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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 18 (setup 4, season 35)
Sunderland
v.
Northampton Town
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
1
Overall form:
Home form:
Unai SIMÓN Mendibil17IAGO Herrerín Buisán
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Matt DOHERTY2Tyler MAGLOIRE
Jonathan Castro Otto, JONNY83Ali KOIKI
José María GIMÉNEZ de Vargas48ALFA SEMEDO Esteves
Sven BOTMAN5Bailey WRIGHT
Sandro TONALI6Jakub NAVRÁTIL
Federico Santiago VALVERDE Dipetta7Jeremy Leonel SARMIENTO Morante
James MADDISON78Alexander KACANIKLIC
Xavi SIMONS9Stefanos ATHANASIADIS
Ferrán TORRES García710Caleb CHUKWUEMEKA
ANTONY Matheus dos Santos11Sam HOSKINS
Chris GoddardManager
FÁBIO Daniel Ferreira VIEIRA12Shaun McWILLIAMS
Dean HENDERSON13Jack SOWERBY
Ainsley MAITLAND-NILES146Ben FOX
BRUNO GUIMARÃES Rodriguez Moura15Marc LEONARD
Dion SANDERSON16Kieron BOWIE

Sunderland 3 Northampton Town 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 61,422, Stadium: Stadium of Light, Referee: Lee PROBERT 6½)
2 Antony, 10 Giménez, 69 GiménezScorers3 Athanasiadis
Substitutions58 Sarmiento <=> Fox
Sendings off
90+1 BotmanBookings
6Corners8
9Fouls8
6Offsides4
6Shots on3
11Shots off4
17Total shots7
2Shots saved2
60%Possession40%
Man of the match: José María GIMÉNEZ de Vargas
1JONNY beat four Northampton Town players and blasted a golden opportunity just wide.
2GOAL!! A long ball from MADDISON down the middle was collected by the lurking ANTONY who drove a right foot shot into the back of the net. (1-0 Sunderland)
3GOAL!! A long ball from KACANIKLIC had the Sunderland defence back-pedalling and ATHANASIADIS made the most of the opportunity with a good goal. (1-1)
7ATHANASIADIS placed a looping shot wide from close range.
10GOAL!! A great solo effort from GIMÉNEZ who beat two defenders before striking the ball into the net. (2-1 Sunderland)
13A shot from ANTONY was smothered by IAGO.
16SIMONS ran onto a great ball from VALVERDE but pulled his effort wide of the righthand post.
25SIMONS was put clear by GIMÉNEZ and he raced past the 'keeper but struck his shot over the bar.
31A tame shot from ALFA SEMEDO rolled agonisingly wide.
34VALVERDE played the ball to ANTONY who flicked it over.
37IAGO did well to hold onto a powerful strike from TORRES.
39SARMIENTO worked the ball to CHUKWUEMEKA, KOIKI latched onto his pass and hoofed the ball within easy reach of the Sunderland 'keeper.
42A corner found JONNY who flicked an effort over the bar.
45+3ANTONY snapped at a simple chance.
 
55A useful ball from MADDISON on the right bobbled toward SIMONS who sliced his shot just wide.
55A great effort from CHUKWUEMEKA scraped the woodwork.
58A drive from ATHANASIADIS seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to fist the ball clear.
60TORRES headed inches over.
64A cross from VALVERDE left SIMONS in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
69GOAL!! A shot from GIMÉNEZ raced through a ruck of players and trickled past the unsighted IAGO. (3-1 Sunderland)
78TORRES beat ALFA SEMEDO and blasted the ball to SIMONS who toe-poked his shot wide.
83KACANIKLIC poked an easy chance past the far post.
88SIMONS's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
90MADDISON made space on the right and dragged the ball to VALVERDE who fired the ball wide.
90+1PROBERT books BOTMAN for a bad foul.