FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. West Brom (Mon Oct 27) Sunderland | West Brom 4-4-2 N | 5-3-1-1 N Chris W | Frank Deeming | J_Pickford GK | GK D_Iversen P_Zabaleta DF | DF M_Holgate W_Omari DF | DF Ruben_Vezo F_Sierralta DF | DF N_Milenkovic T_Hume DF | DF J_Poyth I_Sangare MF | DF M_Lanzaro A_Rabiot MF | MF S_Longstaff D_Neil MF | MF J_Jordan M_Nunes MF | MF Marc_Roca M_Harris FW | AM R_Bozenik E_Mayenda FW | FW R_Brewster | C_Diop SUB | SUB T_Hasal G_Cahill SUB | SUB F_Clerc R_Mundle SUB | SUB A_Palombo K_Strootman SUB | SUB Lucas_Moura B_Bayo SUB | SUB D_Solanke Min. 2 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 3 :(wba) R_Bozenik runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... R_Bozenik shoots towards goal! ... J_Pickford fists it away Min. 11 :(sun) W_Omari looks up ... He swings the ball right towards M_Harris ... M_Lanzaro reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 12 :(sun) M_Nunes looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Harris ... M_Harris with a bicycle kick! ... But D_Iversen punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 14 :(wba) R_Bozenik knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... D_Neil with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 16 :(wba) M_Lanzaro elbows M_Harris off the ball ... The linesman is flagging ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 17 :(wba) S_Longstaff lays the ball back to M_Lanzaro ... M_Harris goes in studs first Min. 18 :(wba) J_Jordan runs into space ... W_Omari is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 21 :(sun) P_Zabaleta with a byline cross to D_Neil ... Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Milenkovic Min. 23 :(sun) I_Sangare threads the through ball to M_Harris ... M_Harris sees D_Iversen off his line! ... But he somehow misses ... The West Brom fans laugh at him Min. 24 :(sun) E_Mayenda gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to M_Harris ... M_Harris has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 25 :(sun) E_Mayenda takes on N_Milenkovic ... He runs past him ... J_Jordan with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 28 :(sun) D_Neil flights the ball to P_Zabaleta ... P_Zabaleta leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... D_Iversen saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 30 :(sun) T_Hume 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! ... W_Omari receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... W_Omari with a thundering shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... E_Mayenda crosses it in! ... Great catch from D_Iversen! Min. 31 :(wba) Marc_Roca sidesteps I_Sangare ... W_Omari reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 33 :(sun) W_Omari picks out D_Neil with the cross ... D_Neil beats the offside trap! ... He looked offside to me ... D_Iversen comes towards him ... He rounds D_Iversen ... He has been pushed wide! ... Surely he can't score from that angle! ... He's missed the target!! Min. 33 :(wba) J_Poyth threads the through ball to M_Lanzaro ... T_Hume reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 34 :(sun) A_Rabiot with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... Cleared by R_Brewster Min. 34 :(wba) Marc_Roca controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... M_Holgate gets onto the end of the pass! ... F_Sierralta lunges in with two feet!! ... And play is brought to a halt by The Referee ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 35 :(sun) A_Rabiot races into the box ... He sees F_Sierralta lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... F_Sierralta with the 40 yard drive! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 36 :(sun) T_Hume holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to M_Nunes ... A thundering drive by M_Nunes! ... D_Iversen makes a good save ... CORNER! ... D_Neil dinks the ball into the area! ... It comes to M_Harris ... He fires it towards to goal ... But D_Iversen makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 40 :(sun) W_Omari with the nod to E_Mayenda ... E_Mayenda is clean through! ... He tries to take it round D_Iversen ... He lobs it over D_Iversen ... It's hit the bar and gone over!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(sun) D_Neil has plenty of time and space ... Driven towards goal by D_Neil! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... Sunderland take the lead! ... Sunderland 1-0 West Brom ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-0 West Brom Min. 48 :(wba) R_Brewster has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... R_Brewster curls it towards the top corner! ... It's beaten J_Pickford ... It goes wide!! Min. 50 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 53 :(sun) M_Nunes races into the box ... He sees E_Mayenda lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... E_Mayenda with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 55 :(sun) D_Neil with a neat pass into M_Harris ... M_Harris with the attempt at goal! ... D_Iversen with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 57 :(sun) M_Harris jinks past N_Milenkovic ... Ruben_Vezo with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: R_Mundle ... COMING OFF: D_Neil Min. 73 :(sun) P_Zabaleta with an intelligent ball to T_Hume ... T_Hume drives it low! ... Looks like it should be D_Iversen's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... T_Hume with an inswinging corner into the box ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for D_Iversen, who catches the ball Min. 75 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 76 :(sun) R_Mundle takes advantage of a mistake by N_Milenkovic ... He runs towards goal ... Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Lanzaro ... He had to get that one right! Min. 77 :(sun) M_Nunes finds A_Rabiot in the box ... M_Lanzaro robs him of the ball Min. 77 :(wba) J_Poyth gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... J_Jordan is unmarked ... Fine tackle by M_Nunes ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 78 :(wba) Marc_Roca plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... M_Harris with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 79 :(sun) P_Zabaleta runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to F_Sierralta ... M_Holgate reads the play well Min. 79 :(wba) J_Poyth had to stretch to reach the pass ... J_Poyth hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... J_Pickford collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 80 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: G_Cahill ... COMING OFF: T_Hume Min. 80 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: B_Bayo ... COMING OFF: E_Mayenda Min. 80 :(sun) G_Cahill crosses into the box, finding M_Nunes ... M_Holgate with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 81 :(sun) F_Sierralta is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to W_Omari ... W_Omari blasts it at the goal! ... D_Iversen saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 82 :(sun) M_Nunes volleys it forward. He finds A_Rabiot ... A_Rabiot tries to beat D_Iversen! ... D_Iversen makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 83 :(sun) M_Nunes slips past J_Poyth ... M_Nunes with a bicycle kick! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 86 :(sun) R_Mundle hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... B_Bayo latches onto it! ... B_Bayo rises above the defence to head the ball! ... But D_Iversen parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 87 :(sun) I_Sangare with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to A_Rabiot ... A_Rabiot with a screamer of a shot! ... D_Iversen with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(sun) M_Nunes moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to M_Harris ... M_Harris has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 91 :(sun) B_Bayo with a slick pass to R_Mundle ... But M_Holgate with the fine tackle Min. 92 :(sun) F_Sierralta runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to M_Harris ... M_Harris hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... D_Iversen with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 93 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... F_Sierralta goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 95 :(sun) G_Cahill bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to R_Mundle ... R_Mundle runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 95 :(wba) R_Brewster with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from A_Rabiot ... But W_Omari sweeps up the threat Min. 97 :(sun) B_Bayo is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... P_Zabaleta latches onto the ball ... P_Zabaleta with the 40 yard drive! ... D_Iversen gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... G_Cahill plays it into the danger area! ... D_Iversen easily catches it! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_Omari (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Neil (46) Sent Off : N/A Booked : W_Omari (18), M_Harris (78) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Brom Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Iversen Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Lanzaro (16) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | West Brom Attempts on Goal : 23 | 3 Off target : 11 | 1 On target : 12 | 2 Possession : 64 | 36 Corners : 4 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 10 | 9 Key Tackles : 5 | 9 Key Passes : 26 | 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 1 - 0 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Pickford GK 27 1 1 1 19 | 99 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 P_Zabaleta DF 1 20 16 9 26 | 99 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 45 38 W_Omari DF 1 21 16 5 22 | 99 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 28 43 42 F_Sierralta DF 1 22 14 8 26 | 99 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 34 18 T_Hume DF 1 20 16 9 21 | 82 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 30 17 I_Sangare MF 1 16 22 10 20 | 99 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 A_Rabiot MF 1 6 21 16 22 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 24 D_Neil MF 1 8 20 16 26 | 72 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 22 42 M_Nunes MF 1 9 21 15 20 | 99 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 27 50 24 M_Harris FW 1 4 15 22 22 | 99 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 34 E_Mayenda FW 1 6 13 20 24 | 82 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 12 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 | 17 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 R_Mundle MF 1 5 19 16 29 | 27 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 K_Strootman MF 1 5 14 9 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Bayo FW 1 3 13 17 26 | 17 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 11 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 25 1 1 1 24 | 99 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 M_Holgate DF 1 22 15 11 28 | 99 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 Ruben_Vezo DF 1 22 15 8 35 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 N_Milenkovic DF 1 21 15 10 31 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 J_Poyth DF 1 20 13 10 25 | 99 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 18 M_Lanzaro DF 1 19 15 12 24 | 99 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 49 -2 -2 S_Longstaff MF 1 12 20 6 24 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Jordan MF 1 7 19 14 21 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marc_Roca MF 1 3 19 14 28 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 R_Bozenik AM 1 8 13 19 22 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 R_Brewster FW 1 5 11 19 28 | 99 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 31 0 7 T_Hasal GK 17 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Clerc DF 1 18 14 9 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Palombo MF 1 12 19 4 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lucas_Moura AM 1 4 14 23 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Solanke FW 1 2 14 20 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1761586423 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40