Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion, 07 May 2014

Score2-0 to Sunderland
RefereeLee Mason
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStadium of Light
Attendance45,181

Goals:

Jack Colback 13 G
Fabio Borini 31 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Wes Brown
Defender John O'Shea
Defender Santiago Vergini
Defender/Midfielder Jack Colback
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Lee Cattermole
Midfielder Adam Johnson
Midfielder Seb Larsson
Forward Fabio Borini
Forward Connor Wickham

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Diego Lugano Defender
Gareth McAuley Defender
Steven Reid Defender
Chris Brunt Midfielder
James Morrison Midfielder
Claudio Yacob Midfielder
Graeme Dorrans Midfielder/Forward
Stéphane Sessègnon Midfielder/Forward
Victor Anichebe Forward
Saido Berahino Forward

Substitutions:

Jozy Altidore for Connor Wickham 61
Liam Bridcutt for Adam Johnson 61
Emanuele Giaccherini for Lee Cattermole 88

Substitutions:

Craig Dawson for Steven Reid 46
Youssef Mulumbu for Claudio Yacob 46
Matěj Vydra for Saido Berahino 78

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Oscar Ustari
Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender/Midfielder Liam Bridcutt
Midfielder El Hadji Ba
Forward Jozy Altidore
Forward Ignacio Scocco

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Liam O'Neil
Defender Jonas Olsson
Midfielder Youssef Mulumbu
Forward Scott Sinclair
Forward Matěj Vydra

Comments:

League position: 14th With this win, Sunderland become only the second team to be bottom of the Premier League on Christmas Day and avoid relegation. They followed in the example of West Bromwich Albion in 2004-05. Only a month earlier, following a 5-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on 7 April 2014, Sunderland were bottom of the table and seven points adrift of safety.

Comments:

League position: 17th

Goals:

Jack Colback 13 G
Fabio Borini 31 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Wes Brown
Defender John O'Shea
Defender Santiago Vergini
Defender/Midfielder Jack Colback
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Lee Cattermole
Midfielder Adam Johnson
Midfielder Seb Larsson
Forward Fabio Borini
Forward Connor Wickham

Substitutions:

Jozy Altidore for Connor Wickham 61
Liam Bridcutt for Adam Johnson 61
Emanuele Giaccherini for Lee Cattermole 88

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Oscar Ustari
Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender/Midfielder Liam Bridcutt
Midfielder El Hadji Ba
Forward Jozy Altidore
Forward Ignacio Scocco

Comments:

League position: 14th With this win, Sunderland become only the second team to be bottom of the Premier League on Christmas Day and avoid relegation. They followed in the example of West Bromwich Albion in 2004-05. Only a month earlier, following a 5-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on 7 April 2014, Sunderland were bottom of the table and seven points adrift of safety.

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Diego Lugano Defender
Gareth McAuley Defender
Steven Reid Defender
Chris Brunt Midfielder
James Morrison Midfielder
Claudio Yacob Midfielder
Graeme Dorrans Midfielder/Forward
Stéphane Sessègnon Midfielder/Forward
Victor Anichebe Forward
Saido Berahino Forward

Substitutions:

Craig Dawson for Steven Reid 46
Youssef Mulumbu for Claudio Yacob 46
Matěj Vydra for Saido Berahino 78

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Liam O'Neil
Defender Jonas Olsson
Midfielder Youssef Mulumbu
Forward Scott Sinclair
Forward Matěj Vydra

Comments:

League position: 17th