Match Report
| Sunderland | Sunderland |  |  | Burnley | Burnley | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | George Bryant | George Bryant | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Campbell | R. Campbell |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 |  | Eddie Beckham | E. Beckham | |||||||||
| Stuart Mcgreal | S. Mcgreal | | 80 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Eoin Greening | E. Greening | |||||||||
| Tim Brighton | T. Brighton | | 73 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 |  | Roberto Vega | R. Vega | |||||||||
| Martin Kasper | M. Kasper | | 72 | D | | 4 | | D | 72 |  | Bradley Allsopp | B. Allsopp | |||||||||
| Fernando Bento | F. Bento |  | 69 | D | | 5 | | M | 66 | | Gary Beckham | G. Beckham | |||||||||
| Des Jess | D. Jess | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Darren Mcgreal | D. Mcgreal | |||||||||
| Mohamed Bencherif | M. Bencherif |  | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Nigel Galli | N. Galli | |||||||||
| Ricardo Sousa | R. Sousa | | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 69 | | Antonio Caminero | A. Caminero | |||||||||
| Greg Godber | G. Godber | | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Pablo Iglesias | P. Iglesias | |||||||||
| Denys Volynets | D. Volynets |  | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 |  | Ger Luijpers | G. Luijpers | |||||||||
| Gavin Hunt | G. Hunt | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 69 | | Dale Barmby | D. Barmby | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Burnley. A crowd of 19,169 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Sunderland are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Burnley appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Sunderland are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Burnley appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Sunderland kick off!
2.39
0-0Martin Kasper makes a simple pass to Ricardo Sousa. Ricardo Sousa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Hunt. Gavin Hunt goes all the way! Gavin Hunt rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.04
0-0Tim Brighton advances with the ball. Tim Brighton makes a probing pass to Denys Volynets. Denys Volynets knocks the ball forward to Gavin Hunt but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
8.26
0-1Bradley Allsopp chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Mcgreal. Darren Mcgreal chips the ball to his team mate, Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers knocks in a cross ball towards Dale Barmby. Dale Barmby is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
14.11
Des Jess kicks a strong pass forward to Greg Godber. Greg Godber tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
21.17
Darren Mcgreal makes a simple pass to Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.44
Stuart Mcgreal kicks a strong pass forward to Mohamed Bencherif. Mohamed Bencherif chips the ball to his team mate, Greg Godber. Greg Godber passes the ball forward but Denys Volynets is offside!
27.05
0-1Fernando Bento comes in with a late challenge on Dale Barmby. The referee calls over Fernando Bento and shows him a yellow card! Dale Barmby hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.32
0-1Tim Brighton flicks the ball to his team mate, Mohamed Bencherif. Mohamed Bencherif threads the ball through to Gavin Hunt. Gavin Hunt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eddie Beckham who gathers it comfortably.
38.46
Mohamed Bencherif passes the ball forward to Denys Volynets. Denys Volynets goes all the way! Denys Volynets tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
42.59
1-1Nigel Galli sees a break and surges forward. Nigel Galli lofts in a cross ball towards Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Richard Campbell!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Burnley start the second half!
47.43
Ricardo Sousa clumsily knocks into Darren Mcgreal. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Darren Mcgreal stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.08
1-1Eoin Greening barges into Denys Volynets. The referee calls over Eoin Greening and warns him to calm down! Denys Volynets runs off the knock.
53.52
Nigel Galli catches Mohamed Bencherif on the ankles. The referee calls over Nigel Galli and warns him to calm down! Mohamed Bencherif hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.54
Roberto Vega makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Caminero. Antonio Caminero sees space and advances. Antonio Caminero knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tim Brighton.
60.02
Gavin Hunt clumsily knocks into Eoin Greening. Gavin Hunt is warned by the referee! Eoin Greening runs off the knock.
66.33
Ricardo Sousa kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Hunt. Gavin Hunt knocks the ball forward to Denys Volynets but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
67.02
1-1Sunderland are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
73.08
Stuart Mcgreal flicks the ball to his team mate, Mohamed Bencherif. Mohamed Bencherif brings the ball forward. Mohamed Bencherif plays a perfect one-two with Denys Volynets and rushes in on goal... Mohamed Bencherif takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Eddie Beckham easily smothers it!
77.42
Mohamed Bencherif flicks the ball to his team mate, Greg Godber. Greg Godber makes a probing pass to Gavin Hunt. Gavin Hunt shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.10
Greg Godber catches Roberto Vega on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Roberto Vega runs off the knock.
89.57
Des Jess threads the ball through to Denys Volynets. Denys Volynets makes a probing pass to Gavin Hunt. Gavin Hunt cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Eddie Beckham easily smothers it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
69.4%
30.6%
Play Area
25%
44.4%
30.6%
Scorers