Aston Villa vs Sunderland: result 0-1 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 22Kick-off on January 5, 2011 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Villa Park, Birmingham
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What was the result of Aston Villa vs Sunderland?
Sunderland won 0-1 on January 5, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 80′Phil BardsleySunderland
Official lineup for Aston Villa vs Sunderland
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Aston Villa
- 11Gabriel Imuetinyan Agbonlahor
- 18E. Heskey
- 6S. Downing
- 19Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov
- 20N. Reo-Coker
- 5Richard Dunne
- 7A. Young
- 21C. Clark
- 24Carlos Cuéllar
- 29J. Collins
- 1B. Friedel
Sunderland
- 11D. Bent
- 17D. Welbeck
- 8S. Malbranque
- 10J. Henderson
- 18David Meyler
- 2Phil Bardsley
- 3Kieran Richardson
- 19Titus Malachi Bramble
- 27Ahmed El Mohamady
- 29A. Ferdinand
- 1C. Gordon
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aston Villa have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats; Sunderland have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2011 | Chelsea(away) | 3-3 | Premier League |
| Dec 28, 2010 | Manchester City(away) | 0-4 | Premier League |
| Dec 26, 2010 | Tottenham(home) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 11, 2010 | West Brom(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 6, 2010 | Liverpool(away) | 0-3 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2011 | Blackburn(home) | 3-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 28, 2010 | Blackpool(home) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 26, 2010 | Manchester United(away) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 18, 2010 | Bolton(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 11, 2010 | Fulham(away) | 0-0 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Aston Villa wins, 0 draws, 1 Sunderland win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2010 | Sunderland 1-0 Aston Villa | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Sunderland vs Aston Villa on Oct 23, 2010
How many goals should we expect?
Aston Villa score 1.1 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Sunderland score 1.1 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
| Sunderland | 1.1 | 1.0 | 9 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Aston Villa sit 9th in Premier League (11 points from 8 matches) and Sunderland sit 20th (5 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Aston Villa | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 5 |
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