Match Report


West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion     SunderlandSunderland
Computer Player Computer Player Geoff Sampson Geoff Sampson
James BartonJ. Barton81
G
captain1captain
G
69Alexander RegnaultA. Regnault
Lomano GuppyL. Guppy66
D
2
D
64David JosephD. Joseph
Oleg AthertonO. Atherton59
D
3
D
70Duarte SoaresD. Soares
Cesar RibeiroC. Ribeiro59
D
4
D
64Stephen BrambleS. Bramble
Les MorrisL. Morris66
M
5
M
67Lampros MoissidisL. Moissidis
Harvey VenusH. Venus63
M
6
M
60Jose Javier PardoJ. Pardo
Fadel TresorF. Tresor63
M
7
M
57Paulo PintoP. Pinto
Stuart HendrieS. Hendrie60
M
8
M
62Rio SalakoR. Salako
Matthias KirschnerM. Kirschner64
A
9
A
60Titus FroggattT. Froggatt
Ronnie SheringhamR. Sheringham58
A
10
A
64Silvio BentoS. Bento
Ian BishopI. Bishop52
A
11
A
69Dave GilchristD. Gilchrist
 
Paolo DelaneyP. Delaney59
M
12
M
66Billy BowerB. Bower
Steven VieiraS. Vieira56
D
13
M
68Kai ZiegenhagenK. Ziegenhagen
Jason NewtonJ. Newton54
G
14
A
68Michael SadaneM. Sadane

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at The Hawthorns where West Bromwich Albion play host to Sunderland. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Dublin.


0.00
Sunderland kick off and get the match underway!
2.42
Harvey Venus sees Matthias Kirschner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matthias Kirschner knocks in a cross ball towards Ian Bishop. Ian Bishop connects with a diving header but somehow Alexander Regnault manages to keep it out.
3.42
Harvey Venus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Bishop. Ian Bishop shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
4.28
David Joseph laces a through ball forward to Lampros Moissidis. Lampros Moissidis brings the ball forward. Lampros Moissidis lofts in a cross ball towards Dave Gilchrist. Dave Gilchrist jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
8.12
David Joseph catches Matthias Kirschner on the ankles. The referee calls over David Joseph and shows him a yellow card! Matthias Kirschner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.36
Jose Javier Pardo chips the ball to his team mate, Silvio Bento. Silvio Bento knocks in a cross ball towards Titus Froggatt. Titus Froggatt is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it slams into the crowd!
10.06
Paulo Pinto sees Silvio Bento in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Silvio Bento knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to James Barton who gathers it comfortably.
12.11
Oleg Atherton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Les Morris. Les Morris decides to run forward with the ball. Les Morris knocks in a cross ball towards Matthias Kirschner. Matthias Kirschner outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies just wide!
14.18
Rio Salako flicks a high pass forward. Titus Froggatt controls it well on his chest. Titus Froggatt rushes past Oleg Atherton! Titus Froggatt cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's drastically wayward!
20.49
Harvey Venus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Bishop. Ian Bishop knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Joseph.
22.19
Paulo Pinto sees space and advances. Paulo Pinto whips in a cross ball towards Silvio Bento. Silvio Bento is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! James Barton had no chance!! Goal for Sunderland!
26.15
Matthias Kirschner barges into David Joseph. Matthias Kirschner is warned by the referee! David Joseph runs off the knock.
28.16
Jose Javier Pardo runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jose Javier Pardo shoots from distance. It curls slightly but James Barton manages to gather it comfortably.
32.07
Matthias Kirschner clumsily knocks into Stephen Bramble. The referee calls over Matthias Kirschner again and warns him to calm down! Stephen Bramble grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
40.27
Stephen Bramble catches Matthias Kirschner on the ankles. The referee calls over Stephen Bramble and warns him to calm down! Matthias Kirschner runs off the knock.
42.14
David Joseph controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Javier Pardo. Jose Javier Pardo flicks a high pass forward. Titus Froggatt holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Titus Froggatt skips past Cesar Ribeiro! Titus Froggatt rockets a shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
44.36
David Joseph makes a probing pass to Lampros Moissidis. Lampros Moissidis passes the ball forward to Silvio Bento. Silvio Bento lofts in a cross ball towards Dave Gilchrist. Dave Gilchrist outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but James Barton is on top of it.
45.00
Stephen Bramble decides to run forward with the ball. Stephen Bramble flicks a high ball forward to Titus Froggatt who takes it down. Titus Froggatt cuts inside the box! Titus Froggatt shoots from just inside the box but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. West Bromwich Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Sunderland also appear unchanged since the first half. The West Bromwich Albion players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
West Bromwich Albion kick off!
47.08
Jose Javier Pardo makes a probing pass to Dave Gilchrist. Dave Gilchrist lofts in a cross ball towards Titus Froggatt. Titus Froggatt is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
49.51
Oleg Atherton plays the ball forward to Stuart Hendrie. Stuart Hendrie hits a low pass to Ian Bishop. Ian Bishop shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Alexander Regnault comfortably smothers it!
51.10
Stuart Hendrie passes the ball forward to Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
54.54
Jose Javier Pardo flicks a high pass forward. Titus Froggatt controls it well on his chest. Titus Froggatt skips past Cesar Ribeiro! Titus Froggatt shoots from just inside the box but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
55.48
Fadel Tresor plays the ball forward to Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham whips in a cross ball towards Ian Bishop. Ian Bishop is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.46
Duarte Soares deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paulo Pinto. Paulo Pinto makes a probing pass to Titus Froggatt. Titus Froggatt edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Titus Froggatt provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Oleg Atherton.
60.31
West Bromwich Albion have made a substitution with Jason Newton replacing Oleg Atherton .Sunderland have made a substitution with Kai Ziegenhagen replacing Paulo Pinto .
66.17
Jose Javier Pardo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Silvio Bento. Silvio Bento shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
72.12
Jose Javier Pardo hits a low pass to Silvio Bento. Silvio Bento knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cesar Ribeiro.
75.10
Stuart Hendrie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matthias Kirschner. Matthias Kirschner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.14
West Bromwich Albion have made 2 substitutions with Paolo Delaney replacing Harvey Venus and Steven Vieira replacing Fadel Tresor .Sunderland have made 2 substitutions with Billy Bower replacing Jose Javier Pardo and Michael Sadane replacing Silvio Bento .
79.35
Duarte Soares knocks the ball forward to Kai Ziegenhagen. Kai Ziegenhagen threads a neat ball through to Titus Froggatt. Titus Froggatt shoots from distance but it flies wide!
81.46
Billy Bower flicks the ball to his team mate, Michael Sadane. Michael Sadane shoots from outside the area but James Barton reads it well. Great keeping!
83.26
Jason Newton knocks the ball to his team mate, Steven Vieira. Steven Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Ian Bishop controls it well on his chest. Ian Bishop lofts in a cross ball towards Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Alexander Regnault has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
Kai Ziegenhagen makes a probing pass to Dave Gilchrist. Dave Gilchrist knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Titus Froggatt is offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

West Bromwich Albion

Sunderland
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
3
8
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
32.1%
67.9%
Play Area
29.8%
39.3%
31%

Scorers
Ian Bishop 55
Ronnie Sheringham 83
Silvio Bento 22

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ian Bishop of West Bromwich Albion

Match Ratings
1.James Barton (GK)
7
2.Lomano Guppy (DEF)
6
3.Oleg Atherton (DEF)
6
4.Cesar Ribeiro (DEF)
6
5.Les Morris (MID)
6
6.Harvey Venus (MID)
6
7.Fadel Tresor (MID)
6
8.Stuart Hendrie (MID)
6
9.Matthias Kirschner (ATT)
5
10.Ronnie Sheringham (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Ian Bishop (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Paolo Delaney (MID)
6
13.Steven Vieira (DEF)
6
14.Jason Newton (GK)
6

1.Alexander Regnault (GK)
6
2.David Joseph (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Duarte Soares (DEF)
6
4.Stephen Bramble (DEF)
6
5.Lampros Moissidis (MID)
6
6.Jose Javier Pardo (MID)
8
7.Paulo Pinto (MID)
7
8.Rio Salako (MID)
6
9.Titus Froggatt (ATT)
8
10.Silvio Bento (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Dave Gilchrist (ATT)
6
 
12.Billy Bower (MID)
6
13.Kai Ziegenhagen (MID)
6
14.Michael Sadane (ATT)
6