Sunderland 0-2 Liverpool: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 20 March 2011
Result
Sunderland 0-2 Liverpool
Premier League · Sunday 20 March 2011, 13:30 UTC · half-time 0-1
Sunderland 0-2 Liverpool: match report
Sunderland lost to Liverpool 0-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 20 March 2011. The half-time score was 0-1.
Dirk Kuyt opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Sunderland did not score. Liverpool scored through Dirk Kuyt (34', penalty) and Luis Suárez (77').
Discipline: Sunderland received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Liverpool received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Sunderland were 9th on 38 points from 29 and Liverpool 6th on 42 points from 29. Sunderland went on to finish that season 10th with 47 points, and Liverpool 6th with 58.
Sunderland lined up in a 4-4-2 and Liverpool in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Sunderland wins, 1 draw and 7 for Liverpool.
Going into the match Sunderland's last five read D-L-L-L-L and Liverpool's W-L-D-W-W.
Key events
- 33'Yellow card · John Mensah
- 34'Penalty goal · Dirk Kuyt
- 45'Yellow card · L. Cattermole
- 54'Yellow card · Titus Bramble
- 64'Yellow card · Lucas Leiva
- 67'Yellow card · Luis Suárez
- 68'Yellow card · Dirk Kuyt
- 77'Goal · Luis Suárez
- 82'Red card · John Mensah
Head-to-head
Team news
Sunderland line-up (4-4-2)
Simon Mignolet, Phil Bardsley, Kieran Richardson, John Mensah, Titus Bramble, Anton Ferdinand, Jordan Henderson, Sulley Muntari, Stéphane Sessègnon, Danny Welbeck, Asamoah Gyan
Liverpool line-up (4-4-2)
Pepe Reina, Glen Johnson, Daniel Agger, Jamie Carragher, Raúl Meireles, Lucas Leiva, Jay Spearing, Luis Suárez, Andy Carroll, Dirk Kuyt, Martin Škrtel