English Carabao Cup

FT Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Exeter City WWLWD 3
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Sunderland LWLLD 6
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EXE303
SUN336
Stadium of Light · 14,360 att.

Match Report

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Jermain Defoe hits hat trick as Sunderland beat Exeter

Jermain Defoe scored a hat trick to steer Sunderland past League Two Exeter in a Capital One Cup goal-feast at the Stadium of Light.

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Lineups

SUN · 4-5-1

  1. 1Costel PantilimonG
  2. 22Sebastián CoatesCD-L
  3. 16John O'SheaCD-R
  4. 12Adam MatthewsLB
  5. 3Patrick van AanholtRB
  6. 6Lee CattermoleCM-L
  7. 8Jack RodwellCM-R
  8. 21Yann M'vilaAM
  9. 18Jermain DefoeLM
  10. 7Sebastian LarssonRM
  11. 19Danny GrahamF

Substitutes

  1. 32Max StryjekSUB
  2. 48Josh RobsonSUB
  3. 26Steven FletcherSUB
  4. 41Duncan WatmoreSUB
  5. 23Emanuele GiaccheriniSUB
  6. 5Wes BrownSUB
  7. 46Lynden GoochSUB

EXE · 4-5-1

  1. 1Robert OlejnikG
  2. 26Jordan TillsonCD-L
  3. 39Troy BrownCD-R
  4. 5Jamie McAllisterLB
  5. 2Danny ButterfieldRB
  6. 23Tom McCreadyCM-L
  7. 19Emmanuel OyelekeCM-R
  8. 4David NobleAM
  9. 10Lee HolmesLM
  10. 11Arron DaviesRM
  11. 22David WheelerF

Substitutes

  1. 13Clinton MorrisonSUB
  2. 14Alex NichollsSUB
  3. 16Will HoskinsSUB
  4. 31Joel GrantSUB
  5. 3Craig WoodmanSUB
  6. 8Matthew OakleySUB
  7. 21James HamonSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Sunderland 1, Exeter City 0. Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 16' Goal! Sunderland 2, Exeter City 0. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Rodwell.
  3. 19' Goal! Sunderland 2, Exeter City 1. Manny Oyeleke (Exeter City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Butterfield.
  4. 31' Goal! Sunderland 2, Exeter City 2. David Wheeler (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lee Holmes.
  5. 39' Goal! Sunderland 3, Exeter City 2. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Cattermole.
  6. 43' Goal! Sunderland 3, Exeter City 3. Tom McCready (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Wheeler.
  7. 45' Substitution, Sunderland. Steven Fletcher replaces Danny Graham.
  8. 54' Substitution, Sunderland. Duncan Watmore replaces Steven Fletcher because of an injury.
  9. 58' Substitution, Sunderland. Lynden Gooch replaces Adam Matthews because of an injury.
  10. 64' Goal! Sunderland 4, Exeter City 3. Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson with a cross following a corner.
  11. 67' Substitution, Exeter City. Clinton Morrison replaces David Noble.
  12. 74' Substitution, Exeter City. Joel Grant replaces Lee Holmes.
  13. 75' Substitution, Exeter City. Will Hoskins replaces David Wheeler.
  14. 78' Goal! Sunderland 5, Exeter City 3. Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by John O'Shea.
  15. 87' Goal! Sunderland 6, Exeter City 3. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson.

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