Sunderland v Liverpool, 30 December 2015

Score1-0 to Liverpool
RefereeKevin Friend
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStadium of Light
Attendance45,765

View Sunderland v Liverpool head to head

Sunderland had now won only three of their 29 Premier League games against Liverpool. Kick-off: 7.45pm

0 Sunderland

Manager: Sam Allardyce

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Goals:

Christian Benteke 46 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Wes Brown
Defender Sebastián Coates
Defender Billy Jones
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Defender/Midfielder Jack Rodwell
Midfielder Lee Cattermole
Midfielder Adam Johnson
Midfielder Yann M'Vila
Forward Fabio Borini
Forward Jermain Defoe

Starting lineup:

Simon Mignolet Goalkeeper
Nathaniel Clyne Defender
Dejan Lovren Defender
Alberto Moreno Defender
Mamadou Sakho Defender
Emre Can Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Philippe Coutinho Midfielder/Forward
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward
Christian Benteke Forward

Substitutions:

Duncan Watmore for Jack Rodwell 30
Jeremain Lens for Adam Johnson 63
DeAndre Yedlin for Sebastián Coates 72

Substitutions:

Lucas Leiva for Jordan Henderson 61
Jordon Ibe for Philippe Coutinho 83
Kolo Touré for Roberto Firmino 90

Cards:

Jeremain Lens 86 Y

Cards:

Christian Benteke 19 Y
Emre Can 58 Y
Alberto Moreno 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Tom Beadling
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Forward Danny Graham
Forward Jeremain Lens
Forward Ola Toivonen
Forward Duncan Watmore

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ádám Bogdán
Defender Brad Smith
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Leiva
Defender/Midfielder Connor Randall
Defender/Midfielder Kolo Touré
Midfielder João Teixeira
Midfielder/Forward Jordon Ibe

Comments:

League position: 19th Sunderland had now conceded only three goals in their five home games in the Premier League under recently appointed manger Sam Allardyce, but all three had resulted in 0-1 defeats. The Black Cats had now lost five consecutive Premier League games for the first time since April 2014. At the half way stage of the 2015-16 Premier League season, they had conceded 38 goals; more than any other team in the division.

Comments:

League position: 7th Christian Benteke scored 22 seconds in to the second-half to record his sixth goal in seven Premier League appearances against Sunderland. This was Simon Mignolet's 16th clean sheet in the Premier League in 2015; more than any other keeper in the division during the year. Liverpool kept consecutive clean sheets in senior games for the first time since not conceding a goal in their first three games of the 2015-16 season.

0 Sunderland

Manager: Sam Allardyce

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Wes Brown
Defender Sebastián Coates
Defender Billy Jones
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Defender/Midfielder Jack Rodwell
Midfielder Lee Cattermole
Midfielder Adam Johnson
Midfielder Yann M'Vila
Forward Fabio Borini
Forward Jermain Defoe

Substitutions:

Duncan Watmore for Jack Rodwell 30
Jeremain Lens for Adam Johnson 63
DeAndre Yedlin for Sebastián Coates 72

Cards:

Jeremain Lens 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Tom Beadling
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Forward Danny Graham
Forward Jeremain Lens
Forward Ola Toivonen
Forward Duncan Watmore

Comments:

League position: 19th Sunderland had now conceded only three goals in their five home games in the Premier League under recently appointed manger Sam Allardyce, but all three had resulted in 0-1 defeats. The Black Cats had now lost five consecutive Premier League games for the first time since April 2014. At the half way stage of the 2015-16 Premier League season, they had conceded 38 goals; more than any other team in the division.

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Christian Benteke 46 G

Starting lineup:

Simon Mignolet Goalkeeper
Nathaniel Clyne Defender
Dejan Lovren Defender
Alberto Moreno Defender
Mamadou Sakho Defender
Emre Can Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Philippe Coutinho Midfielder/Forward
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward
Christian Benteke Forward

Substitutions:

Lucas Leiva for Jordan Henderson 61
Jordon Ibe for Philippe Coutinho 83
Kolo Touré for Roberto Firmino 90

Cards:

Christian Benteke 19 Y
Emre Can 58 Y
Alberto Moreno 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ádám Bogdán
Defender Brad Smith
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Leiva
Defender/Midfielder Connor Randall
Defender/Midfielder Kolo Touré
Midfielder João Teixeira
Midfielder/Forward Jordon Ibe

Comments:

League position: 7th Christian Benteke scored 22 seconds in to the second-half to record his sixth goal in seven Premier League appearances against Sunderland. This was Simon Mignolet's 16th clean sheet in the Premier League in 2015; more than any other keeper in the division during the year. Liverpool kept consecutive clean sheets in senior games for the first time since not conceding a goal in their first three games of the 2015-16 season.