Saturday April 20, 2013 Day 34 Finished Stadium of Light

  1. Premier League - Sessegnon fires Di Canio's Sunderland towards safety

    Premier League - Sessegnon fires Di Canio's Sunderland towards safety

    Stephane Sessegnon fired Sunderland closer to Premier League safety with a 1-0 win over Everton at the Stadium of Light. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Sunderland
    • Everton
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    • 90+4' FULL-TIME! Sunderland 1-0 Everton: Stephane Sessegnon fires Sunderland closer to survival as Everton's Champions League dream fades. They just about deserved it on balance. Everton just didn't show enough attacking thrust.
    • 90+3' Johnson keeps the ball at the corner flag and eventually the ball goes out for a goal-kick. Seconds left.
    • 90+2' McClean makes a timely interception to collect Baines's cross and stop it reaching Mirallas at the edge of the box.
    • 90+1' Kader Mangane replaces the Sunderland goalscorer Stephane Sessegnon.
    • 90+1' Three minutes of added time to be played here...
    • 90' Sunderland are about to bring on towering defender Kader Mangane as they look to see out the victory,
    • 89' A bit of niggle between Rose and Naismith leads to a talking-to from Phil Dowd. The Scot thinks Rose kicked out at him. All looked a bit petty from here.
    • 87' Confusion from Everton as Jelavic ducks out of the way of a cross and the ball just bounces out for a goal kick. A real waste.
    • 86' Stout defending from Sunderland again, but they are pinned back all the way inside their own last third...
    • 85' Graham races on to a loose ball after leaving Heitinga in a heap... eventually Dowd blows the whistle for a foul by the striker.
    • 84' Jelavic claims Rose is pulling his shirt as the ball comes into the box - a theatrical fall from the striker who was pushing and shoving just as much as the defender.
    • 83' Johnson races through as he cuts inside from the right side... Howard saves the shot with his legs!
    • 81' Sunderland change: David Vaughan comes on for Seb Larsson. He gets a great reception thanks to his fine goal against Newcastle.
    • 80' The free-kick is teed up for BAINES!! His shot thwacks into the forest of legs...
    • 79' Phil Dowd is still sorting out the wall, which is about a yard in front of the goal line...
    • 79' Mignolet picks up a backpass and this will be an indirect free-kick for Everton about 10 yards out!
    • 78' Everton changes: Ross Barkley and Steven Naismith on for Anichebe and Osman.
    • 77' Yellow Coleman for an obvious bit of shirt-pulling.
    • 76' Anichebe flicks on a direct ball to the edge of the box but he can only help it through to Mignolet.
    • 75' Ross Barkley and Steven Naismith are about to come of for Everton...
    • 74' McClean's cross from the left dribbles into the box and Graham is dispossessed just as he tries to take control...
    • 73' Jelavic steals a yard on Rose and nearly connects with a long ball from Baines, but just cannot bring it under control.
    • 72' Play stops for a Sunderland free-kick and Fellaini has a right go at Jelavic - he's furious with the striker about something...
    • 71' Mirallas mis-hits a speculative shot and drags it wide. Everton have dominated the second half but have nothing to show for it.
    • 70' The corner is played quickly and short to Mirallas, who swings the ball in but beyond the men in the box and it goes out for a goal kick.
    • 69' In to Anichebe again with his back to goal - this time Colback is there to put the ball behind.
    • 68' Larsson delivers an inswinging free-kick from the left. Uncharacteristically poor - overhit and easily caught by Howard.
    • 67' Baines's corner is straight at Mignolet who rather fumbles the catch but gets the ball on the second bounce.
    • 66' Coleman wins a corner off McClean as Everton continue to ratchet up the pressure. Sunderland under the cosh right now.
    • 65' Good tackle from Rose to halt the barnstorming Anichebe.
    • 64' Jelavic tees up Anichebe now, and the big man scoops his shot over the bar.
    • 62' Jelavic diverts a Fellaini shot goalward and Mignolet catches! Jelavic was offside but the flag stayed down and that must count as a big chance for the Croat!
    • 61' Jelavic guides a glancing header just wide! Everton getting slightly closer.
    • 60' Fellaini chests the ball down and prepares to unleash a volley but N'Diaye nicks the ball away just as he winds up...
    • 59' Wasted from McClean - he does really well to dispossess Pienaar, then spoils it with an aimless high ball that Howard catches under no pressure at all.
    • 58' All hands to the pumps at the back for Everton, as they have to deal with a succession of pacy balls into the box... it's eventually put behind for a corner.
    • 57' So cool Mignolet! Anichebe leaps to charge down what he thinks will be a hoofed clearance, and the goalkeeper cheekily takes the ball round him!
    • 56' David Moyes stands on the touchline, arms folded. Hi's not seen a great deal from his side today.
    • 54' Anichebe comes inside from the right and nearly runs right past Cuellar, eventually winning a corner off the Spaniard.
    • 53' Everton come away on the counter with Pienaar... but he infuriatingly turns back to wait for support and allows Sunderland to flood back in numbers.
    • 52' Anichebe bangs bodies with Cuellar and eventually gets a shot away, but it's weak and straight at Mignolet.
    • 51' Danny Rose nearly does it all, winning the ball with a crunching challenge then powering a left-foot shot just wide of the right-hand post.
    • 50' It has been all Everton in possession terms early in the second half, but they've created little.
    • 48' Long clearance from an attacking Everton throw. No-nonsense stuff, but the ball is back with the visitors.
    • 47' Everton free-kick curled into the box... the ball bounces around a bit before Sunderland scuff it rather untidily away.
    • 46' Second half under way at the Stadium of Light - how will Jelavic's introduction change things?
    • 46' Everton sub: Nikica Jelavic comes on for Darron Gibson.
    • 45+3' Sunderland clear the free-kick and Phil Dowd blows the half-time whistle - the home side lead thanks to that stoppage-time goal from Sessegnon!
    • 45+2' Sunderland probably deserve that on the balance of play, but Everton now have a free-kick right on the brink of half-time - Baines stands over it.
    • 45+1' GOAL!! Sunderland 1-0 Everton. Stephane Sessegnon opens the scoring after his shot squirms under Howard's hand. That was sloppy from Everton, who gave the ball away inside their own half and were duly punished. Baines at fault, and Howard didn't exactly cover himself in glory with the attempted save, either.
    • 45' LARSSON!! He's getting closer! He whips a 'Beckham-style' free-kick towards the top left corner and Howard dives to push it away.
    • 44' Heitinga in the book for another rash tackle. Not altogether surprising, that. And that means another shooting chance for Larsson from the free-kick.
    • 42' Sunderland have not beaten Everton in their last 16 PL meetings (12 defeats) since a 1-0 home win in December 2001 when Claudio Reyna scored the only goal. Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman were number 1 in the UK charts with ‘Something Stupid’. Peter Reid was Sunderland manager. Everton’s Ross Barkley was just 8 years old the last time the Black Cats beat the Toffees.
    • 41' This is one of seven games live now - you can check out what else is happening around the Premier League in our score centre. Premier League scores and scorers
    • 40' LARSSON!! Another wicked, swerving effort from the Swede that misses the top-right corner by a whisker!
    • 39' Seb Larsson stands over this as the ref marches the wall back.
    • 38' Free-kick to Sunderland for a handball by Coleman just outside the box. Looked harsh to me.
    • 37' Offside against Mirallas as he tries to get on the end of a raking diagonal ball...
    • 36' Fellaini's getting booed every time he touches the ball. Not sure why, in all honesty. But he's certainly recognisable...
    • 35' Everton play on with Danny Rose lying injured. Eventually the cross is caught by Mignolet who puts the ball out and on comes the physio.
    • 34' Sunderland clear the corner and come away on the break. There's a bit of hesitancy about delivering a through ball from Larsson, and when he does there's too much power on it and Howard claims easily.
    • 33' Mirallas drifts inside from the right and goes for goal... it takes a deflection wide. Corner.
    • 33' I mentioned Sunderland 's patience, but in fact they have only had 32% possession so far!
    • 32' Eventually Sunderland burst forward as Rose surges through the middle, but he overhits his pass to Graham.
    • 31' Sunderland build slowly. This patience in possession is not something we've seen much from them this season.
    • 29' Graham did appear to have Heitinga climbing all over him during an aerial challenge, though he exaggerated the 'foul' by not jumping for the ball.
    • 28' Danny Graham goes down in the box and Sunderland clamour for a penalty! Nothing doing, says Phil Dowd.
    • 27' A thumbs up from Di Canio - not sure to whom. It has been a fairly even game so far. Relatively enjoyable despite the lack of goalmouth action.
    • 26' Long ball towards Anichebe - he's good with his back to goal, the front man, but this time he cannot maintain control of the ball.
    • 25' Phil Dowd gives Marouane Fellaini a ticking off after a trip on Sessegnon. The big man has already served a suspension after being booked 10 times this season. He's homing in on another...
    • 23' Ellis Short looks on from the stands. It's only been two games, but Short probably feels relatively smug about his decision to replace Martin O'Neill with Paolo Di Canio.
    • 22' Knocked long for the in-form Mirallas to chase down the Everton right... the ball runs out.
    • 21' Good defending by Seamus Coleman as he shields the ball from Sessegnon and lets it run out for a goal kick.
    • 20' Not a knock on gingers at all, or Colback - but he is very, very ginger.
    • 19' Jack Colback really is a shockingly ginger man.
    • 18' Baines swings in another corner, this time headed powerfully clear by McClean.
    • 17' Baines delivers the corner too close to Mignolet who punches clear, albeit slightly unconvincingly.
    • 16' Mirallas wins a corner as Everton come away on the break and the Belgian's shot is blocked.
    • 15' A good first quarter of an hour from Sunderland, who are playing with plenty of energy here.
    • 14' Alfred N'Diaye lets fly from 30 yards... off the mark. He's not exactly set the world alight since joining in January, has he?
    • 13' Howard spills a high ball under pressure from Graham but he is first to the rebound.
    • 12' Sunderland free-kick 25 yards out... Larsson hits a pacy shot that just lacks the dip to get under the bar. Decent effort, just off target.
    • 10' The corner is met by Graham at the far post, and he sends a looping header onto the top of the net.
    • 10' Sessegnon runs at Fellaini and wins a corner on the Sunderland right.
    • 9' Johnson runs at Baines who just about comes out on top and wins a throw off the winger.
    • 8' Mirallas plays the corner short and gets the return pass back... he curls an inswinging cross that Mignolet punches away!
    • 7' The corner is curled in by Mirallas towards Fellaini at the near post... his header deflects wide.
    • 6' Mignolet opts not to come for a Baines cross and lets Rose deal with it... he heads behind for a corner.
    • 5' Chance for Danny Graham as he outpaces Heitinga and races through... but he shoots straight at Howard!
    • 4' Osman charges down a Mignolet clearance and tries to chase down the loose ball, but Mignolet gets there first.
    • 3' Corner plucked out of the air by Simon Mignolet, who has been in excellent form recently.
    • 3' Everton win a corner on their right - Leighton Baines to swing this one in.
    • 2' N'Diaye wins the ball and Sunderland move it quickly... but Graham is offside.
    • 1' Game on at the Stadium of Light! Referee Phil Dowd gets us under way. Sunderland playing from left to right in red and white shirts - Everton in blue and white.
    • 14:58 David Moyes embraces Paolo Di Canio - all smiles at the start of this one.
    • 14:55 The Toffees have won just three points from a possible 15 in their last five Premier League away games (D3 L2). During this run, they’ve netted only three goals.
    • 14:50 Sunderland’s record Premier League defeat came against Everton, back in November 2007 (1-7) at Goodison Park.
    • 14:45 Sunderland have won just four points from their last 16 Premier League games with Everton (W0 D4 L12).
    • 14:40 David Moyes: "I would take a Europa League place now. But I'm going to try to get a Champions League spot. If we're still getting that mention in mid-April, it's not bad for Everton. We've taken points off a lot of the teams who will finish in the Champions League positions. I don't think anyone will particularly enjoy playing against us at any level."
    • 14:35 Paolo Di Canio: "I don't want to be a hero now. I don't want to be a hero when we stay up, I don't want to be a hero next year. It's easy for the fans to call the players, the manager, heroes if they do the right things and an incredible job. Maybe one day if we win something, they can call me hero, but it's not the time now, even if we stay up." Translation: Please call me a hero.
    • 14:30 Leon Osman is back for Eberton, reaplcing Ross Barkley - like Sunderland, the visitors only make one change.
    • 14:25 No Phil Bardsley for Sunderland - he's injured and Jack Colback comes in. Otherwise the home team are unchanged from the side that won 3-0 at Newcastle last weekend. Craig Gardner is still suspended.
    • 14:20 SUNDERLAND: Mignolet, Rose, N’Diaye, Larsson, Graham, Colback, O’Shea, Johnson, McClean, Cuellar, Sessegnon... Subs: Westwood, Kilgallon, Vaughan, Mangane, Mandron, Marrs, Laidler. // EVERTON: Howard, Baines, Gibson, Heitinga, Mirallas, Distin, Osman, Pienaar, Coleman, Fellaini, Anichebe... Subs: Mucha, Jelavic, Oviedo, Naismith, Neville, Barkley, Duffy.
    • 14:15 Welcome to LIVE coverage of the Premier League game between Sunderland v Everton from the Stadium of Light.

  • Summary

    • 83' Johnson races through as he cuts inside from the right side... Howard saves the shot with his legs!
    • 80' The free-kick is teed up for BAINES!! His shot thwacks into the forest of legs...
    • 79' Mignolet picks up a backpass and this will be an indirect free-kick for Everton about 10 yards out!
    • 64' Jelavic tees up Anichebe now, and the big man scoops his shot over the bar.
    • 62' Jelavic diverts a Fellaini shot goalward and Mignolet catches! Jelavic was offside but the flag stayed down and that must count as a big chance for the Croat!
    • 57' So cool Mignolet! Anichebe leaps to charge down what he thinks will be a hoofed clearance, and the goalkeeper cheekily takes the ball round him!
    • 51' Danny Rose nearly does it all, winning the ball with a crunching challenge then powering a left-foot shot just wide of the right-hand post.
    • 45+1' GOAL!! Sunderland 1-0 Everton. Stephane Sessegnon opens the scoring after his shot squirms under Howard's hand. That was sloppy from Everton, who gave the ball away inside their own half and were duly punished. Baines at fault, and Howard didn't exactly cover himself in glory with the attempted save, either.
    • 45' LARSSON!! He's getting closer! He whips a 'Beckham-style' free-kick towards the top left corner and Howard dives to push it away.
    • 40' LARSSON!! Another wicked, swerving effort from the Swede that misses the top-right corner by a whisker!
    • 12' Sunderland free-kick 25 yards out... Larsson hits a pacy shot that just lacks the dip to get under the bar. Decent effort, just off target.
    • 5' Chance for Danny Graham as he outpaces Heitinga and races through... but he shoots straight at Howard!
    • 14:20 SUNDERLAND: Mignolet, Rose, N’Diaye, Larsson, Graham, Colback, O’Shea, Johnson, McClean, Cuellar, Sessegnon... Subs: Westwood, Kilgallon, Vaughan, Mangane, Mandron, Marrs, Laidler. // EVERTON: Howard, Baines, Gibson, Heitinga, Mirallas, Distin, Osman, Pienaar, Coleman, Fellaini, Anichebe... Subs: Mucha, Jelavic, Oviedo, Naismith, Neville, Barkley, Duffy.

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      6 7
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      Midfielders
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      5.4 5
      6.7 7
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  1. Sunderland did not deserve to win that ****** game!­ Toon 4­ Life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From , on Tue 23 Apr 18:52

  2. Baloney, where are you ??? Mind the gap ha ha ha !!

    From Joseph, on Mon 22 Apr 10:45

  3. Blobby, what happened to the 2-0 to Everton, wrong­ again Blob !!! Maybe Everton were tired as well eh ??­ ha ha ha !!!

    From Joseph, on Mon 22 Apr 10:43

  4. GREAT WIN FOR THE LADS P D C

    From Sunderland, on Sun 21 Apr 15:33

  5. Italy's help to English football

    From Ben, on Sat 20 Apr 20:34

  6. Di Canio's has put fire in their belly, just like­ he did at Swindon ,

    From TREVOR, on Sat 20 Apr 20:28

  7. Did I just see a zebra falling as we moved up the­ table?.

    From Phoney Tony, on Sat 20 Apr 19:08

  8. Don't dream too high because it will hurt u more­ when u wake up... So time to wake up Everton...

    From Anonymous, on Sat 20 Apr 18:38

  9. after all are good players are sold in the summer,moyes­ wil go ,relegation here we come

    From frederick, on Sat 20 Apr 17:47

  10. everton #$%$, don't deserve euro footy if they cant­ beat sunderland

    From frederick, on Sat 20 Apr 17:34

  11. well done safc another fine win

    From anthony john, on Sat 20 Apr 17:28

  12. A good win and a solid performance! Well done lads.

    From Chris, on Sat 20 Apr 17:08

  13. well done palo ,are you watching newcattle

    From edwin, on Sat 20 Apr 17:00

  14. come the lads thats the stuff one more and we should be­ grand

    From Ross Oshea, on Sat 20 Apr 16:58

  15. 3 more points no contest

    From Micheal Lenson, on Sat 20 Apr 16:56

  16. well done to all makems !

    From Annette, on Sat 20 Apr 16:56

  17. get in :)

    From S J (0-3) 1973, on Sat 20 Apr 16:55

  18. well done the mackems ......

    From JohnnyGurkha, on Sat 20 Apr 16:54

  19. come lads almost there.

    From Ross Oshea, on Sat 20 Apr 16:51

  20. u toffees r well n truly stuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk lol

    From Annette, on Sat 20 Apr 16:50
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