Sunderland vs Liverpool, 2015-2016 Barclays Premier League
· English Premier LeagueChristian Benteke goal gives Liverpool victory at Sunderland
Christian Benteke scored in the opening moments of the second half to give Liverpool a 1-0 win at Sunderland on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wes Brown.
- 5': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Billy Jones.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 5': Attempt saved. Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 7': Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Fabio Borini (Sunderland).
- 10': Hand ball by Christian Benteke (Liverpool).
- 11': Attempt blocked. Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabio Borini.
- 11': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Emre Can.
- 13': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dejan Lovren.
- 16': Attempt saved. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Cattermole.
- 16': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Simon Mignolet.
- 17': Christian Benteke (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Sebastián Coates (Sunderland).
- 17': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 19': Dangerous play by Christian Benteke (Liverpool).
- 19': Vito Mannone (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Christian Benteke (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
- 21': Hand ball by Emre Can (Liverpool).
- 23': Foul by Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool).
- 23': Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dejan Lovren.
- 25': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
- 26': Attempt missed. Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alberto Moreno with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Adam Johnson (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Foul by Emre Can (Liverpool).
- 29': Delay in match Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) because of an injury.
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Substitution, Sunderland. Duncan Watmore replaces Jack Rodwell because of an injury.
- 33': Attempt missed. Fabio Borini (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 36': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne with a cross.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Emre Can (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
- 37': Delay in match Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) because of an injury.
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Foul by Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool).
- 39': Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Adam Johnson (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 41': Offside, Sunderland. Billy Jones tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
- 42': Emre Can (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
- 42': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
- 43': Foul by Alberto Moreno (Liverpool).
- 43': Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Liverpool 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Liverpool 0.
- 46': Goal! Sunderland 0, Liverpool 1. Christian Benteke (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
- 50': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Adam Lallana (Liverpool).
- 50': Attempt blocked. Adam Johnson (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabio Borini.
- 53': Foul by Alberto Moreno (Liverpool).
- 53': Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt saved. Fabio Borini (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 54': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Adam Lallana (Liverpool).
- 55': Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Foul by Alberto Moreno (Liverpool).
- 57': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Emre Can (Liverpool).
- 58': Emre Can (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Lucas Leiva replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
- 62': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 63': Foul by Billy Jones (Sunderland).
- 63': Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Sunderland. Jeremain Lens replaces Adam Johnson.
- 66': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Alberto Moreno.
- 68': Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool).
- 69': Emre Can (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Jeremain Lens (Sunderland).
- 69': Delay in match Emre Can (Liverpool) because of an injury.
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Attempt saved. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Leiva.
- 72': Delay in match Sebastián Coates (Sunderland) because of an injury.
- 72': Substitution, Sunderland. DeAndre Yedlin replaces Sebastián Coates because of an injury.
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Attempt missed. Emre Can (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
- 75': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alberto Moreno.
- 77': Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Alberto Moreno (Liverpool).
- 77': Alberto Moreno (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Philippe Coutinho.
- 78': Attempt saved. Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 78': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Simon Mignolet.
- 81': Foul by Christian Benteke (Liverpool).
- 81': Wes Brown (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Adam Lallana (Liverpool).
- 82': Wes Brown (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Liverpool. Jordon Ibe replaces Philippe Coutinho.
- 85': Foul by Jeremain Lens (Sunderland).
- 85': Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Delay in match Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool) because of an injury.
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Attempt missed. Jordon Ibe (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 89': Emre Can (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Fabio Borini (Sunderland).
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Firmino with a through ball.
- 90'+3': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
- 90'+3': Lucas Leiva (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Liverpool. Kolo Touré replaces Roberto Firmino.
- 90'+5': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Lucas Leiva.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Liverpool 1.
Statistics
 LIV |
SUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 57.7 | Possession | 42.3 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 337 | Accurate Passes | 216 |
| 465 | Passes | 326 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 75 | Long Balls | 72 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 29 | Clearances | 46 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 45,765
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 45,765
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | +4 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Sunderland (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Vito Mannone (GK) |
| 5 | Wes Brown |
| 22 | Sebastián Coates |
| 3 | Patrick van Aanholt |
| 2 | Billy Jones |
| 21 | Yann M'vila |
| 8 | Jack Rodwell |
| 6 | Lee Cattermole |
| 18 | Jermain Defoe |
| 9 | Fabio Borini |
| 11 | Adam Johnson |
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Simon Mignolet (GK) |
| 17 | Mamadou Sakho |
| 6 | Dejan Lovren |
| 18 | Alberto Moreno  |
| 2 | Nathaniel Clyne |
| 11 | Roberto Firmino |
| 23 | Emre Can |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 9 | Christian Benteke |
| 10 | Philippe Coutinho |
| 20 | Adam Lallana |
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