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Sunderland vs Aston Villa
2 Jan 2016, 15:00 · Premier League · 2015/2016
Referee
Craig PawsonPremier League 2015/2016 · 28 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
SunderlandMin
Aston VillaWes Brown
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
26′- ⚽
Micah Richards 1-0
Own Goal
With: Yann M'Vila
30′ Fabio Borini
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
33′- 43′
Alan Hutton
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- ⇄
Danny Graham
Substitution
Off: Duncan Watmore
56′ - 57′⇄
Adama Traoré
Substitution
Off: Jack Grealish
- 63′⚽
Carles Gil 1-1
Goal
With: Adama Traoré
- 69′
Adama Traoré
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- ⚽
Jermain Defoe 2-1
Goal
With: Adam Johnson
72′ - 76′⇄
Libor Kozák
Substitution · Substitution because of injury
Off: Alan Hutton
- ⇄
Hiroki Shibuya
Substitution
Off: Fabio Borini
80′ - 87′
Carles Gil
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
- ⇄
Sebastián Coates
Substitution
Off: Adam Johnson
89′ - 89′⇄
Scott Sinclair
Substitution · Substitution because of injury
Off: Adama Traoré
- ⚽
Jermain Defoe 3-1
Goal
With: Hiroki Shibuya
90+2′ L. Cattermole
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
90+5′- 90+5′
Rudy Gestede
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7.04 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 7.34 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7.14 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.73 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 6.73 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 6.83 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 7.85 | |
| 56 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7.04 | |
| 89 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 7.45 | |
| 80 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6.63 | |
| 90 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 8.36 | |
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| 34 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.83 | |
| 10 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 7.14 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Sunderland
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Aston Villa
Latest: Norwich City · 0–1
Match stats
28 Dec 2015, 15:00 · Away vs Norwich City · 2015/2016
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Sunderland’s ground: 11 previous meetings, 2 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Sunderland’s home games with Aston Villa’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2015/2016. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Sunderland
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Aston Villa
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Previous meetings
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