Sunderland beat Aston Villa 3-1 on Saturday, 02 January 2016 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Craig Pawson. It was played at Stadium of Light.
First half: Wes Brown received a yellow card for Sunderland at 26'. Sunderland took the lead at 30' when P. van Aanholt scored, with the assist credited to Y. M'Vila, making the score 1-0. F. Borini received a yellow card for Sunderland at 33'. Alan Hutton received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 43'.
Second half: Sunderland made their 1st substitution at 56', with D. Watmore replacing Danny Graham. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 57', with J. Grealish replacing Adama Traoré. Aston Villa leveled the score at 63' when Carles Gil scored, with the assist credited to Adama Traoré, making the score 1-1. Adama Traoré received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 69'. Sunderland took the lead at 72' when J. Defoe scored, with the assist credited to Adam Johnson, making the score 2-1. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 76', with Alan Hutton replacing L. Kozák. Sunderland made their 2nd substitution at 80', with F. Borini replacing O. Toivonen. Carles Gil received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 87'. Sunderland made their 3rd substitution at 89', with Adam Johnson replacing S. Coates. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 89', with Adama Traoré replacing S. Sinclair. L. Cattermole received a yellow card for Sunderland at 90'. Rudy Gestede received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 90'. Sunderland added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+2' when J. Defoe scored, with the assist credited to O. Toivonen, making the score 3-1.
Sunderland used 3 substitutions while Aston Villa used 3 substitutions. Sunderland got 3 yellow cards, while Aston Villa got 4 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Sunderland outshot their opponent (13-8).
- Aston Villa controlled possession (56%).
- Sunderland had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).
