FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. West Brom (Fri Jan 30) Sunderland | West Brom 4-4-2 N | 5-3-1-1 P Chris W | Frank Deeming | J_Pickford GK | GK D_Iversen D_Spence DF | DF J_Poyth F_Sierralta DF | DF M_Holgate T_Hume DF | DF Ruben_Vezo R_Vlaar DF | DF M_Lanzaro I_Sangare MF | DF N_Milenkovic S_Sanna MF | MF S_Longstaff D_Neil MF | MF T_Pobega M_Nunes MF | MF C_Gomes M_Harris FW | AM A_Mulele E_Mayenda FW | FW D_Solanke | C_Diop SUB | SUB T_Hasal N_Mukiele SUB | SUB M_Bola R_Mundle SUB | SUB Marc_Roca Benny SUB | SUB R_Bozenik W_Isidor SUB | SUB L_Podolski Min. 2 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 2 :(wba) C_Gomes volleys it forward. He finds A_Mulele ... A_Mulele attempts a lob! ... J_Pickford parries it, he follows it up ... And J_Pickford recovers to save!! Min. 7 :(sun) D_Neil rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to E_Mayenda ... A delicate chip from E_Mayenda! ... D_Iversen won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Pick that one out!! ... Let's see if Sunderland can hang onto that lead! ... Sunderland 1-0 West Brom ... Min. 8 :(wba) M_Holgate retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... D_Solanke latches onto the end of it ... D_Solanke blasts the ball towards goal! ... J_Pickford with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 11 :(wba) N_Milenkovic beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds D_Solanke ... S_Sanna is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort Min. 15 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 16 :(sun) S_Sanna knocks the ball on and sprints past M_Holgate ... A delightful ball in to M_Harris ... Ruben_Vezo gathers up the loose ball Min. 17 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo with the first time pass to M_Lanzaro ... M_Lanzaro tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 19 :(wba) T_Pobega gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside D_Neil! ... He has some space now! ... T_Pobega with a thundering shot! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 21 :(sun) T_Hume has the ball ... He knocks the ball past Ruben_Vezo ... He puts in M_Nunes! ... M_Nunes carves a shot towards goal! ... But D_Iversen punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 21 :(sun) T_Hume crosses into the box, finding M_Nunes ... D_Solanke with the high feet ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... PENALTY!! ... M_Harris places the ball on the spot! ... D_Iversen guesses correctly ... But the shot's too powerful! ... GOAL!! ... Sunderland 2-0 West Brom... Min. 22 :(wba) Tactical Change by West Brom ... West Brom have changed their playing style to A Min. 25 :(sun) S_Sanna plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... E_Mayenda decides to go for goal instead! ... A_Mulele pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... D_Spence knocks it forward ... E_Mayenda gets on the end of it ... E_Mayenda runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... D_Iversen tips it over !! ... Great keeping there! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by D_Spence ... The ball comes to M_Harris ... He gets the shot away ... GOAL!! ... He starts to run the full length of the pitch! ... But it's been disallowed! The referee spotted something ... That looked like a bit of shirt pulling, well spotted by the ref! Min. 27 :(wba) D_Solanke plays in A_Mulele with a beautiful ball ... S_Sanna with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 27 :(wba) J_Poyth cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... J_Poyth bears down on goal! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 28 :(sun) D_Neil floats the ball in to find T_Hume ... T_Hume flicks the header toward the far post! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... S_Sanna with an outswinging corner into the box ... D_Iversen makes the catch! Min. 28 :(wba) M_Lanzaro slides it through the middle to A_Mulele ... A_Mulele hits a great drive! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into J_Pickford's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 34 :(sun) F_Sierralta cuts the ball back to D_Spence ... Cleared by M_Holgate Min. 35 :(wba) T_Pobega with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... T_Pobega with a graceful, looping effort! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 36 :(wba) D_Solanke runs at the defence ... He nutmegs R_Vlaar ... He showed his class there ... D_Solanke swings in the shot! ... GOAL!! ... He runs off and does a somersault ... Sunderland 2-1 West Brom ... Min. 37 :(wba) A_Mulele with the deft touch ... He takes it past F_Sierralta ... He knocks it to D_Solanke! ... D_Solanke sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... Brilliant save from J_Pickford Min. 38 :(sun) I_Sangare gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to E_Mayenda ... E_Mayenda with the chance! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 41 :(wba) The ball runs loose! ... D_Solanke seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... D_Solanke carves a shot towards goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... GOAL!! ... How did that find it's way in? ... That's got West Brom back level! ... Sunderland 2-2 West Brom ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(wba) A_Mulele hoofs it upfield to find D_Solanke ... D_Solanke with a little chip! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... GOAL!! ... That was unfortunate ... That completes his hat-trick!! ... West Brom have snatched the lead! ... Sunderland 2-3 West Brom ... Min. 46 :(wba) C_Gomes is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to M_Holgate ... S_Sanna muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 2-3 West Brom Min. 46 :(sun) D_Neil gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to E_Mayenda ... Ruben_Vezo wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 50 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: W_Isidor ... COMING OFF: E_Mayenda Min. 52 :(sun) D_Spence looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Harris ... M_Harris with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 55 :(sun) F_Sierralta knocks it forward ... N_Milenkovic slips ... W_Isidor gets to it! ... Ruben_Vezo takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 57 :(sun) W_Isidor spots I_Sangare who is in acres of space ... I_Sangare from 20 yards! ... D_Iversen has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... D_Iversen reacts well to save!! Min. 57 :(wba) D_Solanke beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... Launched towards the top corner by D_Solanke! ... J_Pickford just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 58 :(wba) D_Solanke with the majestic dribble ... F_Sierralta with a nasty foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one Min. 59 :(sun) Curled in dangerously from F_Sierralta to M_Harris ... Cleared by J_Poyth Min. 65 :(sun) M_Harris jumps over C_Gomes's challenge ... M_Holgate with the tackle Min. 66 :(wba) M_Holgate looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to T_Pobega ... W_Isidor stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 67 :(sun) M_Nunes lobs the ball over the defence ... M_Harris latches on to it ... M_Harris hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 68 :(sun) W_Isidor cuts inside ... An audacious effort from W_Isidor! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 70 :(wba) A_Mulele is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... D_Solanke latches onto the end of it ... D_Spence wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 71 :(sun) W_Isidor dribbles past T_Pobega ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... W_Isidor with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But D_Iversen parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 73 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to S_Longstaff ... W_Isidor wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 75 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: N_Mukiele ... COMING OFF: R_Vlaar Min. 75 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 75 :(wba) S_Longstaff has a go! ... It hits the defender ... T_Pobega collects the loose ball! ... T_Pobega with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... J_Pickford was beaten there! Min. 76 :(sun) T_Hume takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... T_Hume hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 80 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: Benny ... COMING OFF: M_Nunes Min. 80 :(sun) S_Sanna looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to Benny ... M_Holgate gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 80 :(wba) M_Lanzaro knocks it past D_Spence and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... M_Lanzaro with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... J_Pickford parries it, he follows it up ... And J_Pickford recovers to save!! Min. 83 :(sun) I_Sangare slips past his marker Ruben_Vezo ... The ball is whipped into M_Harris ... M_Harris aims for the top right corner! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... D_Iversen palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... W_Isidor hits it into the box! ... That's a poor one ... D_Iversen catches it with ease Min. 85 :(wba) J_Poyth leaves S_Sanna standing ... J_Poyth unleashes a pile driver! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 86 :(sun) W_Isidor with the dribble ... N_Milenkovic is easily beaten ... W_Isidor tries the lob from 30 yards! ... D_Iversen parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 90 :(wba) T_Pobega brings it under control ... He takes on F_Sierralta ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_Holgate! ... M_Holgate hits the ball on the bounce! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Harris Scorers : E_Mayenda (7), M_Harris (21 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Sanna (27), F_Sierralta (58), W_Isidor (66) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Brom Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Solanke (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Solanke (36,41,44) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Mulele (25) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | West Brom Attempts on Goal : 15 | 16 Off target : 7 | 9 On target : 8 | 7 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 8 | 10 Key Tackles : 1 | 7 Key Passes : 15 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 2 - 3 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 | 92 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 D_Spence DF 1 21 18 6 21 | 92 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 16 0 F_Sierralta DF 1 22 15 8 26 | 92 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 55 -2 T_Hume DF 1 20 16 10 21 | 92 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 36 R_Vlaar DF 1 20 14 6 25 | 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Sangare MF 1 16 22 10 20 | 92 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 20 S_Sanna MF 1 11 17 10 27 | 92 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 49 -2 D_Neil MF 1 9 21 17 26 | 92 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 M_Nunes MF 1 10 22 15 20 | 81 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 15 M_Harris FW 1 4 15 23 22 | 92 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 46 E_Mayenda FW 1 7 13 21 24 | 51 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 C_Diop GK 19 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Mukiele DF 1 17 12 9 27 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Mundle MF 1 5 19 16 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Benny MF 1 9 17 14 27 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Isidor FW 1 4 12 18 31 | 41 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 20 30 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 26 1 1 1 24 | 92 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 J_Poyth DF 1 21 13 11 25 | 92 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 0 34 M_Holgate DF 1 22 15 12 28 | 92 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 38 16 Ruben_Vezo DF 1 22 15 7 35 | 92 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 38 0 M_Lanzaro DF 1 20 15 12 24 | 92 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 34 N_Milenkovic DF 1 22 16 10 31 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Longstaff MF 1 12 20 6 24 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 T_Pobega MF 1 11 19 14 22 | 92 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15 42 C_Gomes MF 1 12 19 5 28 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 A_Mulele AM 1 7 18 20 22 | 92 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 -2 66 16 D_Solanke FW 1 2 14 21 24 | 92 0 0 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 20 103 T_Hasal GK 17 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bola DF 1 18 15 9 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marc_Roca MF 1 3 19 14 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Bozenik AM 1 8 13 19 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Podolski FW 1 10 15 20 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1769802072 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40