West Bromwich Albion vs Sunderland, 2016/2017 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueWest Brom inflict more woe on struggling Sunderland
Sunderland sank back to the bottom of the Premier League table as their miserable away form continued against West Brom at The Hawthorns.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 3': Attempt missed. Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson.
- 9': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
- 12': Foul by Jack Rodwell (Sunderland).
- 12': James Morrison (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Offside, Sunderland. John O'Shea tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
- 13': Darren Fletcher (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Jack Rodwell (Sunderland).
- 18': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
- 20': Billy Jones (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Nacer Chadli (West Bromwich Albion).
- 21': Attempt saved. Nacer Chadli (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darren Fletcher.
- 23': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Craig Dawson tries a through ball, but Salomón Rondón is caught offside.
- 23': Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Allan-Roméo Nyom (West Bromwich Albion).
- 26': Foul by Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion).
- 26': Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Nacer Chadli with a cross.
- 29': Attempt saved. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darren Fletcher.
- 29': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Vito Mannone.
- 30': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Sunderland 0. Darren Fletcher (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gareth McAuley with a headed pass following a corner.
- 32': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland).
- 32': James Morrison (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Morrison.
- 35': Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland).
- 36': Nacer Chadli (West Bromwich Albion) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Salomón Rondón.
- 36': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Sunderland 0. Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 41': Attempt saved. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Billy Jones with a cross.
- 43': Foul by Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion).
- 43': Jason Denayer (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Jack Rodwell (Sunderland).
- 43': Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Foul by Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Sunderland 0.
- 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 2, Sunderland 0.
- 46': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Chris Brunt tries a through ball, but Salomón Rondón is caught offside.
- 48': Foul by Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion).
- 48': Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion).
- 52': Attempt missed. Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 54': Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion).
- 55': Attempt blocked. Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 55': Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a set piece situation.
- 57': Foul by James Morrison (West Bromwich Albion).
- 57': Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 58': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Matt Phillips.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Dawson.
- 66': Substitution, Sunderland. Victor Anichebe replaces Adnan Januzaj.
- 66': Foul by Papy Djilobodji (Sunderland).
- 66': Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Attempt missed. Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 67': Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Victor Anichebe (Sunderland).
- 69': Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Victor Anichebe (Sunderland).
- 71': Attempt saved. Billy Jones (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson with a cross.
- 72': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jake Livermore replaces James Morrison.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Victor Anichebe (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Honeyman.
- 73': Attempt saved. Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Rodwell.
- 73': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ben Foster.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Jason Denayer (Sunderland).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Attempt saved. Nacer Chadli (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Livermore.
- 78': Foul by Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion).
- 78': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Substitution, Sunderland. Fabio Borini replaces Jason Denayer because of an injury.
- 81': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. James McClean replaces Nacer Chadli.
- 81': Foul by Allan-Roméo Nyom (West Bromwich Albion).
- 81': Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt missed. Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
- 84': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion).
- 84': Foul by George Honeyman (Sunderland).
- 84': Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': George Honeyman (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Salomón Rondón.
- 89': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
- 89': Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Papy Djilobodji (Sunderland).
- 90'+1': Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by John O'Shea (Sunderland).
- 90'+1': Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Brunt.
- 90'+2': Foul by Allan-Roméo Nyom (West Bromwich Albion).
- 90'+2': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Allan-Roméo Nyom (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion).
- 90'+4': Papy Djilobodji (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Ben Foster (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Victor Anichebe (Sunderland).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Sunderland 0.
- 90'+6': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Sunderland 0.
Statistics
 SUN |
WBA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 55.6 | Possession | 44.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 360 | Accurate Passes | 267 |
| 451 | Passes | 355 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 21 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 84 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 43 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 17 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 30 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 24,380
Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 24,380
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 11 | +15 | 28 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | +9 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 11 | +8 | 19 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 11 | +6 | 19 |
Line-Ups
West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Foster (GK) |
| 23 | Gareth McAuley |
| 25 | Craig Dawson |
| 11 | Chris Brunt |
| 2 | Allan Nyom  |
| 7 | James Morrison |
| 5 | Claudio Yacob |
| 24 | Darren Fletcher |
| 9 | Salomón Rondón |
| 22 | Nacer Chadli |
| 10 | Matt Phillips |
Sunderland (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vito Mannone (GK) |
| 16 | John O'Shea |
| 5 | Papy Djilobodji |
| 4 | Jason Denayer |
| 8 | Jack Rodwell |
| 7 | Sebastian Larsson |
| 3 | Patrick van Aanholt |
| 2 | Billy Jones |
| 18 | Jermain Defoe |
| 39 | George Honeyman |
| 44 | Adnan Januzaj |
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