English Premier League

Liverpool vs Sunderland, 2015-2016 Barclays Premier League

· English Premier League
Liverpool
  • 59': Roberto Firmino
  • 70': Adam Lallana
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2 - 2
Sunderland
  • 82': Adam Johnson
  • 89': Jermain Defoe

Liverpool let Sunderland walk out with a point after Anfield fightback

Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe scored an 89th-minute equaliser as Liverpool -- without their ill manager Jurgen Klopp -- squandered a two-goal lead.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Alberto Moreno (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Billy Jones (Sunderland).
  • 4': Emre Can (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Duncan Watmore (Sunderland).
  • 6': Adam Lallana (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Jan Kirchhoff (Sunderland).
  • 8': Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jermain Defoe.
  • 11': Foul by Emre Can (Liverpool).
  • 11': Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Substitution, Liverpool. Kolo Touré replaces Dejan Lovren because of an injury.
  • 13': Emre Can (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Jan Kirchhoff (Sunderland).
  • 20': Attempt saved. Alberto Moreno (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
  • 20': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vito Mannone.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 22': Delay in match Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) because of an injury.
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 23': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland).
  • 23': Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Delay in match Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) because of an injury.
  • 26': Substitution, Sunderland. Dame N'Doye replaces Duncan Watmore because of an injury.
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alberto Moreno.
  • 31': Foul by Jan Kirchhoff (Sunderland).
  • 31': Joe Allen (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Jermain Defoe (Sunderland).
  • 32': Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
  • 38': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
  • 39': Foul by Dame N'Doye (Sunderland).
  • 39': Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Dame N'Doye (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Delay in match Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool) because of an injury.
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Offside, Liverpool. James Milner tries a through ball, but Adam Lallana is caught offside.
  • 43': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wahbi Khazri.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Emre Can with a headed pass.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Alberto Moreno (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Roberto Firmino with a headed pass.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
  • 45'+1': Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Delay in match Joe Allen (Liverpool) because of an injury.
  • 45'+2': Substitution, Liverpool. Jordon Ibe replaces Joe Allen because of an injury.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Sunderland 0.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Sunderland 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Sunderland 0.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
  • 52': Offside, Sunderland. Lamine Koné tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
  • 53': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland).
  • 53': Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kolo Touré.
  • 56': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jordon Ibe.
  • 57': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Alberto Moreno.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jan Kirchhoff.
  • 59': Goal! Liverpool 1, Sunderland 0. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Milner with a cross.
  • 61': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Jordon Ibe (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Milner.
  • 62': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Billy Jones.
  • 64': Hand ball by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
  • 64': Attempt saved. Adam Lallana (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Jordon Ibe (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 66': Substitution, Sunderland. Adam Johnson replaces Jan Kirchhoff.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
  • 70': Goal! Liverpool 2, Sunderland 0. Adam Lallana (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 72': Offside, Sunderland. John O'Shea tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
  • 73': Dame N'Doye (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Alberto Moreno (Liverpool).
  • 75': Substitution, Sunderland. DeAndre Yedlin replaces Billy Jones because of an injury.
  • 77': Foul by Lamine Koné (Sunderland).
  • 77': Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lamine Koné.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Adam Lallana (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne.
  • 81': Foul by Alberto Moreno (Liverpool).
  • 81': Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Alberto Moreno (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Goal! Liverpool 2, Sunderland 1. Adam Johnson (Sunderland) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 84': Offside, Liverpool. Nathaniel Clyne tries a through ball, but Roberto Firmino is caught offside.
  • 86': Substitution, Liverpool. Lucas Leiva replaces Jordan Henderson.
  • 89': Goal! Liverpool 2, Sunderland 2. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
  • 90': Offside, Liverpool. Adam Lallana tries a through ball, but Roberto Firmino is caught offside.
  • 90': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland).
  • 90': Lucas Leiva (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jordon Ibe (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mamadou Sakho.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Adam Johnson (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Sunderland 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 0
28.7 Possession 71.3
7 SHOTS 16
2 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
175 Accurate Passes 576
282 Passes 692
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 7
7 Crosses 26
0.3 Cross % 0.3
74 Long Balls 82
20 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 4
15 Effective Tackles 15
19 Tackles 16
0.8 Tackle % 0.9
0 Interceptions 0
31 Effective Clearances 7
46 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 44,179

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 11 +15 26
2 Chelsea 11 +10 20
3 Manchester City 10 +12 19
4 Sunderland 11 +4 19
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Simon Mignolet (GK)
17 Mamadou Sakho
6 Dejan Lovren
18 Alberto Moreno Yellow Card
2 Nathaniel Clyne
20 Adam Lallana
23 Emre Can
14 Jordan Henderson
11 Roberto Firmino
24 Joe Allen
7 James Milner
Liverpool Substitutes:
Jordon Ibe, Daniel Sturridge, Christian Benteke, Jon Flanagan, Lucas Leiva, Kolo Touré, Danny Ward.

SUN 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
2 Billy Jones
21 Yann M'vila
6 Lee Cattermole
22 Wahbi Khazri
41 Duncan Watmore
18 Jermain Defoe
Sunderland Substitutes:
Dame N'Doye, Adam Johnson, Jordan Pickford, Wes Brown, DeAndre Yedlin, Jack Rodwell, Ola Toivonen.

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