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Sunderland vs Cardiff City

Championship
Sunderland
20-6-9
2-1
Final
Cardiff
9-10-15
Stadium of Light

Match pulse

SUNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'CAR
57%Possession43%
14Shots8
7On target2
8Corners4
1Saves2
18Fouls16

Who won: Sunderland 2-1

Sunderland beat Cardiff City 2-1 on Saturday, February 26, 2005 at Stadium of Light. Goals for Sunderland: Gary Breen (4') and Marcus Stewart (42'). Goals for Cardiff: Tony Vidmar (85').

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Lineups

Cardiff21st in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Neil AlexanderG
  2. 2Rhys WestonD
  3. 3Danny GabbidonD
  4. 4Tony VidmarD
  5. 5Chris BarkerD
  6. 6Richard LangleyM
  7. 7Junichi InamotoM
  8. 8Graham KavanaghM
  9. 9Jobi McAnuffM
  10. 10Cameron JeromeF
  11. 11Peter ThorneF
Sunderland17th in English Premier League
Lineup
  1. 1Thomas MyhreG
  2. 2Mark LynchD
  3. 3Steven CaldwellD
  4. 4Gary BreenD
  5. 5George McCartneyD
  6. 6Dean WhiteheadM
  7. 7Carl RobinsonM
  8. 8Jeff WhitleyM
  9. 9Andrew WelshF
  10. 10Marcus StewartF
  11. 11Stephen ElliottF

Head to head

Series tied 1-1-1
Last meeting: Cardiff 0, Sunderland 0 (Oct 14)

Last 5

CAR
  • Lvs MIL0-1
  • Wvs BHA2-0
  • L@ WHU0-1
  • Wvs BUR2-0
  • L@ BLK2-3
SUN
  • Wvs ROT4-1
  • L@ BHA1-2
  • Wvs WAT4-2
  • T@ WOL1-1
  • L@ EVE0-3

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Game info

Venue
Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England · Attendance 32,788

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Season seriesSeries tied 1-1-1

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