Aston Villa v Sunderland, 05 January 2011
| Score | 1-0 to Sunderland |
| Referee | Peter Walton |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Villa Park |
| Attendance | 32,627 |
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Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Brad Friedel
Defender
James M Collins
Defender
Carlos Cuellar
Defender
Richard Dunne
Defender/Midfielder
Ciaran Clark
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Ashley Young
Midfielder
Stewart Downing
Midfielder
Stilian Petrov
Midfielder
Nigel Reo-Coker
Forward
Gabby Agbonlahor
Forward
Emile Heskey
Substitutions:
| Marc Albrighton for Stilian Petrov | 88 |
| Barry Bannan for Nigel Reo-Coker | 88 |
Cards:
| Ciaran Clark | 29 | Y |
| James M Collins | 45 | Y |
| Emile Heskey | 69 | R |
| Richard Dunne | 79 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Andy Marshall
Defender
Eric Lichaj
Defender/Midfielder
Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder
Chris Herd
Midfielder
Barry Bannan
Midfielder
Robert Pirés
Forward
Nathan Delfouneso
Comments:
League position: 18thGoals:
| Phil Bardsley | 80 |
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Starting lineup:
Craig Gordon
Goalkeeper
Phil Bardsley
Defender
Kieran Richardson
Defender
Titus Bramble
Defender/Centre back
Anton Ferdinand
Defender/Centre back
Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder
David Meyler
Defender/Midfielder
Steed Malbranque
Midfielder
Darren Bent
Forward
Danny Welbeck
Forward
Substitutions:
| Bolo Zenden for David Meyler | 39 |
| Asamoah Gyan for Steed Malbranque | 55 |
| Cristian Riveros for Danny Welbeck | 83 |
Cards:
| Kieran Richardson | 6 | Y |
| Titus Bramble | 42 | Y |
| Bolo Zenden | 60 | Y |
| Bolo Zenden | 86 | Y |
| Bolo Zenden | 86 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Simon Mignolet
Defender
Blair Adams
Defender
Marcos Angeleri
Defender
Paulo da Silva
Defender/Midfielder
Cristian Riveros
Midfielder
Bolo Zenden
Forward
Asamoah Gyan
Comments:
League position: 18thComments:
League position: 6th