FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Leicester City (Mon Mar 02) Sunderland | Leicester City 4-4-2 N | 4-1-3-2 L Chris W | Darren Lear | J_Pickford GK | GK A_Areola D_Spence DF | DF Y_Berchiche F_Sierralta DF | DF J_Angelino T_Hume DF | DM B_Pearson R_Vlaar DF | DF N_Aguerd I_Sangare MF | DF A_Sorensen R_Mundle MF | MF E_Eze D_Neil MF | MF N_Kante M_Nunes MF | FW K_Dolberg M_Harris FW | FW Ronaldinho E_Mayenda FW | MF A_Djalo | C_Diop SUB | SUB M_Muller G_Cahill SUB | SUB G_Montiel S_Sanna SUB | SUB C_Sanchez Benny SUB | SUB R_De_Paul B_Bayo SUB | SUB S_Doumbia Min. 1 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 2 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 6 :(lei) E_Eze with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... E_Eze hits a crisp volley! ... J_Pickford just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 9 :(sun) D_Spence with a smart turn ... D_Spence with a low drive through the rain! ... A_Areola can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... A_Areola makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 10 :(sun) E_Mayenda with a real burst of pace ... He leaves N_Aguerd behind ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from E_Mayenda! ... It looks good ... A_Areola with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 13 :(sun) I_Sangare volleys it forward. He finds M_Nunes ... N_Aguerd reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 13 :(lei) B_Pearson crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Djalo in the box ... A delicate chip from A_Djalo! ... The shot slips through J_Pickford's hands ... But J_Pickford recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 17 :(sun) E_Mayenda fires over a low cross to M_Harris ... M_Harris with the punt towards goal! ... A_Areola gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 17 :(lei) J_Angelino holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to E_Eze ... E_Eze with a scorcher of a shot! ... But J_Pickford with the difficult save Min. 17 :(sun) D_Neil plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... K_Dolberg with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Sunderland players ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 18 :(sun) T_Hume takes advantage of a mistake by N_Kante ... He knocks the ball to M_Nunes! ... M_Nunes drives it towards goal! ... A_Areola takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 18 :(lei) A_Djalo backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... N_Aguerd gets on the end of it ... N_Aguerd with a screamer of a shot! ... J_Pickford blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 20 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 21 :(lei) K_Dolberg barges D_Spence off the ball ... I_Sangare takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 22 :(lei) E_Eze has the ball ... He knocks the ball past M_Harris ... He puts in J_Angelino! ... J_Angelino tries to chip the ball over J_Pickford! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He kisses the badge! ... He shows his love for the club!! ... The fans cheer him and chant his name!! ... That's given Leicester City the lead! ... Sunderland 0-1 Leicester City ... Min. 24 :(sun) I_Sangare flicks it over A_Sorensen and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... J_Angelino dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 28 :(sun) R_Vlaar wins possession ... He plays the ball across to F_Sierralta ... F_Sierralta with a thundering drive! ... A_Areola saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 35 :(sun) F_Sierralta finds the run of M_Harris ... Great challenge by Y_Berchiche ... But it goes out for a corner ... CORNER! ... D_Neil swings it in! ... A_Areola comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... M_Nunes swings a leg at it! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Hume swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... A_Areola thumps the ball away! Min. 36 :(lei) E_Eze with a probing through ball Y_Berchiche ... D_Spence pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 40 :(sun) E_Mayenda has broken clear! Just A_Areola to beat! ... E_Eze brings him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 42 :(lei) Ronaldinho finds himself with plenty of time ... Ronaldinho looks to see where J_Pickford is! ... He shoots! ... J_Pickford won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(sun) D_Neil has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past N_Kante ... He puts in M_Harris! ... M_Harris with the cheeky shot! ... But A_Areola smothers the ball Min. 45 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 45 :(lei) B_Pearson spots his team mate making a run ... He finds Y_Berchiche with a lovely pass! ... But D_Spence puts the ball out of play Min. 46 :(sun) D_Neil backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... D_Spence latches onto the end of it ... A_Sorensen tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Nunes with an inswinging corner into the box ... J_Angelino reads it ... He clears the danger ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-1 Leicester City Min. 47 :(lei) B_Pearson makes himself available ... B_Pearson attempts the shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... J_Angelino with an outswinging corner into the box ... J_Pickford fists it away! Min. 54 :(lei) Y_Berchiche with a clever shimmy ... Y_Berchiche with a thundering drive! ... J_Pickford makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 56 :(lei) A_Djalo boots it towards N_Kante ... N_Kante carves a shot towards goal! ... But J_Pickford punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that J_Pickford got a touch Min. 57 :(sun) The defender slips up! ... E_Mayenda is through! ... A_Djalo with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 59 :(sun) M_Harris moves forward ... M_Harris tries one from the edge of the box! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Areola dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Areola beaten! ... CORNER! ... R_Mundle lofts the ball in! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 60 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 63 :(sun) M_Harris with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... A scorcher of a shot from M_Harris! ... A_Areola with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... M_Nunes plays it towards the near post! ... R_Mundle with the header ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Areola's arms ... Unlucky Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: G_Cahill ... COMING OFF: R_Vlaar Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: B_Bayo ... COMING OFF: E_Mayenda Min. 73 :(lei) K_Dolberg sidesteps I_Sangare ... R_Mundle fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee lectures him Min. 75 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: Benny ... COMING OFF: R_Mundle Min. 75 :(sun) B_Bayo controls the ball with ease ... B_Bayo attempts a low drive! ... A_Areola tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... Benny floats the ball in! ... A_Areola comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 76 :(sun) M_Harris kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... M_Nunes gets on the end of the pass ... M_Nunes with a terrific drive! ... A_Areola was lucky there Min. 81 :(sun) D_Spence 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! ... M_Harris receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... M_Harris with the cheeky shot! ... A_Areola with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 82 :(sun) M_Nunes with the cross-field pass to B_Bayo ... B_Bayo with the goal bound shot! ... A_Areola watches it sail safely wide! Min. 82 :(lei) N_Kante finds B_Pearson in the box ... B_Pearson with a screamer of a shot! ... J_Pickford saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 83 :(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! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... Y_Berchiche slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 85 :(sun) T_Hume finds himself with plenty of time ... Well executed sliding challenge from Y_Berchiche Min. 86 :(sun) Benny looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to B_Bayo ... A well-placed shot from B_Bayo! ... A_Areola with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(lei) K_Dolberg has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on J_Pickford! ... I_Sangare hacks him down! ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 89 :(lei) N_Aguerd backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... B_Pearson latches onto the end of it ... B_Pearson tries to beat J_Pickford from outside the area! ... But J_Pickford reaches the ball. Good save Min. 91 :(sun) D_Neil is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... Benny latches onto the ball ... Benny with the shot on net! ... A_Areola heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 91 :(lei) K_Dolberg storms past his marker ... M_Nunes pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul Min. 93 :(sun) Benny is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... Excellent sliding challenge by A_Sorensen ... He timed it well Min. 94 :(sun) B_Bayo flicks it over N_Aguerd's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... A well-placed shot from B_Bayo! ... A_Areola makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 95 :(sun) I_Sangare volleys it forward. He finds M_Harris ... M_Harris is through on goal! ... The defender was caught napping ... He just has A_Areola to beat ... A_Areola charges out of his area ... He's slid it past him!! ... GOAL!! ... Sunderland have equalised with not long to go!! ... Sunderland 1-1 Leicester City ... Min. 96 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: S_Doumbia ... COMING OFF: N_Kante ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Harris (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Harris (95) Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_Sangare (89) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Eze Scorers : J_Angelino (22) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Eze (40) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 18 | 11 Off target : 5 | 3 On target : 13 | 8 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 6 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 12 Key Tackles : 2 | 8 Key Passes : 13 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 1 - 1 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 97 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 D_Spence DF 1 22 18 6 21 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 16 22 F_Sierralta DF 1 23 15 8 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 22 T_Hume DF 1 21 17 10 21 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 R_Vlaar DF 1 20 14 6 25 | 71 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 I_Sangare MF 1 16 22 10 20 | 97 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 38 -2 R_Mundle MF 1 5 19 17 29 | 76 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 D_Neil MF 1 9 21 17 26 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 M_Nunes MF 1 10 22 15 20 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 43 M_Harris FW 1 4 15 23 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 19 55 E_Mayenda FW 1 7 14 21 24 | 71 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 9 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 14 7 21 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Sanna MF 1 11 17 10 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Benny MF 1 9 17 14 27 | 21 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 16 B_Bayo FW 1 3 13 17 26 | 26 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 Player Statistics - Leicester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Areola GK 26 1 1 1 25 | 97 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 0 0 0 Y_Berchiche DF 1 23 18 14 22 | 97 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 45 0 16 J_Angelino DF 1 23 16 10 22 | 97 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 30 18 48 B_Pearson DM 1 15 20 13 31 | 97 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 49 N_Aguerd DF 1 24 15 13 21 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 19 17 A_Sorensen DF 1 21 16 9 29 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 E_Eze MF 1 8 20 19 28 | 97 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 -2 44 18 N_Kante MF 1 13 20 12 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 18 K_Dolberg FW 1 3 15 23 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ronaldinho FW 1 7 18 20 20 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 A_Djalo MF 1 3 20 17 30 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 13 M_Muller GK 21 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Montiel DF 1 22 16 15 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Sanchez DM 1 12 18 11 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_De_Paul MF 1 3 23 19 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Doumbia FW 1 7 14 18 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1772476501 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40