Anglo-American, Sunderland vs. Crystal Palace (Sun Jan 12)


                           Sunderland  |  Crystal Palace
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-2-3-1 C
                        Neil Stockley  |  Graham Brown
                                       |
                           M_Neuer GK  |  GK U_Simon
                          P_Retsos DF  |  DF J_Schlupp
                           J_Young DF  |  DF C_Mepham
                            N_Sule DF  |  DF E_Pieters
                             J_Tah DF  |  DF S_Dann
                           S_Berge MF  |  MF A_Townsend
                     J_Ward-Prowse MF  |  MF M_Elneny
                        S_Bergwijn MF  |  AM W_Zaha
                          Paulinho MF  |  AM M_Brozovic
                          T_Werner FW  |  AM Y_Tielemans
                          A_Nelson FW  |  FW P_Cutrone
                                       |
                            M_Vorm SUB |  SUB S_Mandanda
                        A_Grimaldo SUB |  SUB N_Tavares
                           L_Gooch SUB |  SUB J_B-Agyepong
                         J_Sherman SUB |  SUB B_Sako
                          M_Icardi SUB |  SUB L_Lumeka




Min. 6  :(cry) P_Cutrone flicks the ball through 
          ...  A_Townsend runs onto it! 
          ...  Cleaned up by S_Bergwijn 
Min. 7  :(sun) J_Ward-Prowse unselfishly heads the ball back to A_Nelson 
          ...  A_Nelson curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  But U_Simon makes an easy save 
Min. 8  :(cry) A_Townsend with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  A_Townsend could have let it bounce! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Neuer dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Neuer beaten! 
Min. 9  :(cry) W_Zaha backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  Y_Tielemans gets on the end of it 
          ...  Y_Tielemans with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 10 :(cry) W_Zaha sidesteps J_Tah 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  W_Zaha hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But M_Neuer makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 11 :(cry) S_Dann is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  A_Townsend latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Townsend with a little chip! 
          ...  M_Neuer with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 12 :(cry) P_Cutrone sidesteps J_Tah 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  P_Cutrone with the overhead ! 
          ...  But M_Neuer smothers the ball. 
Min. 13 :(cry) P_Cutrone skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  But P_Retsos clears the danger 
Min. 16 :(cry) M_Brozovic with a flicked pass to P_Cutrone 
          ...  But J_Tah reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 20 :(sun) N_Sule sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Nelson 
          ...  Y_Tielemans with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 22 :(cry) A_Townsend brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  A_Townsend with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 24 :(sun) S_Berge gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds T_Werner 
          ...  T_Werner drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  But U_Simon makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 25 :(cry) M_Elneny knocks it past P_Retsos and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Elneny has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But M_Neuer makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 27 :(cry) A_Townsend beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  fantastic skill!! 
          ...  But P_Retsos slides in two footed. 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 34 :(cry) Y_Tielemans lays the ball back to A_Townsend 
          ...  A_Townsend carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be M_Neuer's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  M_Neuer looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 35 :(cry) P_Cutrone with a one-touch layoff to W_Zaha 
          ...  A thundering drive by W_Zaha ! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 37 :(cry) P_Cutrone sidesteps J_Young 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  P_Cutrone with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  M_Neuer has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  M_Neuer reacts well to tip it wide!!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Zaha curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Townsend gets a shot in 
          ...  M_Neuer with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 39 :(sun) S_Bergwijn lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  T_Werner latches on to it 
          ...  But E_Pieters clears the danger 
Min. 40 :(sun) J_Ward-Prowse with an intelligent ball to S_Bergwijn 
          ...  But J_Schlupp comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 40 :(sun) T_Werner is clutching his leg! 
          ...  The Sunderland physio rushes on 
          ...  He isn't able to carry on! 
Min. 40 :(sun) a big roar from the crowd as M_Icardi comes on for T_Werner to play FW 
Min. 42 :(sun) A_Nelson takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  A_Nelson fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The crowd goes wild ! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. 
          ...  The referee spotted something 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(sun) S_Bergwijn drives it forward to M_Icardi 
          ...  M_Elneny with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It’s in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  S_Bergwijn swings it in 
          ...  M_Icardi gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Icardi hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  U_Simon gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-0 Crystal Palace

Min. 46 :(sun) S_Berge with a short pass to find M_Icardi 
          ...  But C_Mepham clears the danger 
Min. 49 :(sun) P_Retsos brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on J_Schlupp 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Nelson! 
          ...  A_Nelson with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  And Sunderland are leading in the game now 
          ...  Sunderland 1-0 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 50 :(sun) M_Icardi runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  M_Icardi with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  U_Simon gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 53 :(sun) J_Ward-Prowse looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Young 
          ...  J_Young hits a great shot ! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 54 :(sun) Paulinho backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  M_Icardi gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Icardi tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The Referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
          ...  The Sunderland fans celebrate though! 
          ...  Sunderland 2-0 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 55 :(sun) Sunderland are switching their playing style to C 
Min. 55 :(cry) Y_Tielemans flicks it over J_Tah and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Y_Tielemans controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Sunderland fans laugh at him 
Min. 56 :(sun) M_Icardi loses his marker! 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Dann 
Min. 57 :(sun) M_Icardi finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled E_Pieters 
          ...  E_Pieters moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 60 :(cry) M_Elneny drives it forward to P_Cutrone 
          ...  P_Cutrone shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  M_Neuer never had a chance! 
Min. 61 :(sun) J_Ward-Prowse holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Icardi 
          ...  M_Icardi with a thundering drive! 
          ...  U_Simon watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 62 :(sun) S_Berge changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Icardi 
          ...  An audacious effort from M_Icardi ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 62 :(cry) C_Mepham cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to W_Zaha 
          ...  W_Zaha with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 66 :(sun) A_Nelson nutmegs the defender 
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Nelson ! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 67 :(cry) P_Cutrone with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past M_Icardi 
          ...  M_Icardi reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 69 :(cry) M_Elneny has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Sule 
          ...  He puts in A_Townsend! 
          ...  J_Young had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!/n The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! 
Min. 69 :(cry) P_Cutrone runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Tah 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  J_Young plays the back pass 
          ...  M_Neuer can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Zaha plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  E_Pieters makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  M_Neuer gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 70 :(sun) L_Gooch is coming on and Paulinho is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF 
Min. 70 :(cry) Crystal Palace made the switch to a A strategy 
Min. 71 :(cry) W_Zaha with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  Fine tackle by S_Bergwijn 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 72 :(sun) J_Tah plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  M_Icardi decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Icardi ! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 73 :(cry) P_Cutrone sprints past N_Sule 
          ...  Intercepted by S_Bergwijn 
Min. 75 :(cry) L_Lumeka is coming on for P_Cutrone and will play FW 
Min. 83 :(sun) P_Retsos with a penetrating pass to A_Nelson 
          ...  A_Nelson could have let it bounce! 
          ...  U_Simon has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  U_Simon is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 
Min. 83 :(cry) M_Brozovic controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  M_Elneny gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  J_Tah takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 84 :(sun) M_Icardi gains possession 
          ...  M_Icardi pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 87 :(cry) W_Zaha finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  W_Zaha tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sun) P_Retsos wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Icardi 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Schlupp 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium of Light
Attendance           : 59,500
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : P_Retsos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Nelson (49), M_Icardi (54)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Young (69)
Injured              : T_Werner (40)
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Crystal Palace Match Info
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Best player          : P_Cutrone
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Y_Tielemans (20), M_Elneny (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Sunderland  |    Crystal Palace
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       16
Off target           :           7        |       9
On target            :           7        |       7
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :           6        |       7
Key Tackles          :           9        |       6
Key Passes           :          15        |       10
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Final Score          : Sunderland 2 - 0 Crystal Palace
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Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Neuer        GK  29   2   3   3  24 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0   0
P_Retsos       DF   1  28  13   2  24 |  93   0   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  48   0
J_Young        DF   2  24  10   1  17 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   5   6
N_Sule         DF   1  25   9   3  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Tah          DF   2  25   3   3  24 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  33  10   0
S_Berge        MF   1   6  27   3  25 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Ward-Prowse  MF   2   4  27   3  23 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
S_Bergwijn     MF   1  10  26  13  25 |  93   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  20   0
Paulinho       MF   2   3  26   2  24 |  72   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
T_Werner       FW   2   3   3  24  28 |  40   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
A_Nelson       FW   2   2   3  24  21 |  93   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   8   8  39
M_Vorm         GK  24   2   3   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Grimaldo     DF   2  25   2   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Gooch        MF   2   3  25   3  23 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Sherman      MF   2   1  25   5  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Icardi       FW   1   2   4  26  24 |  53   0   1   0   0   7   1   0   0   0  13   0  33

Player Statistics - Crystal Palace
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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U_Simon        GK  29   7   2   1  23 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -18   0   0   0
J_Schlupp      DF   2  26  11   2  23 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
C_Mepham       DF   1  24   7   2  25 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
E_Pieters      DF   2  25   5   3  22 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   3
S_Dann         DF   1  23   5   3  27 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
A_Townsend     MF   2   3  26  11  21 |  93   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
M_Elneny       MF   2  12  25   2  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  17   0
W_Zaha         AM   2   3  25  10  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
M_Brozovic     AM   2   5  24   3  26 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Y_Tielemans    AM   1   5  24   3  23 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -1
P_Cutrone      FW   1   3  12  26  23 |  77   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   7
S_Mandanda     GK  27   3   2   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Tavares      DF   2  23   4   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_B-Agyepong   MF   2   4  23   4  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Sako         AM   2   3  23   7  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Lumeka       FW   2   2   3  24  18 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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