Premier League - Sunderland beat 10-man Stoke

Eurosport - Sat, 07 Feb 20:56:00 2009

Late goals from Kenwyne Jones and David Healy gave Sunderland a 2-0 win against 10-man Stoke City at the Stadium of Light.

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Stoke, in search of their first away win in the league, were forced into using all three substitutions within the first half-hour as first Andy Wilkinson was forced off, and then Ryan Shawcross and Ricardo Fuller had to be replaced.

Things then went from bad to worse as Matthew Etherington was shown a straight red for lashing out at Danny Collins in an off-the-ball incident just past the hour mark. From the resultant free kick, Henri Camara lashed over from seven yards out with Stoke's only real chance of the match.

Stoke were lucky to still have 10 men on the pitch when the teams went in all-square at half-time. Danny Pugh had quite clearly used his hand to clear the ball off the line from a Steed Malbranque header, but referee Rob Styles was unsighted.

As it was, Sunderland piled on the pressure, and found the breakthrough just past the 75th minute as Jones forced the ball in with a header at the far post from a cross whipped in by the impressive Andy Reid. Healy then sealed the result with a goal deep into stoppage time after good work from Jones.

The game started off scrappily with both teams taking it in turns to aim long balls at their two front men. Stoke seemed to be the more dangerous side with Beattie linking up well with Fuller, but they were soon hit by three serious injuries.

First Wilkinson was forced off and replaced by Pugh, and then Shawcross pulled up after shielding the ball from Djibril Cisse. Soon after Ibrahima Sonko had come on for Shawcross, Fuller went down heavily after a challenge from Collins and stayed down for some time. A visibly distressed Fuller was led from the field with what looked like a dislocated shoulder.

Stoke were not immediately troubled by all the enforced changes and competed manfully, but their game plan was disrupted even further when Etherington was sent off for kicking out at Collins, after he had won a free-kick from the Sunderland player. Camara's miss from the resultant free-kick was the last shot in anger that Stoke could conjure up, as Sunderland dominated possession.

They eventually broke the deadlock late on after Jones' header beat Thomas Sorensen at the near post. There was not a lot of power on the ball and the Dane would have expected to do better.

Healy then wrapped up the game in injury time after Jones showed good strength in breaking into the box to cross for the unmarked Healy, who slotted neatly into the net.

Sunderland's victory takes their unbeaten run to four games, and leaves them on 30 points, whilst Stoke are stuck just above the relegation zone and now face a lengthy spell without Fuller.

Jamie Nazareth / Eurosport

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  1. okay dude but when it comes to verbal sparring I'm­ Marvin Hagler to your pitty patty Joe Calzaghe.ha ha­ "I'll be back"

    From jack torrance, on Tue 10 Feb 7:09PM

  2. Enjoy the international break my sparring partner; we­ shall resume later.

    From cameron w, on Tue 10 Feb 6:58PM

  3. You and Tony K are okay,deluded but reasonably­ sensible,I flush more personality down the toilet each­ morning than mal-godfrey has,you should read some of­ his comments the kid must be a pikey or left school­ when he was 11.

    From jack torrance, on Tue 10 Feb 6:48PM

  4. "have"what Cameron? a unified team,supporters­ and club, a 3 point 2 league places and 3 goals­ lead,well okay if you insist,I'll "have­ it" oh and thanks,I do like "having it".

    From jack torrance, on Tue 10 Feb 6:35PM

  5. Jack 'I blew this argument out of the water' T;­ you couldn't blow your nose never mind blow any­ argument out of the water mate. A canny, and at times­ amusing, debater granted, but you have many a mile to­ go; the key to being a decent debater Jack is not to­ make yourself look silly. Replying without giving­ answers is fine (that's all part and parcel of­ debating); HOWEVER, by consistently refusing even the­ merest of references to the DIRECT questions put to you­ Jack, you show your obvious shortcomings (in other­ words, you've been rumbled). I will answer­ EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING you put to me Jack, no­ problemmo just fire away; i will never, ever hide­ behide my loyalty for my club. I prefer to tell the­ truth, based on PROOF and backed up by hard evidence,­ rather than rely on tabloid tittle-tattle and­ schoolyard-supposition.
    Now go away and . . . . . HAVE­ IT Jack.

    From cameron w, on Tue 10 Feb 5:48PM

  6. Cameron you're beginning to repeat yourself,I'm­ sure I blew this argument out of the water on the­ Mag's site.You're beginning to sound­ increasingly desperate.

    From jack torrance, on Tue 10 Feb 4:23PM

  7. Oh and one more thing you conveniently forgot to­­ mention Jack; if fit, how many internationals would be­­ turning out from Newcastle United . . . . . MORE THAN­­ NINE!!!
    Have it Jack.

    From cameron w, on Tue 10 Feb 10:37AM

  8. Okay then Jack, as per usual you have avoided the­ question so let me answer it for you huh? First of all­ Jack, less of the spin; it's only NINE on­ international duty!
    3 on duty for TRINIDAD; one of whom­ is that bright young prospect Dwight Yorke - but hold­ on, this gets better Jack, have you seen who­ they're playing?
    El Salvador!!!! Oh deary me Jack,­ you couldn't script it better.
    A squad player­ turning out for FINLAND.
    2 for NORTHERN IRELAND
    Mcshane­ (who doesn't even play for you) for ROI
    Ben Haim,­ who isn't yours for ISRAEL
    Fulop for HUNGARY
    Like i­ said Jack, i'd keep it quiet if i were you - thanks­ for the laugh though!
    ps
    where is Ashley's evidence­ that he and his family recieved death threats?
    There is­ none because there were none; i thought you were better­ than to believe tabloid trash, and manufactured PR from­ the Ashley camp.

    From cameron w, on Tue 10 Feb 10:29AM

  9. p.s Cameron I wouldn't call fans giving death­ threats to Mike Ashley's kids loyalty,or do you?

    From jack torrance, on Tue 10 Feb 9:11AM

  10. Tony you make a fair point about the media I was merely­ attempting to back up my point with neutral,none tribal­ evidence

    From jack torrance, on Tue 10 Feb 9:09AM

  11. And despite SAFC's lowly position in the money­ stakes compared to NUFC's lofty status both teams­ have won diddly squat in the last 50 years.

    From jack torrance, on Tue 10 Feb 9:08AM

  12. Cameron what makes your team's predicament so funny­ to us, is that you and all your fans still cling on to­ this perception that you have a big club,it really is­ sad to listen to that kind of group hysteria.Sunderland­ supporters on the other hand have never claimed to have­ a big club,we stay loyal through thick and thin and­ support a club that's always had the bare minimum­ of resources to call upon.

    From jack torrance, on Tue 10 Feb 9:06AM

  13. Lineker, redknapp , gullit. If they dont dramatise­ situations and over analyse what is a very simple game­ then they lose their meal ticket. As for the­ comparisons between the tabloids and broadsheets, they­ all talk rubbish just in different languages

    From Tony K, on Mon 9 Feb 8:37PM

  14. 'S.A.F.C Players on international duty this week=­­ 14'
    NAME THE TOP-RANKED COUNTRIES THESE­ INTERNATIONALS ARE TURNING OUT FOR JACK . . . . I DARE­ YOU TO!!!!
    BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, ITALY, HOLLAND????
    OR­ MORE LIKELY . . . . TRINIDAD, WALES, IRELAND,AND­ SCOTLAND.
    OH DEARY ME JACK, LAUGH OUT LOUD OR WHAT -­ HA, HA, HA, HA!!!!!

    From cameron w, on Mon 9 Feb 8:03PM

  15. I'm still there cheering the boys on . . . .­ it's called loyalty mate, something you lot­ can't comprehend! When you get relegated, where are­ your 38,000 crowds?
    Fair-weather support mate; alas, i­ have no comparison crowds from SJP to give you as we­ have never been relegated from the Premier League - ha,­ ha, ha!

    From cameron w, on Mon 9 Feb 8:00PM

  16. What you talking about jack, saying my club is NOW the­ laughing stock!
    My club has been the laughing stock ALL­ season, so really Jack, your cheap digs are just like­ water off a duck's proverbial!!

    From cameron w, on Mon 9 Feb 7:59PM

  17. just like to say that those magpies will moan about owt­ as long as it's not there fault

    From NEIL B, on Mon 9 Feb 7:51PM

  18. S.A.F.C Players on international duty this week=­ 14
    N.U.F.C Players on international duty this week=­ 5

    does anything more have to be said?

    From jack torrance, on Mon 9 Feb 6:13PM

  19. p.s I bet you read The Sport,Sun or Star shouldn't­ think they'll even bother stocking the broad sheets­ in Newcastle,wouldn't be much point as they use­ words with more than one syllable

    From jack torrance, on Mon 9 Feb 8:05AM

  20. I agree partly with what you say about the media Tony­ but what about the likes of Lineker,Rednap and­ Gullit,who have all commented recently in the same­ vain,or do their oppinions only matter if they are­ pro-NUFC?.How about the top guy from the referee's­ association personally phoneing Roy Keane and­ apologising for shoyt desicions his refs had been­ making against SAFC,surely they're not all wrong­ Tony,surely your not that narrow minded,tunnelled­ visioned etc.

    From jack torrance, on Mon 9 Feb 8:00AM
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