FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Huddersfield Town (Mon Mar 17) Sunderland | Huddersfield Town 5-3-2 E | 4-3-1-2 C Chris W | Guillaume Rousseau | J_Pickford GK | GK L_Nicholls C_Mbemba DF | DF Y_Nakayama D_Dumfries DF | DF A_Stewart R_Knoche DF | DF I_Hayden N_Gudelj DF | DF R_Andrews C_Biraghi DF | MF J_Rowe A_Rabiot MF | MF H_Kane M_Nunes MF | MF A_Lookman J_Toulalan MF | AM M_Mount Evanilson FW | FW T_Bradshaw C_Rodriguez FW | FW L_Foster | C_Diop SUB | SUB J_Stolarczyk S_Rhomas SUB | SUB B_Jackson G_Xhaka SUB | SUB M_Doue W_Alves SUB | SUB Y_Toure F_Cavenaghi SUB | SUB G_dos_Santos Min. 6 :(hud) H_Kane spots T_Bradshaw who is in acres of space ... D_Dumfries muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 6 :(hud) L_Foster with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... L_Foster has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... J_Pickford gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by A_Stewart! ... Great catch from J_Pickford! Min. 9 :(hud) Y_Nakayama dribbles past J_Toulalan ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... R_Knoche looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 12 :(sun) J_Toulalan with the header on ... He finds Evanilson in space ... Excellent sliding challenge by R_Andrews ... He timed it well Min. 12 :(hud) M_Mount runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for goal in mind! ... An audacious effort from M_Mount! ... J_Pickford tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... M_Mount hits it towards the far post! ... T_Bradshaw gets a shot in ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The Referee is signalling for VAR ... It's been given! ... GOAL!! ... The Huddersfield Town fans celebrate! ... That's given Huddersfield Town the lead! ... Sunderland 0-1 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 13 :(sun) D_Dumfries looks up ... He swings the ball right towards C_Rodriguez ... C_Rodriguez rises above the defence to head the ball! ... L_Nicholls blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 14 :(hud) H_Kane with a 40-yard pass to M_Mount ... M_Mount tries to lob the keeper! ... J_Pickford manages to turn it behind ... CORNER! ... A_Lookman floats the ball in! ... J_Pickford easily claims the ball! Min. 15 :(sun) M_Nunes pass splits open the defence and finds C_Rodriguez ... Well executed sliding challenge from J_Rowe Min. 15 :(hud) M_Mount with an incisive pass to T_Bradshaw ... A vicious shot by T_Bradshaw! ... But J_Pickford makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 15 :(sun) C_Rodriguez retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... Evanilson latches onto the end of it ... J_Rowe with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! Min. 16 :(sun) J_Toulalan takes on 3 men ... J_Toulalan with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 16 :(hud) T_Bradshaw runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to A_Stewart ... A_Stewart tries one from the edge of the box! ... But J_Pickford pulls out a save of the game Min. 23 :(sun) M_Nunes drives it forward to Evanilson ... Fine tackle by R_Andrews ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 25 :(sun) A_Rabiot takes on A_Stewart ... He runs past him ... L_Foster tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... He's a lucky boy!! ... CORNER! ... J_Toulalan dinks the ball into the area! ... D_Dumfries swings a leg at it! ... It hits off a defender! ... L_Nicholls is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by C_Mbemba ... The ball finds its way to A_Rabiot ... He gets the shot away ... L_Nicholls saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 25 :(hud) M_Mount sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... C_Biraghi wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 29 :(sun) M_Nunes wins possession ... He plays the ball across to N_Gudelj ... N_Gudelj tries to beat L_Nicholls! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 35 :(hud) T_Bradshaw knocks the ball on and sprints past N_Gudelj ... A delightful ball in to Y_Nakayama ... Y_Nakayama has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But J_Pickford stops that one easily Min. 36 :(hud) I_Hayden holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to Y_Nakayama ... Y_Nakayama sees J_Pickford off his line! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 37 :(sun) C_Rodriguez plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Rabiot ... A_Rabiot lobs L_Nicholls! ... L_Nicholls gets his fingertips to it Min. 37 :(hud) T_Bradshaw with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... C_Mbemba with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 38 :(hud) The ball goes loose! ... J_Rowe seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... J_Rowe uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But J_Pickford comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 39 :(sun) N_Gudelj gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to C_Mbemba ... But I_Hayden clears the danger Min. 39 :(hud) T_Bradshaw with the dribble ... C_Mbemba with an ugly foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Guillaume Rousseau looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(sun) D_Dumfries takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into C_Mbemba ... C_Mbemba tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... L_Nicholls parries it Min. 46 :(sun) A_Rabiot with a clever shimmy ... Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Lookman ... He had to get that one right! Min. 47 :(sun) Evanilson with a flashy move ... Evanilson with the overhead! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 49 :(sun) A_Rabiot with the through ball to M_Nunes ... M_Nunes attempts a chip! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 49 :(hud) L_Foster finds himself in a good position ... D_Dumfries with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's for persistant fouling. ... FREE KICK! ... Here we go, a real chance of a goal ... H_Kane hits it hard ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... J_Pickford was beaten there! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-1 Huddersfield Town Min. 46 :(hud) A_Stewart is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to M_Mount ... R_Knoche is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 49 :(sun) A_Rabiot makes himself available ... A_Rabiot rises above the defence to head the ball! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 52 :(hud) A_Lookman chips the ball forward to L_Foster ... N_Gudelj takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: S_Rhomas ... COMING OFF: R_Knoche Min. 60 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 60 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: G_dos_Santos ... COMING OFF: T_Bradshaw Min. 63 :(hud) I_Hayden loses his marker! ... M_Nunes goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 65 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: B_Jackson ... COMING OFF: I_Hayden Min. 65 :(sun) Evanilson bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to C_Rodriguez ... B_Jackson clears with a diving header Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: F_Cavenaghi ... COMING OFF: C_Rodriguez Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: W_Alves ... COMING OFF: J_Toulalan Min. 70 :(sun) C_Biraghi kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... F_Cavenaghi gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... F_Cavenaghi hits a curling shot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... L_Nicholls moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... L_Nicholls catches it with style! Min. 74 :(sun) M_Nunes with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to F_Cavenaghi ... A delicate header from F_Cavenaghi! ... Brilliant save from L_Nicholls Min. 75 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: M_Doue ... COMING OFF: A_Lookman Min. 76 :(hud) J_Rowe sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... L_Foster runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A left-footer by L_Foster! ... But J_Pickford comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 80 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to A Min. 81 :(sun) M_Nunes knocks it forward ... R_Andrews slips ... F_Cavenaghi gets to it! ... L_Foster with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 82 :(sun) A_Rabiot runs at the defence ... He nutmegs H_Kane ... He showed his class there ... G_dos_Santos with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 83 :(sun) M_Nunes brushes R_Andrews aside and breaks free ... M_Nunes pounds a rocket on goal! ... L_Nicholls tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 85 :(sun) Evanilson bursts forward ... Evanilson hits a great shot! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 86 :(hud) M_Mount finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... But C_Biraghi clears the ball to safety Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(sun) W_Alves sidesteps R_Andrews ... A_Stewart reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 91 :(hud) L_Foster skips the challenge from C_Biraghi ... L_Foster shoots towards goal! ... J_Pickford parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 92 :(sun) F_Cavenaghi is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... F_Cavenaghi attempts to nutmeg L_Nicholls! ... But L_Nicholls hits it away ... He could have held onto that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Nunes Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Mbemba (39), R_Knoche (46), D_Dumfries (49) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huddersfield Town Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Bradshaw (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Bradshaw (12) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Huddersfield Town Attempts on Goal : 15 | 12 Off target : 7 | 2 On target : 8 | 10 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 9 Key Tackles : 5 | 9 Key Passes : 13 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 0 - 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 25 1 1 1 19 | 97 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 C_Mbemba DF 1 21 16 10 29 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 13 D_Dumfries DF 1 22 16 7 22 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 22 15 R_Knoche DF 1 18 14 2 22 | 64 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 -4 -4 N_Gudelj DF 1 21 13 11 29 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 16 15 C_Biraghi DF 1 20 12 8 24 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 17 0 A_Rabiot MF 1 5 20 15 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 35 M_Nunes MF 1 9 20 14 20 | 97 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 27 45 25 J_Toulalan MF 1 11 18 15 26 | 74 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 11 Evanilson FW 1 3 14 22 29 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 8 C_Rodriguez FW 1 6 12 18 24 | 74 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 9 C_Diop GK 19 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Rhomas DF 1 18 10 9 29 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Xhaka MF 1 2 19 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Alves MF 1 8 18 15 26 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Cavenaghi FW 1 5 15 17 27 | 23 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Player Statistics - Huddersfield Town Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Nicholls GK 23 1 1 1 31 | 97 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 0 0 Y_Nakayama DF 1 17 14 8 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 A_Stewart DF 1 16 10 4 20 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 19 23 I_Hayden DF 1 20 14 7 31 | 69 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 R_Andrews DF 1 19 17 9 22 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 0 J_Rowe MF 1 9 18 14 24 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 27 11 13 H_Kane MF 1 10 18 14 24 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 12 A_Lookman MF 1 8 19 15 26 | 79 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 10 0 M_Mount AM 1 2 22 19 27 | 97 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 16 T_Bradshaw FW 1 4 13 19 28 | 64 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 32 30 L_Foster FW 1 9 15 20 30 | 97 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 54 0 21 J_Stolarczyk GK 17 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Jackson DF 1 21 13 13 26 | 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 M_Doue MF 1 8 14 12 27 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Toure MF 1 11 18 9 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_dos_Santos FW 1 6 13 16 30 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1742237027 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40