| Sunderland | 1-2 (HT 1-0) | Aston Villa |
| Collins 11 | Milner 60 Barry (pen) 80 | |
| Bookings: Nosworthy 44 Cisse 53 Fulop 80 Tainio 85 | Bookings: Young 18 Agbonlahor 72 | |
| Sent off: Young 72 |
Aston Villa came from behind to grab a dramatic late win in a pulsating match which saw Ashley Young sent off.
Sunderland had the better of the first half and led through a Danny Collins header from a Carlos Edwards free-kick.
But Young surged down the right to cross for James Milner to bundle in the equaliser, with Sunderland claiming the ball had gone in off his arm.
Young was sent off for a diving tackle but Gareth Barry slammed in a penalty after Gabriel Agbonlahor was felled.
The victory extended Villa's unbeaten run to 10 matches but Sunderland will feel disappointed not to get a point from the match.
They pressed with purpose from the outset, but it was Villa who had an excellent opening opportunity.
Milner broke down the left and curled a delightful ball in with the outside of his right boot, but the on-rushing Young just failed to connect.
Sunderland: Fulop, Chimbonda, Nosworthy (McShane 62), Ferdinand, Collins (Bardsley 62), Edwards, Tainio, Whitehead, Diouf (Reid 81), Cisse, Jones.
Subs Not Used: Colgan, Chopra, Leadbitter, Healy.
Booked: Nosworthy, Cisse, Fulop, Tainio.
Goal: Collins 11.
Aston Villa: Friedel, Reo-Coker, Davies, Cuellar, Luke Young, Milner, Sidwell (Gardner 73), Petrov, Barry, Ashley Young, Agbonlahor.
Subs Not Used: Guzan, Harewood, Delfouneso, Knight, Salifou, Shorey.
Sent Off: Ashley Young (72).
Booked: Luke Young, Agbonlahor.
Goals: Milner 60, Barry 80 pen.
No comments:
Post a Comment