Sunderland vs Crystal Palace, 2015-2016 Barclays Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Fabio Borini rescues Sunderland after Connor Wickham double for Palace
Fabio Borini denied Crystal Palace a first Premier League victory in 11 attempts after Connor Wickham's double.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 9': Attempt missed. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yohan Cabaye.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Wickham.
- 12': Attempt saved. Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jermain Defoe.
- 13': Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by John O'Shea (Sunderland).
- 14': Attempt saved. Damien Delaney (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Wickham.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
- 14': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Damien Delaney.
- 16': Foul by Yannick Bolasie (Crystal Palace).
- 16': Jan Kirchhoff (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': DeAndre Yedlin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Yannick Bolasie (Crystal Palace).
- 17': Foul by Jack Rodwell (Sunderland).
- 17': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Offside, Crystal Palace. Scott Dann tries a through ball, but Yannick Bolasie is caught offside.
- 21': Attempt missed. Jordon Mutch (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yannick Bolasie.
- 22': Foul by Dame N'Doye (Sunderland).
- 22': Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Dame N'Doye (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
- 27': DeAndre Yedlin (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Foul by Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace).
- 28': Substitution, Sunderland. Younes Kaboul replaces John O'Shea because of an injury.
- 30': Hand ball by Dame N'Doye (Sunderland).
- 30': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jan Kirchhoff.
- 30': Attempt saved. Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yohan Cabaye with a cross.
- 31': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Vito Mannone.
- 32': Attempt saved. Dame N'Doye (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
- 34': Foul by Jordon Mutch (Crystal Palace).
- 34': Vito Mannone (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 36': Goal! Sunderland 1, Crystal Palace 0. Dame N'Doye (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jermain Defoe.
- 37': Attempt saved. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
- 38': Offside, Crystal Palace. Damien Delaney tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
- 39': Attempt saved. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin.
- 40': Foul by Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace).
- 40': Jan Kirchhoff (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Hand ball by Jermain Defoe (Sunderland).
- 42': Foul by Jack Rodwell (Sunderland).
- 42': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Damien Delaney.
- 45'+1': Foul by Scott Dann (Crystal Palace).
- 45'+1': Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Younes Kaboul (Sunderland) with an attempt from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sunderland 1, Crystal Palace 0.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Sunderland 2, Crystal Palace 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 1, Crystal Palace 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha with a cross.
- 46': Foul by Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace).
- 46': Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Martin Kelly.
- 49': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Scott Dann.
- 49': Attempt missed. Younes Kaboul (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Foul by Dame N'Doye (Sunderland).
- 51': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Hand ball by Dame N'Doye (Sunderland).
- 55': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Yann M'Vila.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jermain Defoe.
- 58': Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jermain Defoe.
- 58': Attempt missed. Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 58': Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 59': Foul by Yann M'Vila (Sunderland).
- 59': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Attempt missed. Yannick Bolasie (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yohan Cabaye with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 61': Goal! Sunderland 1, Crystal Palace 1. Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannick Bolasie.
- 62': Attempt saved. Yannick Bolasie (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordon Mutch.
- 63': Dame N'Doye (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 64': Substitution, Sunderland. Lee Cattermole replaces Jan Kirchhoff.
- 64': Dame N'Doye (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
- 66': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Yann M'Vila.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordon Mutch with a cross.
- 67': Goal! Sunderland 1, Crystal Palace 2. Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 68': Foul by Dame N'Doye (Sunderland).
- 68': Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace).
- 69': Vito Mannone (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 73': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Joe Ledley replaces Yohan Cabaye.
- 76': Damien Delaney (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (Sunderland).
- 77': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Bakary Sako replaces Yannick Bolasie.
- 79': Foul by Jordon Mutch (Crystal Palace).
- 79': Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Delay in match Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) because of an injury.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Substitution, Sunderland. Fabio Borini replaces Lee Cattermole because of an injury.
- 84': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Emmanuel Adebayor replaces Connor Wickham.
- 85': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 86': Dame N'Doye (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Bakary Sako (Crystal Palace).
- 86': Offside, Crystal Palace. Bakary Sako tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
- 90': Foul by Emmanuel Adebayor (Crystal Palace).
- 90': Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Goal! Sunderland 2, Crystal Palace 2. Fabio Borini (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Bakary Sako (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Adebayor.
- 90'+2': Foul by Emmanuel Adebayor (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+2': Lamine Koné (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, Crystal Palace 2.
Statistics
 CRY |
SUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 40.8 | Possession | 59.2 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 192 | Accurate Passes | 329 |
| 293 | Passes | 427 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 15 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 75 | Long Balls | 76 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 13 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 24 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 39,795
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 39,795
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 17 | +21 | 39 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 17 | +25 | 37 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 16 | +8 | 33 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 17 | +12 | 29 |
Line-Ups
Sunderland (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Vito Mannone (GK) |
| 16 | John O'Shea |
| 23 | Lamine Koné |
| 27 | Jan Kirchhoff |
| 3 | Patrick van Aanholt |
| 24 | DeAndre Yedlin |
| 8 | Jack Rodwell  |
| 21 | Yann M'vila |
| 22 | Wahbi Khazri |
| 10 | Dame N'Doye |
| 18 | Jermain Defoe |
Crystal Palace (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Wayne Hennessey (GK) |
| 27 | Damien Delaney |
| 6 | Scott Dann |
| 34 | Martin Kelly |
| 2 | Joel Ward |
| 22 | Jordon Mutch |
| 15 | Mile Jedinak |
| 7 | Yohan Cabaye |
| 21 | Connor Wickham |
| 10 | Yannick Bolasie |
| 11 | Wilfried Zaha |
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