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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
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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').

Recap · Jan 2
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Jermain Defoe blasted Sunderland to a first victory in six attempts, giving them hope of avoiding relegation from the Barclays Premier League and nudg

What it means

  • Aston Villa has dropped 5 of the last 5.
  • Sunderland has lost 5 straight.

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Lineups

Aston Villa16th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-3-3)
  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 2Joleon LescottCD-L
  3. 3Micah RichardsCD-R
  4. 4Aly CissokhoLB
  5. 5Alan HuttonRB
  6. 6Idrissa GueyeCM
  7. 7Jordan VeretoutLM
  8. 8Leandro BacunaRM
  9. 9Rudy GestedeF
  10. 10Jack GrealishLF
  11. 11Carles GilRF
Sunderland17th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Vito MannoneG
  2. 2Wes BrownCD-L
  3. 3John O'SheaCD-R
  4. 4Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 5Billy JonesRB
  6. 6Adam JohnsonAM
  7. 7Yann M'vilaLM
  8. 8Lee CattermoleRM
  9. 9Jermain DefoeF
  10. 10Fabio BoriniAM-L
  11. 11Duncan WatmoreAM-R

Head to head

AVL leads series 2-0-3
Last meeting: Sunderland 0, Aston Villa 0 (Nov 30)

Last 5

AVL
  • L@ NOR0-2
  • Tvs WHU1-1
  • T@ NEW1-1
  • Lvs ARS0-2
  • T@ SOU1-1
SUN
  • Lvs LIV0-1
  • L@ MNC1-4
  • L@ CHE1-3
  • Lvs WAT0-1
  • L@ ARS1-3

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Game info

Venue
Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England · Attendance 41,535

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

Season seriesAVL leads series 2-0-3

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