Match Report
| Sunderland | Sunderland |  |  | Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bertrand Gallon | B. Gallon |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 |  | David Moncur | D. Moncur | |||||||||
| Michael Regragui | M. Regragui | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Nwankwo Lee | N. Lee | |||||||||
| Ivan Hughes | I. Hughes | | 65 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Max Thirlwell | M. Thirlwell | ||||||||
| Alejandro Ortiz | A. Ortiz |  | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 44 | | Kevin Shields | K. Shields | |||||||||
| Mick Coppinger | M. Coppinger | | 70 | M | | 5 | | D | 42 | | Jason Murray | J. Murray | |||||||||
| Alan Robinson | A. Robinson | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Darren Izzet | D. Izzet | |||||||||
| Teddy Hughes | T. Hughes | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Norman Butt | N. Butt | |||||||||
| Andy Inglis | A. Inglis |  | 52 | M | | 8 | | | M | 53 | | Carl Lineker | C. Lineker | ||||||||
| Noel Owen | N. Owen | | 50 | M | | 9 | | A | 56 | | John Izzet | J. Izzet | |||||||||
| Seth Konchesky | S. Konchesky | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Neil Ferguson | N. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Alfred Cope | A. Cope | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 |  | Giampietro Pinzi | G. Pinzi | |||||||||
| Alfred Banks | A. Banks | | 63 | G | | 12 | | M | 47 | | Matt Wilson | M. Wilson | |||||||||
| Wout De Groot | W. De Groot |  | 61 | G | | 13 | | M | 46 | | Damien Clegg | D. Clegg | |||||||||
| Ian Wainwright | I. Wainwright | | 55 | D | | 14 | | M | 43 | | Thierry Guppy | T. Guppy | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Crystal Palace. A crowd of 4,655 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sunderland are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Boertien.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sunderland are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Boertien.
0.00
0-0Crystal Palace kick off the first half!
3.02
0-0Andy Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Alfred Cope holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alfred Cope shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.18
0-0Alan Robinson makes a simple pass to Seth Konchesky. Seth Konchesky knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Shields.
9.09
0-0Kevin Shields clumsily knocks into Alfred Cope. The referee calls over Kevin Shields and warns him to calm down! Alfred Cope carries on, but is struggling a bit.
12.23
1-0Alan Robinson takes it forward alone. Alan Robinson passes the ball forward to Alfred Cope. Alfred Cope cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! David Moncur had no chance!! Goal for Sunderland!
16.30
Alan Robinson makes a simple pass to Alfred Cope. Alfred Cope shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sunderland!
21.31
2-0Carl Lineker hacks Alan Robinson from behind! The referee warns Carl Lineker to calm down! Alan Robinson runs off the knock.
27.37
Ivan Hughes flicks a high ball forward to Andy Inglis who takes it down. Andy Inglis threads a neat ball through to Seth Konchesky. Seth Konchesky knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.52
Michael Regragui sees Noel Owen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Noel Owen passes the ball forward to Alfred Cope. Alfred Cope advances inside the box! Alfred Cope shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Alfred Cope scores for Sunderland!! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
36.09
3-0Max Thirlwell clumsily knocks into Alfred Cope. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alfred Cope hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.18
Ivan Hughes catches Neil Ferguson on the ankles. The referee calls over Ivan Hughes and shows him a yellow card! Neil Ferguson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.11
Max Thirlwell threads a neat ball through to Carl Lineker. Carl Lineker passes the ball forward to John Izzet. John Izzet shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sunderland appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-5-2 formation. Crystal Palace appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Sunderland kick off!
49.28
3-0Teddy Hughes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Seth Konchesky. Seth Konchesky shoots from 20 yards. David Moncur gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
53.31
Carl Lineker makes an attacking run forward. Carl Lineker shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.10
3-0Crystal Palace have made a substitution with Thierry Guppy replacing Giampietro Pinzi .
61.10
Alan Robinson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alfred Cope. Alfred Cope shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
63.17
Jason Murray flicks the ball to his team mate, Norman Butt. Norman Butt knocks the ball forward to John Izzet. John Izzet knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bertrand Gallon who gathers it comfortably.
69.07
Alfred Cope comes in with a late challenge on Max Thirlwell. Alfred Cope is shown the yellow card! Max Thirlwell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.52
Noel Owen threads the ball through to Alfred Cope. Alfred Cope sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but David Moncur is on top of it.
77.45
Crystal Palace have made 2 substitutions with Matt Wilson replacing Jason Murray and Damien Clegg replacing Darren Izzet and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
78.49
Norman Butt comes in with a late challenge on Alan Robinson. Norman Butt is shown the yellow card! Alan Robinson stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.22
Teddy Hughes flicks a high pass forward. Seth Konchesky controls it well on his chest. Seth Konchesky rushes past Max Thirlwell! Seth Konchesky muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
81.58
Andy Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Alfred Cope controls it well on his chest. Alfred Cope shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
83.29
John Izzet hacks Alejandro Ortiz from behind! John Izzet is given a warning by the referee! Alejandro Ortiz grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
85.12
Andy Inglis flicks a high ball forward to Alfred Cope who takes it down. Alfred Cope knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.34
Norman Butt flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Ferguson. Neil Ferguson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Michael Regragui.
89.26
Alan Robinson flicks a high ball forward to Alfred Cope who takes it down. Alfred Cope tries a spectacular long range effort. David Moncur is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
7
0
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
5
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63.2%
36.8%
Play Area
21.1%
47.4%
31.6%
Scorers
| Alfred Cope 12, 16, 31, 89 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Alfred Cope of Sunderland |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Bertrand Gallon (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Michael Regragui (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ivan Hughes (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 4. | Alejandro Ortiz (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Mick Coppinger (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Alan Robinson (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Teddy Hughes (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Andy Inglis (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Noel Owen (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Seth Konchesky (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alfred Cope (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Alfred Banks (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Wout De Groot (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ian Wainwright (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | David Moncur (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Nwankwo Lee (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Max Thirlwell (DEF) | | 6 |
| 4. | Kevin Shields (DEF) | 5 | |
| 5. | Jason Murray (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Darren Izzet (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Norman Butt (MID) | | 6 |
| 8. | Carl Lineker (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | John Izzet (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Neil Ferguson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Giampietro Pinzi (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Matt Wilson (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Damien Clegg (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Thierry Guppy (MID) | 6 | |