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Wigan Athletic

  • Zaki 81’

Sunderland

  • Bramble 13’ (o.g.)

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  1. Zaki earns Wigan a point

    Zaki earns Wigan a point

    In-form Egyptian striker Amr Zaki earned a point for Wigan in a 1-1 draw at home to Sunderland. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Wigan Athletic
    • Sunderland
    • 90' And that's the final action. Rob Styles blows the full-time whistle as the honours finish even. Probably a fair result.
    • 90' Maynor Figueroa hurls a long throw into the Sunderland box. The ball bobbles around before Titus Bramble fires a shot over the bar!
    • 90' It's still the ten men of Wigan who are pushing for a winner. They win a throw-in near the Sunderland corner flag.
    • 90' The corner finds Heskey at the near post - but the England striker powers his header over the bar!
    • 89' The corner comes to nothing. But Wigan win a free-kick just inside the Sunderland half. The ball is launched into the box, but Sunderland clear. But Wigan force another corner.
    • 88' And Wigan make a final change: Scharner comes on for the goalscorer Zaki.
    • 88' Wigan win a corner as the 10-men look for the winner.
    • 86' Murphy fires a cross right across the Wigan six-yard box that somehow eluded everyone. So close to another goal there.
    • 85' Red card! Cattermole gets his marching orders after picking up his second yellow of the afternoon for a late tackle on Tainio in the middle of the park. That's the first red card of the midfielder's career.
    • 83' Whitehead comes desperately close to restoring Sunderland's lead! The Black Cats captain sees a low right-footed shot deflected just wide off a Wigan defender. That could have gone anywhere.
    • 82' That's the Egyptian's fourth goal of the season. What a start to the campaign it's been for the striker.
    • 81' GOAL! Amr Zaki equalises for Wigan! The striker shoots left-footed into the bottom left corner of the Sunderland net after latching on to a low cross from the left wing by Figueroa.
    • 80' Sunderland make a change: Murphy comes on for Malbranque in midfield.
    • 79' Wigan launch another cross into the box but Valencia is pulled up for fouling Diouf.
    • 78' Chimbonda has collapsed in a heap after a stray Titus Bramble boot smacked him in the face. The French full-back is dramatically holding his begloved hands to his face. He goes off the pitch for treatment.
    • 78' Sunderland win a corner. It's crossed towards Chimbonda who's come up from the back, but the ball's cleared away.
    • 76' Jason Koumas dinks in a cross to the near post. Amr Zaki heads towards goal and sees his effort hit the right-hand post and fly wide! So close for the hosts!
    • 75' Well maybe Kapo can be the catalyst for a comeback? The substitute stings Gordon's palms with a left-footed drive from the edge of the box which the Sunderland keeper palms wide!
    • 73' George McCartney sells his keeper short with a backpass, but Gordon rushes off his line to clear as Heskey bears down on him.
    • 70' Sunderland are looking more solid now. Wigan need to inject something extra into this if they're going to get level.
    • 69' Wigan make another change. Kapo comes on for Palacios.
    • 68' Big chance for Sunderland to double their lead. The ball was well worked on the break to free Cisse inside the area on the right-hand side. The striker shot goalwards, but his low drive was parried away by Kirkland. Good save.
    • 64' Wigan are still piling on the pressure. A long throw by Melchiot into the Sunderland box causes havoc. Valencia got a shot away, but saw it blocked. Then the ball is crossed back into the area for Zaki, but the striker can only head the ball tamely into Craig Gordon's grasp.
    • 59' Wigan boss Steve Bruce makes the first change of the match, taking off Kilbane for Jason Koumas on the left of midfield.
    • 58' Zaki gets his head on the corner but can only loop it over the bar.
    • 57' The free-kick is crossed into the box, but Sunderland clear it for a corner.
    • 56' Wigan win a free-kick to the left of the Sunderland box after a foul by Malbranque.
    • 55' Lee Cattermole picks up a booking for a wild tackle on Cisse as Sunderland launch a break.
    • 52' Wigan are having the vast majority of possession but are finding it difficult to break Sunderland down.
    • 49' This time the corner goes over everybody. Heskey recovers the ball for Wigan wide on the left, but he can't get a cross into the area.
    • 48' Sunderland clear the cross straight out for another corner.
    • 47' Wigan start brightly, and are awarded with an early corner on the right.
    • 46' The second half gets under way.
    • 45' The whistle goes for half-time, and Titus Bramble's howler separates the sides at the break. Sunderland deserved their goal when it came, and have held on well since under some heavy pressure from the home side.
    • 43' A headed clearance from a Sunderland defender falls for Lee Cattermole on the edge of the box - but the midfielder skews a half-volley miles wide. Sunderland fans won't mind seeing that from a former Boro man.
    • 42' Diouf fouls Valencia near the penalty area on the right wing. This is a good chance to cross for Wigan. Diouf moans and groans about the decision, which earns him a yellow card. Stupid boy. Nothing comes of the free-kick.
    • 41' Wigan launch a sustained attack on the Sunderland goal. Palacios dinks a cross into the area, Anton Ferdinand heads clear, then a shot is fired wide from the edge of the box.
    • 38' Wigan clear their lines from the corner.
    • 37' Cisse goes close for Sunderland! The striker was released in space on the right of the Wigan box. He shot low for the far post, but Kirkland made a fingertip save to push it wide for a corner. Great counter-attack by Sunderland.
    • 35' Heskey makes a mazy run towards the Sunderland goal, but when he shoots from the edge of the box it's blocked cleared.
    • 33' Wigan are having all the ball now.
    • 30' The last six meetings between these sides have been won by the team who scored the first goal - not a good omen for Wigan.
    • 29' Kilbane goes close for Wigan! He glances a header just wide of Gordon's right-hand post after connecting with a Valencia cross from the right.
    • 26' Antonio Valencia has a cross from the right blocked. The ball rolls out for a Wigan corner.
    • 22' Kieran Richardson is looking dangerous for the visitors. He's just fired in another shot from the edge of the Wigan box. He pulled it wide of the left-hand post though.
    • 21' Wigan's left-back Figueroa whips in a teasing cross into the Sunderland area from deep on the left. Zaki gets his head on it, but directs it well wide of Craig Gordon's right-hand post.
    • 19' Chance for Wigan! Boyce finds himself in space inside the penalty area after a free-kick, gets a toe on the ball but pokes it wide!
    • 16' Pascal Chimbonda - who's wearing think black gloves on 13 September - has made a lively start to this match.
    • 15' Can Wigan recover from this early setback?
    • 13' Malbranque swung in a corner from the left - which prompted Bramble to power a header into his own net. What was he doing?! It's another entry for the Titus Bramble Own Goals and Gaffes DVD.
    • 13' GOAL! Sunderland go ahead thanks to a disastrous own-goal by TITUS BRAMBLE!
    • 12' Richardson is released on the left of the Wigan box and shoots low. Kirkland makes a good save low to his right. He concedes a corner in the process.
    • 8' A free-kick finds Kevin Kilbane - who's doing a passable impression of the phantom of the opera in his cheek mask - in space on the left of the Sunderland box. But the Irishman shoots into the side-netting from a tight angle.
    • 6' Sunderland have started well and have launched a few crosses into the home side's area. So far, though, Boyce and Bramble have dealt well with everything.
    • 4' Sunderland take it short - but the cross, when it eventually comes in, is poor.
    • 3' Sunderland break straight from the Wigan corner and win a corner of their own at the other end.
    • 2' Wigan win an early corner on the left. It's whipped in by Valencia but misses everyone.
    • 1' Referee Rob Styles blows his whistle to get us under way at the JJB Stadium.
    • - Wigan, meanwhile, stick with the same starting XI who thrashed Hull 5-0 in their last outing. Steve Bruce will hope that his strike duo of Heskey and Zaki keep up their outstanding start to the season this afternoon.
    • - Team news: Sunderland give debuts to their two defensive recuits from West Ham, Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney, who's making his second debut for the Wearsiders. Dean Whitehead and Teemu Tainio both return from injury to line-up in midfield.
    • - Welcome to uk.eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE minute-by-minute commentary of Wigan v Sunderland from the Premier League.

  • Summary

    • 90' Maynor Figueroa hurls a long throw into the Sunderland box. The ball bobbles around before Titus Bramble fires a shot over the bar!
    • 90' The corner finds Heskey at the near post - but the England striker powers his header over the bar!
    • 86' Murphy fires a cross right across the Wigan six-yard box that somehow eluded everyone. So close to another goal there.
    • 85' Red card! Cattermole gets his marching orders after picking up his second yellow of the afternoon for a late tackle on Tainio in the middle of the park. That's the first red card of the midfielder's career.
    • 83' Whitehead comes desperately close to restoring Sunderland's lead! The Black Cats captain sees a low right-footed shot deflected just wide off a Wigan defender. That could have gone anywhere.
    • 81' GOAL! Amr Zaki equalises for Wigan! The striker shoots left-footed into the bottom left corner of the Sunderland net after latching on to a low cross from the left wing by Figueroa.
    • 76' Jason Koumas dinks in a cross to the near post. Amr Zaki heads towards goal and sees his effort hit the right-hand post and fly wide! So close for the hosts!
    • 75' Well maybe Kapo can be the catalyst for a comeback? The substitute stings Gordon's palms with a left-footed drive from the edge of the box which the Sunderland keeper palms wide!
    • 37' Cisse goes close for Sunderland! The striker was released in space on the right of the Wigan box. He shot low for the far post, but Kirkland made a fingertip save to push it wide for a corner. Great counter-attack by Sunderland.
    • 29' Kilbane goes close for Wigan! He glances a header just wide of Gordon's right-hand post after connecting with a Valencia cross from the right.
    • 21' Wigan's left-back Figueroa whips in a teasing cross into the Sunderland area from deep on the left. Zaki gets his head on it, but directs it well wide of Craig Gordon's right-hand post.
    • 19' Chance for Wigan! Boyce finds himself in space inside the penalty area after a free-kick, gets a toe on the ball but pokes it wide!
    • 13' GOAL! Sunderland go ahead thanks to a disastrous own-goal by TITUS BRAMBLE!
    • 12' Richardson is released on the left of the Wigan box and shoots low. Kirkland makes a good save low to his right. He concedes a corner in the process.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Rob Styles

  • Wigan Athletic

    Manager: Steve Bruce

    Captain: Mario Melchiot

    Starting line-up

    • C. Kirkland
    • M. Melchiot
    • T. Bramble Own Goal
    • E. Boyce
    • M. Figueroa
    • W. Palacios Substitution Out (69′)
    • L. Cattermole Red Card
    • A. Valencia
    • K. Kilbane Substitution Out (59′)
    • E. Heskey
    • A. Zaki Goal Substitution Out (88′)

    Subs

    • O. Kapo Substitution In69′
    • M. Brown
    • J. Koumas Substitution In59′
    • P. Scharner Substitution In88′
    • H. Camara
    • M. Pollitt
    • D. De Ridder

    Injured

    • E. Edman

    Suspended

    None

  • Sunderland

    Manager: Roy Keane

    Captain: Kieran Richardson

    Starting line-up

    • C. Gordon
    • P. Chimbonda
    • A. Ferdinand
    • N. Nosworthy
    • G. McCartney
    • S. Malbranque Substitution Out (80′)
    • D. Whitehead
    • T. Tainio
    • K. Richardson
    • D. Cissé
    • E. Diouf Yellow Card

    Subs

    • D. Healy
    • A. Reid
    • P. Bardsley
    • D. Collins
    • D. Murphy Substitution In80′
    • G. Leadbitter
    • M. Fulop

    Injured

    • K. Jones

    Suspended

    None

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