English Premier League

Sunderland vs Swansea City, 2016/2017 English Premier League

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  • 9': Fernando Llorente
  • 45'+2': Kyle Naughton

Kyle Naughton's first goal aids Swansea fight against relegation

Kyle Naughton's first goal in more than six years helped Swansea to the brink of Premier League safety as relegated Sunderland capitulated horribly.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Didier Ndong (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Tom Carroll (Swansea City).
  • 5': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Foul by Martin Olsson (Swansea City).
  • 6': Attempt missed. Didier Ndong (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson.
  • 8': Foul by Victor Anichebe (Sunderland).
  • 8': Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Goal! Sunderland 0, Swansea City 1. Fernando Llorente (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 15': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by John O'Shea.
  • 17': Foul by Jason Denayer (Sunderland).
  • 17': Leon Britton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 20': Substitution, Sunderland. Darron Gibson replaces Jason Denayer because of an injury.
  • 21': Hand ball by Darron Gibson (Sunderland).
  • 22': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Darron Gibson.
  • 24': Billy Jones (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Swansea City).
  • 27': Attempt missed. Fabio Borini (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Victor Anichebe (Sunderland).
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Billy Jones (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Javier Manquillo with a cross.
  • 33': Foul by Billy Jones (Sunderland).
  • 33': Martin Olsson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Tom Carroll.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Billy Jones (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Billy Jones.
  • 35': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
  • 37': Substitution, Sunderland. Wahbi Khazri replaces Victor Anichebe because of an injury.
  • 38': Foul by Billy Jones (Sunderland).
  • 38': Martin Olsson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Javier Manquillo.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Sunderland 0, Swansea City 2. Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ki Sung-Yueng.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Swansea City 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Swansea City 2.
  • 49': Hand ball by Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland).
  • 55': Offside, Swansea City. Fernando Llorente tries a through ball, but Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
  • 56': Foul by Federico Fernández (Swansea City).
  • 56': Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 58': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland).
  • 58': Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 60': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Javier Manquillo.
  • 62': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Alfie Mawson.
  • 63': Foul by Fabio Borini (Sunderland).
  • 63': Leon Britton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Fabio Borini (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Billy Jones.
  • 64': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Alfie Mawson.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Offside, Sunderland. Darron Gibson tries a through ball, but Didier Ndong is caught offside.
  • 67': Substitution, Swansea City. Leroy Fer replaces Ki Sung-Yueng.
  • 68': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Leroy Fer (Swansea City).
  • 69': Attempt saved. Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Billy Jones (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 70': Hand ball by Jordan Ayew (Swansea City).
  • 74': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Martin Olsson.
  • 75': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland).
  • 75': Jordan Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Alfie Mawson.
  • 77': Offside, Sunderland. Sebastian Larsson tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
  • 77': Substitution, Swansea City. Jack Cork replaces Leon Britton.
  • 78': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland).
  • 78': Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabio Borini.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 82': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Federico Fernández.
  • 83': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Martin Olsson.
  • 84': Foul by Darron Gibson (Sunderland).
  • 84': Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Darron Gibson (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Foul by Javier Manquillo (Sunderland).
  • 85': Jordan Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Fabio Borini (Sunderland).
  • 86': Martin Olsson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Substitution, Swansea City. Luciano Narsingh replaces Fernando Llorente.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Swansea City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Swansea City 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 13
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 8
4 Saves 1
47.2 Possession 52.8
3 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 4
1.0 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
322 Accurate Passes 364
400 Passes 441
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 5
13 Crosses 22
0.1 Cross % 0.2
65 Long Balls 70
33 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 16
17 Tackles 21
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
25 Effective Clearances 18
25 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 38,781

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 12 +16 31
2 Manchester City 12 +5 23
3 Chelsea 12 +9 22
4 Arsenal 12 +9 22
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SUN Sunderland (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Jordan Pickford (GK)
16 John O'Shea
23 Lamine Koné
21 Javier Manquillo
2 Billy Jones
4 Jason Denayer
17 Didier N'Dong
7 Sebastian Larsson Yellow Card
18 Jermain Defoe
28 Victor Anichebe
9 Fabio Borini Yellow Card

SWA Swansea City (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
1 Lukasz Fabianski (GK)
6 Alfie Mawson
33 Federico Fernández
16 Martin Olsson
26 Kyle Naughton
9 Fernando Llorente
7 Leon Britton
23 Gylfi Sigurdsson
42 Thomas Carroll
4 Ki Sung-Yueng
3 Jordan Ayew

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