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Saturday September 27, 2008 Day 6 Finished Villa Park

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Aston Villa

  • Young 18’
  • Carew 33’

Sunderland

  • Cissé 10’

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  1. Villa bounce back to stay in touch

    Villa bounce back to stay in touch

    Aston Villa came from a goal behind to maintain their excellent start to the Premier League season with a 2-1 victory over Sunderland. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Aston Villa
    • Sunderland
    • 17:01 Thanks for joining me this afternoon; make sure you stick with us for all the latest news from around Europe...
    • 90 FULL-TIME: Very comfortable in the end for Villa, who are able to keep Sunderland at arm's length despite an improved second-half showing from the visitors.
    • 89 JUST WIDE! Reid takes the set-piece...he curls it over the wall....but just a foot wide of the top corner. Good effort.
    • 88 First yellow card of the game goes to Petrov for tripping Chimbonda as the full-back burst through the middle...free-kick, 30 yards out...
    • 87 Sunderland haven't been able to create any chances in the second half, despite having more of the ball in the Villa half...they look devoid of any ideas.
    • 85 Whitehead is injured after an accidental clash with Petrov in midfield...he hobbles off for some treatment but is soon back in the action...
    • 84 Opportunity for Stokes to send a dangerous cross into the middle after he is played in down the right-edge of the box...but the striker's centre is woeful and over the bar.
    • 83 Villa will become more and more dangerous on the break as Sunderland press forward...they have plenty of pace up front...
    • 81 SUNDERLAND SUB: Stokes comes on to replace Richardson. Stokes scored a couple of goals in the Carling Cup against Northampton in midweek; can he grab an equaliser here?
    • 80 Another poor Sunderland corner is cleared at the near post...they haven't helped themselves with some poor set-pieces.
    • 78 Cisse almost nicks the ball away from Laursen, but Young dives in to rob it back...Cisses was looking to speed away and get through on goal there.
    • 75 Lots of crosses from Sunderland, but no real intent in the box to get on the end of them. Cisse just stands there, waiting for the ball to drop to him.
    • 73 Villa suddenly come to life, sparked by Milner...he sends over a couple of testing crosses...Sunderland just about cope.
    • 72 Agbonlahor has been dealt with really well by Sunderland, who have dropped deep to cope with his pace...but that has only played into the hands of Carew, who has bullied the defence at times.
    • 71 VILLA SUB: Milner comes on for Villa...the new signing from Newcastle has yet to start a match yet...he replaces Shorey. Attacking change from O'Neill.
    • 69 POOR! Agbonlahor takes the ball on after winning it 40 yards from goal...he opts to shoot from 25 yards, but scuffs his effort badly wide..
    • 67 Reid fires a shot a couple of yards over the crossbar from 25 yards...the ball was dipping, but Friedal seemed to have it covered.
    • 65 Reo-Coker tests Gordon at his near post...looked like a cross that went wrong; the keeper was alert to the danger.
    • 64 Carew goes down very easily under a challenge from Whitehead as he tries to bulldoze his way through the middle. No free-kick.
    • 63 Sunderland look the better side at the moment; can they get the equaliser though? Villa look solid enough at the back.
    • 62 SUNDERLAND SUBS: Miller is replaced by Reid, Murphy comes on for Diouf.
    • 58 Not much urgency about Villa at the moment; I can't believe they are going to settle for two.
    • 56 Sunderland win a corner off Shorey...taken short to Malbranque, but his cross is cleared.
    • 55 Sunderland are seeing more of the ball in the second half, but they don't look too dangerous at the moment.
    • 53 Cisse takes a blow from Laursen after the pair clash going for a header...the striker seems okay after some treatment.
    • 51 OOH! Miller slices a decent effort just over the bar after the ball fell to him invitingly 20 yards out.
    • 49 Richardson is spoken to by the referee after bringing down Petrov, who was surging forward through the midfield.
    • 48 No changes yet for Sunderland, although Keane has plenty of attacking options on the bench - including Chopra, who scored twice last week.
    • 47 We have had a change of official at half-time; one of the assistant's has injured his calf and has been replaced by fourth official Steve Bennett...
    • 46 The second half is underway at Villa Park; how can Sunderland get back into this match?
    • 45 HALF-TIME: Villa dominate after being stunned into life by Sunderland taking the lead...the visitors have struggled to cope with the incisive attacking from the home side.
    • 43 SCRAMBLE! Carew breaks down the left...Gordon just gets his gloves to the low cross - and recovers in time to smother the ball as Barry tries to scramble to loose ball home from close range.
    • 42 Villa have completely dominated this match since going behind...they look dangerous every time they go forward, with Barry controlling midfield.
    • 41 Barry climbs highest on the penalty spot to meet Young's hanging cross from the right...but he can't get the power in his effort to trouble Gordon.
    • 39 Sunderland fail to clear a long ball forward...Reo-Coker can't get the ball out of his feet to get his shot away...it is worked to Carew, but his shot is dragged hopelessly wide.
    • 37 Villa win a corner on the left after good play down the flank from Young...the little winger curls the ball into the middle, but it is headed clear easily.
    • 35 Assured defending from Shorey as he chests a ball back to his keeper after a wicked bending cross from the left from McCartney.
    • 34 Good play from Petrov in the lead-up to the goal..collecting the loose ball and turning it across the face of goal for Carew to finish!
    • 33 Anton Ferdinand gives away a free-kick for handball 30 yards out...sloppy defending, and another chance for Young with a set-piece...off the wall...BUT CAREW SLAMS HOME THE LOOSE BALL! GREAT FINISH!
    • 32 Collins is back on the pitch after treatment for his bloody nose, with two pieces of cotton wool stuffed up his nostrils. He looks silly.
    • 31 Reo-Coker clips a ball down the right flank for Young to chase...good defending from McCartney.
    • 29 Young clips a cross into Carew...he wins the header easily against Ferdinand, but Gordon comes out to claim comfortably.
    • 28 Diouf looks to combine with Cisse down the left...good combination between those two; Sunderland do have threats up front.
    • 27 Collins is down with a bloody nose after taking an arm in the face from Carew. He seems okay.
    • 25 Chimbonda is wearing gloves. In September. Really?
    • 23 Sunderland win another corner as Reo-Coker gets back and puts a tackle in on Cisse...Malbranque goes near post, but Carew heads clear.
    • 21 Sunderland win a corner...Ferdinand and Collins come forward from the back...Richardson curls it in...Collins wins the header, but Friedal saves easily.
    • 19 Miller curls a high cross into the box, looking for Cisse who had pulled off his marker...Laursen does well to head clear.
    • 18 GOAL! YOUNG BRINGS VILLA LEVEL! Just eight minutes after going behind, Young steps up to curl a free-kick into the bottom corner from 25 yards! Gordon had no chance; the wall might have done a better job.
    • 14 Carew fires high and wide from a tight angle in the box...tough chance.
    • 13 Villa appeal for handball against Chimbonda as a free-kick is sent to the back post and headed back from the by-line by Knight...referee had a good look, Chimbonda did have his arms flailing carelessly in the air.
    • 12 Great finish from Cisse, firing past the keeper first-time on the run at the near post...but Villa's defending was very static there.
    • 11 GOAL! GOOD FOOTBALL FROM SUNDERLAND! Malbranque slides in Cisse, who makes a simple run between two Villa defenders before firing a low shot past Freidal!
    • 9 CHANCE! Laursen should have scored when he is picked out unmarked at the back post by Barry's corner...but he plants his header straight at Gordon.
    • 8 Villa win a corner when Shorey checks on to his right foot and clips a cross into the middle, the ball glancing off the marker just in front of Carew...
    • 7 Agbonlahor controls Young's little chip into the box, but he can't find Petrov with his lay-off. Stoke can't afford to give that much space in their final third.
    • 5 Agbonlahor sends over a cross from the left after drifting out to the left, but it is over the top of Carew in the middle...Villa are very flexible, they can change their system very easily.
    • 3 Lively start from both sides; knocking the ball about with a bit of purpose on a bright, warm autumn day in Birmingham...
    • 1 OFF WE GO!
    • 14:57 Martin O'Neill's men are looking to make it three wins on the bounce in the League; Sunderland are hoping to bounce back from a flat performance mid-week in the Carling Cup....
    • 14:30 Hi there; welcome to our coverage of Sunderland's trip to high-flying Aston Villa...

  • Team Stats

    Aston Villa Stats Sunderland
    44% Possession 55%
    13 Shots 9
    5 Shots on target 2
    1 Saves 3
    5 Corners 5
    9 Fouls 8
    0 Offsides 1
    1 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    20 Tackles 34
    246 Accurate passes 337
    71 Bad passes 63

  • 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
    • Aston Villa
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Brad Friedel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 0
      15 Curtis Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 4
      21 Nicky Shorey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 19 0
      2 Luke Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 2 2
      5 Martin Laursen 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 23 4 2
      19 Stilian Petrov 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 37 6 2
      6 Gareth Barry 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 37 6 3
      20 Nigel Reo-Coker 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 19 0 4
      7 Ashley Young 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 12 8 2
      10 John Carew 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 24 12 0
      11 Gabriel Agbonlahor 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 17 7 0
      16 Zatyiah Knight 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      26 Craig Gardner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Marlon Harewood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Carlos Cuéllar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 James Milner 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 2 1
      22 Brad Guzan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Moustapha Salifou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Sunderland
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Craig Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
      15 Danny Collins 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 4 1
      3 George McCartney 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 40 17 4
      21 Pascal Chimbonda 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 39 2 5
      26 Anton Ferdinand 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19 0 3
      12 Liam Miller 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 26 2 4
      6 Dean Whitehead 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 46 5 6
      10 Kieran Richardson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 31 13 3
      8 Steed Malbranque 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 45 3 3
      9 Djibril Cisse 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 11 3 0
      11 El Hadji Diouf 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 28 11 0
      20 Andy Reid 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18 3 1
      42 Jordan Henderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Michael Chopra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      44 Anthony Stokes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 3
      14 Daryl Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
      32 Marton Fülöp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 David Healy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 89 JUST WIDE! Reid takes the set-piece...he curls it over the wall....but just a foot wide of the top corner. Good effort.
    • 43 SCRAMBLE! Carew breaks down the left...Gordon just gets his gloves to the low cross - and recovers in time to smother the ball as Barry tries to scramble to loose ball home from close range.
    • 33 Anton Ferdinand gives away a free-kick for handball 30 yards out...sloppy defending, and another chance for Young with a set-piece...off the wall...BUT CAREW SLAMS HOME THE LOOSE BALL! GREAT FINISH!
    • 25 Chimbonda is wearing gloves. In September. Really?
    • 18 GOAL! YOUNG BRINGS VILLA LEVEL! Just eight minutes after going behind, Young steps up to curl a free-kick into the bottom corner from 25 yards! Gordon had no chance; the wall might have done a better job.
    • 13 Villa appeal for handball against Chimbonda as a free-kick is sent to the back post and headed back from the by-line by Knight...referee had a good look, Chimbonda did have his arms flailing carelessly in the air.
    • 11 GOAL! GOOD FOOTBALL FROM SUNDERLAND! Malbranque slides in Cisse, who makes a simple run between two Villa defenders before firing a low shot past Freidal!
    • 9 CHANCE! Laursen should have scored when he is picked out unmarked at the back post by Barry's corner...but he plants his header straight at Gordon.

Team lineup & ratings

  • Lineup

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Starting line-up

      • B. Friedel
      • L. Young
      • C. Davies
      • M. Laursen
      • N. Shorey Substitution Out (76′)
      • S. Petrov Yellow Card
      • G. Barry
      • N. Reo-Coker
      • A. Young Goal
      • G. Agbonlahor
      • J. Carew Goal Substitution Out (89′)

      Subs

      • M. Harewood
      • Z. Knight
      • J. Milner Substitution In76′
      • M. Salifou
      • C. Gardner
      • B. Guzan
      • C. Cuéllar

    • Starting line-up

      • C. Gordon
      • P. Chimbonda
      • A. Ferdinand
      • D. Collins
      • G. McCartney Yellow Card
      • D. Whitehead
      • K. Richardson
      • S. Malbranque
      • L. Miller Substitution Out (75′)
      • D. Cissé Goal
      • E. Diouf

      Subs

      • D. Healy
      • A. Reid Substitution In75′
      • M. Chopra
      • D. Murphy Substitution In75′
      • A. Stokes
      • M. Fülöp
      • J. Henderson

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