Sunderland v Aston Villa, 02 January 2016

Score3-1 to Sunderland
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStadium of Light
Attendance41,535

View Sunderland v Aston Villa head to head

This was Sunderland's first win in their last ten meetings with Aston Villa, all Premier League (lost four). Kick-off: 3.00pm

3 Sunderland

1 Aston Villa

Goals:

Micah Richards own goal 30 OG
Jermain Defoe 72 G
Jermain Defoe 90 G

Goals:

Carles Gil 63 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Wes Brown
Defender Billy Jones
Defender John O'Shea
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Midfielder Lee Cattermole
Midfielder Adam Johnson
Midfielder Yann M'Vila
Forward Fabio Borini
Forward Jermain Defoe
Forward Duncan Watmore

Starting lineup:

Brad Guzan Goalkeeper
Aly Cissokho Defender
Alan Hutton Defender
Joleon Lescott Defender
Micah Richards Defender
Leandro Bacuna Defender/Midfielder
Carles Gil Midfielder
Idrissa Gueye Midfielder
Jordan Veretout Midfielder
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Rudy Gestede Forward

Substitutions:

Danny Graham for Duncan Watmore 56
Ola Toivonen for Fabio Borini 80
Sebastián Coates for Adam Johnson 89

Substitutions:

Adama Traoré for Jack Grealish 57
Libor Kozák for Alan Hutton 76
Scott Sinclair for Adama Traoré 89

Cards:

Wes Brown 26 Y
Fabio Borini 33 Y
Lee Cattermole 90 Y

Cards:

Alan Hutton 43 Y
Adama Traoré 69 Y
Carles Gil 87 Y
Rudy Gestede 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Sebastián Coates
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Forward Steven Fletcher
Forward Danny Graham
Forward Jeremain Lens
Forward Ola Toivonen

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Bunn
Defender Ciaran Clark
Defender Jores Okore
Defender Kieran Richardson
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Libor Kozák
Forward Scott Sinclair

Comments:

League position: 19th With this victory, Sunderland avoided losing six consecutive Premier League games for the first time since October 2013. Jermain Defoe scored in the second minute of added time in the second half. He had therefore scored more than once in a Premier League game for the first time since 1 December 2012. Lee Cattermole was booked in the fifth minute of added time in the second half. The Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Panel ruled on the following: - Sunderland’s first goal against Aston Villa on Saturday 2nd January 2016 was in fact a Micah Richards own goal and has therefore not been credited to Patrick Van Aanholt. (Circular 14 – 11th January 2016)

Comments:

League position: 20th Aston Villa had now taken eight points from their opening 20 games of this Premier League season. Only two teams have claimed fewer points at this stage in the competition's history (six by Sunderland in 2005-06 and seven by Derby County in 2007-08) Villa had not won in the Premier League since the opening day of the season at AFC Bournemouth (lost 14). Carles Gil’s goal was the 500th in the 2015-16 Premier League season. Rudy Gestede was booked after Lee Cattermole in the fifth minute of added time in the second half.

3 Sunderland

Goals:

Micah Richards own goal 30 OG
Jermain Defoe 72 G
Jermain Defoe 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Wes Brown
Defender Billy Jones
Defender John O'Shea
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Midfielder Lee Cattermole
Midfielder Adam Johnson
Midfielder Yann M'Vila
Forward Fabio Borini
Forward Jermain Defoe
Forward Duncan Watmore

Substitutions:

Danny Graham for Duncan Watmore 56
Ola Toivonen for Fabio Borini 80
Sebastián Coates for Adam Johnson 89

Cards:

Wes Brown 26 Y
Fabio Borini 33 Y
Lee Cattermole 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Sebastián Coates
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Forward Steven Fletcher
Forward Danny Graham
Forward Jeremain Lens
Forward Ola Toivonen

Comments:

League position: 19th With this victory, Sunderland avoided losing six consecutive Premier League games for the first time since October 2013. Jermain Defoe scored in the second minute of added time in the second half. He had therefore scored more than once in a Premier League game for the first time since 1 December 2012. Lee Cattermole was booked in the fifth minute of added time in the second half. The Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Panel ruled on the following: - Sunderland’s first goal against Aston Villa on Saturday 2nd January 2016 was in fact a Micah Richards own goal and has therefore not been credited to Patrick Van Aanholt. (Circular 14 – 11th January 2016)

1 Aston Villa

Goals:

Carles Gil 63 G

Starting lineup:

Brad Guzan Goalkeeper
Aly Cissokho Defender
Alan Hutton Defender
Joleon Lescott Defender
Micah Richards Defender
Leandro Bacuna Defender/Midfielder
Carles Gil Midfielder
Idrissa Gueye Midfielder
Jordan Veretout Midfielder
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Rudy Gestede Forward

Substitutions:

Adama Traoré for Jack Grealish 57
Libor Kozák for Alan Hutton 76
Scott Sinclair for Adama Traoré 89

Cards:

Alan Hutton 43 Y
Adama Traoré 69 Y
Carles Gil 87 Y
Rudy Gestede 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Bunn
Defender Ciaran Clark
Defender Jores Okore
Defender Kieran Richardson
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Libor Kozák
Forward Scott Sinclair

Comments:

League position: 20th Aston Villa had now taken eight points from their opening 20 games of this Premier League season. Only two teams have claimed fewer points at this stage in the competition's history (six by Sunderland in 2005-06 and seven by Derby County in 2007-08) Villa had not won in the Premier League since the opening day of the season at AFC Bournemouth (lost 14). Carles Gil’s goal was the 500th in the 2015-16 Premier League season. Rudy Gestede was booked after Lee Cattermole in the fifth minute of added time in the second half.