FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. West Brom (Mon Sep 02) Sunderland | West Brom 4-1-3-2 L | 5-3-1-1 L - | Frank Deeming | B_Leno GK | GK D_Iversen C_Mbemba DF | DF M_Holgate N_Mukiele DF | DF Ruben_Vezo T_Livramento DM | DF N_Milenkovic N_Gudelj DF | DF J_Poyth C_Biraghi DF | DF M_Bola G_Xhaka MF | MF S_Longstaff M_Nunes MF | MF T_Pobega Evanilson FW | MF J_Jordan A_Carroll FW | AM D_Solanke W_Alves MF | FW Lucas_Moura | H_Keto SUB | SUB T_Hasal S_Rhomas SUB | SUB Y_Konoplia V_Ryabushko SUB | SUB J_Rudoni S_Berghuis SUB | SUB G_May A_Modeste SUB | SUB A_Mulele Min. 1 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 6 :(wba) N_Milenkovic with a real burst of pace ... He shows N_Gudelj a clean set of heals ... A_Carroll fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 11 :(sun) G_Xhaka gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside Lucas_Moura! ... He has some space now! ... G_Xhaka with the punt towards goal! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 16 :(sun) M_Nunes boots it towards N_Gudelj ... Good sliding challenge from Ruben_Vezo Min. 20 :(sun) N_Mukiele is too quick for J_Poyth ... N_Milenkovic wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 20 :(sun) N_Mukiele runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... D_Solanke with a clumsy challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one Min. 23 :(sun) N_Mukiele runs at J_Poyth ... He takes it past him ... D_Solanke with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 29 :(sun) A_Carroll with a deep cross to Evanilson ... But N_Milenkovic wins the tackle Min. 30 :(wba) Lucas_Moura with a 30-yard pass to T_Pobega ... T_Livramento with the high feet ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 31 :(sun) C_Biraghi works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Carroll ... N_Milenkovic hits it out for a corner ... Can they make this pay? ... CORNER! ... T_Livramento swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... D_Iversen thumps the ball away! Min. 33 :(sun) G_Xhaka slides it through the middle to A_Carroll ... Ruben_Vezo slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 35 :(sun) N_Gudelj is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to W_Alves ... What a shot from W_Alves! ... It could go anywhere ... But D_Iversen makes a fine save Min. 36 :(sun) M_Nunes spots his team mate making a run ... He finds Evanilson with a lovely pass! ... Evanilson is miles offside! ... The flag stays down ... D_Iversen tries to close down the angle ... He rounds D_Iversen ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... GOAL !! ... Sunderland have snatched the lead! ... Sunderland 1-0 West Brom ... Min. 37 :(wba) Tactical Change by West Brom ... West Brom have changed their playing style to A Min. 38 :(sun) W_Alves has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... A_Carroll gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_Poyth knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 38 :(wba) S_Longstaff is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to N_Milenkovic ... N_Milenkovic looks to see where B_Leno is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 38 :(sun) Evanilson takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... J_Poyth rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... FREE KICK ... C_Mbemba shapes to shoot ... He plays it to Evanilson instead ... Evanilson goes for the top corner! ... D_Iversen just watches it drift out of play! Min. 40 :(wba) Lucas_Moura looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... B_Leno with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... PENALTY!! ... Lucas_Moura stepped up to take it ... B_Leno acrobatically tips it over!! What a save! ... CORNER! ... Lucas_Moura hits it towards the far post! ... N_Milenkovic gets to it! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 42 :(sun) T_Livramento takes advantage of a mistake by S_Longstaff ... It's a lucky break ... J_Poyth slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 47 :(sun) Evanilson with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... Evanilson goes for goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... D_Iversen never had a chance! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-0 West Brom Min. 46 :(wba) The defender loses control of the ball! ... M_Bola seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... M_Bola with a screamer of a shot! ... B_Leno watches it sail safely wide! Min. 48 :(sun) M_Nunes holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to T_Livramento ... T_Livramento sends it flying towards goal! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... But it's been ruled out! ... What on earth for? ... That looks like an appalling decision! ... Referees are too inconsistent! Min. 50 :(wba) J_Jordan chips the ball forward to T_Pobega ... T_Pobega curls it towards the top corner! ... Brilliant save from B_Leno Min. 58 :(wba) D_Solanke cuts inside N_Gudelj ... He worked that well ... D_Solanke has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It's beaten B_Leno ... GOAL!! ... Now it's all square! ... Sunderland 1-1 West Brom ... Min. 61 :(wba) Lucas_Moura slips past C_Mbemba ... T_Livramento with the tackle Min. 62 :(wba) D_Solanke takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... D_Solanke with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... It's way wide ... The Sunderland fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 67 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Holgate! ... M_Holgate with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Holgate dinks the ball into the area! ... C_Biraghi gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 69 :(sun) C_Mbemba controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... A_Carroll gets onto the end of the pass! ... T_Pobega muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! ... A_Carroll bends it in ... But he got that all wrong Min. 70 :(sun) G_Xhaka finds a hole in the defence ... G_Xhaka attempts a chip! ... But D_Iversen punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that D_Iversen got a touch Min. 75 :(wba) T_Pobega lays the ball back to D_Solanke ... M_Nunes clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 76 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to T_Pobega ... T_Pobega aims for the top right corner! ... It floats over B_Leno ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 78 :(sun) N_Mukiele had to stretch to reach the pass ... A great volley from N_Mukiele! ... But D_Iversen parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 78 :(wba) Lucas_Moura with electric pace ... He eases past T_Livramento ... N_Gudelj leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! Min. 80 :(wba) D_Solanke sprints past N_Gudelj ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... A_Carroll with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! Min. 81 :(wba) Lucas_Moura runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off N_Mukiele back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... C_Mbemba hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... S_Longstaff drives it into the box! ... M_Holgate gets his head on it ... B_Leno gathers it comfortably Min. 82 :(sun) G_Xhaka looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to A_Carroll ... A delicate chip from A_Carroll! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 82 :(wba) Lucas_Moura takes advantage of a mistake by C_Mbemba ... Can he make them pay? ... Lucas_Moura tries to place it in the corner! ... B_Leno goes down well to save Min. 85 :(sun) C_Mbemba hits a hard pass to Evanilson ... Evanilson pounds a rocket on goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... D_Iversen dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had D_Iversen beaten! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... N_Gudelj flights it in! ... D_Iversen easily claims the ball! Min. 87 :(sun) Evanilson sprints past N_Milenkovic ... Evanilson with the drive! ... But D_Iversen punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(sun) G_Xhaka with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past J_Poyth ... A wicked drive by G_Xhaka! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 89 :(wba) J_Jordan knocks the ball past N_Gudelj ... G_Xhaka with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow Min. 89 :(sun) G_Xhaka is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to Evanilson ... D_Solanke with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious Min. 91 :(sun) G_Xhaka with a first time pass ... C_Mbemba runs onto it! ... C_Mbemba attempts the shot! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 92 :(sun) G_Xhaka eases past J_Jordan ... G_Xhaka hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Nunes (Man of the Match) Scorers : Evanilson (36) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Brom Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Solanke Scorers : D_Solanke (58) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Solanke (20), T_Pobega (69) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | West Brom Attempts on Goal : 15 | 10 Off target : 9 | 6 On target : 6 | 4 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 0 Fouls : 11 | 10 Key Tackles : 4 | 7 Key Passes : 12 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 1 - 1 West Brom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 C_Mbemba DF 1 20 16 10 29 | 94 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 24 15 N_Mukiele DF 1 17 12 9 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 T_Livramento DM 1 19 17 13 30 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 13 N_Gudelj DF 1 21 13 11 29 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 C_Biraghi DF 1 19 12 8 24 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16 0 G_Xhaka MF 1 2 19 11 25 | 94 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 27 57 M_Nunes MF 1 8 20 13 20 | 94 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 36 0 Evanilson FW 1 3 14 20 29 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 A_Carroll FW 1 1 10 19 32 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 12 W_Alves MF 1 7 18 14 26 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 H_Keto GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Rhomas DF 1 17 10 9 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Ryabushko MF 1 10 18 9 27 | 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - West Brom Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Iversen GK 22 1 1 1 24 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 M_Holgate DF 1 20 14 10 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Ruben_Vezo DF 1 21 15 7 35 | 94 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 26 0 N_Milenkovic DF 1 19 13 9 31 | 94 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 48 0 32 J_Poyth DF 1 19 12 9 25 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 M_Bola DF 1 17 14 8 21 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 S_Longstaff MF 1 11 19 6 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 T_Pobega MF 1 11 18 13 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 6 21 J_Jordan MF 1 7 18 14 21 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Solanke AM 1 2 13 19 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -4 -4 22 Lucas_Moura FW 1 4 13 20 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 T_Hasal GK 17 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Konoplia DF 1 16 12 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rudoni MF 1 8 17 11 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_May MF 1 7 15 6 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Mulele FW 1 6 16 17 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1725300022 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40