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Saturday October 4, 2008 Finished Stadium of Light

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Sunderland

  • Leadbitter 86’

Arsenal

  • Fabregas 90’
  1. Fabregas saves Arsenal

    Fabregas saves Arsenal

    An injury-time header from Cesc Fabregas earned Arsenal a 1-1 draw with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Sunderland
    • Arsenal
    • 90+4' Full-time and Arsenal rescue a point from a match that looked lost.
    • 90+3' GOAL!! A stunning late equaliser for Arsenal as Fabregas nips in to head home Van Persie's corner.
    • 90+1' Gallas' overhead kick trickles into the hands of Gordon.
    • 90' Bendtner booked for pushing Chimbonda.
    • 89' Daryl Murphy now on for Cisse.
    • 88' Carlos Vela replaces Song who was at fault for the goal.
    • 87' Michael Chopra is on for Malbranque.
    • 86' GOAL!! Sunderland take the lead through a sensational strike from Leadbitter. He has only been on the field two minutes before he wrestles possession from Song and then unleashes a swerving shot that beats Almunia and goes in off the underside of the crossbar.
    • 84' Grant Leadbitter replaces Yorke.
    • 82' GREAT SAVE!! Bendtner chips through to Van Persie but his well struck volley from eight yards is superbly saved by Gordon's outstretched left hand.
    • 80' Bendtner finds Van Persie but his shot is blocked by the impressive Chimbonda.
    • 79' Nice trickery from Bendtner but his final effort from 20 yards is horribly wide and over.
    • 78' Adebayor finds Nasri in the penalty area but he is crowded out and only can get minimal purchase on his shot.
    • 77' Careless from Sagna who loses out to Reid but his cross is just too deep for Cisse in the middle. The swirling wind maybe a factor.
    • 76' Malbranque has a go from distance but fails to hit the target.
    • 75' Yorke needs treatment after a clash with Nasri.
    • 73' Nasri replaces Denilson for the visitors.
    • 71' Petty refeering today and Yorke is shown a yellow for a foul on Song.
    • 69' Sagna's chip into the box is nodded away by Whitehead.
    • 67' Reid's free-kick is just too deep for the posse of his team-mates in the penalty area.
    • 66' The first change of the match with Nicklas Bendtner replacing Walcott.
    • 65' Richardson sees the fourth yellow card of the match for a foul on Denilson.
    • 64' Almunia comes off his line to clear a long ball ahead of Cisse.
    • 63' Fabregas' effort is blocked by Reid.
    • 61' Toure goes into the book for a foul on Whitehead although he makes little if any contact.
    • 60' Richardson stings Almunia's palms with a 30-yard drive.
    • 58' Adebayor's volley is fumbled by Gordon but Anton Ferdinand is on hand to clear.
    • 56' Walcott gets to the by-line and pulls the ball back for Van Persie to put Arsenal into the lead but wait the goal is disallowed as the assistant referee adjudges that the ball was out of play. Replays indicate that this wasn't the case.
    • 55' The corner is cleared and Sunderland counter at pace but Cisse's long-range effort is high.
    • 54' Walcott earns another corner.
    • 53' Adebayor heads over at the back post.
    • 52' Sagna's cross is deflected behind for Arsenal's second corner.
    • 51' Arsenal have started the second half very brightly.
    • 49' Chance for Arsenal but Adebayor cannot take the ball in his stride with the goal looming.
    • 48' Walcott's drive across the six-yard box is just too strong for Van Persie.
    • 47' Adebayor tricks his way into the penalty area but his pull back intended for Walcott is cut out.
    • 46' The second-half is underway with no changes for either side.
    • 45+1' Half-time at the Stadium of Light.
    • 45' Denilson tries his luck from 20 yards but the sidefooted efforts just curls away from the far post. Gordon probably had it covered.
    • 44' Malbranque plays keepy-up in the corner before clearing his lines.
    • 43' Cisse's cross is flicked on by Richardson but there is no Sunderland player in support.
    • 41' Whitehead goes into the book for a late lunge on Denilson.
    • 39' Clichy is booked for an innocuous collision with fellow French full-back Chimbonda on the touchline.
    • 38' Cisse's deep cross finds Reid in the space at the backpost but the centre is just a little too high for the Irish midfielder to control first time and the chance is lost.
    • 37' A strong hand from Gordon to claw away Walcott's fierce centre across the six-yard box.
    • 36' Fabregas almost finds Adebayor with a cheeky backheel but Chimbonda is strong and clears.
    • 35' Walcott's 25-yard shot is screwed wide of the far post following a poor clearance by Whitehead.
    • 34' Dwight Yorke is making his first appearance of the season, anchoring a five-man midfield, and gets a warning for a sliding tackle on Bacary Sagna.
    • 32' Walcott completely over hits his cross from the right.
    • 30' A little too much purchase on Van Persie's intended through ball for Walcott and Gordon claims.
    • 28' The match has got a little scrappy as the rain comes down in the north east.
    • 26' Walcott goes down on the edge of the penalty area looking for a free-kick but nothing doing.
    • 24' Van Persie and Adebayor combine on the edge of the Sunderland penalty area but Fabregas is crowded out.
    • 22' Poor clearance from Gordon but Arsenal can't capitalise although it's the Londoners who are now beginning to dominate.
    • 21' Adebayor finds some space on the edge of the penalty area but his atempted curler in the top corner ends up in the stands.
    • 19' Fabregas' long-range drive is held by Gordon with Emmanuel Adebayor lurking to pounce on any fumble.
    • 17' William Gallas heads the corner clear.
    • 16' Almunia called into action again to tip Cisse's 25-yard stinging diagonal drive over the crossbar.
    • 15' Almunia spares Theo Walcott's blushes. A woefully short back pass but the Spanish custodian is off his line quickly to smother Cisse's shot.
    • 14' Malbranque holds the ball up angrily at ref Lee Mason after being penalised in the centre circle despite seemingly winning a fair challenge with Song.
    • 12' Cesc Fabregas' cross is headed over the crossbar from no more than six yards by Song.
    • 11' Denilson's long-range shot is deflected off Kieran Richardson for the first corner of the match.
    • 10' Pascal Chimbonda nods away a deep cross.
    • 8' A long-range effort from Reid is over the top.
    • 7' Claims for a penalty from the home fans but it was a superb tackle by Kolo Toure on Dean Whitehead after an astute pass from Steed Malbranque.
    • 6' Danny Collins heads away another Van Persie centre from the right.
    • 5' Andy Reid's deep centre is headed away by Gael Clichy.
    • 4' Djibril Cisse's cross from the right is comfortably held by Manuel Almunia.
    • 3' Robin Van Persie's cross from the left is deflected into Craig Gordon's hands.
    • 2' Sunderland attack down the left but Arsenal eventually clear.
    • 1' We are underway on Wearside!
    • 14:50 Samir Nasri only fit for the bench for the visitors so Alexandre Song plays in midfield.
    • 14:45 El-Hadji Diouf only on the bench for the hosts with five across midfield including Dwight Yorke.

  • Team Stats

    Sunderland Stats Arsenal
    32% Possession 67%
    8 Shots 18
    5 Shots on target 6
    4 Saves 1
    1 Corners 7
    11 Fouls 10
    4 Offsides 1
    3 Yellow cards 5
    0 Red cards 0
    30 Tackles 14
    182 Accurate passes 493
    31 Bad passes 88

  • 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 3 0 0
      26 Anton Ferdinand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 1
      3 George McCartney 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 5 4
      21 Pascal Chimbonda 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 23 0 4
      15 Danny Collins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 2 1
      20 Andy Reid 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 17 11 2
      19 Dwight Yorke 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 34 4 5
      6 Dean Whitehead 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 10 1 2
      8 Steed Malbranque 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 15 0 7
      10 Kieran Richardson 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 17 3 3
      9 Djibril Cisse 0 3 2 0 0 4 0 9 2 1
      16 Michael Chopra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      11 El Hadji Diouf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 Daryl Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      32 Marton Fülöp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Phillip Bardsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 David Healy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Grant Leadbitter 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
    • Arsenal
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Manuel Almunia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 0
      5 Kolo Toure 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 37 0 1
      17 Alexandre Song 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 56 12 1
      22 Gaël Clichy 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 54 23 2
      3 Bacary Sagna 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 50 0 2
      10 William Gallas 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 43 13 0
      4 Francesc Fabregas 1 5 3 1 0 0 0 65 8 2
      14 Theo Walcott 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 1 2
      15 Denilson Pereira Neves 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 71 11 1
      11 Robin Van Persie 0 2 1 2 2 0 1 29 12 3
      25 Emmanuel Adebayor 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 37 5 0
      18 Mikael Silvestre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Emmanuel Eboue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Carlos Vela 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
      26 Nicklas Bendtner 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 0
      8 Samir Nasri 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 9 1 0
      21 Lukasz Fabianski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Johan Djourou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90+3' GOAL!! A stunning late equaliser for Arsenal as Fabregas nips in to head home Van Persie's corner.
    • 86' GOAL!! Sunderland take the lead through a sensational strike from Leadbitter. He has only been on the field two minutes before he wrestles possession from Song and then unleashes a swerving shot that beats Almunia and goes in off the underside of the crossbar.
    • 82' GREAT SAVE!! Bendtner chips through to Van Persie but his well struck volley from eight yards is superbly saved by Gordon's outstretched left hand.
    • 56' Walcott gets to the by-line and pulls the ball back for Van Persie to put Arsenal into the lead but wait the goal is disallowed as the assistant referee adjudges that the ball was out of play. Replays indicate that this wasn't the case.
    • 16' Almunia called into action again to tip Cisse's 25-yard stinging diagonal drive over the crossbar.
    • 15' Almunia spares Theo Walcott's blushes. A woefully short back pass but the Spanish custodian is off his line quickly to smother Cisse's shot.
    • 7' Claims for a penalty from the home fans but it was a superb tackle by Kolo Toure on Dean Whitehead after an astute pass from Steed Malbranque.
    • 14:45 El-Hadji Diouf only on the bench for the hosts with five across midfield including Dwight Yorke.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Lee Mason

  • Sunderland

    Manager: Roy Keane

    Captain: Dean Whitehead

    Starting line-up

    • C. Gordon
    • P. Chimbonda
    • D. Collins
    • A. Ferdinand
    • G. McCartney
    • A. Reid
    • D. Yorke Yellow Card Substitution Out (84′)
    • D. Whitehead Yellow Card
    • K. Richardson Yellow Card
    • S. Malbranque Substitution Out (87′)
    • D. Cissé Substitution Out (89′)

    Subs

    • E. Diouf
    • D. Healy
    • M. Chopra Substitution In87′
    • P. Bardsley
    • D. Murphy Substitution In89′
    • G. Leadbitter Substitution In84′ Goal
    • M. Fulop

    Injured

    • T. Tainio
    • N. Nosworthy
    • K. Jones
    • R. Anderson

    Suspended

    None

  • Arsenal

    Manager: Arsene Wenger

    Captain: William Gallas

    Starting line-up

    • M. Almunia
    • B. Sagna
    • W. Gallas
    • K. Toure Yellow Card
    • G. Clichy Yellow Card
    • T. Walcott Substitution Out (66′)
    • C. Fabregas Goal
    • A. Song Substitution Out (88′)
    • .. Denilson Substitution Out (73′)
    • R. van Persie
    • E. Adebayor

    Subs

    • M. Silvestre
    • S. Nasri Substitution In73′
    • J. Djourou
    • E. Eboue
    • N. Bendtner Substitution In66′ Yellow Card
    • L. Fabianski
    • C. Vela Substitution In88′

    Injured

    • T. Rosicky
    • A. Diaby
    • A. Bischoff
    • D. Eduardo

    Suspended

    None