Aston Villa vs Sunderland, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Aston Villa

10': Albert Adomah
49': Josh Onomah

FT
2 - 1

Sunderland

72': Lewis Grabban

Aston Villa 2-1 Sunderland

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
8': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Christopher Samba.
9': Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa).
10': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Sunderland 0. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
12': Offside, Sunderland. Darron Gibson tries a through ball, but Aiden McGeady is caught offside.
14': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Sunderland).
15': Foul by Keinan Davis (Aston Villa).
15': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Hand ball by George Honeyman (Sunderland).
19': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by George Honeyman (Sunderland).
22': Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).
25': Attempt missed. Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lynden Gooch.
29': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
29': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Attempt saved. Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
33': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Robbin Ruiter.
33': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
34': Attempt saved. Christopher Samba (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Glenn Whelan.
36': Attempt missed. Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
36': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Hutton.
36': Offside, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane tries a through ball, but Albert Adomah is caught offside.
45': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa).
45': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Callum McManaman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).
45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Sunderland 0.
45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Sunderland 0.
46': Foul by Josh Onomah (Aston Villa).
46': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Christopher Samba.
49': Attempt saved. Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
49': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Sunderland 0. Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
52': Attempt missed. Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lewis Grabban.
59': Offside, Sunderland. Lewis Grabban tries a through ball, but George Honeyman is caught offside.
63': Substitution, Sunderland. James Vaughan replaces Lynden Gooch.
63': Substitution, Aston Villa. Mile Jedinak replaces Glenn Whelan.
67': Attempt blocked. Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
67': Foul by Darron Gibson (Sunderland).
67': Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Sunderland).
69': Foul by Darron Gibson (Sunderland).
69': Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
69': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Callum McManaman (Sunderland).
72': Attempt saved. Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyias Browning.
72': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Sunderland 1. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
73': Substitution, Sunderland. Joel Asoro replaces Callum McManaman.
75': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jack Grealish replaces Keinan Davis.
75': Foul by Joel Asoro (Sunderland).
75': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa).
79': James Vaughan (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Foul by Aiden McGeady (Sunderland).
85': Foul by James Vaughan (Sunderland).
85': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Substitution, Sunderland. Ethan Robson replaces Darron Gibson.
87': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ahmed El Mohamady replaces Albert Adomah.
90': Foul by Neil Taylor (Aston Villa).
90': Joel Asoro (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa).
90'+3': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland).
90'+3': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Sunderland 1.
90'+4': Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Sunderland 1.
90'+4': Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Sunderland 1.

Statistics

SUN		AVL
11	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	1
57.9	Possession	42.1
4	SHOTS	8
2	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
479	Accurate Passes	340
588	Passes	432
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	2
14	Crosses	11
0.0	Cross %	0.2
92	Long Balls	62
48	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	2
15	Effective Tackles	16
17	Tackles	26
0.9	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
9	Effective Clearances	24
9	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 27,662

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Stoke City	3	+6	9
2	Middlesbrough	3	+5	9
3	Coventry City	3	+8	7
4	West Bromwich Albion	3	+2	7

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Aston Villa (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Sam Johnstone (GK)
5	James Chester
4	Christopher Samba
3	Neil Taylor
21	Alan Hutton
14	Conor Hourihane
6	Glenn Whelan
37	Albert Adomah
7	Robert Snodgrass
39	Keinan Davis
18	Josh Onomah

Aston Villa Substitutes:

Mile Jedinak, Jack Grealish, Ritchie de Laet, Henri Lansbury, Jed Steer, Ahmed Elmohamady, Birkir Bjarnason.

Sunderland (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
25	Robbin Ruiter (GK)
18	Jiang Guangtai
16	John O'Shea
24	Darron Gibson
3	Bryan Oviedo
21	Adam Matthews
27	Lynden Gooch
26	George Honeyman
19	Aiden McGeady
13	Callum McManaman
11	Lewis Grabban

Sunderland Substitutes:

Brendan Galloway, Joel Asoro, Jason Steele, James Vaughan, Ethan Robson, Donald Love, Tom Beadling.

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