Sunderland vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2011-2012 Barclays Premier League

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Sunderland are hosting Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Premier League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Stéphane Sessegnon (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by David Davis (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
3': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Anthony Forde.
4': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Christophe Berra.
7': Delay in match Steven Fletcher (Wolverhampton Wanderers) because of an injury.
7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
9': Attempt missed. Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicklas Bendtner following a fast break.
10': Attempt saved. Anthony Forde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Fletcher.
12': Attempt missed. Michael Kightly (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Davis.
14': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by James McClean.
14': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Nicklas Bendtner.
16': Attempt missed. James McClean (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stéphane Sessegnon following a fast break.
18': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Michael Kightly.
20': Craig Gardner (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Foul by Karl Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
20': Attempt missed. Craig Gardner (Sunderland) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Phillip Bardsley with a cross.
21': Stéphane Sessegnon (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Foul by Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
27': Attempt blocked. James McClean (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stéphane Sessegnon.
31': Attempt saved. Stéphane Sessegnon (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson.
31': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Wayne Hennessey.
32': Attempt missed. James McClean (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson with a cross following a corner.
35': Michael Turner (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Sylvain Ebanks-Blake (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
35': Attempt missed. James McClean (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicklas Bendtner with a headed pass.
36': Nicklas Bendtner (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Foul by Christophe Berra (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
36': Delay in match Christophe Berra (Wolverhampton Wanderers) because of an injury.
36': Delay in match Nicklas Bendtner (Sunderland) because of an injury.
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37': Attempt missed. Phillip Bardsley (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
40': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland).
40': Michael Kightly (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt missed. Phillip Bardsley (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Gardner.
45': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
0': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
48': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Christophe Berra.
50': Attempt blocked. Stéphane Sessegnon (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Gardner.
50': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Kevin Foley.
51': Stéphane Sessegnon (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by David Davis (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
53': Attempt saved. Steven Fletcher (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Stephen Ward with a cross.
55': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Kevin Foley.
56': Jack Colback (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Michael Kightly (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
56': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Richard Stearman.
56': Foul by Matthew Kilgallon (Sunderland).
56': Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt saved. Anthony Forde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Fletcher.
59': Offside, Sunderland. Simon Mignolet tries a through ball, but Nicklas Bendtner is caught offside.
60': Attempt blocked. Karl Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Davis.
61': Attempt missed. Sylvain Ebanks-Blake (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Fletcher.
61': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matthew Jarvis replaces Anthony Forde.
63': Attempt missed. Sylvain Ebanks-Blake (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stephen Ward with a cross.
65': Foul by Jack Colback (Sunderland).
65': Karl Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Attempt saved. Steven Fletcher (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Stephen Ward with a cross.
68': Nicklas Bendtner (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Foul by Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
69': Attempt missed. Nicklas Bendtner (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James McClean with a cross following a set piece situation.
70': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wayne Hennessey tries a through ball, but Steven Fletcher is caught offside.
73': Attempt saved. James McClean (Sunderland) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Gardner with a cross.
74': Attempt blocked. Matthew Jarvis (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Fletcher.
76': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Phillip Bardsley.
77': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. David Edwards replaces Michael Kightly.
77': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Phillip Bardsley.
78': Substitution, Sunderland. Fraizer Campbell replaces Craig Gardner.
79': Foul by James McClean (Sunderland).
79': David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Kieran Richardson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Sylvain Ebanks-Blake (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
81': Attempt saved. Steven Fletcher (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matthew Jarvis with a cross.
81': Simon Mignolet (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Kevin Foley (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
82': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Ronald Zubar replaces Kevin Foley.
84': Delay in match Wayne Hennessey (Wolverhampton Wanderers) because of an injury.
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Stéphane Sessegnon (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Foul by Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
86': Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Attempt missed. Stéphane Sessegnon (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fraizer Campbell.
89': Attempt missed. Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Stéphane Sessegnon.
89': Attempt missed. David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
90': Attempt saved. James McClean (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Turner.
90': Foul by Karl Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
90': Fraizer Campbell (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
0': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.

Statistics

WOL		SUN
12	Fouls	4
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	8
3	Saves	5
48.8	Possession	51.2
11	SHOTS	14
5	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
268	Accurate Passes	284
349	Passes	365
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	6
24	Crosses	35
0.3	Cross %	0.2
44	Long Balls	43
18	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	2
11	Effective Tackles	17
14	Tackles	22
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
30	Effective Clearances	22
48	Clearances	30

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 37,476

Premier League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	2	+6	6
2	Tottenham Hotspur	2	+5	6
3	Liverpool	2	+3	6
4	Chelsea	2	+4	4

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Sunderland (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
22	Simon Mignolet (GK)
12	Matthew Kilgallon
4	Michael Turner
11	Kieran Richardson
2	Phil Bardsley
14	Jack Colback
8	Craig Gardner
23	James McClean
7	Sebastian Larsson
52	Nicklas Bendtner
28	Stéphane Sessegnon

Sunderland Substitutes:

Kieren Westwood, Ji Dong-Won, Fraizer Campbell, David Vaughan, Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Wayne Bridge, David Meyler.

Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Wayne Hennessey (GK)
16	Christophe Berra
5	Richard Stearman
11	Stephen Ward
32	Kevin Foley
8	Karl Henry
26	David Davis
37	Anthony Forde
7	Michael Kightly
10	Steven Fletcher
9	Sylvan Ebanks-Blake

Wolverhampton Wanderers Substitutes:

Eggert Jonsson, Ronald Zubar, Kevin Doyle, Dorus de Vries, Roger Johnson, David Edwards, Matthew Jarvis.

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