League position: 20th Wes Brown was sent-off after 36 minutes for 'serious foul play'. However, his subsequent claim for wrongful dismissal was upheld and the red card withdrawn.

2 Stoke City

Goals:

Charlie Adam		30
Steven N'Zonzi		81

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović

Defender Robert Huth

Defender Erik Pieters

Defender/Centre back Ryan Shawcross

Defender/Midfielder Geoff Cameron

Midfielder Charlie Adam

Midfielder Steven N'Zonzi

Midfielder Glenn Whelan

Midfielder/Forward Jon Walters

Forward Marko Arnautović

Forward Peter Crouch

Substitutions:

Andy Wilkinson for Robert Huth	77
Wilson Palacios for Charlie Adam	82

Cards:

Erik Pieters	69	Y
Marko Arnautović	77	Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen

Defender Marc Muniesa

Defender Andy Wilkinson

Defender/Midfielder Brek Shea

Midfielder Oussama Assaidi

Midfielder Matthew Etherington

Midfielder Wilson Palacios

Comments:

League position: 14th

0 Sunderland

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Vito Mannone Goalkeeper

Phil Bardsley Defender

Wes Brown Defender

Ondřej Čelůstka Defender

John O'Shea Defender

Jack Colback Defender/Midfielder

Emanuele Giaccherini Midfielder

Adam Johnson Midfielder

Seb Larsson Midfielder

KI Sung-yueng Midfielder

Steven Fletcher Forward

Substitutions:

Valentin Roberge for Emanuele Giaccherini	40
Fabio Borini for Ondřej Čelůstka	69
Jozy Altidore for Steven Fletcher	85

Cards:

Seb Larsson

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford

Defender Valentin Roberge

Defender/Midfielder Craig Gardner

Defender/Midfielder Charis Mavrias

Midfielder Cabral

Forward Jozy Altidore

Forward Fabio Borini

Comments:

League position: 20th Wes Brown was sent-off after 36 minutes for 'serious foul play'. However, his subsequent claim for wrongful dismissal was upheld and the red card withdrawn.

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