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Aston Villa vs Sunderland

Championship
Aston Villa
4-1-1
2-1
Final
Sunderland
2-1-3
Villa Park

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'SUN
45%Possession56%
13Shots9
5On target2
5Corners5
1Saves3
8Fouls10

Who won: Aston Villa 2-1

Aston Villa beat Sunderland 2-1 on Saturday, September 27, 2008 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Ashley Young (18') and John Carew (33'). Goals for Sunderland: Djibril Cissé (10').

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Lineups

Sunderland17th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Craig GordonG
  2. 2Anton FerdinandCD-L
  3. 3Danny CollinsCD-R
  4. 4George McCartneyLB
  5. 5Pascal ChimbondaRB
  6. 6Dean WhiteheadCM-L
  7. 7Liam MillerCM-R
  8. 8Steed MalbranqueLM
  9. 9Kieran RichardsonRM
  10. 10El-Hadji DioufCF-L
  11. 11Djibril CisséCF-R
Aston Villa16th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Brad FriedelG
  2. 2Martin LaursenCD-L
  3. 3Curtis DaviesCD-R
  4. 4Nicky ShoreyLB
  5. 5Luke YoungRB
  6. 6Gareth BarryCM-L
  7. 7Stilian PetrovCM-R
  8. 8Ashley YoungLM
  9. 9Nigel Reo-CokerRM
  10. 10Gabriel AgbonlahorCF-L
  11. 11John CarewCF-R

Head to head

AVL leads series 3-1-1
Last meeting: Aston Villa 1, Sunderland 0 (May 3)

Last 5

SUN
  • Tvs NHT2-2
  • Wvs MID2-0
  • T@ WGA1-1
  • Lvs MNC0-3
  • W@ NFO2-1
AVL
  • Lvs QPR0-1
  • W@ WBA2-1
  • W@ Liteks Lov3-1
  • W@ TOT2-1
  • Tvs LIV0-0

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Game info

Venue
Villa Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 38,706
Officials
Peter Walton (Referee), Peter Walton (Referee), Peter Walton (Referee)

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Season seriesAVL leads series 3-1-1

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