Sunderland vs Manchester United
Match pulse
SUNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUN | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAN | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Who won: Man United 1-0
Manchester United beat Sunderland 1-0 on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Stadium of Light. Goals for Man United: Titus Bramble (own goal) (27').
Play by play
Sunderland were disappointing, offering little by way of a revival. United machine rolls on... Head over <a href="http://espnfc.com/live/_/id/1392650/matchday-live---march-30?cc=5739" target="_blank">here</a> for the rest of Saturday's action.
Man Utd get their 25th win in 30 games.. never been done before in the Premier League. They are 18 games unbeaten and have gone 18 points clear.
- 96'
<b>FT. SUNDERLAND 0-1 MAN UTD.</b> United go 18 points clear after grinding out a result. Van Persie's shot deflected off Bramble for the only goal, and Sunderland offered little to get back into the game.
- 96'
Young breaks... he beat Bramble for pace then squared for RVP who's shot was saved by Mignolet.
- 96'
More great defending from the aerial bombardment and United will see this one out you would think
- 95'
Welbeck and Cleverley just trying to keep the ball and avoid a last gasp flurry from the home side. They are doing so well.
- 94'
Valencia full of running - the first thing he's done for most of the game.
- 93'
Van Persie buys the foul to slow things down and Bramble walked right into that one.
- 92'
Graham and Wickham combine, but just as they could break with a cross field ball, the pass is skewed and United intercept.
- 90'
Patient stuff from United to run down the clock. Cutback from Cleverley skips across the box but finds no-one.
- 90'
Six minutes of extra-time to go
- 89'
Long ball football is being dealt with well by United, Wickham takes one down and has a go, but it drags low and De Gea is able to scoop down and save easily.
- 88'
Sunderland struggling to put passes together on the edge of the box. The United wall is standing firm.
- 87'
The long ball is headed out and Sessegnon hammers it back. Drops to Wickham, but he tries to do too much in the box and is crowded out.
- 86'
The crossing just has not been good enough from Sunderland today. They have the target men now, but the quality is lacking.
- 85'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Rose comes off, Colback arrives to try and make a difference
- 84'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Anderson off, Cleverley on.
- 84'
Evans with a wonderful tackle on the edge of the box. Rose was threatening to break into the box, but the Irishman stopped him well.
- 83'
McClean tries to overcomplicate things and fails to get past his man for the third time. Hard to see where an equaliser is coming from now...
- 82'
Wickham cushions a long ball down with his head, but it just runs the other side of Graham who misses out. That could have been a great chance.
- 81'
Corner comes in and Vidic charges onto it. Heads wide though - he should have done better there.
- 80'
Buttner, who has impressed today, cuts inside and has a shot with his right foot. Mignolet tips it rounds the post, but it might have been going wide.
- 80'
Welbeck looking to provide some spark on the break. He cuts inside, but loses the ball.
- 79'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Bardsley off, Larsson comes on.
- 79'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Kagawa off, Welbeck comes on.
Leaders
SUNMAN 
