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Saturday August 25, 2007 Finished Stadium of Light

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Sunderland

Liverpool

  • Sissoko 37’
  • Voronin 87’
  1. Liverpool brush aside Sunderland

    Liverpool brush aside Sunderland

    Liverpool proved too good for Premier League newcomers Sunderland as goals from Mohammed Sissoko and Andriy Voronin gave the Reds a 2-0 win. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Sunderland
    • Liverpool
    • 90'+3 There it is! All over at the Stadium of Light and it's a second successive defeat for Sunderland as Liverpool run out comfortable 2-0 winners.
    • 88' The Liverpool fans are in fine voice now... chants of "Keano, what's the score?" ring out!
    • 87' GOAL! VORONIN OPENS HIS PREMIER LEAGUE ACCOUNT WITH A CRISP FINISH TO A SWIFT COUNTER ATTACK! The ball is played from left to right, Torres making the final pass to the Ukrainian, who finds the far corner with a precise strike! Game over!
    • 85' This one looks like it's going to end up 1-0... Sunderland really haven't done enough today to test Reina.
    • 80' Torres gets to the byline... he cuts it back to Voronin! Must be! No! ANOTHER GREAT STOP FROM GORDON! The keeper gets his body well behind the shot!
    • 78' Time for another Sunderland change... Murphy replaced by Connolly.
    • 78' Stokes lets fly from 25 yards! Reina scrambles over to cover the shot, which flies just wide of the post!
    • 76' And Carragher can't carry on... Riise comes on to replace him.
    • 75' Penalty shout for Liverpool as Nosworthy tussles with Torres in the box! Play on says Mr Halsey!
    • 73' Liverpool are considering making a change, but Carragher implores the bench to wait a few minutes to see if he needs to go off...
    • 71' Oh dear, but it's a poor one, and the chance is wasted.
    • 71' Chopra threatening... and it'll be a corner to Sunderland!
    • 70' Carragher's got a problem here... he clashed with his own keeper moments earlier and his ribs appear to be giving him some pain.
    • 69' The crowd are back in this one now! And whenever they get behind their team, invariably they respond....
    • 67' Arbeloa goes into the book for a raised foot into the chest of Halford. And Sunderland have a free kick in a dangerous crossing position.
    • 64' Torres gets onto a long hopeful ball forward... Gordon's off his line! Ooooh! The Spaniard lobs the ball over the keeper, only to see it bounce wide of the mark!
    • 63' Leadbitter's first touch is a good one... he plays Murphy in down the left hand side... Chopra's waiting at the far post for a decent cross! But Murphy takes one touch too many and Carragher manages to get across and nip the danger in the bud!
    • 61' Here comes the change... Dwight Yorke hands over the captain's armband on his way off the pitch. Grant Leadbitter replaces the weary veteran.
    • 60' Looks like Roy Keane will make a change sooner rather than later... the next goal is crucial now.
    • 57' Nearly brilliant turn in the box from Voronin after Babel's cross finds the Ukrainian around the penalty spot. But he can't quite control it and the half chance goes begging.
    • 53' Headed clear at the near post, and Liverpool can break.
    • 52' Chopra wins a free kick out on the right hand side... Chance for Sunderland to deliver a decent ball into the box.
    • 51' Gordon looks good value for his £9 million price tag at the moment.
    • 50' Torres is through here! One on one with Gordon! GREAT SAVE FROM THE SCOT! Torres blasts a shot goalwards, but the keeper stands firm and chests the ball away to safety!
    • 46' Back underway in the north east!
    • 45'+3 There goes the whistle... and Liverpool go in at half time a Momo Sissoko goal to the good.
    • 45'+2 Ooooh! Torres misses a great chance to put Liverpool two up! Pennant releases Voronin on the right who crosses in to the Spanish hitman! But Gordon gets something on it and eventually pounces on the ball as it rolls towards goal!
    • 44' Two minutes of added time to be played...
    • 41' Liverpool have stepped up a gear since the goal... McShane is forced to concede a corner here with Torres lurking with intent...
    • 40' Not the best time to concede... Sunderland just need to hold out until half time now...
    • 39' That's Liverpool's 7,000th league goal apparently. Great news for stats fans.
    • 38' That's perked up the Scousers! And a rousing rendition of Ring of Fire rings out at the Stadium of Light!
    • 37' GOAL! SISSOKO PUTS LIVERPOOL IN THE LEAD WITH A SUPER STRIKE FROM OUTSIDE THE BOX! Pennant heads a deep cross back across the face of goal... Voronin lays off to Sissoko and the Malian does the rest, cracking a swerving shot into the bottom right hand corner, leaving Gordon no chance!
    • 36' Brilliant run from Pennant on the right hand side... he goes past two Sunderland players before cutting inside and teeing up Sissoko for a shot on goal! But the Mali midfielder scuffs his shot and Voronin can't pick up the pieces.
    • 35' Poor ball from Arbeloa... that's a real waste from the Spaniard.
    • 34' Free kick to Liverpool now... Alonso delivers it, but it's poor and McShane heads away without any problems.
    • 31' Babel's been quiet for Liverpool so far... and his one-two with Torres doesn't come off at all here...
    • 30' Sunderland edging further forward... but Miller's final ball out wide on the right is poor and the move breaks down.
    • 29' Torres looks to get the wrong side of Nosworthy now... but the Black Cats defender stands his ground well and clears to safety.
    • 27' Etuhu gets his third (yes, third) yellow card of the season as the crowd's blood lust goes to his head a bit.
    • 26' Sunderland fans find their voice as their team press Liverpool hard... Carragher's forced to punt the ball upfield and the home side regain possession!
    • 24' Oooooh! Having just said that, what do Sunderland go and do? Create the best chance since the first minute! Chopra plays a lovely reverse pass to find the diagonal run of Stokes... he's in on goal! But Reina gets something on his shot and as the ball trickles towards goal, a Liverpool boot hoofs it to safety!
    • 23' Sunderland really haven't created anything at all so far...
    • 22' Voronin catches McShane in the neck... but he's a big lad and he pulls himself off the ground to carry on.
    • 20' And Sunderland are forced into making a change too! Richardson trudges off and is replaced by Anthony Stokes... the former Manchester United man appears to have a problem.
    • 17' On his way off, Hyypia gesticulates with his elbow... a clear sign he believes Murphy led with his elbow on the challenge which forced him off.
    • 16' Actually, Hyypia's not going to be okay at all... he is hauled off as the blood won't stop pouring from his nose. And he's got blurred vision. In fact, he's fairly broken. Dan Agger comes on, which is great news for those with the Dane in their fantasty league team!
    • 13' Real chance for Liverpool! Babel picks the ball up at the far post and lays off for Alonso! But it's not the greatest pass ever seen, Alonso has to take a touch and his eventual shot is wide of the mark!
    • 11' Alonso over it... into the wall from the Spaniard though!
    • 10' Etuhu catches Voronin on the edge of the box, dead centre. Real chance for Liverpool now with this free kick.
    • 8' Ian Harte spotted in the stands... the former Leeds full-back is apparently close to sealing a deal with Sunderland... Greg Halford watch out!
    • 7' Richardson tries to get Sunderland moving... but his early ball into the box is easy meat for Reina.
    • 6' Just a slight break in play as Hyypia gets some attention for a bloody nose... nothing dark about the way he got it though. He'll be fine.
    • 5' Check out our amazing live stats by clicking on the tab above! They're up and running for the first time this season and really are very comprehensive!
    • 4' Voronin hares off on another run at the Sunderland defence... this time Nosworthy deals with the threat and the hosts comes away with the ball...
    • 3' Hyypia tries a spectacular scissor kick from the resulting corner! But he's a centre half and shouldn't be trying to do things like that... he skews it and the chance goes begging!
    • 2' TERRIBLE BACK PASS FROM HALFORD! And Voronin is through on goal! Gordon stands tall though and makes the save! Awful start for the Black Cats!
    • 1' Underway in bright sunshine at the Stadium of Light!
    • - And today's referee is Mark Halsey.
    • - Liverpool line-up: Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Arbeloa, Pennant, Alonso, Sissoko, Babel, Torres, Voronin - Subs: Itandje, Agger, Riise, Kuyt, Mascherano
    • - Sunderland line-up: Gordon, Halford, McShane, Nosworthy, Wallace, Miller, Etuhu, Yorke, Richardson, Chopra, Murphy - Subs: Ward, Stokes, Leadbitter, Anderson, Connolly
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of today's opening Premier League game between Roy Keane's Sunderland and Liverpool!

  • Team Stats

    Sunderland Stats Liverpool
    50% Possession 49%
    11 Shots 18
    1 Shots on target 8
    0 Saves 0
    6 Corners 4
    12 Fouls 13
    2 Offsides 1
    1 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    24 Tackles 26
    231 Accurate passes 235
    48 Bad passes 40

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Sunderland
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Craig Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
      5 Nyron Nosworthy 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25 2 6
      2 Greg Halford 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 30 1 1
      6 Paul McShane 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 19 3 1
      19 Dwight Yorke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 4 2
      4 Dickson Etuhu 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 25 4 2
      33 Ross Wallace 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 22 13 5
      12 Liam Miller 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 29 3 4
      10 Kieran Richardson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Daryl Murphy 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 12 4 1
      16 Michael Chopra 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 14 2 1
      18 Grant Leadbitter 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
      13 Darren Ward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Anthony Stokes 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 20 10 1
      31 David Connolly 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0
      21 Russell Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Liverpool
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      25 Jose Reina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 6 0
      23 Jamie Carragher 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 2 1
      17 Alvaro Arbeloa 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 16 4 3
      3 Steve Finnan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 2
      4 Sami Hyypia 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
      14 Xabi Alonso 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 37 5 3
      22 Mohamed Sissoko 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 22 5 7
      16 Jermaine Pennant 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 27 1 3
      19 Ryan Babel 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 19 7 0
      10 Andrej Voronin 1 5 4 2 4 0 1 9 0 2
      9 Fernando Torres 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 12 6 3
      18 Dirk Kuyt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 John Arne Riise 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
      5 Daniel Agger 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17 3 2
      30 Charles Itandje 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Javier Mascherano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 87' GOAL! VORONIN OPENS HIS PREMIER LEAGUE ACCOUNT WITH A CRISP FINISH TO A SWIFT COUNTER ATTACK! The ball is played from left to right, Torres making the final pass to the Ukrainian, who finds the far corner with a precise strike! Game over!
    • 80' Torres gets to the byline... he cuts it back to Voronin! Must be! No! ANOTHER GREAT STOP FROM GORDON! The keeper gets his body well behind the shot!
    • 78' Stokes lets fly from 25 yards! Reina scrambles over to cover the shot, which flies just wide of the post!
    • 64' Torres gets onto a long hopeful ball forward... Gordon's off his line! Ooooh! The Spaniard lobs the ball over the keeper, only to see it bounce wide of the mark!
    • 50' Torres is through here! One on one with Gordon! GREAT SAVE FROM THE SCOT! Torres blasts a shot goalwards, but the keeper stands firm and chests the ball away to safety!
    • 45'+2 Ooooh! Torres misses a great chance to put Liverpool two up! Pennant releases Voronin on the right who crosses in to the Spanish hitman! But Gordon gets something on it and eventually pounces on the ball as it rolls towards goal!
    • 37' GOAL! SISSOKO PUTS LIVERPOOL IN THE LEAD WITH A SUPER STRIKE FROM OUTSIDE THE BOX! Pennant heads a deep cross back across the face of goal... Voronin lays off to Sissoko and the Malian does the rest, cracking a swerving shot into the bottom right hand corner, leaving Gordon no chance!
    • 24' Oooooh! Having just said that, what do Sunderland go and do? Create the best chance since the first minute! Chopra plays a lovely reverse pass to find the diagonal run of Stokes... he's in on goal! But Reina gets something on his shot and as the ball trickles towards goal, a Liverpool boot hoofs it to safety!
    • 2' TERRIBLE BACK PASS FROM HALFORD! And Voronin is through on goal! Gordon stands tall though and makes the save! Awful start for the Black Cats!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mark Halsey

  • Sunderland

    Manager: Roy Keane

    On the Field

    • Gordon
    • Halford
    • Nosworthy
    • McShane
    • Wallace
    • Miller
    • Etuhu
    • Yorke
    • Richardson
    • Chopra
    • Murphy

    Subs

    • Ward
    • Connolly
    • Leadbitter
    • Stokes
    • Anderson

    Injured

    • Edwards
    • Whitehead

    Suspended

    None

  • Liverpool

    Manager: Rafa Benitez

    On the Field

    • Reina
    • Finnan
    • Hyypia
    • Carragher
    • Arbeloa
    • Pennant
    • Sissoko
    • Xabi Alonso
    • Babel
    • Torres
    • Voronin

    Subs

    • Riise
    • Itandje
    • Kuijt
    • Mascherano
    • Agger

    Injured

    • Gerrard
    • Kewell
    • Aurelio

    Suspended

    None