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  • Scholes 19’
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  1. Macheda strikes again

    Macheda strikes again

    Federico Macheda was again the hero as Manchester United beat Sunderland 2-1 to regain top spot in the Premier League. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Sunderland
    • Manchester United
    • - To see the league table and what it means to fans of Sunderland, click here.
    • 90+4' And there is the final whistle to signal three points to United - and a return to top spot.
    • 90+2' Sunderland launch a couple of long balls, defended by United.
    • 90' Last minute. Sunderland have to find something now...
    • 88' It is too long and the home side now have a throw-in. Edwards's hurled effort is cleared as Ronaldo tries to dribble from level with the box on the right and fortunately wins a throw.
    • 87' Neville goes over as he defends... it looked like a foul, but it is a corner to Sunderland.
    • 85' Sunderland change: Dwight Yorke on for Tainio.
    • 84' United slowing the game right down.
    • 83' To see some key Sunderland stats this season, click here.
    • 82' United change: Anderson on for Tevez.
    • 81' Sunderland struggling to get the ball. United content to keep it, as you might expect.
    • 80' It may look like a master-stroke from Ferguson, but the sight of Berbatov on the bench with ice and strapping on his foot tells the story - it was a simple striker-for-striker switch after he was hurt.
    • 79' Sunderland change: Daryl Murphy on for Reid.
    • 78' It looked like he meant it, although it would have been a subconscious piece of thinking with reactions like that!!
    • 77' We've been asking all week whether the Italian is the new David Bellion, Ronaldo, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer or Ruud Van Nistelrooy; see the results here.
    • 76' GOAL FOR UNITED!! MACHEDA!! Incredible!! The kid who came on to save United against Villa gets a quick-thinking touch in the box from a Carrick shot to deflect it into the corner past Gordon!!
    • 75' United change: Federico Macheda, 17, on for Berbatov.
    • 74' Anton Ferdinand marshals the troops. The atmosphere is good inside the Stadium of Light this afternoon.
    • 73' This one could go either way: United have the edge perhaps but, in Cisse and Jones, Sunderland have firepower in attack.
    • 72' O'Shea loses the ball and hacks someone; play continues and Sunderland attack through Tainio... the Irishman gets back to shepherd the ball out for a throw-in.
    • 70' A header at the other end is saved easily by Gordon.
    • 69' Cisse with an acrobatic shot that finds the side-netting!! I thought it was in, and I'm not the only one!!
    • 69' United change: Ronaldo is on for Park.
    • 68' To see Liverpool's click here.
    • 67' To see Man Utd's run-in, click here.
    • 66' A point would probably benefit Sunderland more than United, although the Red Devils would be only a point behind Liverpool with a game in hand if it stayed like this.
    • 65' While he's enjoying the luxuries of the magic sponge, Scholes lays off for Berbatov to curl a sidefooted shot way over. It took an awkward bounce.
    • 64' The defender is hurt and goes off to be seen to.
    • 63' Tevez almost gives United the lead again!! Berbatov found Scholes who put him in, and with Gordon in trouble Bardsley flew over to block.
    • 62' How many goals did Tevez score for Boca and West Ham? Have a guess - and then click here.
    • 61' Tevez's shot from the free-kick is dipping just over when Gordon gets fingertips to it to make sure.
    • 60' The Berb slaloming towards the box, where a solid stand-up challenge from Calum Davenport puts an end to his run. He got the ball and Berbatov's boot - which flew off - in the process, but Styles awards a free-kick.
    • 58' Carrick finds the feet of Tevez close to the area; he lays it off and Scholes cracks it just wide!! That was inches past the post - and hit like a bullet. I'm glad I'm not that advertising hoarding.
    • 57' Wondering how many goals Jones has scored in his Sunderland career? Find out by clicking right here.
    • 55' GOAL FOR SUNDERLAND!!! Jones finishes after his initial header from a Tainio cross was blocked by Foster; he takes the acclaim from the fans behind the goal. Sunderland level at 1-1.
    • 54' High, wide and not very handsome from Michael Carrick, to cheers from the home fans.
    • 53' Despite that last effort United are back in control in this half.
    • 52' Cisse teasing the United defence as he cuts into the box... his low shot from the right is a couple of yards wide.
    • 50' Rooney again on the ball, cutting in from the left and striking for goal; it is deflected wide for a corner.
    • 49' Rooney with a stunning strike from 25 yards that whistles past the top corner!! It bent back in - he caught it beautifully.
    • 48' heatherkean: 'MANU - come on lads, let us hear/see some REAL action­ from you. I hope after you have heard Sir Alex's­ sermon in the dressing room, you will take heed of what­ he had to say - you seem to have lost that midas touch­ - come on, your faithfull fans want some good action­ and to bring back those three points to Old Trafford. ­ CHEERS and GOOD LUCK.'
    • 47' ft1180r reckons: 'if still no improvement from man u, sunderland is going­ to claw back and hit back at man u, better watch out­ for cisse and jones!'
    • 46' The second half begins.
    • 45+3' Styles blows up to end the half. Ferguson will read the riot act after Sunderland dominated the final quarter of an hour.
    • 45+2' Park skips in from the right and drills a shot just over the far top corner!! Great effort - Craig Gordon wouldn't have stopped it in the Sunderland goal.
    • 45' Berbatov finds Neville as United keep the ball, waiting for half-time. A Rooney cross is blocked and they take the play back to halfway again.
    • 43' Rooney picks up possession and finds a yard of space before firing high and wide. Right idea.
    • 42' The North East side are all over their North West rivals.
    • 41' Sunderland hit the post!!!! Edwards crossed and Vidic deflected it on to the far upright; a Bardsley ball in was then headed behind by the Serb.
    • 40' Before the free-kick Rooney handled the ball at the other end and was booked. He wasn't best pleased.
    • 39' Reid bends a free-kick half-a-yard wide of the near post. That also had Foster worried.
    • 37' A Jones shot is blocked and Cisse has a pop from outside the box... Foster tips over!! Good save.
    • 36' If you have any clean observations on the title race - or relegation battle - to make, leave them below and we'll stick 'em up here...
    • 35' Jones heads at goal from near the penalty spot but Foster is equal to it.
    • 34' A message for any Liverpool fans following this: this is hope yet. To read the match report of your victory earlier, click here.
    • 32' Bardsley menacing again on the right, volleying a cross into the six-yard box from the by-line where Jones looks to control but is unable to!! He claims a corner but is disappointed.
    • 31' Davenport rises to head a Phil Bardsley cross just past the post!! Foster was scrambling across and may not have got to it, had it dropped on the inside of the post...
    • 30' Sunderland beginning to believe a little more you feel, as United go offside.
    • 28' Is there anyone else to call on in the back four? Check out the United squad page here...
    • 27' United clear the danger from the corner. Ferguson will be having kittens on the touchline.
    • 26' They get away with a calamitous piece of defending!! Why are they suddenly shoddy at the back? Vidic passed back past the advancing Foster and was relieved to see the ball go past the post!!
    • 25' Man Utd looking fairly comfortable and in control.
    • 23' Sunderland free-kick on the left, headed away; the following ball in from Teemu Tainio is poor and straight out of play. They need to make the most of such set-pieces.
    • 22' To see the Premier League table, click here...
    • 21' United beginning to attack at will. A low cross from the right is cleared as Sunderland seek to keep them at bay...
    • 19' UNITED TAKE THE LEAD!!! A clipped Rooney cross is directed into the far corner by the head of 'Ginger Ninja' Scholes. Good finish, 1-0.
    • 17' United have a corner... Vidic rises to head downwards and Danny Collins clears off the line!! Rooney shoots low across goal and Tevez tries to deflect it... a Vidic overhead kick goes just wide.
    • 16' United defend the corner. Sunderland will take heart from their recent struggles in defence.
    • 15' Here come the Black Cats; an Edwards cross from the right breaks to Cisse and his shot is deflected down and over the bar.
    • 14' One such move cuts through the home team and sees Scholes slip in Rooney on the left; he mis-hits it out of play past the far post.
    • 13' United continuing to dominate the territorial possession; they are passing the ball well.
    • 11' Captain Gary Neville breaks into the box and goes down!! Was it inside? Referee Rob Styles waves it away - and gives Sunderland a free-kick, booking Neville for diving!! Red Nev's stare says it all...
    • 10' Berbatov with a nonchalant flick inside for Scholes to stike from 20 yards; he catches it well and an excellent diving block concedes a corner.
    • 8' Reid puts in another dangerous cross from a free-kick that Foster gets a hand to but drops... he runs back to grasp it on the goal-line - but is awarded a free-kick for the jump of Djibril Cisse anyway.
    • 6' A looping cross comes down into a mix of players in the United box, Foster leaping to claim under pressure.
    • 5' Alex Ferguson's former marauding captain Roy Keane is no longer installed at Sunderland of course, with Ricky Sbragia at the helm - but the fans will be desperate to beat the Red Devils nonetheless.
    • 4' United with the early ball around halfway, Paul Scholes and Park Ji-Sung playing it sideways.
    • 3' Ronaldo then looking on as United seek to climb back to the summit of the Premier League table.
    • 1' The match gets underway in Sunderland, the home team in red and white stripes kicking from left to right and the away side in blue.
    • - Ben Foster is in the side with regular goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar nowhere to be seen. Former United man Kieran Richardson is out for Sunderland, with Andy Reid and Carlos Edwards playing out wide. You can scroll down to see the teams.
    • - Wayne Rooney has scored five goals in his last seven Premier League appearances. He, along with Carlos Tevez, is playing behind Dimitar Berbatov today - Cristiano Ronaldo is on the bench.
    • - Sunderland have taken just two points from their last six games and only three points from their last 13 Premier League encounters with Man Utd.
    • - United have gone 14 games without a draw, the longest current run in the top flight. United have gone five games without a clean sheet - only Aston Villa (six) have gone longer without one currently.
    • - Sunderland have taken only three points from their last 13 Premier League encounters with Manchester United. United have racked up 15 goals in seven trips to Sunderland in the Premier League era.
    • - Sunderland stand just three points and one place outside the relegation zone - with hated rivals Newcastle immediately below them - while Man Utd are now second after Liverpool pasted Blackburn, two points behind with two games in hand.
    • - A big game for both sides at the Stadium of Light this afternoon - for very different reasons.

  • Team Stats

    Sunderland Stats Manchester United
    33% Possession 66%
    19 Shots 20
    4 Shots on target 3
    1 Saves 2
    5 Corners 4
    4 Fouls 7
    0 Offsides 1
    1 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    17 Tackles 11
    209 Accurate passes 486
    29 Bad passes 134

  • 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 4 0 0
      15 Danny Collins 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 22 8 2
      2 Phillip Bardsley 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 2
      21 Calum Davenport 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 1
      26 Anton Ferdinand 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 2 2
      4 Teemu Tainio 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 6 4
      7 Carlos Edwards 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19 0 1
      20 Andy Reid 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 22 4 1
      18 Grant Leadbitter 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 27 2 1
      9 Djibril Cisse 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 12 2 1
      17 Kenwyne Jones 1 5 3 0 1 0 0 9 3 0
      32 Marton Fülöp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Steed Malbranque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      30 Paul McShane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 1
      19 Dwight Yorke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
      14 Daryl Murphy 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 1
      34 Jack Colback 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Tal Ben Haim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Manchester United
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      12 Ben Foster 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 5 0
      22 John O'Shea 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 62 40 1
      2 Gary Neville 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 30 3 1
      23 Jonny Evans 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 39 6 3
      15 Nemanja Vidic 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 38 0 1
      18 Paul Scholes 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 82 19 1
      13 Ji-sung Park 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 2
      16 Michael Carrick 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 78 14 0
      10 Wayne Rooney 0 6 0 1 0 1 1 57 21 0
      32 Carlos Tevez 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 19 2 0
      9 Dimitar Berbatov 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 35 13 0
      29 Tomasz Kuszczak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Patrice Evra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Luís Almeida da Cunha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Ryan Giggs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Anderson Oliveira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 0
      41 Federico Macheda 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
      7 Cristiano Ronaldo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 2 2

  • Summary

    • - To see the league table and what it means to fans of Sunderland, click here.
    • 76' GOAL FOR UNITED!! MACHEDA!! Incredible!! The kid who came on to save United against Villa gets a quick-thinking touch in the box from a Carrick shot to deflect it into the corner past Gordon!!
    • 69' Cisse with an acrobatic shot that finds the side-netting!! I thought it was in, and I'm not the only one!!
    • 63' Tevez almost gives United the lead again!! Berbatov found Scholes who put him in, and with Gordon in trouble Bardsley flew over to block.
    • 58' Carrick finds the feet of Tevez close to the area; he lays it off and Scholes cracks it just wide!! That was inches past the post - and hit like a bullet. I'm glad I'm not that advertising hoarding.
    • 55' GOAL FOR SUNDERLAND!!! Jones finishes after his initial header from a Tainio cross was blocked by Foster; he takes the acclaim from the fans behind the goal. Sunderland level at 1-1.
    • 49' Rooney with a stunning strike from 25 yards that whistles past the top corner!! It bent back in - he caught it beautifully.
    • 45+2' Park skips in from the right and drills a shot just over the far top corner!! Great effort - Craig Gordon wouldn't have stopped it in the Sunderland goal.
    • 41' Sunderland hit the post!!!! Edwards crossed and Vidic deflected it on to the far upright; a Bardsley ball in was then headed behind by the Serb.
    • 37' A Jones shot is blocked and Cisse has a pop from outside the box... Foster tips over!! Good save.
    • 32' Bardsley menacing again on the right, volleying a cross into the six-yard box from the by-line where Jones looks to control but is unable to!! He claims a corner but is disappointed.
    • 31' Davenport rises to head a Phil Bardsley cross just past the post!! Foster was scrambling across and may not have got to it, had it dropped on the inside of the post...
    • 26' They get away with a calamitous piece of defending!! Why are they suddenly shoddy at the back? Vidic passed back past the advancing Foster and was relieved to see the ball go past the post!!
    • 19' UNITED TAKE THE LEAD!!! A clipped Rooney cross is directed into the far corner by the head of 'Ginger Ninja' Scholes. Good finish, 1-0.
    • 17' United have a corner... Vidic rises to head downwards and Danny Collins clears off the line!! Rooney shoots low across goal and Tevez tries to deflect it... a Vidic overhead kick goes just wide.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Rob Styles

  • Sunderland

    Manager: Ricky Sbragia

    Captain: Andy Reid

    Starting line-up

    • C. Gordon
    • P. Bardsley
    • C. Davenport
    • A. Ferdinand Yellow Card
    • D. Collins
    • C. Edwards
    • T. Tainio Substitution Out (85′)
    • G. Leadbitter
    • A. Reid Substitution Out (79′)
    • K. Jones Goal
    • D. Cissé

    Subs

    • S. Malbranque
    • D. Yorke Substitution In85′
    • T. Ben Haim
    • P. McShane
    • D. Murphy Substitution In79′
    • M. Fulop
    • J. Colback

    Injured

    • G. McCartney
    • D. Healy
    • D. Connolly
    • R. Anderson

    Suspended

    None

  • Manchester United

    Manager: Alex Ferguson

    Captain: Gary Neville

    Starting line-up

    • B. Foster
    • G. Neville Yellow Card
    • J. Evans
    • N. Vidic
    • J. O'Shea
    • M. Carrick
    • P. Scholes Goal
    • J. Park Substitution Out (69′)
    • C. Tevez Substitution Out (82′)
    • W. Rooney Yellow Card
    • D. Berbatov Substitution Out (75′)

    Subs

    • R. Giggs
    • T. Kuszczak
    • P. Evra
    • C. Ronaldo Substitution In69′
    • .. Nani
    • O. Anderson Substitution In82′
    • F. Macheda Substitution In75′ Goal

    Injured

    • R. Ferdinand
    • O. Hargreaves
    • W. Brown
    • R. Da Silva

    Suspended

    None

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  1. Nice one Manu, keep hittin em when they down.

    From Bet with http://www.gamble.pk, on Wed 3 Jun 12:06PM

  2. The next season is going to be a cracking season for­ football. With the new promotions this should
    be an­ interesting time.

    From Free bet www.freebets.co.za, on Tue 2 Jun 6:26PM

  3. scholes you are the man

    From Teslim, on Tue 14 Apr 9:47PM

  4. United United are the best come on United

    From Joshua, on Tue 14 Apr 9:41PM

  5. you got to give it to macheda he is really good player­ i think we havent seen the best of him just yet.

    From TR, on Tue 14 Apr 7:27PM

  6. man u are rubbish and are lucky to be top come on­ liverpool

    From Toby, on Tue 14 Apr 5:34PM

  7. Invalid comment my arse!

    From Mike, on Tue 14 Apr 2:16PM

  8. man utd r the best
    they deserved to win
    xxx

    From tammy, on Tue 14 Apr 1:49PM

  9. it has been a fantastic encounter ,but i wish to submit­ that man united is a big side .keep it up

    From James, on Tue 14 Apr 9:59AM

  10. Was at this this match, can't believe Sunderland­ didn't get a point.

    Funny how MOTD cut out Teves­ rolling on the floor for 2 minutes, only showed him­ getting up completely fine.

    From rhyshall21, on Mon 13 Apr 9:52PM

  11. cristiano ronaldoooo you are my dream i love you very­ very much plz if you have an email bring it to mee­ plzzzzzzzzzz i love you

    From saso_girls2000, on Mon 13 Apr 11:06AM

  12. man u we are champions

    From FRED, on Mon 13 Apr 10:51AM

  13. you are my evans
    my only evans
    you make me happy when­ skies are grey
    so rooney is f****** looney
    so please­ dont take my EVANS away

    the jonny evans song i made up­ for him what you think people will you sing it for me­ at old trafford ?

    From Abbiee, on Mon 13 Apr 9:47AM

  14. i like man u

    From LucaW, on Mon 13 Apr 7:16AM

  15. Macheda does it again - he could be the key to man­ utd's success in the future!!!!!

    From caza_evs007, on Sun 12 Apr 11:11PM

  16. go man utd
    ALL 5 TROPHIES ARE YOURS!!!!!!

    From slilly14, on Sun 12 Apr 5:55PM

  17. another luck for man u....obviously the italian boy­ brought luck to man u....the luck will expire soon,­ watch out MU's fan...

    From browser w, on Sun 12 Apr 5:43PM

  18. "Federico Macheda was again the hero as Manchester­ United beat Sunderland 2-1 to regain top spot in the­ Premier League"..... poor LIVERPOOL.... manU 4­ ever....

    From Izwan, on Sun 12 Apr 5:29PM

  19. got in

    From juliethompson26, on Sun 12 Apr 5:21PM
  20. Comment hidden due to its low rating. Show

    Goodbye Man. Utd....no fa cup/champs league 4 u (maybe­ the permier league)

    From gunners4 lyfe:), on Sun 12 Apr 2:20PM
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