Sunderland vs Portsmouth
Match pulse
SUNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'POR 
52%Possession48%
9Shots11
5On target3
8Corners3
1Saves4
10Fouls10
Who won: Portsmouth 2-1
Portsmouth beat Sunderland 2-1 on Saturday, November 8, 2008 at Stadium of Light. Goals for Sunderland: Djibril Cissé (4'). Goals for Portsmouth: Nadir Belhadj (51') and Jermain Defoe (90'+1' pen).
| Lineup (4-4-2) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| David JamesG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sylvain DistinCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sol CampbellCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noe PamarotLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen JohnsonRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean DavisCM-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lassana DiarraCM-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nadir BelhadjLM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niko KranjcarRM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter CrouchCF-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermain DefoeCF-R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| John Utaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armand Traore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Papa Bouba Diop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Younes Kaboul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Ashdown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season seriesPOR leads series 3-1
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