English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 29, 2015
Sunderland WLLDW 2
–
Aston Villa DWLLW 2
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SUN112
AVL202
Villa Park · 35,399 att.

Match Report

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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

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

AVL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 6Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 4Micah RichardsCD-R
  4. 23Jordan AmaviLB
  5. 21Alan HuttonRB
  6. 24Carlos SánchezCM
  7. 8Idrissa GueyeLM
  8. 15Ashley WestwoodRM
  9. 39Rudy GestedeF
  10. 9Scott SinclairLF
  11. 7Leandro BacunaRF

Substitutes

  1. 12Joe ColeSUB
  2. 27Libor KozákSUB
  3. 17Jordan VeretoutSUB
  4. 31Mark BunnSUB
  5. 25Carles GilSUB
  6. 19Jordan AyewSUB
  7. 3Joe BennettSUB

SUN · 4-3-3

  1. 1Costel PantilimonG
  2. 15Younes KaboulCD-L
  3. 16John O'SheaCD-R
  4. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 2Billy JonesRB
  6. 6Lee CattermoleCM
  7. 8Jack RodwellLM
  8. 21Yann M'vilaRM
  9. 19Danny GrahamF
  10. 18Jermain DefoeLF
  11. 17Jeremain LensRF

Substitutes

  1. 22Sebastián CoatesSUB
  2. 41Duncan WatmoreSUB
  3. 20Ola ToivonenSUB
  4. 46Lynden GoochSUB
  5. 7Sebastian LarssonSUB
  6. 25Vito MannoneSUB
  7. 26Steven FletcherSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 11' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Sunderland 1. Scott Sinclair (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 37' Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 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.
  5. 45' Substitution, Sunderland. Ola Toivonen replaces Lee Cattermole.
  6. 45' Substitution, Sunderland. Steven Fletcher replaces Danny Graham.
  7. 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.
  8. 68' Substitution, Aston Villa. Carles Gil replaces Leandro Bacuna.
  9. 77' Substitution, Sunderland. Sebastian Larsson replaces Jeremain Lens.
  10. 79' Carles Gil (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 90' Costel Pantilimon (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.

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