English Premier League

Sunderland vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2015-2016 Barclays Premier League

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  • 82': Ryan Mason

Ryan Mason strikes late to give Tottenham the points at Sunderland

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Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 4': Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Jordi Gómez (Sunderland).
  • 7': Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Younes Kaboul (Sunderland).
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
  • 12': Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Foul by Billy Jones (Sunderland).
  • 13': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 13': Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Billy Jones.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordi Gómez.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dele Alli.
  • 16': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 16': Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Nacer Chadli.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Davies.
  • 20': Foul by Fabio Borini (Sunderland).
  • 20': Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 20': Younes Kaboul (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Fabio Borini (Sunderland).
  • 21': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Foul by Ryan Mason (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 23': Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Billy Jones.
  • 26': Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jeremain Lens with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
  • 29': Delay in match Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) because of an injury.
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nacer Chadli.
  • 31': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Younes Kaboul.
  • 33': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 36': Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 36': Jordi Gómez (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Mason.
  • 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 Yann M'Vila.
  • 40': Offside, Sunderland. Costel Pantilimon tries a through ball, but Jeremain Lens is caught offside.
  • 41': Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Jeremain Lens (Sunderland).
  • 42': Foul by Billy Jones (Sunderland).
  • 42': Nacer Chadli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Billy Jones (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Foul by Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 42': Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Jones.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Eric Dier.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Nacer Chadli.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Eric Dier.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
  • 46': Foul by Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 46': Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Jordi Gómez (Sunderland).
  • 48': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Jeremain Lens (Sunderland).
  • 50': Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Younes Kaboul.
  • 54': Delay in match Fabio Borini (Sunderland) because of an injury.
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Ryan Mason (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nacer Chadli.
  • 56': Foul by Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland).
  • 56': Ryan Mason (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jermain Defoe.
  • 58': Costel Pantilimon (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 60': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Ola Toivonen (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
  • 62': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Andros Townsend replaces Son Heung-Min.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Billy Jones (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 62': Foul by Ola Toivonen (Sunderland).
  • 62': Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Billy Jones.
  • 67': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Erik Lamela replaces Dele Alli.
  • 68': Foul by Nacer Chadli (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 68': John O'Shea (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
  • 71': Delay in match Fabio Borini (Sunderland) because of an injury.
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Billy Jones (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 74': Substitution, Sunderland. Lee Cattermole replaces Jordi Gómez.
  • 74': Substitution, Sunderland. Duncan Watmore replaces Fabio Borini because of an injury.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Nacer Chadli (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Mason.
  • 76': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Younes Kaboul.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Lamela with a cross.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Andros Townsend (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Billy Jones.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Ryan Mason (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 81': Substitution, Sunderland. Jack Rodwell replaces Ola Toivonen.
  • 82': Goal! Sunderland 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Ryan Mason (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Erik Lamela with a through ball.
  • 84': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
  • 84': Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Younes Kaboul.
  • 85': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
  • 85': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Tom Carroll replaces Ryan Mason because of an injury.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
  • 88': Foul by Andros Townsend (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 88': Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Offside, Sunderland. Younes Kaboul tries a through ball, but Jeremain Lens is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Nacer Chadli (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Erik Lamela.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Nacer Chadli (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Erik Lamela.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 3
56.1 Possession 43.9
15 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
327 Accurate Passes 220
411 Passes 313
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 2
22 Crosses 23
0.1 Cross % 0.1
70 Long Balls 63
33 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 5
18 Effective Tackles 18
26 Tackles 22
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
25 Effective Clearances 21
31 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 40,303

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 4 +5 12
2 Arsenal 4 +8 9
3 Tottenham Hotspur 4 +7 9
4 AFC Bournemouth 4 +1 9
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SUN Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Costel Pantilimon (GK)
15 Younes Kaboul
16 John O'Shea
3 Patrick van Aanholt
2 Billy Jones Yellow Card
20 Ola Toivonen
14 Jordi Gómez
21 Yann M'vila
18 Jermain Defoe
9 Fabio Borini Yellow Card
17 Jeremain Lens

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
5 Jan Vertonghen Yellow Card
4 Toby Alderweireld
33 Ben Davies
2 Kyle Walker
20 Dele Alli
8 Ryan Mason
15 Eric Dier
10 Harry Kane
22 Nacer Chadli
7 Son Heung-Min

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