Saturday March 2, 2013 Day 28 Finished Stadium of Light

Sunderland 2 - 2 Fulham

  • Gardner 37’ (pen.)
  • Sessegnon 70’
  • Berbatov 16’ (pen.)
  • Riether 34’

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  1. Premier League - Sunderland fight back to grab point against Fulham

    Premier League - Sunderland fight back to grab point against Fulham

    Sunderland fought back from two goals down at the Stadium of Light against Fulham to grab what could be a crucial point in their survival battle. More

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    Time:90'
    • Sunderland
    • Fulham
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    • FULL TIME: Sunderland 2-2 Fulham
    • 90+4' Riether smashes the ball upfield. That could be that...
    • 90+3' A poor clearance from Schwarzer and Sunderland press again. Not long left now.
    • 90+2' Another awful free kick from Larsson and Fulham easily clear. Unlike Larsson.
    • 90+1' McClean upended by Frimpong. Another dangerous free kick conceded.
    • 90' A terrible pass from McClean is straight out for a goal kick to Fulham. Waste. Four added minutes.
    • 89' Another great cross from McClean and it’s a great defensive clearance from Frimpong. Pressure on Fulham.
    • 88' A very dangerous ball from Sidwell finds Sessegnon and Riether is forced to bring him down. Yellow card.
    • 87' Sidwell free on the right and he wins Fulham a corner. Should have put it in earlier though.
    • 86' So a fairly attacking change from Martin Jol as some Sunderland fans head for the exit. A little premature...
    • 85' Fulham sub: Rodallega on for Dejagah.
    • 84' Larsson looks for Fletcher who tumbles in the box but it’s good defending from Riether.
    • 83' Larsson shoots from distance and it’s just wide of Schwarzer’s post!
    • 82' Sunderland really pressing for the winner now and Fulham just hanging on.
    • 81' A great delivery and the header from Fletcher from McClean’s cross hits the back of Hangeland. Big chance.
    • 80' Berbatov is nearly through on goal but nudged Colback in the process. Free kick.
    • 79' Fulham sub: Duff off for Emanuelson.
    • 78' Sunderland pressing now. Johnson’s shot deflects just wide. Johnson is claiming a hand ball off Frimpong.
    • 77' A bit surprising that Graham has gone off when they need the three points. Terrible ball from McClean straight out.
    • 76' Berbatov has a two on one but goes alone instead of playing it to Dejagah. It’s the wrong option as Mignolet saves easily.
    • 75' Gardner fires a cross through and Graham can’t get on the end of it. He goes off and McClean comes on.
    • 74' All getting a bit edgy here. A lot at stake for Sunderland.
    • 73' Duff fouled by N'Diaye and it’s another yellow card to the Sunderland man.
    • 72' Frimpong caught in possession and Sidwell fouls Larsson. Yellow card.
    • 71' Just 17 seconds between Mignolet’s save and Sessegnon’s goal. Sunderland with their tails up now.
    • 70' Well that was almost 3-1 but instead it’s 2-2! What a turn around.
    • 69' GOAL Sunderland! And it’s one end to the other. Ruiz flicks it in to Berbatov who is clean through but Mignolet saves with his legs. Johnson springs up the other end and plays it to Sessegnon who drives it past Schwarzer.
    • 67' Good work from Johnson, Hangeland clears his cross.
    • 66' That Danny Graham chance looking more and more crucial. Fulham with 61% possession in the last five minutes. Graham strays offside again.
    • 65' Surely won’t be long before Martin O’Neill makes some changes himself.
    • 64' Fulham sub: Karagounis off for Frimpong
    • 63' Graham caught just offside from N'Diaye’s cuts pass. Replays suggest he was just onside. Big call.
    • 62' Duff gets his cross in but Bramble clears well under pressure from Berbatov.
    • 61' Good attack from Fulham involving Sidwell and Karagounis but Berbatov dwells too long on the ball and Sunderland attack again.
    • 60' Larsson lobs in the free kick, Johnson plays it to the far post but Sidwell clears.
    • 59' Sessegnon brought down by Hangeland and we have a first yellow card.
    • 57' N'Diaye springs forward and plays in Sessegnon. He plays it to Larsson who crosses back in but N'Diaye’s header is over.
    • 56' Sessegnon sets it to N'Diaye on the edge of the box but he strikes it just over the top.
    • 55' Cross from Riise catches out Mignolet who flaps it straight to Berbatov. Luckily for Sunderland the big man can’t control it.
    • 54' Fulham have started this half brightly, Sessegnon seems to have slipped back into amore central role.
    • 53' A lot of space for Duff and he finds Ruiz on the near post but his flick at goal is blocked.
    • 52' Sunderland quick to counter but Johnson’s ball is just behind Fletcher. Karagounis mops up for Fulham. Schwarzer claims N'Diaye’s cross.
    • 50' Sessegnon tries to burst past Berbatov and goes down very easily. No free kick given. Good defending from Berby!
    • 49' Berbatov in the box in a similar position to where he scored against Stoke but this time he fires it well over.
    • 48' Danny Graham still yet to score for his new club. Can’t get an easier chance than that.
    • 47' What a chance! Johnson plays in Fletcher and it falls perfectly to Graham but he scuffs his shot and Schwarzer saves easily. Should have been 2-2.
    • 46' Only six on the bench today strangely for Sunderland. Seven subs are allowed.
    • 45' We’re back underway here. I predict more goals in this one.
    • 45+2' HALF TIME: Sunderland 1-2 Fulham
    • 45+1' Poor clearance from Schwarzer straight to Graham but he can’t control it properly and Fulham escape.
    • 45' A poor effort from Gardner well over the bar. Two added minutes.
    • 44' GOAL ATTEMPTS: Sunderland 5-4 Fulham
    • 43' There looks like more goals in this game as Sessegnon drives forward and shoots on goal. Schwarzer smuggles it behind for a corner.
    • 42' Fulham force successive corners. Mignolet punches away the Karagounis delivery and Riise’s shot is over.
    • 41' Sessegnon drives into the box and gets his cross in. Hangeland clears.
    • 40' A dangerous cross from Riise and Bramble deals with it well.
    • 39' Hangeland seemed to bring down Fletcher on the edge of the box. Nothing given. Dejagah goes down in the box. Nothing given again. Great game now.
    • 38' Larsson whips in a dangerous cross and Graham can’t get enough on his header. That was another chance. All Sunderland now.
    • 37' Two goals in as many minutes and this game has come alive!
    • 36' GOAL Sunderland! Gardner smashes it into the top corner.
    • 35' Penalty Sunderland! Senderos tugs back Graham and the referee points to the spot.
    • 34' GOAL Fulham! A great counter and Riether scores his first for Fulham after Dejagah’s shot is palmed into his path from Mignolet.
    • 33' POSSESSION: Sunderland 56%-44% Fulham
    • 31' Johnson taken down by Riether. Dangerous free kick position again for Larsson. Good clearing header from Senderos.
    • 30' Berbatov beginning to look a bit isolated up front. Sunderland starting to dictate.
    • 29' Danny Graham caught offside. A good defensive line held by Fulham.
    • 28' A poor ball from Hangeland goes straight out. It was meant for Dejagah.
    • 27' Berbatov turns Bramble and gets his cross in but there’s nobody in the box for Fulham.
    • 26' Sunderland have been fairly dominant but nearly got caught cold again.
    • 25' Chances at either end! Larsson plays in another free kick, Fletcher wins it in the air but nobody gambled to get across the box. A counter attack from Fulham and Dejagah is through on goal. Mignolet narrows the angle and he plants his shot wide!
    • 24' Fulham don’t look too confident when these crosses are coming in. Again Hangeland fouls Fletcher. Free kick.
    • 23' It’s been all Sunderland since the Fulham goal but Larsson concedes a free kick. Looked like a dive from Riether though. Fletcher is fouled. Free kick Sunderland. Getting a bit niggly.
    • 22' Good work from Sessegnon again. He gets to the byline but his cross is too high for Fletcher.
    • 21' Sunderland win a free kick. Larsson plays it in but Fulham head clear.
    • 20' That was Berbatov’s tenth goal of the season for his third different club.
    • 19' Damien Duff caught offside. Sunderland on the attack.
    • 18' It was a strange incident for the penalty. Referee Halsey initially seemed to wave away the penalty appeal then seemed to change his mind. Definitely a penalty though.
    • 17' A good strong header from Hangeland clears the danger for Fulham.
    • 16' Fulham have not lost this season when Berbatov has scored. Sunderland win a corner.
    • 15' GOAL Fulham! It’s a sweet penalty, stroked home after a brief check in his run up. Casual.
    • 13' Berbatov plays in Dejagah who goes down after a trip by Gardner. Penalty!
    • 12' Good work by Duff down the right flank. He wins a throw. It’s Duff’s 34th birthday today.
    • 11' Sessegnon skips past one challenge but is tackled on the edge of the box. Tried to take on one player too many but he is a danger.
    • 10' Colback flights an easy cross in to Schwarzer to claim. A waste.
    • 9' Left footed cross from Gardner but it cannons off Sidwell and away. Fletcher wins a corner.
    • 8' Graham puts pressure on Riether and his clearance cannons back off the striker for a throw.
    • 7' Duff gets in a cross down the right but it’s over everyone. Disappointing end to a promising move with Berbatov and Ruiz waiting.
    • 6' Slightly cagey opening. Fulham win another free kick.
    • 5' John O’Shea shepherds it back under pressure from Dejagah.
    • 4' This time Graham is fouled and Sunderland win a free kick. Combative start in the middle of the park.
    • 3' Duff fouled by Sessegnon. Free kick Fulham. Both sides setting up 4-4-2. It could be an open game today. I’m expecting good things.
    • 2' Sessegnon forces an early corner and John O’Shea almost scores with a header that flashes wide of the top corner! Close.
    • 1' Referee Mark Halsey blows the whistle to get us underway. An important day for the home side, five points above the drop zone.
    • 14.55 Five minutes to kick off here. MATCH ODDS: Sunderland 7/5 Fulham 23/10 Draw 23/10.
    • 14.50 Mark Schwarzer could be kept busy this afternoon. Of the players to score 10+ goals in the Premier League, Steven Fletcher has the joint-best shooting accuracy (62.5%).
    • 14.45 Will it be another Fulham late show? 46% of their goals this season (17 of 37) have been scored in the final 30 minutes of matches.
    • 14.40 Sunderland have lost their last three games in a row, they have not lost four in a row since April 2011.
    • 14.35 Dimitar Berbatov is a man on form for Fulham after his cracking volley against Stoke last week. Fulham are yet to lose this season in the Premier League when Berbatov has scored (W4 D3).
    • 14.30 Don’t expect too many goals today. The Stadium of Light has seen just 27 Premier League goals scored at it this season; fewer than any other ground.
    • 14.25 Martin O'Neill: "If the gist of (what Simon Mignolet's agent said) was that Atletico Madrid are a better side than Sunderland, well I am not so sure that too many people would disagree with that. I haven't a major problem with that. Our job is to try to make us at some time or another as good as them."
    • 14.20 The omens are not good for Sunderland in this fixture. They have won only one of their last seven Barclays Premier League games against Fulham but that came earlier this season at Craven Cottage (3-1). They have also failed to score in six of their last nine Premier League games against Fulham.
    • 14.15 Sunderland: Mignolet, Gardner, Colback, O'Shea (c), Bramble, N'Diaye, Larsson, Sessegnon, Johnson, Graham, Fletcher. Subs: Petric, Frimpong, Richardson, Hughes, Rodallega, Emanuelson, Etheridge /// Fulham: Schwarzer; Riether, Hangeland (c), Senderos, Riise; Dejagah, Karagounis, Sidwell, Duff; Ruiz, Berbatov. Subs: Etheridge, Hughes, Richardson, Frimpong, Emanuelson, Rodallega, Petric.
    • 14.10 TEAM NEWS: Sunderland skipper Lee Cattermole is facing several weeks on the sidelines as he attempts to shake off a knee injury. Full-back Danny Rose is expected to return to training next week after aggravating a hamstring strain which has been treated at parent club Tottenham. Fulham's Simon Davies has overcome a knee injury and could play his first game in almost a year. Fellow midfielders Kerim Frei and Kieran Richardson have recovered from their respective pelvis and calf injuries.
    • 14.05 Victory for Sunderland would see them go level on points with Fulham and they could even leapfrog the West London side on goal difference. Check out the full Premier League table here.
    • 14.00 Hello and welcome to our LIVE match coverage of Sunderland v Fulham from the Stadium of Light. Kick off 15.00 GMT.

  • Summary

    • 81' A great delivery and the header from Fletcher from McClean’s cross hits the back of Hangeland. Big chance.
    • 78' Sunderland pressing now. Johnson’s shot deflects just wide. Johnson is claiming a hand ball off Frimpong.
    • 76' Berbatov has a two on one but goes alone instead of playing it to Dejagah. It’s the wrong option as Mignolet saves easily.
    • 69' GOAL Sunderland! And it’s one end to the other. Ruiz flicks it in to Berbatov who is clean through but Mignolet saves with his legs. Johnson springs up the other end and plays it to Sessegnon who drives it past Schwarzer.
    • 63' Graham caught just offside from N'Diaye’s cuts pass. Replays suggest he was just onside. Big call.
    • 56' Sessegnon sets it to N'Diaye on the edge of the box but he strikes it just over the top.
    • 55' Cross from Riise catches out Mignolet who flaps it straight to Berbatov. Luckily for Sunderland the big man can’t control it.
    • 49' Berbatov in the box in a similar position to where he scored against Stoke but this time he fires it well over.
    • 47' What a chance! Johnson plays in Fletcher and it falls perfectly to Graham but he scuffs his shot and Schwarzer saves easily. Should have been 2-2.
    • 43' There looks like more goals in this game as Sessegnon drives forward and shoots on goal. Schwarzer smuggles it behind for a corner.
    • 38' Larsson whips in a dangerous cross and Graham can’t get enough on his header. That was another chance. All Sunderland now.
    • 36' GOAL Sunderland! Gardner smashes it into the top corner.
    • 35' Penalty Sunderland! Senderos tugs back Graham and the referee points to the spot.
    • 34' GOAL Fulham! A great counter and Riether scores his first for Fulham after Dejagah’s shot is palmed into his path from Mignolet.
    • 25' Chances at either end! Larsson plays in another free kick, Fletcher wins it in the air but nobody gambled to get across the box. A counter attack from Fulham and Dejagah is through on goal. Mignolet narrows the angle and he plants his shot wide!
    • 22' Good work from Sessegnon again. He gets to the byline but his cross is too high for Fletcher.
    • 15' GOAL Fulham! It’s a sweet penalty, stroked home after a brief check in his run up. Casual.
    • 13' Berbatov plays in Dejagah who goes down after a trip by Gardner. Penalty!
    • 2' Sessegnon forces an early corner and John O’Shea almost scores with a header that flashes wide of the top corner! Close.
    • 14.15 Sunderland: Mignolet, Gardner, Colback, O'Shea (c), Bramble, N'Diaye, Larsson, Sessegnon, Johnson, Graham, Fletcher. Subs: Petric, Frimpong, Richardson, Hughes, Rodallega, Emanuelson, Etheridge /// Fulham: Schwarzer; Riether, Hangeland (c), Senderos, Riise; Dejagah, Karagounis, Sidwell, Duff; Ruiz, Berbatov. Subs: Etheridge, Hughes, Richardson, Frimpong, Emanuelson, Rodallega, Petric.

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      Goalkeeper
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      Defenders
      Goal 8 7
      7 7
      7 6
      7 6
      Midfielders
      6 6
      Yellow Card 7 6
      Goal 8 8
      8.5 7
      Strikers
      9 6
      Substitution Out76′ 7 6
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      Yellow Card 4.8 6
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      Midfielders
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      Substitution Out65′ 5 6
      Substitution Out80′ 3.6 6
      Substitution Out85′ 6.7 6
      Strikers
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      Goal 8.9 7
      Subs
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  1. Baloney,2-0 eh ,well you were right for a few­ minutes,numbskull !!! Look above you, the Mighty­ Mackems, ha ha ha !!!

    From Joseph, on Sun 3 Mar 12:04

  2. Dejagah is very Powerful !

    From Ali, on Sun 3 Mar 5:07

  3. Mark we were absolute garbage the 1st half, Gardner­ ,Larsson,Graham, in particular, WHY does MON persist­ with Gardner at right back, far too slow,as is Larsson.­ Bardsley must be brought back and Gardner moved into­ midfield !!

    From Joseph, on Sat 2 Mar 18:11

  4. Cameron not at all. Happy days are not here at all. ­ I have seen several posts from SAFC fans which clearly­ state how bad we are and it's true. NUFC are not­ much better but I concede that you will probably finish­ higher up the league than we will. Your January­ signings do look strong and they will make the­ difference. Prior to January you lot looked like going­ down. I still don't think that either of our­ clubs will drop into the Championship but we both need­ to improve (SAFC in particular).

    From Mark, on Sat 2 Mar 17:52

  5. Sendhimlost has lost Fulham another two points! ­ THat's 10 points his mistakes has cost Fulham this­ season! Jol's blued boy!

    From TruthRaidersCousin, on Sat 2 Mar 17:44

  6. Decent point in the end i guess; could've been a­ lot worse. Never mind, you all get to crawl out of the­ woodwork now because you have gone above the Mighty­ Toon (albeit for a week) on goal difference ;-) Oh­ happy days are here again eh . . . . . . hmmmmm.

    From cameron, on Sat 2 Mar 17:16

  7. What a mess. The way our fans reacted to this you`d­ think we`d just won the bloody FA Cup. Pathetic. Not­ good enough MON, just not good enough. We are in for a­ scrap and there is no other way of looking at it. I­ said a big improvement was needed after the West Brom­ match and I`m saying it again after this mess.

    From mackemloser, on Sat 2 Mar 17:10

  8. McClean is getting worse.

    From Mark, on Sat 2 Mar 16:52

  9. Swans in front!!

    From Bob P, on Sat 2 Mar 16:44

  10. We are in a dog fight for sure!

    From Mark, on Sat 2 Mar 16:33

  11. No-one home at Yahoo then----can't run a straight­ ship!!

    From Bob P, on Sat 2 Mar 16:19

  12. Normal #$%$ from Yahoo

    From Ralph, on Sat 2 Mar 15:53

  13. Still no Prem scores on "Live now"

    From Bob P, on Sat 2 Mar 15:52

  14. Wasted chances--poor defending--deserve to be behind

    From Bob P, on Sat 2 Mar 15:49

  15. RITA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From Stalins Ghost, on Sat 2 Mar 15:36

  16. Yahoo--why are the Prem matches still on the­ "Coming up" list??

    From Bob P, on Sat 2 Mar 15:28

  17. An early lead forthem---same old story---poor play from­ Gardner really.

    From Bob P, on Sat 2 Mar 15:26

  18. Yeeesss!!!! Defo a pen!! Get in there!!! Good old­ Gardner!! Has wor Danny had a kick yet?

    From Tony, on Sat 2 Mar 15:26

  19. Oh dear.

    From cameron, on Sat 2 Mar 15:19

  20. Sad mags... Do you have nothing better to do then to­ come on here and slag of sunderland? Grow up you sad­ geordie nation. I bet most of you lot come from Durham­ too... Lol

    From O.O, on Sat 2 Mar 14:46
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