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Sunderland

  • Chopra 81’, 90’

Middlesbrough

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  1. Sunderland Chop Stewie

    Sunderland Chop Stewie

    Michael Chopra punished Stewart Downing's penalty miss as Sunderland snatched a 2-0 Premier League win at home to Middlesbrough. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Sunderland
    • Middlesbrough
    • 90+4' All over! Sunderland claim three points and Michael Chopra is back!
    • 90+2' GOAL!!! Sunderland finish off with a slice of luck. A deflected Murphy shot falls to the unmarked Malbranque, who slides the ball for Chopra to finish into the empty net.
    • 89' It's not happening for Middlesbrough. They bung it into the Sunderland area but there is no cutting edge and Sunderland deal with it easily.
    • 85' Great move by Middlesbrough! They work it into the box and it is knocked down for Downing, whose shot is blocked by Nyron Nosworthy.
    • 84' Blimey, another booking. Chopra sees yellow, then has another header well saved by Turnbull.
    • 83' What must Stewart Downing be thinking? He missed the chance to give Boro the lead from the penalty spot and the game has swung totally in the opposite direction.
    • 81' GOAL!!! Michael Chopra gives Sunderland the lead!!! He exchanges neat passes with Richardson and finishes low into the left corner!
    • 80' Another yellow - this time to Robert Huth.
    • 78' Yellow card Shawky and a chance for Reid to deliver into the box. Caught by Turnbull.
    • 76' Daryl Murphy has the ball in the net but he has already been flagged well offside.
    • 75' Downing.... OVER!!! He powers the ball over the top, and that is his second missed penalty in a row!
    • 74' PENALTY!!! JEREMIE ALIADIERE WINS IT!! He was running away from goal and there was a tangle of legs with Nosworthy, but that looks very harsh on Sunderland.
    • 71' Richardson jumps into Shawky and that's a yellow card.
    • 71' Richardson!! He smacks a 25-yarder towards goal, and Turnbull makes a fine save.
    • 69' A glut of substitutions, none of them very exciting. Hoyte and Shawky are on for Middlesbrough, Reid and Murphy for Sunderland.
    • 66' Downing's shot is blocked. But Boro have had 70 percent possession in this second half.
    • 62' Boro are still struggling after that Turnbull cock-up and O'Neil is forced to commit a cynical foul. Yellow card.
    • 62' What a blunder by Turnbull!! He saves a Malbranque shot but fumbles as he attempts to roll the ball out. Diouf dispossesses him but two defenders are back on the line and the eventual shot is blocked.
    • 60' Chimbonda is brought down just outside the box close to the right byline. Richardson delivers towards the back post. Again, Middlesbrough mark well and Wheater heads clear.
    • 57' Offside against Alves. To be honest, the second half has been a little drab.
    • 55' Chopra tees up Richardson who volleys first time - it's always rising and goes high over the bar.
    • 53' Alves drills a low shot from the edge of the box. Decent save by Gordon.
    • 52' David Wheater tries a cross from deep. He'd be better off not bothering.
    • 49' Two corners for Middlesbrough - Sunderland ensure neither comes to anything. Given how keen we are to slag off bad defending at set pieces, let's take a moment to say today's has been very good.
    • 47' Whitehead jumps recklessly into Aliadiere, giving Boro a chance to deliver the ball into danger. It is headed down by Pogatetz but the ball ricochets to safety.
    • 46' Middlesbrough kick the second half off - no changes from either side. It will be interesting to see where Chopra plays, of whether Diouf shifts to the right flank.
    • 46' Half-time at the Stadium of Light, no goals. But a decent game nonetheless.
    • 45' Teemu Tainio is struggling with injury and will have to come off. Roy Keane makes a positive change, bringing on Michael Chopra.
    • 43' Aliadiere shoots for Misddlesbrough, but his low, weak effort is straight at Gordon.
    • 42' Chimbonda rampages down the right flank and plays a superb ball for Malbranque. But he declines to shoot and plays a poor pass to Cisse instead! A waste.
    • 38' Boro come away on the break with Johnson, who slides it through to ALVES!! Straight at Gordon!
    • 37' Richardson tries a shot that is blocked at the edge of the box. A half-hearted penalty shout unsurprisingly fails.
    • 35' Cisse gets a yard of space on the right side of the box but drags his shot badly. He's had a few chances today.
    • 33' Sunderland race clear down the left with Digard, but the Frenchman's cross is overhit.
    • 30' The opening half-hour has been interesting, if not riveting. Sunderland are starting to take control.
    • 28' David Wheater with a clumsy, late challenge on Malbranque. Lucky not to get booked for that..
    • 26' Downing crosses from the left for Aliadiere, who is racing inside the left. It's not easy to control, and indeed Aliadiere does not.
    • 23' Cisse gets away from his marker to head goalwards from eight yards and Turnbull pulls off a spectacular save!! But the flag has already gone up against the Frenchman - offside.
    • 21' The ball is played to the edge of the box for Cisse, who takes a touch before shooting and his effort is blocked. Should have hit it first time - although that's easy for me to say...
    • 20' Good defensive header by Nosworthy to deny Wheater, but it's another corner. Now Sunderland come away on the break and win another corner thanks to Cisse.
    • 19' Alves hits a free-kick from the left corner of the box. It hits Diouf and falls for DOWNING!!! He shoots low and hard but it is straight at Gordon!
    • 18' Diouf crosses from the right but it is too close to Turnbull who makes a decent catch.
    • 14' Diouf wins a corner on the Sunderland left... he takes it but once again Boro stand firm.
    • 11' Taylor heads behind for a Sunderland corner that is well defended. Boro come clear on the break with Alves, who takes a tumble in the box but it is no penalty!
    • 9' Cisse has another crack at goal. This time he drags it low and wide.
    • 9' A Middlesbrough corner is allowed to bounce and gets as far as Wheater, who fires an off-balance shot well over!
    • 7' Cisse brings down a long ball and has little support. He goes for goal from the edge of the area and sprays it wildly into the crowd. Rubbish.
    • 6' Aladiere drives a ball into the box from the right that is deflected out as far as Taylor, whose left-foot volley is poor. The visitors on top early on.
    • 4' Boro win the game's first corner but make nothing of it. At the other end Mabranque finds Diouf on the right flank but he crosses out of play.
    • 3' O'Neil collects a long, low pass from Downing but miscontrols. He almost gets it to Alves before Anton Ferdinand intervenes.
    • 1' Game on! Sunderland get the game under way at a slightly subdued Stadium of Light. The crowd still wearing the effects of last night.. Sunderland in red and white stripes, Boro in their blue-and-black Inter Milan mode.
    • - Afonso Alves plays up front on his own for Boro. Mido was supposed to start, with Alves on the bench, but Mido was injured in the warm-up and drops out of the squad altogether.
    • - Sunderland need a win after a rocky start to the season, and line up pretty much as expected. Middlesbrough revert to a 4-5-1 formation following the injury to Tuncay Sanli.
    • - Welcome to LIVE coverage of Sunderland v Middlesbrough from the Stadium of Light!

  • Summary

    • 90+2' GOAL!!! Sunderland finish off with a slice of luck. A deflected Murphy shot falls to the unmarked Malbranque, who slides the ball for Chopra to finish into the empty net.
    • 85' Great move by Middlesbrough! They work it into the box and it is knocked down for Downing, whose shot is blocked by Nyron Nosworthy.
    • 81' GOAL!!! Michael Chopra gives Sunderland the lead!!! He exchanges neat passes with Richardson and finishes low into the left corner!
    • 75' Downing.... OVER!!! He powers the ball over the top, and that is his second missed penalty in a row!
    • 74' PENALTY!!! JEREMIE ALIADIERE WINS IT!! He was running away from goal and there was a tangle of legs with Nosworthy, but that looks very harsh on Sunderland.
    • 71' Richardson!! He smacks a 25-yarder towards goal, and Turnbull makes a fine save.
    • 62' What a blunder by Turnbull!! He saves a Malbranque shot but fumbles as he attempts to roll the ball out. Diouf dispossesses him but two defenders are back on the line and the eventual shot is blocked.
    • 38' Boro come away on the break with Johnson, who slides it through to ALVES!! Straight at Gordon!
    • 21' The ball is played to the edge of the box for Cisse, who takes a touch before shooting and his effort is blocked. Should have hit it first time - although that's easy for me to say...
    • 19' Alves hits a free-kick from the left corner of the box. It hits Diouf and falls for DOWNING!!! He shoots low and hard but it is straight at Gordon!
    • 9' A Middlesbrough corner is allowed to bounce and gets as far as Wheater, who fires an off-balance shot well over!
    • - Welcome to LIVE coverage of Sunderland v Middlesbrough from the Stadium of Light!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Howard Webb

  • Sunderland

    Manager: Roy Keane

    Captain: Dean Whitehead

    Starting line-up

    • C. Gordon
    • P. Chimbonda
    • N. Nosworthy
    • A. Ferdinand
    • G. McCartney
    • S. Malbranque
    • T. Tainio Substitution Out (45′)
    • D. Whitehead
    • K. Richardson Yellow Card
    • E. Diouf Substitution Out (69′)
    • D. Cissé Substitution Out (69′)

    Subs

    • A. Reid Substitution In69′
    • N. Colgan
    • P. Bardsley
    • D. Collins
    • D. Murphy Substitution In69′
    • G. Leadbitter
    • M. Fulop

    Injured

    • K. Jones

    Suspended

    None

  • Middlesbrough

    Manager: Gareth Southgate

    Captain: Stewart Downing

    Starting line-up

    • R. Turnbull
    • D. Wheater
    • E. Pogatetz
    • R. Huth Yellow Card
    • A. Taylor
    • G. O'Neil
    • D. Digard Substitution Out (68′)
    • A. Johnson Substitution Out (68′)
    • J. Aliadière
    • S. Downing
    • A. Alves

    Subs

    • C. Riggott
    • J. Arca
    • B. Jones
    • J. Hoyte Substitution In68′
    • M. Shawky Substitution In68′ Yellow Card
    • J. Walker

    Injured

    • S. Tuncay
    • R. Williams

    Suspended

    None

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