FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Stoke City (Mon Apr 21) Sunderland | Stoke City 4-4-2 N | 4-1-3-1-1 L Chris W | - | J_Pickford GK | GK D_Ward D_Dumfries DF | DF E_Stevens C_Mbemba DF | DF F_Medina C_Biraghi DF | DM I_Sunjic N_Gudelj DF | DF B_Wilmot M_Nunes MF | DF M_Upson A_Rabiot MF | MF A_Vidigal W_Alves MF | MF B_Pearson J_Toulalan MF | FW Wesley F_Cavenaghi FW | AM T_Berenbruch C_Rodriguez FW | MF M_Leris | C_Diop SUB | SUB B_Nna_Noukeu S_Rhomas SUB | SUB M_Rose G_Xhaka SUB | SUB W_Burger J_Ball SUB | SUB J_Koumas B_Bayo SUB | SUB S_Doumbia Min. 1 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to E Min. 1 :(sun) W_Alves with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... W_Alves keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... Looks like it should be easy for D_Ward ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... D_Ward looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 3 :(sun) J_Toulalan finds C_Rodriguez in the box ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... B_Wilmot hits it out for a throw Min. 4 :(sun) J_Toulalan is too quick for the defence ... B_Pearson stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 5 :(sun) A_Rabiot makes himself available ... T_Berenbruch with a bad challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too Min. 6 :(sto) B_Pearson makes himself available ... B_Pearson cracks a laser towards goal! ... J_Pickford with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 8 :(sto) J_Pickford with a terrible kick! ... A_Vidigal takes control of the ball! ... A_Vidigal fires the shot in! ... J_Pickford heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 12 :(sun) D_Dumfries retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... W_Alves gets on the end of it ... F_Medina with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 14 :(sun) W_Alves puts in C_Rodriguez ... But Wesley clears the danger Min. 18 :(sto) B_Wilmot spots his team mate making a run ... He finds F_Medina with a lovely pass! ... F_Medina with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... J_Pickford saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 19 :(sun) J_Toulalan with a reverse pass to C_Rodriguez ... But B_Wilmot wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 22 :(sun) A_Rabiot kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Nunes gets on the end of the pass ... Intercepted by A_Vidigal Min. 25 :(sto) B_Pearson puts in F_Medina ... C_Biraghi with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 27 :(sun) J_Toulalan comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... J_Toulalan could have let it bounce! ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL!! ... That's put Sunderland into the lead! ... Sunderland 1-0 Stoke City ... Min. 28 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to A Min. 28 :(sun) M_Nunes with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past I_Sunjic ... M_Nunes hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... D_Ward with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 31 :(sun) F_Cavenaghi looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to C_Rodriguez ... C_Rodriguez with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... D_Ward makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 34 :(sun) N_Gudelj plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... C_Rodriguez decides to go for goal instead! ... C_Rodriguez goes for goal! ... D_Ward beats the ball away Min. 36 :(sto) Wesley sidesteps D_Dumfries ... Wesley sends it flying towards goal! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 37 :(sto) A_Vidigal takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Leris ... F_Cavenaghi with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(sun) N_Gudelj gets lucky and beats E_Stevens ... Now with the centre to C_Rodriguez ... A scorcher of a shot from C_Rodriguez! ... He hits the side netting Min. 45 :(sun) J_Toulalan with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... J_Toulalan hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into D_Ward's arms ... But he recovers to save! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-0 Stoke City Min. 46 :(sto) B_Pearson sprints past C_Biraghi ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... B_Pearson tries to lob the keeper! ... J_Pickford makes a difficult save Min. 48 :(sun) W_Alves brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Rabiot gets on the end of the pass ... A_Rabiot hits the ball on the bounce! ... The Sunderland fans get off their seats! ... GOAL!! ... Sunderland 2-0 Stoke City ... Min. 49 :(sto) I_Sunjic sprints forward with the ball ... N_Gudelj with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that might be a tad harsh ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a very dangerous position! ... A_Vidigal smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot ... J_Pickford can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... J_Pickford was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 50 :(sun) M_Nunes gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past B_Wilmot! ... He has some space now! ... M_Nunes runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... D_Ward collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 52 :(sto) F_Medina finds his way through ... F_Medina with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 54 :(sun) W_Alves takes advantage of a mistake by F_Medina ... He knocks the ball to C_Mbemba! ... E_Stevens gets to the ball first Min. 55 :(sto) Wesley moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to I_Sunjic ... I_Sunjic hits the ball first time! ... The fans get off their seats! ... J_Pickford plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 56 :(sun) J_Toulalan chips the ball forward to M_Nunes ... M_Nunes attempts a low drive! ... But D_Ward smothers the ball Min. 57 :(sun) A_Rabiot with electric pace ... He eases past F_Medina ... T_Berenbruch is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 58 :(sun) M_Nunes finds C_Rodriguez on the edge of the box ... C_Rodriguez controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 59 :(sun) M_Nunes plays in F_Cavenaghi with a beautiful ball ... F_Cavenaghi has broken through the defence! ... He is one on one with D_Ward ... He rounds D_Ward ... He has been pushed wide! ... Surely he can't score from that angle! ... He's missed the target!! Min. 59 :(sto) T_Berenbruch leaves his marker standing ... T_Berenbruch has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... Sunderland 2-1 Stoke City ... Min. 60 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to A Min. 60 :(sto) M_Leris moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to Wesley ... Wesley with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... J_Pickford just watches it drift out of play! Min. 62 :(sto) Wesley sidesteps C_Mbemba ... That was too easy ... Wesley hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... J_Pickford makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 64 :(sun) C_Rodriguez with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... J_Toulalan gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_Toulalan with the side footed shot! ... D_Ward gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 65 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: S_Doumbia ... COMING OFF: T_Berenbruch Min. 69 :(sto) S_Doumbia is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to Wesley ... C_Mbemba is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... J_Pickford misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... B_Pearson with an outswinging corner into the box ... J_Pickford easily claims the ball! Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: J_Ball ... COMING OFF: W_Alves Min. 70 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... A_Vidigal will now play as a AM Min. 70 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... M_Leris will now play as a AM Min. 70 :(sto) M_Leris passes the ball to M_Upson ... Well executed sliding challenge from C_Biraghi Min. 71 :(sto) A_Vidigal finds Wesley with a perfectly weighted pass ... Wesley with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... J_Pickford gathers it easily Min. 75 :(sun) C_Rodriguez runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... C_Rodriguez smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Dumfries swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... D_Ward comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... J_Toulalan swings a leg at it! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 75 :(sto) I_Sunjic is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to B_Wilmot ... B_Wilmot flicks the header toward the far post! ... Interesting. Very interesting! ... GOAL!!!! ... Look at his face! ... Just look at his face!!! ... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! ... Sunderland 2-2 Stoke City ... Min. 76 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to E Min. 79 :(sun) N_Gudelj brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... F_Cavenaghi gets on the end of the pass ... F_Cavenaghi tries to place it in the corner! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 79 :(sto) M_Upson spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to F_Medina! ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... M_Nunes picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 80 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: B_Bayo ... COMING OFF: C_Rodriguez Min. 80 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: S_Rhomas ... COMING OFF: C_Biraghi Min. 81 :(sun) A_Rabiot plays a first time ball through the defence to J_Toulalan ... J_Toulalan with a stunning strike! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 83 :(sun) J_Ball steps over the ball ... He nutmegs I_Sunjic ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... But B_Wilmot sweeps up the threat Min. 84 :(sun) B_Bayo nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... B_Bayo tries to catch the keeper out! ... The shot slips through D_Ward's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 86 :(sto) A_Vidigal finds B_Wilmot in the box ... J_Ball with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 87 :(sun) M_Nunes takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to J_Toulalan ... Fine tackle by E_Stevens ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(sun) C_Mbemba with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... F_Cavenaghi gets on the end of the pass ... F_Cavenaghi drives the ball low! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... D_Ward dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And D_Ward tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... J_Toulalan curls it into the box! ... D_Ward thumps the ball away! Min. 91 :(sto) A_Vidigal finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... A_Rabiot is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 92 :(sun) J_Ball plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... F_Cavenaghi decides to go for goal instead! ... F_Cavenaghi curls the ball in on goal! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 94 :(sun) A_Rabiot with a real burst of pace ... F_Medina can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... F_Medina goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 96 :(sto) B_Wilmot hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... A_Vidigal collects the loose ball! ... A well-placed shot from A_Vidigal! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 97 :(sun) F_Cavenaghi kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... What a fantastic interception by B_Wilmot ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 97 :(sto) I_Sunjic kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Wesley gets on the end of the pass ... Wesley attempts to drive it home! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... J_Pickford tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... A_Vidigal flights it in! ... It comes to Wesley ... He fires it towards to goal ... J_Pickford collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Toulalan (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Toulalan (27), A_Rabiot (48) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Gudelj (49) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Wilmot Scorers : T_Berenbruch (59), B_Wilmot (75) Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Berenbruch (57) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 20 | 16 Off target : 12 | 5 On target : 8 | 11 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 7 | 5 Key Tackles : 4 | 11 Key Passes : 19 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 2 - 2 Stoke 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 25 1 1 1 19 | 101 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 D_Dumfries DF 1 22 17 7 22 | 101 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 C_Mbemba DF 1 21 16 10 29 | 101 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 13 0 C_Biraghi DF 1 20 12 8 24 | 84 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 N_Gudelj DF 1 21 13 11 29 | 101 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 44 -4 M_Nunes MF 1 9 21 14 20 | 101 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 27 24 39 A_Rabiot MF 1 5 20 15 22 | 101 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 30 W_Alves MF 1 8 18 15 26 | 74 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 11 J_Toulalan MF 1 11 18 15 26 | 101 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 33 74 F_Cavenaghi FW 1 5 15 17 27 | 101 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 37 C_Rodriguez FW 1 6 12 18 24 | 84 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 17 42 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 11 9 29 | 17 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 J_Ball MF 1 13 16 6 22 | 27 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 B_Bayo FW 1 3 13 16 26 | 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Ward GK 25 1 1 1 21 | 101 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 E_Stevens DF 1 20 15 6 24 | 101 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 F_Medina DF 1 22 15 12 27 | 101 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 28 0 29 I_Sunjic DM 1 14 19 5 26 | 101 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 22 B_Wilmot DF 1 21 14 5 21 | 101 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 60 30 50 M_Upson DF 1 18 11 11 25 | 101 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 A_Vidigal AM 1 5 18 14 20 | 101 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 31 22 37 B_Pearson MF 1 15 19 12 31 | 101 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 21 10 30 Wesley FW 1 8 14 22 24 | 101 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 28 15 28 T_Berenbruch AM 1 9 19 18 24 | 69 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -4 -4 20 M_Leris AM 1 8 19 14 24 | 101 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 B_Nna_Noukeu GK 17 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Rose DF 1 19 12 10 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Burger DM 1 13 20 7 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Koumas MF 1 9 18 16 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Doumbia FW 1 6 13 17 20 | 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 1745267318 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40