Southampton v Sunderland, 05 March 2016

Score1-1
RefereeNeil Swarbrick
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Attendance31,458

View Southampton v Sunderland head to head

Sunderland had now won one of the last seven Premier League meetings. Referee Kevin Friend was originally due to take charge of this game but, due to illness, was later replaced by Neil Swarbrick. Kick-off: 3.00pm

1 Southampton

1 Sunderland

Goals:

Virgil van Dijk 90 G

Goals:

Jermain Defoe 85 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender José Fonte
Defender Cuco Martina
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Midfielder Jordy Clasie
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Graziano Pelle

Starting lineup:

Vito Mannone Goalkeeper
Younès Kaboul Defender
Lamine Koné Defender
Patrick Van Aanholt Defender
DeAndre Yedlin Defender
Jan Kirchhoff Defender/Midfielder
Jack Rodwell Defender/Midfielder
Yann M'Vila Midfielder
Fabio Borini Forward
Wahbi Khazri Forward
Dame N'Doye Forward

Substitutions:

Juanmi for Jordy Clasie 65
James Ward-Prowse for Steven Davis 65
Maya Yoshida for Sadio Mané 83

Substitutions:

Jermain Defoe for Dame N'Doye 59
Seb Larsson for Wahbi Khazri 76
John O'Shea for Jan Kirchhoff 90

Cards:

Ryan Bertrand 8 Y
Virgil van Dijk 31 Y
José Fonte 79 R

Cards:

Wahbi Khazri 11 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Forward Juanmi
Forward Olufela Olomola

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Billy Jones
Defender John O'Shea
Defender/Midfielder Seb Larsson
Forward Jermain Defoe
Forward Mikael Mandron
Forward Ola Toivonen

Comments:

League position: 8th Southampton had now won four of their last six home games in the Premier League. Jose Fonte was shown his first red card in the Premier League in his 129th appearance in the competition. It was Saints' fifth red card of the season in the Premier League, more than any other team. Virgil van Dijk scored in the third minute of added time in the second half.

Comments:

League position: 17th Jermain Defoe scored his 23rd Premier League goal as a substitute; more than any other player. Sunderland had now gone 15 games without a clean sheet, the longest run of any team in the Premier League this season. John O'Shea replaced Jan Kirchhoff in the first minute of added time in the second half.

1 Southampton

Goals:

Virgil van Dijk 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender José Fonte
Defender Cuco Martina
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Midfielder Jordy Clasie
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Graziano Pelle

Substitutions:

Juanmi for Jordy Clasie 65
James Ward-Prowse for Steven Davis 65
Maya Yoshida for Sadio Mané 83

Cards:

Ryan Bertrand 8 Y
Virgil van Dijk 31 Y
José Fonte 79 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Forward Juanmi
Forward Olufela Olomola

Comments:

League position: 8th Southampton had now won four of their last six home games in the Premier League. Jose Fonte was shown his first red card in the Premier League in his 129th appearance in the competition. It was Saints' fifth red card of the season in the Premier League, more than any other team. Virgil van Dijk scored in the third minute of added time in the second half.

1 Sunderland

Goals:

Jermain Defoe 85 G

Starting lineup:

Vito Mannone Goalkeeper
Younès Kaboul Defender
Lamine Koné Defender
Patrick Van Aanholt Defender
DeAndre Yedlin Defender
Jan Kirchhoff Defender/Midfielder
Jack Rodwell Defender/Midfielder
Yann M'Vila Midfielder
Fabio Borini Forward
Wahbi Khazri Forward
Dame N'Doye Forward

Substitutions:

Jermain Defoe for Dame N'Doye 59
Seb Larsson for Wahbi Khazri 76
John O'Shea for Jan Kirchhoff 90

Cards:

Wahbi Khazri 11 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Billy Jones
Defender John O'Shea
Defender/Midfielder Seb Larsson
Forward Jermain Defoe
Forward Mikael Mandron
Forward Ola Toivonen

Comments:

League position: 17th Jermain Defoe scored his 23rd Premier League goal as a substitute; more than any other player. Sunderland had now gone 15 games without a clean sheet, the longest run of any team in the Premier League this season. John O'Shea replaced Jan Kirchhoff in the first minute of added time in the second half.