Preston North End v Sunderland, 23 August 2003

Score2-0 to Sunderland
RefereeTony Bates
CompetitionLeague Division 1
VenueDeepdale
Attendance14,018

View Preston North End v Sunderland head to head

KICK-OFF: 5.35pm

0 Preston North End

2 Sunderland

Goals:

Goals:

Sean Thornton 4 G
Marcus Stewart 41 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jonathan Gould
Defender Graham Alexander
Defender/Centre back Michael Jackson
Defender/Centre back Chris Lucketti
Defender/Midfielder Rob W Edwards
Midfielder Dickson Etuhu
Midfielder Michael Keane
Midfielder Eddie Lewis
Midfielder Paul McKenna
Forward Richard Cresswell
Forward Ricardo Fuller

Starting lineup:

Mart Poom Goalkeeper
Stephen Wright Defender/Right back
Gary Breen Defender
Ben Clark Defender/Centre back
Julio Arca Defender/Midfielder
Kevin Kilbane Midfielder
Matthew Piper Midfielder
Paul Thirlwell Midfielder
Sean Thornton Midfielder
Kevin Kyle Forward
Marcus Stewart Forward

Substitutions:

David Healy for Michael Keane 62
Brian O'Neil for Paul McKenna 62
Simon Lynch for Rob W Edwards 86

Substitutions:

George McCartney for Ben Clark 29
Colin Healy for Matthew Piper 51
Michael Proctor for Marcus Stewart 83

Cards:

Richard Cresswell 7 Y
Michael Keane 30 Y

Cards:

Julio Arca 13 Y
Paul Thirlwell 45 Y
Gary Breen 63 Y
Kevin Kyle 71 Y

On the bench:

Defender Brian O'Neil
Forward David Healy
Forward Simon Lynch

On the bench:

Defender George McCartney
Midfielder Colin Healy
Forward Michael Proctor

Comments:

League position: 21st Unused substitutes: Claude Davis and David Lucas

Comments:

League position: 17th Unused substitutes: John Oster and Michael Ingham By avoiding defeat in this game, Sunderland avoided the ignominy of equalling the all-time record for consecutive defeats in the Football League. This unwanted record remains with Darwen who lost 18 games in a row in the old Second Division from 21 November 1898 to 18 March 1899.

0 Preston North End

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jonathan Gould
Defender Graham Alexander
Defender/Centre back Michael Jackson
Defender/Centre back Chris Lucketti
Defender/Midfielder Rob W Edwards
Midfielder Dickson Etuhu
Midfielder Michael Keane
Midfielder Eddie Lewis
Midfielder Paul McKenna
Forward Richard Cresswell
Forward Ricardo Fuller

Substitutions:

David Healy for Michael Keane 62
Brian O'Neil for Paul McKenna 62
Simon Lynch for Rob W Edwards 86

Cards:

Richard Cresswell 7 Y
Michael Keane 30 Y

On the bench:

Defender Brian O'Neil
Forward David Healy
Forward Simon Lynch

Comments:

League position: 21st Unused substitutes: Claude Davis and David Lucas

2 Sunderland

Goals:

Sean Thornton 4 G
Marcus Stewart 41 G

Starting lineup:

Mart Poom Goalkeeper
Stephen Wright Defender/Right back
Gary Breen Defender
Ben Clark Defender/Centre back
Julio Arca Defender/Midfielder
Kevin Kilbane Midfielder
Matthew Piper Midfielder
Paul Thirlwell Midfielder
Sean Thornton Midfielder
Kevin Kyle Forward
Marcus Stewart Forward

Substitutions:

George McCartney for Ben Clark 29
Colin Healy for Matthew Piper 51
Michael Proctor for Marcus Stewart 83

Cards:

Julio Arca 13 Y
Paul Thirlwell 45 Y
Gary Breen 63 Y
Kevin Kyle 71 Y

On the bench:

Defender George McCartney
Midfielder Colin Healy
Forward Michael Proctor

Comments:

League position: 17th Unused substitutes: John Oster and Michael Ingham By avoiding defeat in this game, Sunderland avoided the ignominy of equalling the all-time record for consecutive defeats in the Football League. This unwanted record remains with Darwen who lost 18 games in a row in the old Second Division from 21 November 1898 to 18 March 1899.