Premier League - Rampant Sunderland maul Hull

Eurosport - Sat, 12 Sep 22:59:00 2009

Darren Bent scored twice as Sunderland beat Hull 4-1 at the Stadium of Light to climb to sixth in the Premier League.

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Bent put Steve Bruce's side ahead from the penalty spot early on, before Kamil Zayette headed an equaliser on the brink of half-time.

Andy Reid made it 2-1 to Sunderland shortly after the break, and after Bent added a second just after the hour mark, Zayette headed into his own net to complete the rout.

On a sun-kissed afternoon in the north east, Sunderland dominated from the whistle and deservedly went ahead on 13 minutes.

Reid, deployed on the left of midfield in front of Keiran Richardson, swung over a cross from the left and Craig Fagan inexplicably swung an arm at it to concede a needless penalty.

Bent stepped up and drove a low shot past the right hand of Boaz Myhill to put the home side ahead.

Hull responded well, however, and slowly came into the match as the half progressed.

Phil Brown's side equalised on 43 minutes when Zayette met Kamel Ghilas's left-wing corner at the near post to head home from close range.

But Sunderland emerged for the second half like a side possessed. After Hull failed to clear a cross on 48 minutes, Reid ran onto the loose ball and drove a shot across Myhill and into the bottom corner from 10 yards.

Bent then grabbed his second of the afternoon, poking home from close range on 66 minutes after more lax defending in the Hull penalty area.

It was the striker's fourth goal in five Premier League matches this season - form that can only enhance his credentials as a possible member of England's World Cup squad in South Africa next year.

Ten minutes later the home side made it 4-1 when Zayette directed a header past his own goalkeeper after a cross from Reid. Hull were dead and buried.

Brown's visitors had been soundly beaten and could have a long season ahead on the basis of this poor defensive showing.

As for Bruce and Sunderland, optimism will be through the roof at the Stadium of Light after a resounding win made it three wins from five and sent the Black Cats soaring into European qualification territory.

Will Tidey / Eurosport

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  1. hi cameron,no harm done mate,I get used to Mags not­ paying enough attention to details . . bit like your­ defence last night ha ha think you'll find­ they're on SKY again in the next couple of weeks­ against Wolves

    From jack torrance, on Thu 17 Sep 6:03PM

  2. Guys leeds were on the tele as much as you guys when­ they got relegated!, its not that they love you, people­ want to see you fall, a so called "big" club­ in second division thats nonsense? nice to know that­ now isn't it guys.

    From Sean A, on Wed 16 Sep 1:20PM

  3. Sorry Jack,
    i totally got the wrong end of the stick­ with your comment!
    safc ARE live on Sky Sports THIS­ Saturday!
    I'd love to watch myself, will probably­ watch it in The 3 Bulls; good entertainment before the­ Big game of the weekend!

    From cameron w, on Wed 16 Sep 1:11PM

  4. Cameron......I love it, NUFC are a bigger attraction­ than SAFC......the broadcasters know this as does­ everyone else

    From Tony K, on Wed 16 Sep 1:09PM

  5. Ha, ha, ha Jack!
    Was bored so decided to trawl through­ this thread again!
    Very weird stuff on here; apologies­ for the fool masquerading as a Toon fan by the way -­ you have Sean A, we have this clown!
    Oh yes Jack; i­ nearly fell off my chair when i read your comment-71­ man!
    Can i quote you?
    '. . . . but hey enjoy your­ airport as much as you like­ on Saturday,me,I'll be­ watching my team playing­ premiership football live on­ SKY sports . . '
    Jack man, what planet are you­ on?
    Sky Sports don't wanna know safc . . . .­ that's a FACT me awld mucka.
    3 times we've been­ on live, and once at the BBC (with more to come!) - and­ we've only played 6 games!
    Have safc been shown­ live at all this season Jack; was the Chelsea mauling­ live?
    Yes Jack, you can watch safc playing Premiership­ football on Sky Sports, but it most certainly ain't­ live.

    From cameron w, on Wed 16 Sep 1:06PM

  6. nope slept in =)

    From Sean A, on Wed 16 Sep 10:08AM

  7. MALCOLM D(oughnut)

    If the IP address comment is aimed­ at me i promise you are way off the mark, i stand by my­ remarks (even the daft ones) and dont need to hide­ behind another identity

    From Tony K, on Wed 16 Sep 9:42AM

  8. Sean A(rsewipe)

    Shouldnt you be at school?

    From Tony K, on Wed 16 Sep 9:38AM

  9. Ant smith, retarted and a manc............can someone­ get this guy a bottle of whisky with 40 painkillers

    From Sean A, on Wed 16 Sep 9:10AM

  10. Manc. Cockney rhyming slang, bred as result of a. Add­ splat. Description complete. Thanks for the info Ant.

    From JojO, on Wed 16 Sep 9:04AM

  11. Personally i'd ban Adebayor for 6 games and put one­ of his testicles in a garlic press

    From Tony K, on Wed 16 Sep 8:13AM

  12. MALCOLM D, He obviously had a lot of fire in his belly­ and had a point to prove but I think he went way over­ the top. I don't think he could complain about any­ ban and owes Van Persie an apology.

    From john.connolly01, on Tue 15 Sep 11:07PM

  13. navy seal and?.look your a mackem im a manc it would be­ over before youeven blinked ya daft @#$%.

    From ant.smith1984, on Tue 15 Sep 10:18PM

  14. Navy seal here guys

    From Sean A, on Tue 15 Sep 9:55PM

  15. More like hand bags at dawn LOL What you reckon on the­ Adebayor fiasco at the weekend? John???
    I think he­ needs to be banned and taught a lesson A fine would­ mean nothing to him. referee needs to be sanctioned as­ well in my opinion.

    From MALCOLM D, on Tue 15 Sep 9:35PM

  16. I think Sean A and ant.smith1984 should have a cage­ fight.
    Ant will win, he'll biff Sean’s lid in all­ over the shop; yet another victory for the Mighty Toon.

    From john.connolly01, on Tue 15 Sep 9:06PM

  17. He puts the RE back into @#$% this one, His own fans­ are even embarrassed by the fcukwit.I think you will­ find that Steven Morgan is a toon fan: FACT
    If you­ take the time to read your own boards(sorry borrow one­ of your many children's bin raided V-Techs) and ­ speak into the second hand contraption what he has­ said, I think you will find he ain't no Mackem,­ Smog, Manc, scouser or cockney you degenerate.I've­ already established your a long time out of school and­ you like your text grammar, make a sentence out of this­ fcukwit.

    G A F Y S-Y R M Fcukwit

    FTM ---this­ doesn't mean your Giro's coming at the end of­ the week neither .

    From Paul N, on Tue 15 Sep 6:52PM

  18. ant.smith1984, you are a clown. Had ya gob man.

    From PATRICK, on Tue 15 Sep 6:00PM
  19. Comment hidden due to its low rating. Show

    who asked you sean get back to school.you played one­ decent team that was chelsea ya couldnt even get the­ ball of them.whos always bin the biggest team newcastle­ or sunderland i rest my case.i will leave you in peace­ wees keys are these.

    From ant.smith1984, on Tue 15 Sep 5:42PM

  20. Ant smith is a stupid silly little girl with­ "his" knickers pulled down infront of the­ mailman!
    Get a life you sad @#$% pot oh.. and go think­ of predictions for the burnley game since thats all you­ newcastle fans do!

    From Sean A, on Tue 15 Sep 3:46PM
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