FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Huddersfield Town (Fri Sep 19) Sunderland | Huddersfield Town 4-4-2 N | 3-2-3-1-1 E Chris W | Ed Clark Caretaker | J_Pickford GK | GK F_Jorgensen P_Zabaleta DF | DF B_Jackson W_Omari DF | DF T_Baumgartl F_Sierralta DF | DF O_Dodgson T_Hume DF | DM A_Forson I_Sangare MF | DM Florentino A_Rabiot MF | MF K_Taylor D_Neil MF | MF G_Hall M_Nunes MF | MF A_Lookman M_Harris FW | AM L_Foster E_Mayenda FW | FW T_Campbell | C_Diop SUB | SUB L_Nicholls G_Cahill SUB | SUB R_Shawcross R_Mundle SUB | SUB I_Hayden J_Toulalan SUB | SUB M_Okugawa B_Bayo SUB | SUB T_Bradshaw Min. 1 :(hud) L_Foster gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to T_Baumgartl ... I_Sangare with an awful challenge ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a very dangerous position! ... Florentino with the curler ... J_Pickford narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 6 :(hud) G_Hall plays a long ball to T_Campbell ... But P_Zabaleta wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 9 :(sun) E_Mayenda skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Harris ... M_Harris with a little chip! ... F_Jorgensen just watches it float over the bar! Min. 10 :(sun) M_Harris with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past T_Baumgartl ... M_Harris with the punt towards goal! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... GOAL!! ... Look at the delight on his face! ... Just look at his face!! ... Sunderland go ahead in this match now! ... Sunderland 1-0 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 13 :(hud) T_Campbell gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside I_Sangare! ... He has some space now! ... P_Zabaleta wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 14 :(sun) W_Omari takes advantage of a mistake by O_Dodgson ... He crosses to A_Rabiot ... A_Rabiot with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... F_Jorgensen makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 15 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 16 :(sun) F_Sierralta knocks it past Florentino and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A cracking drive from F_Sierralta! ... It's way wide ... The Huddersfield Town fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 20 :(hud) G_Hall with a deep cross to K_Taylor ... A great volley from K_Taylor! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 21 :(sun) P_Zabaleta backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... E_Mayenda gets on the end of it ... E_Mayenda attempts a lob! ... F_Jorgensen makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 21 :(hud) K_Taylor slips past T_Hume ... K_Taylor hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... J_Pickford has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... J_Pickford reacts well to save!! Min. 24 :(hud) A_Forson knocks the ball past F_Sierralta ... Now he crosses to T_Campbell! ... T_Campbell with a low drive through the rain! ... J_Pickford catches the ball Min. 24 :(hud) O_Dodgson spits at M_Harris ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 25 :(sun) D_Neil finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... D_Neil attempts to nutmeg F_Jorgensen! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into F_Jorgensen's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 25 :(hud) L_Foster has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past W_Omari! ... He has some space now! ... L_Foster sends it flying towards goal! ... It's way wide ... The Sunderland fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 27 :(sun) E_Mayenda has it on the edge of the box ... E_Mayenda tries one from the edge of the box! ... It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air ... The defenders out leap the attackers ... The ball is away and clear from the danger area Min. 28 :(sun) W_Omari unselfishly lays the ball back to P_Zabaleta ... L_Foster clears with a diving header Min. 29 :(hud) O_Dodgson finds A_Lookman with a perfectly weighted pass ... A_Lookman with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 29 :(sun) M_Harris holds the ball up and waits 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! ... L_Foster muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 30 :(hud) Tactical Change by Huddersfield Town ... Huddersfield Town have changed their playing style to A Min. 31 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: L_Nicholls ... COMING OFF: F_Jorgensen Min. 31 :(hud) Tactical Change by Huddersfield Town ... L_Foster will now play as a FW Min. 31 :(hud) A_Lookman with a 30-yard pass to G_Hall ... G_Hall flings a shot at goal! ... J_Pickford with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 31 :(sun) F_Sierralta with a byline cross to M_Harris ... L_Foster with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Ed Clark Caretaker looks relieved ... Chris W is far from happy with that decision Min. 32 :(sun) P_Zabaleta makes the tackle ... T_Campbell with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Sunderland players ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Ed Clark Caretaker looks relieved Min. 36 :(sun) A_Rabiot can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to M_Harris ... M_Harris tries to chip the ball over L_Nicholls! ... But it goes wide Min. 37 :(sun) I_Sangare beats B_Jackson with absolute ease! ... I_Sangare with a blistering shot! ... L_Nicholls saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 38 :(sun) M_Nunes has space to run with the ball ... A_Forson slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 39 :(sun) D_Neil finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... Excellent sliding challenge from Florentino ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Nunes chips the ball in towards the far post! ... T_Hume gets on the end of it ... But L_Nicholls makes a fine save Min. 39 :(hud) Florentino nutmegs T_Hume, he continues to run forward ... Florentino with the overhead! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Sunderland fans taunt him about that effort Min. 40 :(sun) W_Omari runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to P_Zabaleta ... K_Taylor wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 42 :(sun) M_Nunes with a reverse pass to M_Harris ... M_Harris with a bicycle kick! ... It's way wide ... The Huddersfield Town fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 42 :(hud) K_Taylor turns past F_Sierralta ... He has some space now! ... K_Taylor aims for the top right corner! ... J_Pickford gathers it easily Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(sun) P_Zabaleta sidesteps B_Jackson ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... P_Zabaleta attempts the shot! ... L_Nicholls gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 45 :(sun) M_Nunes is too quick for the defence ... O_Dodgson gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 46 :(sun) E_Mayenda runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off B_Jackson back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... But A_Forson slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 46 :(hud) A_Lookman gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past I_Sangare! ... He has some space now! ... Excellent sliding challenge from W_Omari Min. 47 :(sun) E_Mayenda has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past T_Baumgartl! ... He has some space now! ... T_Baumgartl reacts well to win the ball back Min. 47 :(hud) T_Baumgartl turns past his marker ... He has some space now! ... T_Baumgartl with a thundering drive! ... J_Pickford falls over ... But J_Pickford is relieved to watch it go out of play! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-0 Huddersfield Town Min. 46 :(hud) K_Taylor is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to B_Jackson ... B_Jackson sends it flying towards goal! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 47 :(sun) M_Harris takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... M_Harris lobs L_Nicholls! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 47 :(hud) L_Foster has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past D_Neil! ... He has some space now! ... L_Foster tries to catch the keeper out! ... J_Pickford drops the shot! ... And it's gone in! ... GOAL!! ... Butterfingers! ... Now it's all square! ... Sunderland 1-1 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 49 :(hud) K_Taylor with the diagonal pass to T_Campbell ... But P_Zabaleta barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 50 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 51 :(sun) I_Sangare spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to M_Harris! ... M_Harris has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 54 :(sun) M_Nunes with a smart pass to M_Harris ... M_Harris with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 55 :(sun) D_Neil with a long pass to M_Harris ... Launched towards the top corner by M_Harris! ... L_Nicholls won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 57 :(hud) Florentino beats his man ... Excellent sliding challenge from T_Hume ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 58 :(sun) A_Rabiot over hits his pass ... He finds E_Mayenda though ... That was fortunate ... E_Mayenda cracks a laser towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... T_Hume with an outswinging corner into the box ... L_Nicholls comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... A_Rabiot swings a leg at it! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... I_Sangare swings it in! ... A_Rabiot gets a shot in ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... T_Hume flights it in! ... The ball comes to E_Mayenda ... He gets the shot away ... The fans get off their seats! ... L_Nicholls plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 59 :(hud) T_Campbell holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to O_Dodgson ... P_Zabaleta tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Forson crosses it in! ... J_Pickford easily catches it! Min. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: R_Mundle ... COMING OFF: D_Neil Min. 60 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: R_Shawcross ... COMING OFF: T_Baumgartl Min. 61 :(hud) Florentino with a probing through ball T_Campbell ... P_Zabaleta fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! ... Will we see it? ... L_Foster hits it hard with some tremendous top spin ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... K_Taylor with an inswinging corner into the box ... J_Pickford catches it! Min. 63 :(sun) R_Mundle saunters past A_Lookman ... R_Mundle with a little chip! ... Over the bar! Min. 63 :(hud) T_Campbell runs at E_Mayenda ... He takes it past him ... T_Campbell with the goal bound shot! ... J_Pickford gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 66 :(hud) G_Hall looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Florentino ... Florentino tries to lob the keeper! ... Looks like it should be J_Pickford's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... O_Dodgson swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... J_Pickford comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 69 :(sun) P_Zabaleta runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to R_Mundle ... R_Mundle keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... L_Nicholls gets his fingertips to it Min. 70 :(hud) K_Taylor runs at T_Hume ... The defender slips and falls over ... A well-placed shot from K_Taylor! ... J_Pickford gets his fingertips to it ... The defender puts the ball behind ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... B_Jackson flights it in! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for J_Pickford, who catches the ball Min. 71 :(hud) A_Forson with the through ball to A_Lookman ... A_Lookman rises above the defence to head the ball! ... J_Pickford gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 73 :(hud) A_Forson with the deft touch ... He takes it past W_Omari ... He knocks it to G_Hall! ... G_Hall beats the offside trap! ... He looked offside to me ... J_Pickford comes towards him ... J_Pickford charges out of his area ... He's lobbed him!! ... It's hit the bar and gone over!! Min. 74 :(hud) G_Hall runs at the defence ... He nutmegs P_Zabaleta ... He showed his class there ... Cleaned up by F_Sierralta Min. 75 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: G_Cahill ... COMING OFF: W_Omari Min. 75 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: B_Bayo ... COMING OFF: E_Mayenda Min. 75 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to N Min. 75 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: M_Okugawa ... COMING OFF: K_Taylor Min. 75 :(sun) M_Harris cuts inside R_Shawcross ... He worked that well ... M_Harris with a bomb of a shot! ... L_Nicholls can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... L_Nicholls was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 76 :(sun) F_Sierralta threads the through ball to B_Bayo ... B_Bayo looks to see where L_Nicholls is! ... He shoots! ... L_Nicholls can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... L_Nicholls was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 78 :(sun) B_Bayo hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... G_Cahill latches onto it! ... G_Cahill strikes a wicked curler! ... L_Nicholls with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 78 :(hud) M_Okugawa with a long pass to A_Forson ... A_Forson hits a great shot! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 84 :(sun) I_Sangare plays the early ball across the box to find T_Hume in space ... T_Hume with a thundering volley! ... GOAL!! ... L_Nicholls has to pick the ball out of the net ... YOU BEAUTY!! ... That must surely be the winner!! ... Sunderland 2-1 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 85 :(sun) F_Sierralta cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to B_Bayo ... B_Bayo with a bicycle kick! ... GOAL!! ... Terrific football and a well deserved goal ... Sunderland 3-1 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 86 :(hud) T_Campbell finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... P_Zabaleta leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(sun) T_Hume slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... T_Hume carves a shot towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the Sunderland fans! ... Sunderland 4-1 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 89 :(sun) R_Mundle runs at R_Shawcross ... The defender slips and falls over ... R_Mundle belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... Looks like it should be L_Nicholls's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... I_Sangare chips the ball in towards the far post! ... A_Rabiot gets on the end of it ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 89 :(hud) G_Hall has a go! ... It hits the defender ... B_Jackson collects the loose ball! ... T_Hume brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 90 :(sun) I_Sangare looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to B_Bayo ... B_Bayo sees L_Nicholls off his line! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Rabiot swings it in! ... M_Nunes tries to place the shot! ... L_Nicholls gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender puts the ball behind ... CORNER! ... G_Cahill swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... L_Nicholls easily claims the ball! Min. 90 :(sun) B_Bayo feeds the ball to M_Nunes ... T_Campbell tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's for persistant fouling. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Hume (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Harris (10), T_Hume (84,88), B_Bayo (85) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huddersfield Town Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Taylor Scorers : L_Foster (47) Sent Off : N/A Booked : O_Dodgson (24), L_Foster (29), T_Campbell (90) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Huddersfield Town Attempts on Goal : 32 | 19 Off target : 20 | 9 On target : 12 | 10 Possession : 62 | 38 Corners : 7 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 3 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 11 Key Tackles : 8 | 7 Key Passes : 19 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 4 - 1 Huddersfield Town ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Pickford GK 27 1 1 1 19 | 93 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 P_Zabaleta DF 1 20 16 9 26 | 93 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 64 30 17 W_Omari DF 1 21 16 5 22 | 77 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 45 0 F_Sierralta DF 1 22 14 8 26 | 93 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 73 18 T_Hume DF 1 19 15 9 21 | 93 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 34 0 111 I_Sangare MF 1 16 21 9 20 | 93 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 19 A_Rabiot MF 1 6 21 16 22 | 93 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 42 D_Neil MF 1 8 20 16 26 | 62 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 M_Nunes MF 1 9 21 14 20 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 14 M_Harris FW 1 4 15 22 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 52 E_Mayenda FW 1 6 13 20 24 | 77 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18 28 C_Diop GK 19 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Cahill DF 1 18 13 7 21 | 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 R_Mundle MF 1 5 19 16 29 | 31 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 J_Toulalan MF 1 12 19 16 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Bayo FW 1 3 13 16 26 | 16 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 36 52 Player Statistics - Huddersfield Town Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F_Jorgensen GK 26 1 1 1 24 | 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 B_Jackson DF 1 22 14 13 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 T_Baumgartl DF 1 20 16 10 30 | 62 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 18 O_Dodgson DF 1 20 16 3 30 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 13 -2 A_Forson DM 1 21 18 13 24 | 93 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 39 13 Florentino DM 1 15 20 12 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 21 0 44 K_Taylor MF 1 13 19 15 27 | 77 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 23 24 50 G_Hall MF 1 6 21 17 24 | 93 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 20 A_Lookman MF 1 8 19 16 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 22 L_Foster FW 1 9 15 21 30 | 93 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 25 -2 30 T_Campbell FW 1 3 13 21 29 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 16 12 L_Nicholls GK 24 1 1 1 31 | 62 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 R_Shawcross DF 1 18 16 7 30 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Hayden MF 1 20 14 7 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Okugawa FW 1 10 13 16 16 | 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 T_Bradshaw FW 1 4 13 19 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1758305901 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40