Danny Graham.
  • 47': Foul by Yann M'Vila (Sunderland).
  • 47': Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).
  • 47': Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Billy Jones with a cross.
  • 49': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Brad Guzan.
  • 49': Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by John O'Shea (Sunderland).
  • 51': Attempt missed. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ola Toivonen with a headed pass.
  • 52': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Sunderland 2. Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ola Toivonen.
  • 54': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa).
  • 54': Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Hand ball by Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa).
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Billy Jones (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremain Lens.
  • 55': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ciaran Clark.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Yann M'Vila with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Foul by Ola Toivonen (Sunderland).
  • 57': Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
  • 60': Foul by Carlos Sánchez (Aston Villa).
  • 60': Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa).
  • 62': Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye with a cross.
  • 64': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Yann M'Vila.
  • 65': Offside, Sunderland. Jeremain Lens tries a through ball, but Steven Fletcher is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, Aston Villa. Carles Gil replaces Leandro Bacuna.
  • 69': Carles Gil (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland).
  • 70': Attempt missed. Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Amavi.
  • 71': Foul by Billy Jones (Sunderland).
  • 71': Scott Sinclair (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Amavi with a cross.
  • 77': Substitution, Sunderland. Sebastian Larsson replaces Jeremain Lens.
  • 79': Carles Gil (Aston Villa) has gone down, but that's a dive.
  • 79': Carles Gil (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rudy Gestede.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Hutton with a cross.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ciaran Clark.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
  • 88': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Sunderland).
  • 88': Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Yann M'Vila.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Micah Richards (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Costel Pantilimon (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+2': Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Sunderland).
  • 90'+2': Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Billy Jones (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+4': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ciaran Clark.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Sunderland 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 1
38 Possession 62
7 SHOTS 21
3 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
241 Accurate Passes 439
329 Passes 523
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 14
13 Crosses 34
0.2 Cross % 0.4
65 Long Balls 56
25 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 4
29 Effective Tackles 17
32 Tackles 20
0.9 Tackle % 0.9
0 Interceptions 0
30 Effective Clearances 21
39 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 35,399

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 31 +39 70
2 Manchester City 30 +32 61
3 Manchester United 31 +13 55
4 Aston Villa 31 +5 54
Full Table

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Brad Guzan (GK)
6 Ciaran Clark Yellow Card
4 Micah Richards
23 Jordan Amavi
21 Alan Hutton
24 Carlos Sánchez
8 Idrissa Gueye
15 Ashley Westwood
39 Rudy Gestede
9 Scott Sinclair
7 Leandro Bacuna

SUN Sunderland (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Costel Pantilimon (GK) Yellow Card
15 Younes Kaboul
16 John O'Shea
3 Patrick van Aanholt
2 Billy Jones
6 Lee Cattermole
8 Jack Rodwell
21 Yann M'vila
19 Danny Graham
18 Jermain Defoe
17 Jeremain Lens

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