Sunderland v Birmingham City, 20 March 2010
| Score | 3-1 to Sunderland |
| Referee | Peter Walton |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Stadium of Light |
| Attendance | 37,962 |
View Sunderland v Birmingham City head to head
Input correction (20/10/2010): Scoreline corrected from 2-1 to 3-1.
Goals:
| Darren Bent | 5 |
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| Darren Bent | 11 |
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| Fraizer Campbell | 88 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Craig Gordon
Defender
Alan Hutton
Defender
John Mensah
Defender
Kieran Richardson
Defender/Centre back
Anton Ferdinand
Defender/Centre back
Michael Turner
Defender/Midfielder
David Meyler
Midfielder
Steed Malbranque
Forward
Benjani
Forward
Darren Bent
Forward
Fraizer Campbell
Substitutions:
| Phil Bardsley for John Mensah | 72 |
| Jordan Henderson for Benjani | 72 |
| Lee Cattermole for Steed Malbranque | 80 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Trevor Carson
Defender
Phil Bardsley
Defender
Paulo da Silva
Defender/Centre back
Matt Kilgallon
Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson
Midfielder
Lee Cattermole
Midfielder
Bolo Zenden
Comments:
League position: 12thGoals:
| Cameron Jerome | 60 |
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Starting lineup:
Joe Hart
Goalkeeper
Stephen Carr
Defender
Scott Dann
Defender
Roger Johnson
Defender/Centre back
Craig Gardner
Defender/Midfielder
Liam Ridgewell
Defender/Midfielder
Keith Fahey
Midfielder
Barry Ferguson
Midfielder
Michel
Midfielder
Christian Benítez
Forward
Cameron Jerome
Forward
Substitutions:
| James McFadden for Keith Fahey | 59 |
| Kevin Phillips for Christian Benítez | 60 |
| Lee Bowyer for Michel | 72 |
Cards:
| Craig Gardner | 43 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Maik Taylor
Defender/Midfielder
Seb Larsson
Defender/Midfielder
Stuart Parnaby
Defender/Left back
Gregory Vignal
Midfielder
Lee Bowyer
Forward
James McFadden
Forward
Kevin Phillips