Sunderland vs Aston Villa

What it means

• Aston Villa has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Aston Villa16th in English Premier League

Lineup

1. 1Peter SchmeichelG
2. 2Jlloyd SamuelD
3. 3Alan WrightD
4. 4Steve StauntonD
5. 5Olof MellbergD
6. 6Hassan KachloulM
7. 7Lee HendrieM
8. 8Ian TaylorM
9. 9Steve StoneM
10. 10Darius VassellF
11. 11Dion DublinF

Sunderland17th in English Premier League

Lineup

1. 1Thomas SorensenG
2. 2Bernt HaasD
3. 3Michael GrayD
4. 4Emerson ThomeD
5. 5Julio ArcaD
6. 6Darren WilliamsM
7. 7Jason McAteerM
8. 8Claudio ReynaM
9. 9Gavin McCannM
10. 10Niall QuinnF
11. 11Kevin PhillipsF

Head to head

Last 5

AVL

• Tvs TOT1-1
• Lvs LIV1-2
• L@ DER1-3
• Wvs IPS2-1
• L@ ARS2-3

SUN

• L@ IPS0-5
• W@ BLK3-0
• Wvs EVE1-0
• L@ SOU0-2
• Tvs CHE0-0

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England · Attendance 45,324

Officials

M Riley (Referee)