Saturday April 14, 2012 Day 34 Finished Stadium of Light

  1. Wolves end losing run with draw

    Wolves end losing run with draw

    Wolves kept their first clean sheet in 31 Premier League games as they played out a dour 0-0 draw with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Sunderland
    • Wolverhampton Wanderers
    • - Don't forget you can watch highlights of this match, along with every Premier League game, from 00:01 on Monday morning (UK only).
    • 90+3' There goes the whistle for full-time. A 0-0 draw here. Wolves end their run of seven successive straight league defeats.
    • 89' Three minutes to be added to the match as the home fans begin to head for the exit doors.
    • 88' Terry Connor trying to encourage his side to keep their concentration in these closing moments. So close to a clean sheet.
    • 87' McClean beats Stearman in the air, but Hennessey dives to make the save.
    • 86' Mistake by Kilgallon on the edge of his area, but Edwards slams the volley wide of goal. Inches wide of the target.
    • 85' Sessegnon plays in Larsson, but he lifts the ball over the bar from six yards. Another golden chance is not taken by Sunderland.
    • 84' Bardsley can't keep the ball in play out wide. A goalkick to the visiting side.
    • 83' Wolves haven't kept a clean sheet since August, but they will take a point here and probably deserve one.
    • 82' Going to be a booking here as Stearman takes out Sessegnon. A good booking to get with McClean bounding clear.
    • 81' Zubar is on for Foley for the visiting team.
    • 80' A frantic scramble in the Wolves box. Hennessey can't collect under pressure from Bendtner. He needs a bit of treatment as Wolves clear the danger.
    • 79' The last time a league meeting between these two teams ended goalless was on 17 March 1984, at Wolves. They have played 25 matches since then.
    • 78' Brilliant stop by Mignolet to claw out the header by Fletcher. Lovely cross by Jarvis.
    • 77' Edwards drives the ball into the middle of Sunderland box, but headed out by Turner.
    • 76' Edward replaced Kightly for the visiting side a couple of minutes ago.
    • 75' McClean guilty of bringing down Edwards. Wolves looking dangerous here on the break.
    • 74' Campbell has been brought on for Gardner.
    • 73' Dave Edwards set to be wheeled on for the visiting side here.
    • 72' Wolves are currently on course to end a run of conceding in 30 Premier League matches in a row, and keep a first clean sheet since August 27.
    • 71' Hennessey pulls off a fine save to deny McClean's header. Better play by the home side.
    • 70' Sessegnon tries to pick out Bendtner, but he overhits the pass as the ball runs through to Hennessey.
    • 69' Ebanks-Blake almost in goal, but his control lets him down at the key moment. Ball cleared by the home side.
    • 68' Could be anybody's match this. Wolves have been the better side in this half as Mignolet launches it long down the park.
    • 67' Bendtner rises well in the visiting box. Heads wide of goal from a lovely cross by McClean.
    • 66' Richardson muscles Kightly off the ball. A lot of pace by Richardson as Sunderland earn the goalkick.
    • 65' Wolves certainly right back in this contest as Henry loses a boot. Martin O'Neill doesn't look overly happy with what he is watching.
    • 64' Matthew Jarvis has replaced Anthony Forde for Wolves.
    • 63' Kightly with a decent ball across goal for the visitors. Mignolet comes to collect the cross.
    • 62' Ebanks-Blake meets the cross from Jarvis, but the header loops wide of the goal.
    • 61' Bardsley forced to make a timely tackle on Jarvis. Wolves in the home half.
    • 60' Some lovely play by Fletcher with a backheel to play in Ebanks-Blake, but his team-mate smashes the shot well wide of goal. Should have done better there.
    • 59' Wolves won four of their first seven matches of the season in all competitions. This is their 32th match since then, in which they won three times so far
    • 58' Henry's shot is charged down. Game continues to be really scrappy.
    • 57' Forde slams a shot at goal from distance. Nice hit by him, but Mignolet gets down to make the stop. Fine save to halt that effort.
    • 56' Sunderland back on the attack here. Sessegnon with a hopeful ball, but too high for Gardner.
    • 55' Hennessey punches out the corner by Larsson. Stearman seems to take a knock on the head. Wolves have the free-kick in their own area.
    • 54' Larsson's corner is not really good enough. Bardsley's ball lacks real quality. Sums up the continuing problems with this game.
    • 53' Plenty of passing going out there in non-dangerous areas. Foley heads behind from Bardsley's ball, and Sunderland have a seventh corner of the day.
    • 52' Sunderland have yet to concede a first-half goal in their Premier League home matches. The only other clubs are Chelsea and Manchester United.
    • 51' Fletcher rises to head at goal from Ward's cross. Ball flies up in the air before falling into the arms of Mignolet.
    • 50' Some decent play by Sessegnon to force that corner with a shot. Sessegnon is certainly the main man for Sunderland this afternoon.
    • 49' Sunderland with six corners to two by Wolves, but Fletcher is handily placed to nod clear the delivery by Larsson.
    • 48' Berra back to head clear the cross by Sessegnon before McClean overhits a corner. A goalkick to the visiting team.
    • 47' No changes for either side yet, but they will surely came if this match continues to bubble along so aimlessly.
    • 46' We are off and running in the second half of this match.
    • 45+1' There goes the whistle for the break. 0-0 with all to play for in this second period.
    • 44' We are into one minute of time added on.
    • 43' Sunderland have marginally shaded this first period, but 0-0 is about right as Stearman decides to thump clear the ball ahead of Hennessey,.
    • 42' Appeals for a penalty against Kightly for pushing Sessegnon in the area, but the referee doesn't want to know.
    • 41' Bardsley decides to go for goal from 25 yards. Ball zips wide of goal off the grass. Goalkick to Wolves.
    • 40' Plenty of scrapping for loose balls, but a real lack of quality is all too evident here in the final third.
    • 39' Richardson's grappling with Kightly before Hennessey collects in the home goal seconds later.
    • 38' Lovely cross to the back post by Bardsley, but Foley is well positioned to head away under pressure from Larsson and McClean.
    • 37' Wolves have conceded at least two goals in their last nine league games, but are holding their own here so far.
    • 36' Plenty of headers being won in the air in this match. Not exactly the best contest to watch for either set of fans. Wolves have a smallish pocket of travelling fans with them.
    • 35' Bardsley wallops a volley miles high. Over the bar for a goalkick to the visitors. Sums up the afternoon so far.
    • 34' Berra and Bendtner collide going for the same ball. Bendtner off the park at the moment. A free-kick to the home side.
    • 33' McClean drives a shot at goal, but he leans back and the ball flies wildly over the bar.
    • 32' Turner brought down by Ebanks-Blake. That was a silly foul with Turner under a spot of pressure.
    • 31' Five of Wolves’ last six league goals on the road have been scored (two) or assisted (three) by Kevin Doyle.
    • 30' Larsson with a corner as the ball flies across the box and out of play.
    • 29' Sessegnon decides to try his luck from distance. Hennessey does just enough to nudge the ball wide. Corner to the home side.
    • 28' Wolves working ever so hard to close down space around McClean as his latest attempted cross is collected by Hennessey.
    • 27' Stearman makes a timely tackle to halt the run of McClean.
    • 26' Lovely day for football in Sunderland, but neither team doing enough to jusfity the lead at the moment. Game swinging from end to end.
    • 25' McClean sees a shot deflect off a visiting shirt, but the ball falls favourably into the arms of Hennessey.
    • 24' Hennessey calm with his clearance after Bendtner tried to close down space.
    • 23' Terry Connor cutting an animated figure on the touchline. Must be pleased with what he has seen from his Wolves side so far.
    • 22' Terry Connor is one of just four managers to take one point or fewer in his first eight Premier League games at a club, after P Jewell (Derby), A Ball (Man City), M McCarthy (Sunderland).
    • 21' Decent cross by Ward, but Sunderland clear the danger. Wolves seeing plenty of the ball before Forde overhits a cross that flies out of play.
    • 20' Larsson throws the free-kick into the area at some pace. Straight down the throat of Hennessey, who plucks the ball out of the air with ease.
    • 19' Stearman rises to head out a cross before the Wolves man is guilty of a late foul on Sessegnon, who clearly dived.
    • 18' Hennessey comes out to punch clear the corner by Larsson. Game yet to really settle down.
    • 17' Sunderland earn their latest corner after a bit of a mix-up between Foley and Kightly.
    • 16' Only Michael Kightly (2) and Matt Jarvis (2) have netted in Wolves’ last seven Premier League matches.
    • 15' Glorious chance for McClean to open the scoring but he prods the loose ball wide from Sessegnon's pass. Should have been in the net there.
    • 14' Wolves have scored only 34 goals this season and conceded 73 times. The stats don't lie.
    • 13' Stearman challenging in the area, but Sunderland wallop the loose ball out of the box.
    • 12' Bendtner heads over his own bar from Kightly's corner. Smart defending by the forward.
    • 11' Wolves have certainly made a bright enough start as McClean is forced to come back to concede a corner.
    • 10' Steven Fletcher has scored three goals in his last two meetings with Sunderland and hasn’t scored more than three against any opponent in the Premier League.
    • 9' Kightly is the latest man to try his luck as he wallops a shot wide of the goal.
    • 8' Forde forces Mignolet to makes his first save of the day as he got down to make the stop from distance.
    • 7' Chance for Larsson as he dashed into the area from Bendtner's pass, but he drags the effort well wide of goal. Decent move.
    • 6' Anthony Forde starts in a Premier League match for the third time. He helped Wolves picked up a point at Arsenal in his only other Premier League start away from home (1-1).
    • 5' Fletcher needing a spot of treatment after he goes to ground under pressure from Richardson.
    • 4' Larsson with a lovely delivery from the other side. Missed out everybody. Hennessey all over the place as he failed to come for that corner.
    • 3' Berra forced to nod behind his own goal from McClean's corner. Solid defending by the Wolves man.
    • 2' Larsson sees a cross block and the home side have their first corner of the day. A bright start by the Black Cats.
    • 1' We are off and running in this match at the Stadium of Light.
    • 14:55 Wolves are closing in on an unwanted record: they have now gone 30 matches without keeping a clean sheet, just four matches short of West Brom's 2010-11 'record'.
    • 14:50 But things haven't been too rosy for Martin O'Neill of late yet either: the Black Cats haven't scored 225 minutes of football and are out of the top half of the table.
    • 14:45 Wolves boss Terry Connor is having a nightmarish time since taking over: he has presided over a draw and seven defeats.
    • 14:40 Wolves have won just two away games this season, the equal-lowest amount alongside Blackburn.
    • 14:35 Today's ref is Cheshire's Mike Jones.
    • 14:30 Sunderland have failed to score in their last two PL matches. They last went three PL fixtures without scoring in February and April 2011 when they were on a run of six matches without netting under Steve Bruce.
    • 14:25 TEAMS: Sunderland: Mignolet, Bardsley, Turner, Kilgallon, Richardson, Larsson, Gardner, Colback, McClean, Bendtner, Sessegnon. ///// Wolverhampton: Hennessey, Forde, Stearman, Berra, Ward, Kightly, Davis, Henry, Fletcher, Foley, Ebanks-Blake.
    • 14:20 Wolves are aiming to complete the PL double over a team twice for the first time this afternoon, and may fancy their chances against a side who have won just two of their last nine games.
    • 14:15 Welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Premier League clash between Sunderland and Wolves at the Stadium of Light.

  • Summary

    • 86' Mistake by Kilgallon on the edge of his area, but Edwards slams the volley wide of goal. Inches wide of the target.
    • 85' Sessegnon plays in Larsson, but he lifts the ball over the bar from six yards. Another golden chance is not taken by Sunderland.
    • 78' Brilliant stop by Mignolet to claw out the header by Fletcher. Lovely cross by Jarvis.
    • 67' Bendtner rises well in the visiting box. Heads wide of goal from a lovely cross by McClean.
    • 60' Some lovely play by Fletcher with a backheel to play in Ebanks-Blake, but his team-mate smashes the shot well wide of goal. Should have done better there.
    • 57' Forde slams a shot at goal from distance. Nice hit by him, but Mignolet gets down to make the stop. Fine save to halt that effort.
    • 15' Glorious chance for McClean to open the scoring but he prods the loose ball wide from Sessegnon's pass. Should have been in the net there.
    • 7' Chance for Larsson as he dashed into the area from Bendtner's pass, but he drags the effort well wide of goal. Decent move.
    • 14:25 TEAMS: Sunderland: Mignolet, Bardsley, Turner, Kilgallon, Richardson, Larsson, Gardner, Colback, McClean, Bendtner, Sessegnon. ///// Wolverhampton: Hennessey, Forde, Stearman, Berra, Ward, Kightly, Davis, Henry, Fletcher, Foley, Ebanks-Blake.

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    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      7.5 6
      Defenders
      5.4 6
      5.6 6
      6.9 6
      5.4 6
      Midfielders
      Substitution Out78′ 6.2 6
      6.2 6
      6.1 6
      7.3 6
      Strikers
      6.5 6
      8 7
      Subs
      Substitution In78′ 6.7 6
    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      6.4 6
      Defenders
      Substitution Out82′ 4.5 7
      Yellow Card 5.5 7
      7.4 7
      7 7
      Midfielders
      6.6 6
      8 6
      Substitution Out77′ 8.5 6
      5.8 6
      Substitution Out61′ 4.6 5
      Strikers
      7.5 6
      Subs
      Substitution In82′ - 6
      Substitution In77′ - 7
      Substitution In61′ - 6

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