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Saturday April 25, 2009 Finished The Hawthorns

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West Bromwich

  • Olsson 40’
  • Brunt 60’
  • Menseguez 87’

Sunderland

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  1. West Brom humble Sunderland

    West Brom humble Sunderland

    Sunderland sank to a 3-0 defeat against rock-bottom West Bromwich Albion to put themselves firmly back into the relegation dogfight. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • West Bromwich
    • Sunderland
    • 90' It's all over! West Brom win 3-0. It's still way too little, too late for the hosts, but the result certainly puts Sunderland back in the brown stuff! Thanks for joining me. Next up it's Man U-Spurs at half past five.
    • 90' Three minutes of added time to come. That just extends the Black Cats' misery.
    • 89' Cisse drives the ball across the West Brom box from the right but Carson collects. It's all over for Sunderland.
    • 87' GOAL!! Menseguez scores! The sub controlled and shot neatly past Fulop from just inside the box!
    • 86' Bardsley is booked for a lunge at Koren as West Brom attacked on the left. The Sunderland man is a picture of frustration.
    • 85' Healy is on...
    • 83' Fotune cuts in from the left and beats two or three Sunderland players before dragging a shot into the side-netting at the near post. That was almost three!
    • 81' Cisse is caught offside as Sunderland try to launch an attack. The Frenchman has been really poor today. David Healy is warming up on the sidelines.
    • 79' Mulumbu almost puts Fortune through on goal, but Ferdinand does really well to clear.
    • 76' Fulop collects a Mensequez cross from the right.
    • 75' Mensequez drills a shot at goal. It rebounds to Brunt, who blazes over. West Brom look the more likely to get the next goal.
    • 74' The cross is cleared and Sunderland break...the ball is played on by Jones to Cisse, but the striker is just beaten to the ball by Olsson, who shepherds the ball back to his keeper.
    • 73' Collins gives a free-kick away on the right wing for a petulant foul.
    • 72' Simpson latches on to the ball in the area, but the West Brom striker's touch is too heavy and the ball goes through to Sunderland goalie Fulop.
    • 71' West Brom are finding it easy to pass the ball around a demoralised Sunderland side. Koren has bags of space to cross from the right - but a Sunderland shirt gets there first and clears.
    • 69' Koren is brought down on the edge of the box by Bardsley, but the ref waves play on.
    • 67' He's OK to carry on.
    • 66' Anton Ferdinand is receiving treatment after falling badly in a challenge for a high ball. It doesn't look good.
    • 64' SO CLOSE FOR SUNDERLAND!! The corner is cleared to the Whitehead on the edge of the box. He drives the ball goalwards and Cisse somehow deflects the ball over from five yards out! He had to score!
    • 63' Sunderland force a corner on the right. West Brom make their third change. Mensequez comes on for Dorrans in midfield.
    • 61' My word, this is an absolutely shocking scoreline for Sunderland fans.
    • 60' GOAL!! West Brom make it 2-0! Fortune did really well down the right wing to slow the play down then pick out Chris Brunt as the midfielder burst into the box - and Brunt slid the ball into the back of the net!
    • 58' Richardson picks out Collins with a curling left-footed cross, but the defender heads over the bar. Better delivery from the midfielder there though.
    • 57' Sunderland win a free-kick 25 yards from goal wide on the left. A good opportunity this.
    • 54' Sunderland are now making another change. It's Malbranque who's coming on for Edwards.
    • 52' Sunderland make a change. A tired-looking Andy Reid is replaced by Dean Whitehead.
    • 50' But Sunderland again waste a set-piece opportunity. The final delivery has been poor from the Black Cats.
    • 49' Dorrans fouls Jones 40 yards from the West Brom goal on the left, giving the visitors a chance to pack the box and get the ball in there.
    • 48' Jones challenges for the ball inside the West Brom box, but can only put the ball behind for a goal-kick to the hosts.
    • 47' Cisse races on to a long ball forward - but Carson sprints off his line and beats the striker to the ball and clears.
    • 46' The second half is under way. A vital 45 minutes coming up for Sunderland. Martis is on for Meite in defence and I'm not quite sure about the other change.
    • - The teams are out for the second-half. And bizarrely, given that they're winning for once, West Brom are making a double change at the break. Martis is on for Meite in defence and Mulumbu in on too - I think it's Greening who's gone off.
    • - Maybe Sunderland will score once they realise that this result is dragging them back down into the relegation fight. If you can't beat West Brom, do you deserve to stay up?
    • - A quick shout out to those making comments on this commentary. The prize for poshest-sounding comment goes to 'JockStuffer' who says: 'I say, Blackcats - pleas (sic) put the football in the back­ of the net - that would be lovely!!!'
    • - Join me in 15 minutes for the exciting second instalment!
    • 45' Ref Mark Halsey parps his whistle to bring the half to an end. This was meant to be a banker for Sunderland, but it doesn't look that way now.
    • 45' Greening curls the free-kick over all his team-mates and over the crossbar. Goal-kick to Sunderland - what a waste from the Baggies skipper.
    • 45' Bardsley brings down Greening on the left to give West Brom a free-kick in one of those 'better than a corner' postions five yards from the Sunderland box near the byline.
    • 44' Greening's cross results in some pinball inside the Sunderland box, but eventually it's hacked clear.
    • 44' Anton Ferdinand heads it behind for another corner on the left.
    • 43' West Brom force a corner on the right.
    • 41' Sunderland look to respond immediately. They attack down the left and set up Richardson on the edge of the box. But the midfielder shoots straight at Carson in the West Brom goal.
    • 40' GOAL!! West Brom go ahead! Greening's corner fell for Jonas Olsson at the far post, and the defender steered the ball firmly past Fulop with his left-foot!
    • 39' Brunt forces a corner for West Brom on the left.
    • 38' Cisse feeds Richardson in the West Brom box, but the play's pulled back for a foul by the Frenchman.
    • 37' Brunt works a yard of space on the edge of the Sunderland box and shoots two yards over. Better effort there from the Ulsterman. He looks like a Premier League-class player, so expect another club to snaffle him up in the close season.
    • 35' Sunderland try a short-corner routine but when the cross finally does come it flies straight into touch.
    • 34' Good save Carson! The West Brom keeper palms a swerving long-range effort from Richardson behind for a corner. Great effort by the Sunderland midfielder from 25 yards out too.
    • 31' Chubby maestro Andy Reid is freed in all sorts of space down the left. But he passes to a West Brom player rather than crossing the ball. Bad decision.
    • 29' Interesting to see Edwards keeping Malbranque out of the Sunderland team lately. Well, mildly interesting...
    • 28' Reid does well down the left to beat his man and dig out a cross. Carson palms the ball on to the head of Carlos Edwards - but the Sunderland winger can only head over.
    • 27' The delivery is woeful though. It goes straight out for a goal-kick.
    • 26' Tainio wins a free-kick 40 yards from the West Brom goal in the middle of the pitch. This is a chance to get the big men in the box.
    • 25' Brunt shoots low and hard from the edge of the box. It takes a deflection on its way through to goal but Fulop makes the save. He could have been fooled by the deflection there - good keeping.
    • 22' One man who does look like he knows what he's doing is Andy Reid. He teases in a great cross from the left towards Cisse, but the Baggies do well to clear.
    • 20' Well it's not been a classic so far. But perhaps it's a classic of its type - both sides look nervous and not quite sure what to do, like two 17-year-olds trying to pull in a nightclub.
    • 19' Collins drives in a low cross from the left, but it's cleared easily enough.
    • 17' West Brom play some nice little triangles in the middle of the park then tee up Zuiverloon - who shoots high and wide from the edge of the box on the right. Typically cute approach play from the Baggies - and typically little end-product too.
    • 14' Cisse wins the ball in the West Brom half and runs at the Baggies backline, but he stumbles on the ball and loses possession. Was Cisse really once one of the most promising players in Europe? It's hard to believe these days.
    • 12' The ball falls nicely to Koren in the Sunderland box, but his snap-shot is blocked clear.
    • 11' Ricky Sbragia is looking thoroughly miserable in the dugout. Can't blame him really - he might well be sacked even if he keeps the Black Cats up.
    • 10' Brunt delivers a deep cross from the right... but no one can get near it and it goes out for a Sunderland goal kick.
    • 8' West Brom attack down the right. Bardsley heads behind for a corner. But Brunt's cross fails to beat the first man at the near post. Poor.
    • 6' Reid whips in a cross from the left that Cisse can only edge well wide. Decent build up play by the visitors though.
    • 5' I suppose I should mention Sunderland's team news too... Gordon is left out of the squad completely, presumably because of injury, so Fulop returns in goal. And Richardson is in for Leadbitter in midfield.
    • 4' Richardson shoots from the edge of the West Brom area - but the Sunderland man's shot goes about 40 yards high and wide. Shocker.
    • 3' Brunt whips in a cross from the free-kick - but it beats eveyone and goes for a goalkick. Brunt's turned into a goal machine lately - well, by West Brom standards anyway. Can he continue that today?
    • 2' West Brom win an early free-kick 35 yards out.
    • 1' We're up and running at the Hawthorns...
    • - West Brom team news: Simpson comes in for Morrison, who's injured, otherwise it's the same side who lost to Man Ciy last Sunday.
    • - The teams are out. It's a sunny day in Birmingham. We're almost ready to go.
    • - Barring a number of miracles West Brom are already done for, but for Sunderland this is a biggie. We're five minutes from kick-off at The Hawthorns.

  • Team Stats

    West Bromwich Stats Sunderland
    52% Possession 47%
    16 Shots 11
    4 Shots on target 3
    0 Saves 0
    6 Corners 3
    14 Fouls 10
    1 Offsides 3
    0 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    22 Tackles 30
    327 Accurate passes 262
    68 Bad passes 57

  • 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
    • West Bromwich
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      19 Scott Carson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0
      22 Gianni Zuiverloon 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 9
      26 Jonas Olsson 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 17 1 0
      23 Abdoulaye Meite 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0
      3 Paul Robinson 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 39 8 0
      11 Chris Brunt 1 6 2 3 0 0 1 46 9 0
      7 Robert Koren 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 32 12 2
      17 Graeme Dorrans 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 36 11 4
      8 Jonathan Greening 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 32 10 1
      29 Jay Simpson 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 0
      32 Marc-Antoine Fortuné 0 2 0 1 4 1 1 15 6 1
      21 Juan Carlos Menseguez 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 10 3 2
      20 Filipe Teixeira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      31 Youssuf Mulumbu 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 27 2 3
      1 Dean Kiely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      28 Borja Valero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      39 Chris Wood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Shelton Martis 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 0
    • Sunderland
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      32 Marton Fülöp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0
      2 Phillip Bardsley 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 28 1 7
      26 Anton Ferdinand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 3 2
      21 Calum Davenport 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 21 0 1
      15 Danny Collins 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 29 14 3
      10 Kieran Richardson 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 35 12 3
      4 Teemu Tainio 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 32 8 4
      20 Andy Reid 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 5 1
      7 Carlos Edwards 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 19 0 2
      9 Djibril Cisse 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 15 0 0
      17 Kenwyne Jones 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 17 9 1
      18 Grant Leadbitter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 Daryl Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      46 Nick Colgan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Steed Malbranque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 3
      30 Paul McShane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Dean Whitehead 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 1 3
      23 David Healy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 87' GOAL!! Menseguez scores! The sub controlled and shot neatly past Fulop from just inside the box!
    • 83' Fotune cuts in from the left and beats two or three Sunderland players before dragging a shot into the side-netting at the near post. That was almost three!
    • 64' SO CLOSE FOR SUNDERLAND!! The corner is cleared to the Whitehead on the edge of the box. He drives the ball goalwards and Cisse somehow deflects the ball over from five yards out! He had to score!
    • 60' GOAL!! West Brom make it 2-0! Fortune did really well down the right wing to slow the play down then pick out Chris Brunt as the midfielder burst into the box - and Brunt slid the ball into the back of the net!
    • 58' Richardson picks out Collins with a curling left-footed cross, but the defender heads over the bar. Better delivery from the midfielder there though.
    • 40' GOAL!! West Brom go ahead! Greening's corner fell for Jonas Olsson at the far post, and the defender steered the ball firmly past Fulop with his left-foot!
    • 34' Good save Carson! The West Brom keeper palms a swerving long-range effort from Richardson behind for a corner. Great effort by the Sunderland midfielder from 25 yards out too.
    • 28' Reid does well down the left to beat his man and dig out a cross. Carson palms the ball on to the head of Carlos Edwards - but the Sunderland winger can only head over.
    • 25' Brunt shoots low and hard from the edge of the box. It takes a deflection on its way through to goal but Fulop makes the save. He could have been fooled by the deflection there - good keeping.
    • - Barring a number of miracles West Brom are already done for, but for Sunderland this is a biggie. We're five minutes from kick-off at The Hawthorns.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mark Halsey

  • West Bromwich

    Manager: Tony Mowbray

    Captain: Jonathan Greening

    Starting line-up

    • S. Carson
    • G. Zuiverloon
    • A. Meite Substitution Out (46′)
    • J. Olsson Goal
    • P. Robinson
    • C. Brunt Goal
    • J. Greening Substitution Out (46′)
    • G. Dorrans Substitution Out (63′)
    • R. Koren
    • M. Fortune
    • J. Simpson

    Subs

    • D. Kiely
    • F. Teixeira
    • J. Menseguez Substitution In63′ Goal
    • V. Borja
    • Y. Mulumbu Substitution In46′
    • S. Martis Substitution In46′
    • C. Wood

    Injured

    • N. Clement
    • J. Morrison
    • I. Miller
    • L. Barnett

    Suspended

    None

  • Sunderland

    Manager: Ricky Sbragia

    Captain: Grant Leadbitter

    Starting line-up

    • M. Fulop
    • P. Bardsley Yellow Card
    • C. Davenport
    • A. Ferdinand
    • D. Collins
    • C. Edwards Substitution Out (54′)
    • A. Reid Substitution Out (52′)
    • T. Tainio
    • K. Richardson
    • K. Jones
    • D. Cissé

    Subs

    • S. Malbranque Substitution In54′
    • D. Healy
    • N. Colgan
    • P. McShane
    • D. Whitehead Substitution In52′
    • D. Murphy
    • G. Leadbitter

    Injured

    • G. McCartney
    • N. Nosworthy
    • R. Anderson

    Suspended

    None

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  1. Shock!at the result, thought sunderland would have­ walk it. I am not a sunderland supporter, but always­ watchout for their result. had look at team ­ selection, why is craig gordon not getting a ­ game, hes not on subs bench, not on injury list, is­ he on tranfer list. hope they stay up,

    From tartan army, on Sun 26 Apr 12:03PM

  2. Mr. Quinn, should have sacked the Manager a long time­ ago, he is @#$%

    From techqcs, on Sun 26 Apr 5:28AM

  3. Karl Pilkington, Sunderland have the 4th biggest­ stadium in the Premier League, Experienced Premier­ League players, Thousands upon thousands of fans. Get­ your facts right you deluded pleb.

    From rhyshall21, on Sat 25 Apr 9:51PM

  4. I'm a man u supporter but I like West Brom's­ attacking style of play,unlike other teams who are also­ down.Brunt is a real star.he should play for a bigger­ team next season

    From painkiller14, on Sat 25 Apr 9:26PM

  5. Well done, Baggies. Nice to see 3 points on the board­ again. Unlike some, I dont believe we are down until­ that fat lady sings to tell us. There is a way to go­ yet folks. Come on Tony M... lets have more of­ this!!!!!! Keep us up mate.

    From mickhayes133, on Sat 25 Apr 8:59PM

  6. there is not one north east team good enough for the­ top flight,they are all getting good money for nothing.

    From powermouse, on Sat 25 Apr 8:21PM

  7. ONLY ONE GRAHAM DORRANS, hes played brilliant today.­
    good match.

    'GINGER WHATS THE SCORE?'­
    smethick end singing that to mcshane :)

    From Carol, on Sat 25 Apr 6:28PM
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    YOUR STILL S**T AND YOU NO YOU ARE.WE ARE THE GOLD AND­ BLACK ARMY

    From hawkinsanthony, on Sat 25 Apr 6:27PM
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    HI HO WOLVERHAMPTON

    From Mandy piles, on Sat 25 Apr 5:38PM

  10. RE COMMENT 28...YOU JUST DID!!!!!! BOING BOING!!!!­ HA-HA

    From john, on Sat 25 Apr 5:15PM

  11. Sunderland is going back to the division where they­ belong. They have never been a Premier League team. ­ Well done West Brom.

    From Karl Pilkington, on Sat 25 Apr 5:11PM

  12. Boing Boing; 'creamed' by the worst team in the­ league . . . . boing boing!!!!
    'Creamed', do­ you like that jack!!!
    Oh, i'll be back later­ girls!!!

    From cameron w, on Sat 25 Apr 5:09PM

  13. Well done West Brom you showed our so called Football­ stars exactly how to Play football and Win.
    Now then­ S/LAND Your so called Big players made their mouths go­ during the week but again failed to deliver to the­ loyal S/land fans who pay good moey to watch you run­ around not even making an effort you are a disgrace and­ dont deserve the Priviledge of wearing the Red n White­ shirts

    From MALCOLM D, on Sat 25 Apr 5:08PM

  14. nae luck mackems u and boro going down

    From James Rendall, on Sat 25 Apr 5:06PM

  15. Well done WBA today there was an end product to some­ great football , perhaps the great escape ??? thanks­ for your comments from Me and the y hoo sport team .

    From Steve Bull, on Sat 25 Apr 4:56PM

  16. congratulations W.B.A you deserve a win! i just hope­ you stay up so villa have a few local derby's next­ year lol
    well done though

    From alex.somers, on Sat 25 Apr 4:52PM

  17. nice one baggies going out in style

    From rebecca, on Sat 25 Apr 4:52PM

  18. The effort or total lack thereof shown by the Sundrland­ players is disgrace, where is the passion and the­ quality these "top" players are supposd to­ have!? Fingers need to be pulled out or Sunderland are­ in real trouble!

    From andrewwatson49, on Sat 25 Apr 4:49PM

  19. To watch football free type in rojadirecta and click on­ the top site (It's in Spanish). Scroll down for the­ match you want. May have to download the software.­ I', watching Everton and City on Sopcast­ 'Yes'.

    From quatt47, on Sat 25 Apr 4:48PM

  20. To watch football free type in rojadirecta and click on­ the top site (It's in Spanish). Scroll down for the­ match you ant. May have to download the software.­ I', watching Everton and City on Sopcast­ 'Yes'.

    From quatt47, on Sat 25 Apr 4:48PM
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