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Sunderland vs Aston Villa

Championship
Sunderland
4-3-13
3-1
Final
Aston Villa
1-5-14
Stadium of Light

Match pulse

SUNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'AVL
45%Possession55%
13Shots8
5On target3
3Corners3
2Saves3
8Fouls13
26'Wes BrownSUN33'Fabio BoriniSUN43'Alan HuttonAVL69'Adama TraoréAVL87'Carles GilAVL90'+5'Lee CattermoleSUN90'+5'Rudy GestedeAVL
Team1H2HT
SUN123
AVL011

Who won: Sunderland 3-1

Sunderland beat Aston Villa 3-1 on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Stadium of Light. Goals for Sunderland: Micah Richards (own goal) (30') and Jermain Defoe (72', 90'+2'). Goals for Aston Villa: Carles Gil (63').

Play by play

  1. 90'+5'

    Yellow card

    Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

    R. Gestede

  2. 90'+5'

    Yellow card

    Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.

    L. Cattermole

  3. Second Half ends, Sunderland 3, Aston Villa 1.
  4. 90'+5'

    Offside

    Offside, Sunderland. Lee Cattermole tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.

  5. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Ola Toivonen (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Jordan Veretout (Aston Villa).

  7. GOAL90'+2'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    J. Defoe · ast O. Toivonen

    Goal! Sunderland 3, Aston Villa 1. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ola Toivonen.

    SUN 3 - 1 AVL
  8. 90'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Libor Kozák.

    R. Gestede

  9. 89'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Traoré

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Scott Sinclair replaces Adama Traoré because of an injury.

    S. Sinclair

  10. 89'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Johnson

    Substitution, Sunderland. Sebastián Coates replaces Adam Johnson.

    S. Coates

  11. 88'

    Offside

    Offside, Aston Villa. Jordan Veretout tries a through ball, but Libor Kozák is caught offside.

  12. 87'Carles Gil

    Yellow card

    Carles Gil (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

    C. Gil

  13. 86'

    Free kick won

    Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  14. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Joleon Lescott (Aston Villa).

  15. 85'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Danny Graham (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Billy Jones with a headed pass.

    D. Graham

  16. 85'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Johnson with a cross.

    Y. M'vila

  17. 85'SUN

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.

  18. 84'AVL

    Free kick won

    Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. 84'

    Foul

    Foul by Libor Kozák (Aston Villa).

  20. 81'

    Offside

    Offside, Aston Villa. Rudy Gestede tries a through ball, but Libor Kozák is caught offside.

  21. 80'
    Sub

    Subbed on for F. Borini

    Substitution, Sunderland. Ola Toivonen replaces Fabio Borini.

    O. Toivonen

  22. 76'

    Free kick won

    Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  23. 76'

    Foul

    Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).

  24. 76'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  25. 76'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Hutton

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Libor Kozák replaces Alan Hutton because of an injury.

    L. Kozák

Leaders

SUNAVL
Total Shots
Jermain Defoe
4
Rudy Gestede
3
Accurate Passes
Yann M'vila
43
Idrissa Gueye
61
Saves
Vito Mannone
2
Brad Guzan
3

Season seriesAVL leads series 2-0-3

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