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Aston Villa vs Sunderland

Championship
Aston Villa
1-1-2
2-2
Final
Sunderland
0-2-2
Villa Park

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'SUN
62%Possession38%
21Shots7
6On target3
5Corners4
1Saves4
10Fouls14
37'Ciaran ClarkAVL79'Carles GilAVL90'Costel PantilimonSUN
Team1H2HT
AVL202
SUN112

Final score

Aston Villa and Sunderland drew 2-2 on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Scott Sinclair (11' pen, 41'). Goals for Sunderland: Yann M'vila (8') and Jeremain Lens (52').

Recap · Aug 29
Sunderland hit back for draw after Scott Sinclair double for Villa

Neither team has shown too much so far to suggest significant improvement on last season's struggles

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Lineups

Sunderland17th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-3-3)
  1. 1Costel PantilimonG
  2. 2Younes KaboulCD-L
  3. 3John O'SheaCD-R
  4. 4Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 5Billy JonesRB
  6. 6Lee CattermoleCM
  7. 7Jack RodwellLM
  8. 8Yann M'vilaRM
  9. 9Danny GrahamF
  10. 10Jermain DefoeLF
  11. 11Jeremain LensRF
Aston Villa16th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-3-3)
  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 2Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 3Micah RichardsCD-R
  4. 4Jordan AmaviLB
  5. 5Alan HuttonRB
  6. 6Carlos SánchezCM
  7. 7Idrissa GueyeLM
  8. 8Ashley WestwoodRM
  9. 9Rudy GestedeF
  10. 10Scott SinclairLF
  11. 11Leandro BacunaRF

Head to head

AVL leads series 3-0-2
Last meeting: Aston Villa 6, Sunderland 1 (Apr 29)

Last 5

SUN
  • Wvs EXE6-3
  • Tvs SWA1-1
  • Lvs NOR1-3
  • L@ LEI2-4
  • W@ H961-0
AVL
  • Wvs NCO5-3
  • L@ CRY1-2
  • Lvs MAN0-1
  • W@ BOU1-0
  • T@ NFO3-3

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Game info

Venue
Villa Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 35,399

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesAVL leads series 3-0-2

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