English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 17, 2016
Watford WLLWL 0
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Sunderland WLWLL 1
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Stadium of Light · 40,267 att.

Match Report

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Patrick van Aanholt seals vital win for Sunderland over Watford

Patrick van Aanholt ensured Sunderland will not spend Christmas at the bottom of the Premier League when he fired them to victory over Watford.

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Team Stats

0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
Possession
0
0
SHOTS
0
0
ON GOAL
0
0.0
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

SUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Jordan PickfordG
  2. 5Papy DjilobodjiCD-L
  3. 23Lamine KonéCD-R
  4. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 22Donald LoveRB
  6. 44Adnan JanuzajAM
  7. 4Jason DenayerLM
  8. 17Didier N'DongRM
  9. 18Jermain DefoeF
  10. 28Victor AnichebeAM-L
  11. 9Fabio BoriniAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Vito MannoneSUB
  2. 16John O'SheaSUB
  3. 10Wahbi KhazriSUB
  4. 7Sebastian LarssonSUB
  5. 39George HoneymanSUB
  6. 25Ethan RobsonSUB
  7. 29Joel AsoroSUB

WAT · 4-4-2

  1. 1Heurelho GomesG
  2. 3Miguel BritosCD-L
  3. 5Sebastian PrödlCD-R
  4. 25José HolebasLB
  5. 4Younes KaboulRB
  6. 29Étienne CapoueCM-L
  7. 11Valon BehramiCM-R
  8. 18Juan ZúñigaLM
  9. 7Nordin AmrabatRM
  10. 9Troy DeeneyCF-L
  11. 24Odion IghaloCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Craig CathcartSUB
  2. 22Daryl JanmaatSUB
  3. 19Jerome SinclairSUB
  4. 17Adlène GuédiouraSUB
  5. 10Isaac SuccessSUB
  6. 27Christian KabaseleSUB
  7. 30Costel PantilimonSUB

Timeline

  1. 31' Substitution, Watford. Christian Kabasele replaces Sebastian Prödl because of an injury.
  2. 36' Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+1' Valon Behrami (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 49' Goal! Sunderland 1, Watford 0. Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
  5. 56' Substitution, Watford. Isaac Success replaces Juan Camilo Zuñiga.
  6. 75' Younes Kaboul (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 78' Substitution, Watford. Daryl Janmaat replaces Younes Kaboul.
  8. 80' Substitution, Sunderland. John O'Shea replaces Adnan Januzaj.
  9. 88' Substitution, Sunderland. Sebastian Larsson replaces Donald Love.
  10. 90'+5' Substitution, Sunderland. Wahbi Khazri replaces Fabio Borini.

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