Sunderland 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 14 May 2011

Result

Sunderland 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Premier League · Saturday 14 May 2011, 11:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Sunderland 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers: match report

Sunderland lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-3 in the Premier League on Saturday 14 May 2011. The half-time score was 1-1.

Jody Craddock opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Sunderland's goal came from Stéphane Sessègnon (34'). Wolverhampton Wanderers scored through Jody Craddock (23'), Steven Fletcher (54') and George Elokobi (78').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Sunderland were 12th on 44 points from 36 and Wolverhampton Wanderers 17th on 37 points from 36. Sunderland went on to finish that season 10th with 47 points, and Wolverhampton Wanderers 17th with 40.

Sunderland lined up in a 4-5-1 and Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Sunderland win, 0 draws and 2 for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Going into the match Sunderland's last five read W-L-W-L-L and Wolverhampton Wanderers's W-D-L-D-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 23'Goal · Jody CraddockWolverhampton Wanderers · 0-1
  • 34'Goal · Stéphane SessègnonSunderland · 1-1
  • 54'Goal · Steven FletcherWolverhampton Wanderers · 1-2
  • 78'Goal · George ElokobiWolverhampton Wanderers · 1-3

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Sunderland 1, draws 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.

Team news

Sunderland line-up (4-5-1)

Simon Mignolet, Phil Bardsley, John Mensah, Nedum Onuoha, Boudewijn Zenden, Steed Malbranque, Jordan Henderson, Cristian Riveros, Jack Colback, Ahmed Eissa El Mohamady Abdel Fattah, Stéphane Sessègnon

Wolverhampton Wanderers line-up (4-4-2)

Wayne Hennessey, George Elokobi, Jody Craddock, Michael Mancienne, Kevin Foley, Karl Henry, Noel Hunt, Adlène Guédioura, Steven Fletcher, Stephen Ward, Jamie O'Hara