Match Report
| Sunderland | Sunderland |  |  | Chelsea | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Ince | B. Ince |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Gianmatteo Bernardi | G. Bernardi | |||||||||
| Daniel Bishop | D. Bishop | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Jason Lightfoot | J. Lightfoot | |||||||||
| Alun Oakes | A. Oakes | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Gavin Ince | G. Ince | |||||||||
| Marvin Barmby | M. Barmby | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Kemal Upson | K. Upson | |||||||||
| Callum Cleland | C. Cleland |  | 55 | D | | 5 | | M | 77 | | Darren Mccann | D. Mccann | |||||||||
| Francisco Faria | F. Faria |  | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 |  | Julian Vidal | J. Vidal | |||||||||
| Morris Fenton | M. Fenton | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Kemal Duberry | K. Duberry | |||||||||
| Colin Meiklejohn | C. Meiklejohn | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Jason Scholes | J. Scholes | |||||||||
| Mustapha Condé | M. Condé |  | 60 | A | | 9 | | M | 55 | | Mark Grant | M. Grant | |||||||||
| Gilles Sturridge | G. Sturridge | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Wayne Pearce | W. Pearce | |||||||||
| Adrian Lampard | A. Lampard | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 69 |  | Albrecht Neuhaus | A. Neuhaus | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 9,019 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Sunderland are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Sunderland are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0Sunderland kick off and get the first half underway!
4.33
0-0Marvin Barmby kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Faria. Francisco Faria threads the ball through to Gilles Sturridge. Gilles Sturridge shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
8.12
0-0Darren Mccann barges into Colin Meiklejohn. Darren Mccann is shown the yellow card! Colin Meiklejohn runs off the knock.
16.45
Morris Fenton flicks the ball to his team mate, Adrian Lampard. Adrian Lampard knocks the ball forward to Mustapha Condé. Mustapha Condé rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
18.54
0-0Kemal Upson kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Vidal. Julian Vidal flicks the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Neuhaus. Albrecht Neuhaus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.18
Daniel Bishop decides to run forward with the ball. Daniel Bishop passes the ball forward to Gilles Sturridge. Gilles Sturridge goes all the way! Gilles Sturridge tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.58
Francisco Faria decides to run forward with the ball. Francisco Faria plays a perfect one-two with Mustapha Condé and rushes in on goal... Francisco Faria shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
36.53
0-0Francisco Faria threads the ball through to Adrian Lampard. Adrian Lampard goes all the way! Adrian Lampard rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Chelsea start the second half!
48.27
Colin Meiklejohn makes a simple pass to Gilles Sturridge. Gilles Sturridge plays a perfect one-two with Adrian Lampard and rushes in on goal... Gilles Sturridge shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.24
0-0Alun Oakes barges into Wayne Pearce. The referee calls over Alun Oakes and warns him to calm down! Wayne Pearce stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.34
0-0Colin Meiklejohn clumsily knocks into Julian Vidal. The referee calls over Colin Meiklejohn and warns him to calm down! Julian Vidal carries on, but is struggling a bit.
57.23
Alun Oakes knocks the ball forward to Francisco Faria. Francisco Faria knocks the ball forward to Gilles Sturridge. Gilles Sturridge lofts in a cross ball towards Mustapha Condé. Mustapha Condé is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Gianmatteo Bernardi is on top of it.
59.04
Francisco Faria barges into Mark Grant. The referee calls over Francisco Faria and warns him to calm down! Mark Grant stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.22
Francisco Faria sees a break and surges forward. Francisco Faria sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
61.48
Kemal Upson threads the ball through to Mark Grant. Mark Grant makes a beautiful solo run. Mark Grant finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
63.05
Jason Lightfoot knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Vidal. Julian Vidal makes a probing pass to Albrecht Neuhaus. Albrecht Neuhaus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.59
0-1Mark Grant advances with the ball. Mark Grant tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
72.13
Marvin Barmby knocks the ball to his team mate, Morris Fenton. Morris Fenton kicks a strong pass forward to Adrian Lampard. Adrian Lampard shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
75.33
Jason Scholes flicks the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Neuhaus. Albrecht Neuhaus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Daniel Bishop.
78.27
Mark Grant makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wayne Pearce. Wayne Pearce knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.29
Jason Lightfoot makes a simple pass to Darren Mccann. Darren Mccann sees a break and surges forward. Darren Mccann shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.34
Kemal Duberry sees a break and surges forward. Kemal Duberry shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Brian Ince!
83.57
Marvin Barmby controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francisco Faria. Francisco Faria makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mustapha Condé. Mustapha Condé lofts in a cross ball towards Gilles Sturridge. Gilles Sturridge flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.10
Marvin Barmby makes a simple pass to Colin Meiklejohn. Colin Meiklejohn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mustapha Condé. Mustapha Condé shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
9
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.7%
45.3%
Play Area
25.6%
46.5%
27.9%
Scorers
| Mark Grant 66 |