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Sunderland vs Leicester City

Championship
Sunderland
3-2-9
2-1
Final
Leicester
3-4-7
Stadium of Light

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Who won: Sunderland 2-1

Sunderland beat Leicester City 2-1 on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Stadium of Light. Goals for Sunderland: Robert Huth (own goal) (64') and Jermain Defoe (77'). Goals for Leicester: Shinji Okazaki (80').

Recap · Dec 3
Sunderland shock Leicester after Jermain Defoe goal

Jermain Defoe's eighth goal of the season condemned Premier League champions Leicester to yet another defeat.

What it means

  • Leicester has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Leicester
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Ron-Robert ZielerG
  2. 2Robert HuthCD-L
  3. 3Wes MorganCD-R
  4. 4Christian FuchsLB
  5. 5Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 6Andy KingCM-L
  7. 7Daniel AmarteyCM-R
  8. 8Marc AlbrightonLM
  9. 9Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 10Islam SlimaniCF-L
  11. 11Jamie VardyCF-R
Sunderland17th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-3-3)
  1. 1Jordan PickfordG
  2. 2Papy DjilobodjiCD-L
  3. 3Lamine KonéCD-R
  4. 4Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 5Billy JonesRB
  6. 6Didier N'DongCM
  7. 7Jason DenayerLM
  8. 8Steven PienaarRM
  9. 9Jermain DefoeF
  10. 10Victor AnichebeLF
  11. 11Duncan WatmoreRF

Head to head

LEI leads series 2-1-2
Last meeting: Sunderland 2, Leicester 0 (Jan 1)

Last 5

LEI
  • Tvs MID2-2
  • Wvs BRU2-1
  • L@ WAT1-2
  • Lvs WBA1-2
  • T@ KBH0-0
SUN
  • L@ LIV0-2
  • Wvs HUL3-0
  • W@ BOU2-1
  • Lvs ARS1-4
  • L@ SOU0-1

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Game info

Venue
Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England · Attendance 39,725
Officials
A Marriner (Referee), Andre Marriner

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

Season seriesLEI leads series 2-1-2

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