Aston Villa v Sunderland, 28 December 2014

Score0-0
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance35,436

View Aston Villa v Sunderland head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm After this match there had been seven red cards in the last 12 Premier League meetings between these two clubs.

0 Aston Villa

0 Sunderland

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Aly Cissokho
Defender Ciaran Clark
Defender Alan Hutton
Defender Ron Vlaar
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Fabian Delph
Midfielder Charles N'Zogbia
Midfielder Carlos Sánchez
Midfielder/Forward Andi Weimann
Forward Christian Benteke

Starting lineup:

Costel Pantilimon Goalkeeper
Wes Brown Defender
Billy Jones Defender
John O'Shea Defender
Santiago Vergini Defender
Liam Bridcutt Defender/Midfielder
Seb Larsson Defender/Midfielder
Jordi Gómez Midfielder
Adam Johnson Midfielder
Steven Fletcher Forward
Connor Wickham Forward

Substitutions:

Leandro Bacuna for Charles N'Zogbia 57
Jores Okore for Ciaran Clark 61
Jack Grealish for Tom Cleverley 68

Substitutions:

Lee Cattermole for Liam Bridcutt 19
Emanuele Giaccherini for Seb Larsson 57
Will Buckley for Santiago Vergini 78

Cards:

Ron Vlaar 44 Y
Fabian Delph 49 R

Cards:

Lee Cattermole 56 Y
Adam Johnson 73 Y
Wes Brown 89 Y
Emanuele Giaccherini 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Matt Lowton
Defender Jores Okore
Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna
Defender/Midfielder Chris Herd
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Callum Robinson

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Sebastián Coates
Midfielder Ricky Alvarez
Midfielder Lee Cattermole
Midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini
Midfielder/Forward Will Buckley
Forward Jozy Altidore

Comments:

League position: 13th This result meant that Aston Villa had now won none of their last nine home Premier League games played between Christmas and New Year.

Comments:

League position: 14th Having lost 0-8 at Southampton on 18 October, Sunderland have now completed a run of clean sheets in four consecutive away games in the top division for the first time since February 1902. The Black Cats have conceded only one goal in their last five away games in the Premier League. This result meant that Sunderland had now won just one of their last eight away Premier League games between Christmas and New Year. Emanuele Giaccherini was booked in the first minute of added time in the second half.

0 Aston Villa

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Aly Cissokho
Defender Ciaran Clark
Defender Alan Hutton
Defender Ron Vlaar
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Fabian Delph
Midfielder Charles N'Zogbia
Midfielder Carlos Sánchez
Midfielder/Forward Andi Weimann
Forward Christian Benteke

Substitutions:

Leandro Bacuna for Charles N'Zogbia 57
Jores Okore for Ciaran Clark 61
Jack Grealish for Tom Cleverley 68

Cards:

Ron Vlaar 44 Y
Fabian Delph 49 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Matt Lowton
Defender Jores Okore
Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna
Defender/Midfielder Chris Herd
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Callum Robinson

Comments:

League position: 13th This result meant that Aston Villa had now won none of their last nine home Premier League games played between Christmas and New Year.

0 Sunderland

Starting lineup:

Costel Pantilimon Goalkeeper
Wes Brown Defender
Billy Jones Defender
John O'Shea Defender
Santiago Vergini Defender
Liam Bridcutt Defender/Midfielder
Seb Larsson Defender/Midfielder
Jordi Gómez Midfielder
Adam Johnson Midfielder
Steven Fletcher Forward
Connor Wickham Forward

Substitutions:

Lee Cattermole for Liam Bridcutt 19
Emanuele Giaccherini for Seb Larsson 57
Will Buckley for Santiago Vergini 78

Cards:

Lee Cattermole 56 Y
Adam Johnson 73 Y
Wes Brown 89 Y
Emanuele Giaccherini 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Sebastián Coates
Midfielder Ricky Alvarez
Midfielder Lee Cattermole
Midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini
Midfielder/Forward Will Buckley
Forward Jozy Altidore

Comments:

League position: 14th Having lost 0-8 at Southampton on 18 October, Sunderland have now completed a run of clean sheets in four consecutive away games in the top division for the first time since February 1902. The Black Cats have conceded only one goal in their last five away games in the Premier League. This result meant that Sunderland had now won just one of their last eight away Premier League games between Christmas and New Year. Emanuele Giaccherini was booked in the first minute of added time in the second half.