Sunderland against Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough makes a sub: Richard Smallwood enters for Ishmael Miller. Reason: Tactical

Throw-in: John O'Shea takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Stuart Parnaby takes it (Attacking)

End of the game

The referee has signaled the end of the second half

Jason Steele takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Stephane Sessegnon commits a foul on Scott McDonald resulting on a free kick for Middlesbrough

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Defending)

Stephane Sessegnon hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

James McClean takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: open play

Andre Amougou blocks the shot

James McClean drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Attacking)

Andre Amougou clears the ball from danger.

Phillip Bardsley crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Throw-in: Justin Hoyte takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Justin Hoyte takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Justin Hoyte takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Justin Hoyte takes it (Defending)

Ishmael Miller drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

James McClean takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play

Sunderland makes a sub: Fraizer Campbell enters for Adam Johnson. Reason: Tactical

George Friend drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Grant Leadbitter takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play

Kieren Westwood makes a very good save (Round Post)

Stuart Parnaby drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: save

Kieren Westwood makes a very good save (Parry)

Scott McDonald hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save

Middlesbrough makes a sub: Adam Reach enters for Emanuele Ledesema. Reason: Tactical

Jason Steele takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Offside called on Steven Fletcher

Faris Haroun drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Jason Steele makes a very good save (Catch)

James McClean crosses the ball. Outcome: save

Throw-in: John O'Shea takes it (Defending)

Carlos Jimenez Cuellar clears the ball from danger.

Scott McDonald crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Throw-in: Justin Hoyte takes it (Defending)

Adam Johnson crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play

Adam Johnson takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross

Andre Amougou commits a foul on Steven Fletcher resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Jason Steele takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Handball called on David Vaughan

Jason Steele makes a very good save (Punch)

James McClean takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: save

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Attacking)

Kieren Westwood takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Ishmael Miller commits a foul on Phillip Bardsley resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Throw-in: Justin Hoyte takes it (Attacking)

Nick Bailey drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

George Friend clears the ball from danger.

Stephane Sessegnon crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Defending)

Kieren Westwood takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Ishmael Miller commits a foul on John O'Shea resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Middlesbrough makes a sub: Stuart Parnaby enters for Seb Hines. Reason: Injury

Adam Johnson crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play

Andre Amougou clears the ball from danger.

Phillip Bardsley crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Seb Hines clears the ball from danger.

Adam Johnson crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Defending)

Stephane Sessegnon drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Defending)

Sunderland makes a sub: James McClean enters for Louis Saha. Reason: Tactical

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Attacking)

David Vaughan crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Attacking)

Kieren Westwood takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Emanuele Ledesema commits a foul on Jack Colback resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Jason Steele takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Stephane Sessegnon commits a foul on Scott McDonald resulting on a free kick for Middlesbrough

Throw-in: John O'Shea takes it (Attacking)

Lee Cattermole takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play

Emanuele Ledesema commits a foul on David Vaughan resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Adam Johnson takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: out of play

Phillip Bardsley clears the ball from danger.

Emanuele Ledesema takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance

John O'Shea clears the ball from danger.

George Friend crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Louis Saha hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

The second half is under way

Throw-in: George Friend takes it (Attacking)

Jason Steele makes a good save (Catch)

Steven Fletcher hits a good header. Outcome: save

The referee has signaled the end of the first half

Adam Johnson crosses the ball. Outcome: shot

Faris Haroun clears the ball from danger.

Adam Johnson curls a good left footed shot. Outcome: clearance

Adam Johnson takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: shot

Scott McDonald commits a foul on Stephane Sessegnon resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Kieren Westwood makes a very good save (Catch)

Nick Bailey crosses the ball. Outcome: save

Lee Cattermole clears the ball from danger.

Emanuele Ledesema takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance

Andre Amougou clears the ball from danger.

David Vaughan crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

John O'Shea takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Emanuele Ledesema commits a foul on Lee Cattermole resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

John O'Shea blocks the shot

Emanuele Ledesema drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked

Scott McDonald hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal

That last goal was assisted by Ishmael Miller (Cross from Right Penalty Area)

Nick Bailey clears the ball from danger.

Jack Colback crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Throw-in: George Friend takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Defending)

John O'Shea hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Adam Johnson crosses the ball. Outcome: shot

Ishmael Miller clears the ball from danger.

Adam Johnson takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance

Seb Hines blocks the shot

Steven Fletcher drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: George Friend takes it (Defending)

Scott McDonald curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: hit bar

Seb Hines clears the ball from danger.

Adam Johnson takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: clearance

Seb Hines blocks the shot

Louis Saha drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked

Lee Cattermole takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Faris Haroun commits a foul on Steven Fletcher resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Jason Steele takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Offside called on Stephane Sessegnon

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Attacking)

John O'Shea takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Scott McDonald commits a foul on Lee Cattermole resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Kieren Westwood makes a good save (Catch)

Ishmael Miller hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: save

George Friend crosses the ball. Outcome: shot

Emanuele Ledesema clears the ball from danger.

Phillip Bardsley crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Attacking)

Ishmael Miller drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Grant Leadbitter drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Throw-in: George Friend takes it (Attacking)

Andre Amougou takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Phillip Bardsley commits a foul on Scott McDonald resulting on a free kick for Middlesbrough

Scott McDonald drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Scott McDonald is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Throw-in: George Friend takes it (Attacking)

Andre Amougou blocks the shot

Adam Johnson drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked

John O'Shea clears the ball from danger.

Emanuele Ledesema takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance

Kieren Westwood makes a very good save (Round Post)

Faris Haroun drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: save

Throw-in: George Friend takes it (Attacking)

Jason Steele makes a very good save (Catch)

Emanuele Ledesema crosses the ball. Outcome: save

Emanuele Ledesema takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: cross

Lee Cattermole commits a foul on Emanuele Ledesema resulting on a free kick for Middlesbrough

Phillip Bardsley takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play

George Friend commits a foul on Stephane Sessegnon resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Defending)

Nick Bailey blocks the shot

Adam Johnson hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked

Andre Amougou clears the ball from danger.

Adam Johnson takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: clearance

Seb Hines clears the ball from danger.

Stephane Sessegnon crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Attacking)

David Vaughan takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Scott McDonald commits a foul on David Vaughan resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Faris Haroun drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Justin Hoyte crosses the ball. Outcome: shot

Throw-in: Justin Hoyte takes it (Defending)

Louis Saha drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Justin Hoyte clears the ball from danger.

Adam Johnson takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance

Jason Steele makes a very good save (Punch)

Adam Johnson crosses the ball. Outcome: save

Adam Johnson takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross

Nick Bailey commits a foul on Steven Fletcher resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Game on!

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Attacking)

Andre Amougou clears the ball from danger.

Phillip Bardsley crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Throw-in: Justin Hoyte takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Justin Hoyte takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Justin Hoyte takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Justin Hoyte takes it (Defending)

Ishmael Miller drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

James McClean takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play

Sunderland makes a sub: Fraizer Campbell enters for Adam Johnson. Reason: Tactical

George Friend drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Grant Leadbitter takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play

Kieren Westwood makes a very good save (Round Post)

Stuart Parnaby drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: save

Kieren Westwood makes a very good save (Parry)

Scott McDonald hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save

Middlesbrough makes a sub: Adam Reach enters for Emanuele Ledesema. Reason: Tactical

Jason Steele takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Offside called on Steven Fletcher

Faris Haroun drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Jason Steele makes a very good save (Catch)

James McClean crosses the ball. Outcome: save

Throw-in: John O'Shea takes it (Defending)

Carlos Jimenez Cuellar clears the ball from danger.

Scott McDonald crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Throw-in: Justin Hoyte takes it (Defending)

Adam Johnson crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play

Adam Johnson takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross

Andre Amougou commits a foul on Steven Fletcher resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Jason Steele takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Handball called on David Vaughan

Jason Steele makes a very good save (Punch)

James McClean takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: save

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Attacking)

Kieren Westwood takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Ishmael Miller commits a foul on Phillip Bardsley resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Throw-in: Justin Hoyte takes it (Attacking)

Nick Bailey drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

George Friend clears the ball from danger.

Stephane Sessegnon crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Defending)

Kieren Westwood takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Ishmael Miller commits a foul on John O'Shea resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Middlesbrough makes a sub: Stuart Parnaby enters for Seb Hines. Reason: Injury

Adam Johnson crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play

Andre Amougou clears the ball from danger.

Phillip Bardsley crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Seb Hines clears the ball from danger.

Adam Johnson crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Defending)

Stephane Sessegnon drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Defending)

Sunderland makes a sub: James McClean enters for Louis Saha. Reason: Tactical

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Attacking)

David Vaughan crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Attacking)

Kieren Westwood takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Emanuele Ledesema commits a foul on Jack Colback resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Jason Steele takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Stephane Sessegnon commits a foul on Scott McDonald resulting on a free kick for Middlesbrough

Throw-in: John O'Shea takes it (Attacking)

Lee Cattermole takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play

Emanuele Ledesema commits a foul on David Vaughan resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Adam Johnson takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: out of play

Phillip Bardsley clears the ball from danger.

Emanuele Ledesema takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance

John O'Shea clears the ball from danger.

George Friend crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Louis Saha hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

The second half is under way

Throw-in: George Friend takes it (Attacking)

Jason Steele makes a good save (Catch)

Steven Fletcher hits a good header. Outcome: save

The referee has signaled the end of the first half

Adam Johnson crosses the ball. Outcome: shot

Faris Haroun clears the ball from danger.

Adam Johnson curls a good left footed shot. Outcome: clearance

Adam Johnson takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: shot

Scott McDonald commits a foul on Stephane Sessegnon resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Kieren Westwood makes a very good save (Catch)

Nick Bailey crosses the ball. Outcome: save

Lee Cattermole clears the ball from danger.

Emanuele Ledesema takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance

Andre Amougou clears the ball from danger.

David Vaughan crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

John O'Shea takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Emanuele Ledesema commits a foul on Lee Cattermole resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

John O'Shea blocks the shot

Emanuele Ledesema drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked

Scott McDonald hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal

That last goal was assisted by Ishmael Miller (Cross from Right Penalty Area)

Nick Bailey clears the ball from danger.

Jack Colback crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Throw-in: George Friend takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Defending)

John O'Shea hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Adam Johnson crosses the ball. Outcome: shot

Ishmael Miller clears the ball from danger.

Adam Johnson takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance

Seb Hines blocks the shot

Steven Fletcher drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: George Friend takes it (Defending)

Scott McDonald curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: hit bar

Seb Hines clears the ball from danger.

Adam Johnson takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: clearance

Seb Hines blocks the shot

Louis Saha drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked

Lee Cattermole takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Faris Haroun commits a foul on Steven Fletcher resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Jason Steele takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Offside called on Stephane Sessegnon

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Attacking)

John O'Shea takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Scott McDonald commits a foul on Lee Cattermole resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Kieren Westwood makes a good save (Catch)

Ishmael Miller hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: save

George Friend crosses the ball. Outcome: shot

Emanuele Ledesema clears the ball from danger.

Phillip Bardsley crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Attacking)

Ishmael Miller drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Grant Leadbitter drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Throw-in: George Friend takes it (Attacking)

Andre Amougou takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Phillip Bardsley commits a foul on Scott McDonald resulting on a free kick for Middlesbrough

Scott McDonald drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Scott McDonald is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Throw-in: George Friend takes it (Attacking)

Andre Amougou blocks the shot

Adam Johnson drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked

John O'Shea clears the ball from danger.

Emanuele Ledesema takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance

Kieren Westwood makes a very good save (Round Post)

Faris Haroun drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: save

Throw-in: George Friend takes it (Attacking)

Jason Steele makes a very good save (Catch)

Emanuele Ledesema crosses the ball. Outcome: save

Emanuele Ledesema takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: cross

Lee Cattermole commits a foul on Emanuele Ledesema resulting on a free kick for Middlesbrough

Phillip Bardsley takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play

George Friend commits a foul on Stephane Sessegnon resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Defending)

Nick Bailey blocks the shot

Adam Johnson hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked

Andre Amougou clears the ball from danger.

Adam Johnson takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: clearance

Seb Hines clears the ball from danger.

Stephane Sessegnon crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Jack Colback takes it (Attacking)

David Vaughan takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Scott McDonald commits a foul on David Vaughan resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Faris Haroun drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Justin Hoyte crosses the ball. Outcome: shot

Throw-in: Justin Hoyte takes it (Defending)

Louis Saha drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Justin Hoyte clears the ball from danger.

Adam Johnson takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance

Jason Steele makes a very good save (Punch)

Adam Johnson crosses the ball. Outcome: save

Adam Johnson takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross

Nick Bailey commits a foul on Steven Fletcher resulting on a free kick for Sunderland

Game on!