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Match report

English Footie
Championship: Round 36 (setup 2, season 18)
WBA			v.	Sunderland
Formation: 4-3-3 League position: 4 Overall form: Home form:	Sam JOHNSTONE	7	1	7	Alban LAFONT	Formation: 4-3-3 League position: 17 Overall form: Home form:
	Tosin ADARABIOYO	7½	2	6½	Niall HUGGINS
	EMERSON PALMIERI dos Santos	7½	3	6	Dennis CIRKIN
	Jake LIVERMORE	7½	4	6½	Suat SERDAR
	Kyle BARTLEY	7½	5	7	Bailey WRIGHT
	Kean BRYAN	6	6	6	Aji ALESE
	Callum ROBINSON	5½	7	7½	Miguel Ángel ALMIRON Rejala
	Kamil GROSICKI	7½	8	7	Mohamed ELYOUNOUSSI
	Daryl DIKE	6½	9	6	Will GRIGG
	Andy CARROLL	5½	10	6½	Dan NEIL
	Chuba AKPOM	6	11	7	Emmanuel Bonaventure DENNIS
		Manager
	Dwight GAYLE		12		Donald LOVE
	Fraser FORSTER		13		Anthony PATTERSON
	Conor TOWNSEND		14	6	Juan Antonio DELGADO Baeza
	Romaine SAWYERS		15		Jack CLARKE
	Reyes CLEARY	7½	16		Max THOMPSON

WBA 3 Sunderland 1 (Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 32,151, Stadium: The Hawthorns, Referee: Neil SWARBRICK 7½, TV: highlights) 17p Dike, 50 Grosicki, 76 Emerson Palmieri Scorers 24 Elyounoussi 59 Robinson <=> Cleary Substitutions 56 Dennis <=> Delgado Sendings off Bookings 1 Corners 4 8 Fouls 8 0 Offsides 1 9 Shots on 6 8 Shots off 3 17 Total shots 9 5 Shots saved 5 56% Possession 44% Man of the match: Reyes CLEARY

2	The 'keeper saved a curling effort from AKPOM.
4	A shot from ALMIRON seemed a certain goal but the WBA 'keeper managed to force the ball clear.
5	The 'keeper was able to palm clear a fierce shot.
7	ALMIRON placed a deadly shot inches wide from thirty yards out.
8	AKPOM poked a simple chance past the righthand post.
9	An exceptional strike from NEIL was dealt with by a useful stop from JOHNSTONE.
14	A shot from DIKE was kicked off the line by ALESE.
15	A wonderful save prevented ELYOUNOUSSI from scoring an exceptional goal.
17	GOAL!! WBA were awarded a penalty after a foul on ROBINSON, and DIKE put it past the Sunderland 'keeper who managed to get a hand to the ball.
24	GOAL!! As LIVERMORE was attempting to hold back GRIGG the ball fell to ELYOUNOUSSI who drove the ball in off the post. (1-1)
34	A free-kick from GROSICKI raced over.
34	A tame strike from LIVERMORE rolled agonisingly wide.
39	DENNIS worked the ball to GRIGG, ALMIRON latched onto his pass and nodded the ball within easy reach of the WBA 'keeper.
42	A shot from DIKE was smothered by the 'keeper.
50	GOAL!! A poor backpass by CIRKIN enabled GROSICKI to run in and slip the ball past LAFONT. (2-1 WBA)
58	A clever cross from DIKE, was tapped goalbound by GROSICKI only for the Sunderland 'keeper to claw away.
62	A header by GROSICKI at the far post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
65	JOHNSTONE stopped a lovely shot from GRIGG.
69	GROSICKI was put clear by DIKE and he dummied LAFONT but struck his shot over.
73	AKPOM waltzed round ALESE and flicked a weak shot well wide.
74	GROSICKI headed over the bar.
76	GOAL!! Some useful work by DIKE on the right, left EMERSON PALMIERI yards clear, and he beat LAFONT and stroked the ball into the roof of the net. (3-1 WBA)
78	A cross from CARROLL left GROSICKI in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
83	A pin-point pass was collected by ELYOUNOUSSI and his looping shot went narrowly wide.
84	A penalty box scramble resulted in DIKE driving a low shot over.
90	ALESE shot wide.