FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Bristol City (Fri Oct 04) Sunderland | Bristol City 4-1-3-2 L | 5-2-3 A - | - | B_Leno GK | GK J_Pickford N_Mukiele DF | DF E_Pinnock N_Gudelj DF | DF C_Cresswell T_Livramento DM | DF K_Naismith S_Rhomas DF | DF A_Grimaldo C_Biraghi DF | DF L_Davis J_Draxler MF | MF J_Williams V_Ryabushko MF | MF M_Llorente Evanilson FW | FW N_Pepe A_Carroll FW | FW Munir W_Alves MF | FW A_Gudmundsson | H_Keto SUB | SUB M_OLeary B_Godfrey SUB | SUB G_Edmundson K_Strootman SUB | SUB Campana S_Berghuis SUB | SUB Pepe A_Modeste SUB | SUB R_Beliandjou Min. 1 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 2 :(brc) A_Grimaldo retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... A_Gudmundsson gets on the end of it ... A_Gudmundsson with a bomb of a shot! ... B_Leno won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 2 :(sun) A_Carroll with an inswinging cross to N_Gudelj ... N_Pepe is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... C_Biraghi bends it round the wall ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 5 :(brc) N_Pepe hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... J_Williams latches onto it! ... J_Williams hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... B_Leno with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... N_Pepe dinks the ball into the area! ... The danger is dealt with by T_Livramento Min. 9 :(sun) C_Biraghi takes advantage of a mistake by A_Gudmundsson ... That mistake could prove costly ... L_Davis pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 10 :(sun) V_Ryabushko sidesteps N_Pepe ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... K_Naismith takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 13 :(sun) N_Mukiele with a precise ball to W_Alves ... W_Alves pounds a rocket on goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... J_Draxler swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... It comes to N_Mukiele ... He gets the shot away ... J_Pickford with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 13 :(brc) M_Llorente moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to C_Cresswell ... C_Cresswell shoots towards goal! ... B_Leno with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 14 :(brc) A_Grimaldo is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to J_Williams ... J_Williams hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... B_Leno with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 16 :(sun) W_Alves with the diagonal pass to Evanilson ... Evanilson with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... J_Pickford gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... It's pushed behind! ... CORNER! ... J_Draxler dinks the ball into the area! ... A_Carroll gets a shot in ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 17 :(sun) N_Gudelj whips the ball across to S_Rhomas ... E_Pinnock with the tackle Min. 18 :(brc) A_Gudmundsson takes advantage of a mistake by N_Mukiele ... Can he make them pay? ... A_Gudmundsson drives the ball low! ... B_Leno catches the ball Min. 19 :(sun) A_Carroll runs forward ... A_Carroll with a thundering drive! ... J_Pickford can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... J_Pickford was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 28 :(sun) Evanilson turns past his marker ... He has some space now! ... Evanilson fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... J_Pickford with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 28 :(brc) N_Pepe brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... N_Pepe with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... B_Leno claws it off the line ... The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! ... The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? ... What's he going to give? ... GOAL!! ... Bristol City have taken the lead! ... Sunderland 0-1 Bristol City ... Min. 29 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to A Min. 29 :(brc) K_Naismith flicks the ball on to Munir ... What a fantastic interception by N_Gudelj ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 30 :(sun) W_Alves runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... W_Alves fires the shot in! ... J_Pickford turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... C_Biraghi hits it towards the far post! ... J_Pickford catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 31 :(brc) N_Pepe controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... Munir gets onto the end of the pass! ... Munir with a thundering volley! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... What a player! ... Sunderland 0-2 Bristol City ... Min. 32 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... Bristol City have changed their playing style to C Min. 34 :(sun) N_Gudelj with the first time pass to A_Carroll ... A_Carroll tries to beat J_Pickford! ... J_Pickford takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 36 :(sun) V_Ryabushko with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... E_Pinnock takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 38 :(sun) Evanilson flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... Evanilson smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 42 :(sun) W_Alves beats A_Grimaldo ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... But K_Naismith clears the ball to safety Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(brc) M_Llorente runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... N_Pepe latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... W_Alves is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly Min. 46 :(brc) A_Grimaldo moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to Munir ... Munir fires off a right-footed shot! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-2 Bristol City Min. 48 :(sun) Evanilson get's past K_Naismith ... He's gonna worry them again ... Evanilson tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... J_Pickford makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 55 :(sun) Evanilson bursts forward ... What a shot from Evanilson! ... It could go anywhere ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 58 :(sun) A_Carroll sidesteps A_Grimaldo ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A_Carroll with his head down lets it go! ... GOAL!! ... His players jump on top of him ... Sunderland 1-2 Bristol City ... Min. 59 :(brc) B_Leno miskicks! ... E_Pinnock is through! ... E_Pinnock has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... B_Leno dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And B_Leno tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... N_Pepe swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... T_Livramento with the clearance Min. 62 :(sun) V_Ryabushko puts in W_Alves ... But E_Pinnock wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 62 :(sun) T_Livramento runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... K_Naismith with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 63 :(brc) K_Naismith pulls it back to Munir ... N_Gudelj gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 66 :(sun) C_Biraghi with the cross-field pass to T_Livramento ... Cleaned up by A_Grimaldo Min. 67 :(sun) N_Gudelj slides the ball across to W_Alves ... W_Alves has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Livramento crosses it in! ... J_Draxler gets his head on it ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 69 :(brc) E_Pinnock has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past N_Mukiele ... He puts in J_Williams! ... J_Williams with the goal bound shot! ... B_Leno gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 70 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: R_Beliandjou ... COMING OFF: A_Gudmundsson Min. 70 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: Campana ... COMING OFF: N_Pepe Min. 72 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: A_Modeste ... COMING OFF: T_Livramento Min. 76 :(sun) W_Alves with a precise ball to A_Carroll ... A delicate chip from A_Carroll! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 80 :(brc) E_Pinnock has space to run with the ball ... E_Pinnock attempts the shot! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 82 :(brc) Campana has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on B_Leno! ... V_Ryabushko hacks him down! ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... Campana hoists it forward ... C_Cresswell gets on the end of it ... Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Biraghi ... He had to get that one right! Min. 83 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: G_Edmundson ... COMING OFF: C_Cresswell Min. 84 :(brc) J_Williams kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... Munir gets on the end of the pass ... Munir drives it towards goal! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(brc) A_Grimaldo races into the box ... He sees Munir lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... Excellent sliding challenge from C_Biraghi ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 90 :(brc) Campana finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... J_Draxler picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 91 :(brc) L_Davis with a Cruyff turn ... N_Gudelj gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 93 :(brc) Munir runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... R_Beliandjou latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... But N_Mukiele wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... E_Pinnock hits it into the box! ... B_Leno thumps the ball away! Min. 94 :(sun) J_Draxler knocks the ball past L_Davis ... L_Davis with the high feet ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Carroll Scorers : A_Carroll (58) Sent Off : N/A Booked : V_Ryabushko (82) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Pepe (Man of the Match) Scorers : N_Pepe (28), Munir (31) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Pepe (2), L_Davis (9) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Bristol City Attempts on Goal : 16 | 12 Off target : 9 | 4 On target : 7 | 8 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 4 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 6 Key Tackles : 9 | 6 Key Passes : 9 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 1 - 2 Bristol City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Leno GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 N_Mukiele DF 1 17 12 9 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 16 17 N_Gudelj DF 1 21 13 11 29 | 96 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 45 0 T_Livramento DM 1 19 17 14 30 | 73 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 S_Rhomas DF 1 17 10 9 29 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Biraghi DF 1 19 12 8 24 | 96 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 16 17 J_Draxler MF 1 6 20 14 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 29 0 11 V_Ryabushko MF 1 10 18 9 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 6 -4 Evanilson FW 1 3 14 20 29 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 A_Carroll FW 1 1 10 19 32 | 96 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 18 45 W_Alves MF 1 7 18 14 26 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 34 H_Keto GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Godfrey DF 1 15 9 3 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Strootman MF 1 6 15 10 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Berghuis MF 1 5 16 15 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Modeste FW 1 1 8 14 27 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Bristol City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Pickford GK 25 1 1 1 19 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 E_Pinnock DF 1 21 14 9 27 | 96 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 42 14 33 C_Cresswell DF 1 19 14 12 20 | 84 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 K_Naismith DF 1 21 15 10 22 | 96 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 26 0 A_Grimaldo DF 1 21 16 11 31 | 96 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 48 0 L_Davis DF 1 18 13 11 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 J_Williams MF 1 12 20 14 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 36 M_Llorente MF 1 13 22 15 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 N_Pepe FW 1 2 20 19 22 | 71 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 -4 24 16 Munir FW 1 3 16 22 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 12 20 A_Gudmundsson FW 1 6 16 20 22 | 71 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 M_OLeary GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Edmundson DF 1 14 13 9 23 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Campana AM 1 12 19 17 23 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pepe MF 1 10 16 10 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Beliandjou FW 1 5 13 17 24 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1728067185 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40