Sunderland v Stoke City, 18 September 2011
| Score | 4-0 to Sunderland |
| Referee | Kevin Friend |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Stadium of Light |
| Attendance | 32,296 |
View Sunderland v Stoke City head to head
Goals:
| Titus Bramble | 5 |
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| Jonathan Woodgate | own goal | 11 |
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| Craig Gardner | 28 |
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| Seb Larsson | 58 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Simon Mignolet
Defender
Wes Brown
Defender
John O'Shea
Defender
Kieran Richardson
Defender/Centre back
Titus Bramble
Defender/Midfielder
Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder
Craig Gardner
Midfielder
Seb Larsson
Midfielder
David Vaughan
Midfielder/Forward
Stéphane Sessègnon
Forward
Nicklas Bendtner
Substitutions:
| Jack Colback for Seb Larsson | 63 |
| JI Dong-won for Stéphane Sessègnon | 81 |
| Connor Wickham for Nicklas Bendtner | 85 |
Cards:
| Seb Larsson | 53 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Kieren Westwood
Defender/Centre back
Michael Turner
Defender/Midfielder
Jack Colback
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
James McClean
Midfielder
Lee Cattermole
Forward
JI Dong-won
Forward
Connor Wickham
Comments:
League position: 12th The Dubious Goals Committee ruled on the following: - Sunderland's third goal against Stoke City on 18th September 2011 has been confirmed as a Craig Gardner goal.Goals:
Starting lineup:
Asmir Begović
Goalkeeper
Robert Huth
Defender
Jonathan Woodgate
Defender
Ryan Shawcross
Defender/Centre back
Marc Wilson
Defender/Midfielder
Rory Delap
Midfielder
Matthew Etherington
Midfielder
Dean Whitehead
Midfielder
Jon Walters
Midfielder/Forward
Peter Crouch
Forward
Cameron Jerome
Forward
Substitutions:
| Kenwyne Jones for Cameron Jerome | 61 |
| Jermaine Pennant for Matthew Etherington | 65 |
| Wilson Palacios for Rory Delap | 71 |
Cards:
| Robert Huth | 55 | Y |
| Peter Crouch | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Thomas Sørensen
Defender
Matthew Upson
Defender
Andy Wilkinson
Midfielder
Wilson Palacios
Midfielder
Jermaine Pennant
Midfielder
Glenn Whelan
Forward
Kenwyne Jones
Comments:
League position: 12th The Dubious Goals Committee ruled on the following: - Sunderland's third goal against Stoke City on 18th September 2011 has been confirmed as a Craig Gardner goal.Comments:
League position: 5th