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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 26 (setup 1, season 32)
Sunderland
v.
Walsall
Formation:
4-1-3-2
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Fraser FORSTER18Darren KEET
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Overall form:
Home form:
Seamus COLEMAN26Iván Rodrigo PIRIS Leguizamón
Billy JONES3Martin OLSSON
Marco VAN GINKEL47Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA
Phil JONES5Kévin THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE
Eliaquim MANGALA66Jorge PULIDO Mayoral
Erik Manuel LAMELA77Nabil BENTALEB
Jorge Luiz Frello Filho, JORGINHO786Edimilson FERNANDES
Duván Esteban ZAPATA Banguero79Marouane CHAMAKH
Fabio BORINI106James McCARTHY
RICHARLISON de Andrade11Alejandro POZUELO Melero
Manager
MBaye NIANG12Matthew PENNINGTON
Loris KARIUS13Will GRIGG
Lucas Ariel OCAMPOS14Solomon MARCH
Andrej KRAMARIC15WELLINGTON Aparecido Martins
Martin TERRIER16Ravel MORRISON

Sunderland 3 Walsall 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 48,284, Stadium: Stadium of Light, Referee: Florent BATTA 7½)
41 Zapata, 45+1 Lamela, 90+2 BoriniScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
85 Forster, 90+1 RicharlisonBookings
6Corners11
8Fouls9
10Offsides2
7Shots on3
9Shots off7
16Total shots10
4Shots saved3
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Darren KEET
7An exceptional effort from FERNANDES scraped the top of the crossbar.
12An exceptional strike from FERNANDES was dealt with by a good parry from the 'keeper.
12A accurate pass bobbled toward FERNANDES and his right foot shot floated narrowly over.
26A tame shot from FERNANDES rolled agonisingly wide.
30A cross from RICHARLISON left ZAPATA in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
36The 'keeper saved a glorious shot from BORINI.
39CHAMAKH's header was well saved by the 'keeper.
41GOAL!! Some useful work by RICHARLISON on the right, left ZAPATA yards clear, and he beat KEET and stroked the ball into the net. (1-0 Sunderland)
45+1GOAL!! A cross from the right was flicked down by JORGINHO for LAMELA to score. (2-0 Sunderland)
45+3MANGALA beat two Walsall players and drove a shot inches wide.
45+4JORGINHO waltzed away from OLSSON and stabbed a tame shot over the bar.
 
49A corner was collected by VAN GINKEL who fired the ball over.
53BORINI fluffed a simple chance.
55A good ball from PULIDO on the right found PIRIS who scuffed his shot over the bar.
62BORINI fired a right foot shot inches over from close range.
65KEET dived to his left to stop a lovely shot from Sunderland's BORINI.
65JORGINHO raced past FERNANDES but fired the ball into the arms of KEET.
74BORINI was put clear by COLEMAN and he stepped inside the Walsall 'keeper but struck his shot just beyond the near post.
83The Sunderland 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce strike from POZUELO.
85The referee cautions FORSTER for violent conduct against PULIDO.
90+1RICHARLISON booked.
90+2GOAL!! A great shot from RICHARLISON was palmed away by KEET only as far as BORINI who blasted the ball past the stranded 'keeper. (3-0 Sunderland)