Sunderland v Watford, 17 December 2016

Score1-0 to Sunderland
RefereeBobby Madley
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStadium of Light
Attendance40,267

View Sunderland v Watford head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Watford had now lost five of their last six league visits to the Stadium of Light.

1 Sunderland

0 Watford

Goals:

Patrick Van Aanholt 49 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Jason Denayer
Defender Papy Djilobodji
Defender Lamine Koné
Defender Donald Love
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Defender/Midfielder Didier Ndong
Midfielder Adnan Januzaj
Forward Victor Anichebe
Forward Fabio Borini
Forward Jermain Defoe

Starting lineup:

Heurelho Gomes Goalkeeper
Miguel Britos Defender
José Holebas Defender
Younès Kaboul Defender
Sebastian Prödl Defender
Valon Behrami Defender/Midfielder
Camilo Zúñiga Defender/Midfielder
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Nordin Amrabat Midfielder/Forward
Troy Deeney Forward
Odion Ighalo Forward

Substitutions:

John O'Shea for Adnan Januzaj 80
Seb Larsson for Donald Love 88
Wahbi Khazri for Fabio Borini 90

Substitutions:

Christian Kabasele for Sebastian Prödl 31
Isaac Success for Camilo Zúñiga 56
Daryl Janmaat for Younès Kaboul 78

Cards:

Adnan Januzaj 36 Y

Cards:

Valon Behrami 45 Y
Younès Kaboul 75 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender John O'Shea
Defender/Midfielder Seb Larsson
Midfielder George Honeyman
Midfielder Ethan Robson
Forward Joel Asoro
Forward Wahbi Khazri

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Christian Kabasele
Midfielder Adlène Guédioura
Forward Jerome Sinclair
Forward Isaac Success

Comments:

League position: 18th Despite this win, Sunderland would now be in the Premier League's bottom three for the third time in the last four seasons at Christmas. They had now won three of their last four home games in the Premier League. Patrick van Aanholt had now scored six of his seven Premier League goals for the Black Cats in home games. Wahbi Khazri replaced Fabio Borini in the fifth minute of added time in the second-half.

Comments:

League position: 12th Watford had now lost their last four away games in the Premier League. The Hornets had now failed to score in consecutive Premier League games for the first time since March 2016. They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last six Premier League games. Valon Behrami was booked in the first minute of added time in the first-half.

1 Sunderland

Goals:

Patrick Van Aanholt 49 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Jason Denayer
Defender Papy Djilobodji
Defender Lamine Koné
Defender Donald Love
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Defender/Midfielder Didier Ndong
Midfielder Adnan Januzaj
Forward Victor Anichebe
Forward Fabio Borini
Forward Jermain Defoe

Substitutions:

John O'Shea for Adnan Januzaj 80
Seb Larsson for Donald Love 88
Wahbi Khazri for Fabio Borini 90

Cards:

Adnan Januzaj 36 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender John O'Shea
Defender/Midfielder Seb Larsson
Midfielder George Honeyman
Midfielder Ethan Robson
Forward Joel Asoro
Forward Wahbi Khazri

Comments:

League position: 18th Despite this win, Sunderland would now be in the Premier League's bottom three for the third time in the last four seasons at Christmas. They had now won three of their last four home games in the Premier League. Patrick van Aanholt had now scored six of his seven Premier League goals for the Black Cats in home games. Wahbi Khazri replaced Fabio Borini in the fifth minute of added time in the second-half.

0 Watford

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Heurelho Gomes Goalkeeper
Miguel Britos Defender
José Holebas Defender
Younès Kaboul Defender
Sebastian Prödl Defender
Valon Behrami Defender/Midfielder
Camilo Zúñiga Defender/Midfielder
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Nordin Amrabat Midfielder/Forward
Troy Deeney Forward
Odion Ighalo Forward

Substitutions:

Christian Kabasele for Sebastian Prödl 31
Isaac Success for Camilo Zúñiga 56
Daryl Janmaat for Younès Kaboul 78

Cards:

Valon Behrami 45 Y
Younès Kaboul 75 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Christian Kabasele
Midfielder Adlène Guédioura
Forward Jerome Sinclair
Forward Isaac Success

Comments:

League position: 12th Watford had now lost their last four away games in the Premier League. The Hornets had now failed to score in consecutive Premier League games for the first time since March 2016. They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last six Premier League games. Valon Behrami was booked in the first minute of added time in the first-half.