Sunderland 5-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 27 September 2009
Result
Sunderland 5-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Premier League · Sunday 27 September 2009, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
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Sunderland 5-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers: match report
Sunderland won against Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 27 September 2009. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Darren Bent opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Sunderland's goals came from Darren Bent (9', penalty), K. Jones (48', penalty), K. Jones (70'), Michael Turner (73') and an own goal by Michael Mancienne (90'). Wolverhampton Wanderers scored through an own goal by John Mensah (50') and Kevin Doyle (55').
Discipline: Sunderland received 1 yellow card; Wolverhampton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Sunderland were 8th on 9 points from 6 and Wolverhampton Wanderers 16th on 7 points from 6. Sunderland went on to finish that season 13th with 44 points, and Wolverhampton Wanderers 15th with 38.
Sunderland lined up in a 4-4-2 and Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 4-4-2.
Going into the match Sunderland's last five read L-W-L-W-L and Wolverhampton Wanderers's W-L-D-L-W.
Key events
- 9'Penalty goal · Darren Bent
- 20'Yellow card · Michael Turner
- 21'Yellow card · Kevin Doyle
- 40'Yellow card · Karl Henry
- 48'Penalty goal · K. Jones
- 50'Own goal · John Mensah
- 55'Goal · Kevin Doyle
- 57'Yellow card · Greg Halford
- 70'Goal · K. Jones
- 73'Goal · Michael Turner
- 90'Own goal · Michael Mancienne
Team news
Sunderland line-up (4-4-2)
Craig Gordon, Michael Turner, Kieran Richardson, John Mensah, Lorik Cana, Paulo da Silva, Steed Malbranque, Andy Reid, Lee Cattermole, Darren Bent, Kenwyne Jones
Wolverhampton Wanderers line-up (4-4-2)
Wayne Hennessey, George Elokobi, Greg Halford, Michael Mancienne, Dave Edwards, Karl Henry, Matt Jarvis, Segundo Castillo, Kevin Doyle, Andy Keogh, Christophe Berra