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Friday December 26, 2008 Finished Stadium of Light

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Sunderland

Blackburn Rovers

  1. Roberts miss spares Sunderland

    Roberts miss spares Sunderland

    Jason Roberts missed an open goal in stoppage time as Blackburn Rovers were held to a 0-0 draw at fellow strugglers Sunderland. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Sunderland
    • Blackburn Rovers
    • 90+2' Well, a dramatic end to a dull game - a draw is probably the right result though.
    • 90' INCREDIBLE MISS JASON ROBERTS!!! He races through, takes the ball past Fulop and misses the open goal!
    • 88' Blackburn: Matt Derbyshire comes on for Benni McCarthy.
    • 84' Warnock blocks another shot for the visitors - this time from Pedersen.
    • 81' Two changes for Sunderland - Daryl Murphy and Grant Leadbitter on for Cisse and Richardson.
    • 78' Kenwyne Jones has a couple of shots - the first blocked by Stephen Warnock, the second over the bar.
    • 73' This is dire. Absolutely dire. Neither side will turn their nose up at a point, and that is the problem. Dismal fare.
    • 68' Kieran Richardson strikes a 25-yard free-kick into the wall. Shame. He usually does better than there.
    • 66' Cisse does get a shot away, but he volleys over the bar from 12 yards out.
    • 64' Cisse's green mohawk makes him look like that statue of Winston Churchill after the anarchists had been at it. And, to be honest, you'd probably back Churchill to score ahead of Cisse.
    • 62' One change apiece - Blackburn bring on Tugay for Dunn, while Sunderland introduce Dean Whitehead for Teemu Tainio.
    • 60' Fulop is called into action for Sunderland again - this time he denies Keith Andrews from close range on the left side.
    • 58' I stand corrected. Yet another Djibril Cisse offside makes it SIX this afternoon. Can he reach double figures?
    • 54' So close Pedersen!! The first proper chance of the game! The left-footer curls in a free-kick from the edge of the box and it is kept out by a combination of the diving Marton Fulop and the right-hand post!
    • 51' Another offside against Cisse. He leads McCarthy 4-3 so far.
    • 47' Oh dear Lord... Dunn delivers a free-kick into the Sunderland area, and Christopher Samba attempts to punch the ball in. It's blatant and ridiculous, and it's a yellow card.
    • 46' Second half under way at the Stadium of Light...
    • 45' Half-time on Wearside and it has been a poor game so far. No goals and little action.
    • 43' McCarthy will limp through until half-time, but he doesn't look in a good way. Given his mood, bringing on Derbyshire might be the sensible option.
    • 41' Crunch! Nosworthy tackles McCarthy from behind and the South African falls awkwardly. He stays down while Matt Derbyshire starts warming up.
    • 39' Terrible free-kick! It is rolled to the side, allowing a Sunderland defender to race from the wall and block it easily.
    • 38' Blackburn free-kick 25 yards out, Dunn and Pedersen are arguing over it..
    • 36' Offside against McCarthy who is still in a right paddy. Sorry to go on about this, but you'll thank me when he gets sent off.
    • 33' Andy Reid has a go from the edge of the box... straight at Robinson.
    • 30' Well, that was pretty much inevitable. McCarthy is booked for a foul on Phil Bardsley, and he needs to turn that frown upside down or risk an early bath.
    • 28' Sunderland want a penalty after Kenwyne Jones is bundled over in the Blackburn box.. but referee Martin Atkinson says no chance.
    • 24' McCarthy obviously didn't get that train set he wanted for Christmas. He delivers another scowl as he is penalised for a foul.
    • 22' Yellow card Andre Ooijer after he clashes with Kenwyne Jones. All getting a bit fractious here.
    • 20' It has been a scrappy game so far, and Benni McCarthy shakes his head as a potential half-chance goes begging. It is the kind of game where you get excited about potential half-chances.
    • 16' Malbranque!! The ball drops to him at the edge of the box, but the Frenchman is unablanced and he sends his shot high over the bar!
    • 11' Anton Ferdinand fouls Jason Roberts, providing David Dunn with a chance to deliver dangerously... but it comes to nothing.
    • 8' Cisse strays offside again. He does have a lot of pace, but the timing of his runs sometimes leaves a lot to be desired.
    • 5' Offside against Djibril Cisse. Sunderland are obviously trying to exploit the pace of the French striker.
    • 3' Sunderland take the early initiative, with both Andy Reid and Steed Malbranque aiming crosses into the visitors' box.
    • 1' Game on at the Stadium of Light! Two teams playing with renewed confidence go head to head!
    • - Welcome to LIVE coverage of Sunderland v Blackburn! Two teams with new managers do battle at the Stadium of Light!

  • Team Stats

    Sunderland Stats Blackburn Rovers
    53% Possession 46%
    18 Shots 9
    2 Shots on target 2
    1 Saves 1
    5 Corners 2
    10 Fouls 5
    6 Offsides 3
    0 Yellow cards 3
    0 Red cards 0
    24 Tackles 24
    292 Accurate passes 239
    52 Bad passes 45

  • 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
      32 Marton Fülöp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
      26 Anton Ferdinand 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 1 3
      2 Phillip Bardsley 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 44 1 3
      15 Danny Collins 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 27 13 2
      5 Nyron Nosworthy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 0 2
      8 Steed Malbranque 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 34 3 4
      4 Teemu Tainio 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 2 3
      20 Andy Reid 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 43 16 0
      10 Kieran Richardson 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 31 7 2
      9 Djibril Cisse 0 2 0 0 1 6 0 7 0 0
      17 Kenwyne Jones 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 18 6 2
      11 El Hadji Diouf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      46 Nick Colgan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Carlos Edwards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Pascal Chimbonda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Dean Whitehead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 2 2
      18 Grant Leadbitter 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
      14 Daryl Murphy 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1
    • Blackburn Rovers
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Paul Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
      4 Christopher Samba 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 0 0
      3 Stephen Warnock 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 26 19 2
      7 Brett Emerton 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 27 1 1
      2 Andre Ooijer 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 36 0 4
      6 Ryan Nelsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 1
      8 David Dunn 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 21 5 2
      17 Keith Andrews 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 26 5 7
      12 Morten Gamst Pedersen 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 16 9 4
      30 Jason Roberts 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 17 1 1
      10 Benedict McCarthy 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 18 5 0
      15 Aaron Mokoena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      32 Jason Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      13 Zurab Khizanishvili 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      29 Martin Olsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Kerimoglou Tugay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 1
      27 Matt Derbyshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      24 Keith Treacy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90' INCREDIBLE MISS JASON ROBERTS!!! He races through, takes the ball past Fulop and misses the open goal!
    • 60' Fulop is called into action for Sunderland again - this time he denies Keith Andrews from close range on the left side.
    • 54' So close Pedersen!! The first proper chance of the game! The left-footer curls in a free-kick from the edge of the box and it is kept out by a combination of the diving Marton Fulop and the right-hand post!
    • 16' Malbranque!! The ball drops to him at the edge of the box, but the Frenchman is unablanced and he sends his shot high over the bar!
    • - Welcome to LIVE coverage of Sunderland v Blackburn! Two teams with new managers do battle at the Stadium of Light!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Martin Atkinson

  • Sunderland

    Manager: Ricky Sbragia

    Captain: Kieran Richardson

    Starting line-up

    • M. Fulop
    • P. Bardsley
    • N. Nosworthy
    • A. Ferdinand
    • D. Collins
    • S. Malbranque
    • T. Tainio Substitution Out (62′)
    • K. Richardson Substitution Out (81′)
    • A. Reid
    • K. Jones
    • D. Cissé Substitution Out (80′)

    Subs

    • E. Diouf
    • N. Colgan
    • P. Chimbonda
    • C. Edwards
    • D. Whitehead Substitution In62′
    • D. Murphy Substitution In80′
    • G. Leadbitter Substitution In81′

    Injured

    • G. McCartney
    • C. Gordon

    Suspended

    None

  • Blackburn Rovers

    Manager: Sam Allardyce

    Starting line-up

    • P. Robinson
    • A. Ooijer Yellow Card
    • C. Samba Yellow Card
    • R. Nelsen
    • S. Warnock
    • B. Emerton
    • K. Andrews
    • D. Dunn Substitution Out (62′)
    • M. Pedersen
    • B. McCarthy Yellow Card Substitution Out (88′)
    • J. Roberts

    Subs

    • K. Tugay Substitution In62′
    • A. Mokoena
    • M. Derbyshire Substitution In88′
    • Z. Khizanishvili
    • J. Brown
    • K. Treacy
    • M. Olsson

    Injured

    • R. Santa Cruz
    • V. Grella
    • S. Reid

    Suspended

    None