{"id":18992,"date":"2011-12-21T22:54:47","date_gmt":"2011-12-21T22:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/qpr-2-3-sunderland\/"},"modified":"2011-12-21T22:54:47","modified_gmt":"2011-12-21T22:54:47","slug":"qpr-2-3-sunderland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/21\/qpr-2-3-sunderland\/","title":{"rendered":"QPR 2-3 Sunderland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/c28d57513194_brown.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"282\" alt=\"Sunderland defender Wes Brown\" \/> Brown joined Sunderland from Manchester United in the summer<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Sunderland threw away a two-goal lead before Wes Brown&#8217;s dramatic late strike gave them victory over QPR.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Cats went ahead through Nicklas Bendtner&#8217;s header and doubled it shortly after half-time through Stephane Sessegnon&#8217;s breakaway goal.<\/p>\n<p>Rangers responded through Heidar Helguson&#8217;s close-range finish and Jamie Mackie&#8217;s header within the space of four minutes.<\/p>\n<p>But Brown&#8217;s header snatched the win with two minutes remaining.<\/p>\n<p>New Sunderland boss Martin O&#8217;Neill had called for greater ruthlessness from his team but would not have expected Brown to be the man to earn him a second win in three matches in charge.<\/p>\n<p>The former Manchester United defender had not scored in the Premier League since October 2008 but his late effort secured only a fourth league win of the season for the Black Cats.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Results since Martin O&#8217;Neill took over<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>11 Dec:<\/strong> Sunderland 2-1 Blackburn<\/li>\n<li><strong>18 Dec:<\/strong> Tottenham 1-0 Sunderland<\/li>\n<li><strong>21 Dec:<\/strong> QPR 2-3 Sunderland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>It is a victory that will have O&#8217;Neill looking up to mid-table after starting the day only three points above the relegation zone.<\/p>\n<p>Rangers have managed only one win at Loftus Road all season, but boss Neil Warnock would surely have been satisfied with a point after a battling second-half performance.<\/p>\n<p>They now head to Swansea and Arsenal over the festive period as they attempt to stay out of trouble.<\/p>\n<p>QPR were determined to give themselves some breathing space ahead of the festive programme but, other than a series of Joey Barton set-pieces, they struggled to test the Sunderland defence in the opening period.<\/p>\n<p>Bendtner had already gone close when a Sebastian Larsson free-kick was flicked on by John O&#8217;Shea and the Danish striker&#8217;s glancing header came back off the inside of the post.<\/p>\n<p>But he put the visitors ahead after 14 minutes when he evaded marker Matt Connolly to head in from Kieran Richardson&#8217;s corner for his third of the season.<\/p>\n<p>As Sunderland continued to look dangerous on the break, Richardson drove a swerving shot past the post from 25 yards.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"41\">\n<h2>Wes Brown&#8217;s previous Premier League goals<\/h2>\n<p>February 19, 2003, Manchester United 2 Juventus 1<\/p>\n<p>April 24, 2005, Manchester United 2 Newcastle 1<\/p>\n<p>October 4 2008, Blackburn 0 Manchester United 2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The hosts finally made a decent opening when Armand Traore&#8217;s cross was met by Helguson&#8217;s powerful header, which was cleared off the line by Titus Bramble shortly after half-time.<\/p>\n<p>Just over a minute later, Sessegnon latched on to Danny Gabbidon&#8217;s loose header to race clear before waiting for Paddy Kenny to commit himself and producing a calm finish.<\/p>\n<p>But the home side pulled one back just after the hour, when Helguson nudged ahead of Brown to prod in Traore&#8217;s cross.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly afterwards, Alejandro Faurlin&#8217;s clipped cross was headed down by Helguson for Mackie to score a second with a diving header.<\/p>\n<p>After that, Sunderland created the majority of the chances, with Craig Gardner forcing a smart save from Kenny.<\/p>\n<p>But with only just over a minute left, Brown&#8217;s glancing header from Richardson&#8217;s corner had enough power to beat the despairing attempted clearance of Faurlin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>QPR manager Neil Warnock:<\/strong> &#8220;I&#8217;ve never felt so disappointed. The lads were fantastic but all three goals were very poor. I don&#8217;t want to go into them publicly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They got out of prison. You can accept losing to the better side and fantastic goals but we were the better side and the goals were poor.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve had so many blows, daggers in the heart, but I&#8217;ll sort it out in January.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunderland manager Martin O&#8217;Neill:<\/strong>&#8220;There&#8217;s still plenty of work to do and the players accept that. We&#8217;re delighted with the win.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had a great response and at 2-0 we were in a great position but we won the game twice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s pleasing. It hasn&#8217;t cured all our woes but we&#8217;re delighted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<h2>Live text and stats<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, 21 December 2011<\/p>\n<p>Premier League<\/p>\n<table summary=\"This table is for live text and stats\" caption=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\"><span>Home Team<\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\"><span>Score<\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\"><span>Away Team<\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\"><span>Time<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody readability=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td>QPR<\/td>\n<td>2-3<\/td>\n<td>Sunderland<\/td>\n<td>FT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><span>(HT 0-1)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr readability=\"2\">\n<td>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Bendtner 19<\/li>\n<li>Sessegnon 53<\/li>\n<li>Brown 89<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Final Result<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Full Time<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>90:00+7:32<\/strong> The final whistle is blown by the referee.<\/li>\n<li><strong>90:00+6:27<\/strong> Inswinging corner taken by Adel Taarabt from the left by-line, Unfair challenge on Titus Bramble by Heidar Helguson results in a free kick. Keiren Westwood restarts play with the free kick.<\/li>\n<li><strong>90:00+6:13<\/strong> Jamie Mackie takes a shot. Craig Gardner gets a block in.<\/li>\n<li><strong>90:00+5:39<\/strong> Stephane Sessegnon takes a shot. Patrick Kenny makes a save.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Correction &#8211; 90:00+4:44<\/strong> Adel Taarabt takes a shot. Kieran Richardson gets a block in.<\/li>\n<li><strong>90:00+4:44<\/strong> Adel Taarabt takes a shot. Blocked by Kieran Richardson.<\/li>\n<li><strong>90:00+3:14<\/strong> Direct free kick taken by Keiren Westwood.<\/li>\n<li><strong>90:00+3:14 Booking<\/strong> The referee cautions Alejandro Faurlin for unsporting behaviour.<\/li>\n<li><strong>90:00+2:56<\/strong> Alejandro Faurlin gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Lee Cattermole.<\/li>\n<li><strong>90:00+2:27<\/strong> Adel Taarabt takes a shot. Save by Keiren Westwood.<\/li>\n<li><strong>90:00+1:33 Substitution<\/strong> Jay Bothroyd comes on in place of Matthew Connolly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>89:46<\/strong> Nicklas Bendtner is caught offside. Patrick Kenny takes the free kick.<\/li>\n<li><strong>88:37<\/strong> Assist by Kieran Richardson.<\/li>\n<li><strong>88:37 GOAL &#8211; Wes Brown<span>:<\/span><span>QPR 2 &#8211; 3 Sunderland<\/span><\/strong> Wes Brown finds the net with a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. QPR 2-3 Sunderland.<\/li>\n<li><strong>88:18<\/strong> Corner taken by Kieran Richardson from the right by-line to the near post,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Correction &#8211; 87:59<\/strong> Phillip Bardsley takes a shot. Save by Patrick Kenny.<\/li>\n<li><strong>87:59<\/strong> Phillip Bardsley takes a shot. Patrick Kenny makes a save.<\/li>\n<li><strong>86:31<\/strong> Titus Bramble concedes a free kick for a foul on Heidar Helguson. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Alejandro Faurlin from left channel.<\/li>\n<li><strong>86:14<\/strong> The referee gives a free kick against John O&#8217;Shea for handball. Patrick Kenny takes the direct free kick.<\/li>\n<li><strong>85:15<\/strong> Foul by Alejandro Faurlin on Lee Cattermole, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Titus Bramble.<\/li>\n<li><strong>84:13<\/strong> Joey Barton crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel.<\/li>\n<li><strong>84:13 Booking<\/strong> Lee Cattermole receives a caution for unsporting behaviour.<\/li>\n<li><strong>84:05<\/strong> Adel Taarabt fouled by Lee Cattermole, the ref awards a free kick.<\/li>\n<li><strong>83:10<\/strong> Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Craig Gardner by Matthew Connolly. Phillip Bardsley takes the free kick.<\/li>\n<li><strong>82:23<\/strong> Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Craig Gardner from the left by-line to the near post, Joey Barton makes a clearance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>81:34<\/strong> Kieran Richardson takes a inswinging corner. Nicklas Bendtner takes a shot. Fitz Hall gets a block in.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Correction &#8211; 80:25<\/strong> Phillip Bardsley takes a shot. Fitz Hall gets a block in.<\/li>\n<li><strong>80:25<\/strong> Phillip Bardsley takes a shot. Blocked by Fitz Hall.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Correction &#8211; 79:10<\/strong> Craig Gardner shoots direct from the free kick, blocked by Alejandro Faurlin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Correction &#8211; 79:10 Substitution<\/strong> Fitz Hall comes on in place of Armand Traore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Correction &#8211; 79:10 Booking<\/strong> Caution for Luke Young.<\/li>\n<li><strong>79:10<\/strong> Strike comes in from Craig Gardner from the free kick, Alejandro Faurlin gets a block in.<\/li>\n<li><strong>79:10 Substitution<\/strong> Fitz Hall comes on in place of Armand Traore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>79:10 Booking<\/strong> Caution for Matthew Connolly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Correction &#8211; 78:59<\/strong> Free kick awarded for a foul by Luke Young on Nicklas Bendtner.<\/li>\n<li><strong>78:59<\/strong> Free kick awarded for a foul by Matthew Connolly on Nicklas Bendtner.<\/li>\n<li><strong>77:18<\/strong> Corner taken by Kieran Richardson from the right by-line played to the near post, save by Patrick Kenny.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Correction &#8211; 77:05<\/strong> Craig Gardner takes a shot. Save made by Patrick Kenny.<\/li>\n<li><strong>77:05<\/strong> Craig Gardner takes a shot. Save by Patrick Kenny.<\/li>\n<li><strong>74:49<\/strong> Foul by Lee Cattermole on Adel Taarabt, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Luke Young.<\/li>\n<li><strong>74:41<\/strong> A cross is delivered by Luke Young.<\/li>\n<li><strong>74:07 Substitution<\/strong> Sebastian Larsson goes off and Craig Gardner comes on.<\/li>\n<li><strong>72:16<\/strong> Adel Taarabt takes a shot. Save by Keiren Westwood.<\/li>\n<li><strong>71:33<\/strong> Kieran Richardson challenges Adel Taarabt unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Luke Young.<\/li>\n<li><strong>70:52<\/strong> Sebastian Larsson takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post.<\/li>\n<li><strong>70:37 Substitution<\/strong> Jack Colback joins the action as a substitute, replacing David Vaughan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>69:44<\/strong> Effort on goal by Adel Taarabt from outside the area goes harmlessly over the bar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>68:18<\/strong> Effort from 20 yards by Adel Taarabt. Save by Keiren Westwood.<\/li>\n<li><strong>67:33<\/strong> Patrick Kenny takes the free kick.<\/li>\n<li><strong>67:33 Booking<\/strong> The referee cautions Stephane Sessegnon for unsporting behaviour.<\/li>\n<li><strong>67:22<\/strong> Stephane Sessegnon challenges Joey Barton unfairly and gives away a free kick.<\/li>\n<li><strong>66:22<\/strong> The assist for the goal came from Heidar Helguson.<\/li>\n<li><strong>66:22 GOAL &#8211; Jamie Mackie<span>:<\/span><span>QPR 2 &#8211; 2 Sunderland<\/span><\/strong> Jamie Mackie grabs a headed goal from close in. QPR 2-2 Sunderland.<\/li>\n<li><strong>64:24<\/strong> Outswinging corner taken by Joey Barton, save made by Keiren Westwood.<\/li>\n<li><strong>62:33<\/strong> Alejandro Faurlin provided the assist for the goal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>62:33 GOAL &#8211; Heidar Helguson<span>:<\/span><span>QPR 1 &#8211; 2 Sunderland<\/span><\/strong> Heidar Helguson grabs a headed goal from close in. QPR 1-2 Sunderland.<\/li>\n<li><strong>62:30<\/strong> Alejandro Faurlin delivers the ball,<\/li>\n<li><strong>61:26<\/strong> Joey Barton crosses the ball, save by Keiren Westwood.<\/li>\n<li><strong>60:35<\/strong> Outswinging corner taken by Joey Barton from the right by-line played to the near post, Lee Cattermole manages to make a clearance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>52:47 GOAL &#8211; Stephane Sessegnon<span>:<\/span><span>QPR 0 &#8211; 2 Sunderland<\/span><\/strong> A goal is scored by Stephane Sessegnon from close range low into the middle of the goal. QPR 0-2 Sunderland.<\/li>\n<li><strong>51:48<\/strong> Corner taken by Joey Barton.<\/li>\n<li><strong>51:35<\/strong> Heidar Helguson takes a shot. Clearance made by Titus Bramble.<\/li>\n<li><strong>49:46<\/strong> The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Patrick Kenny.<\/li>\n<li><strong>49:15<\/strong> Matthew Connolly challenges Stephane Sessegnon unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by David Vaughan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>48:02<\/strong> Shot from long range by Kieran Richardson goes wide of the left-hand upright.<\/li>\n<li><strong>45:16<\/strong> Effort from outside the penalty area by Stephane Sessegnon goes wide left of the target.<\/li>\n<li><strong>45:01<\/strong> The referee blows his whistle to start the second half.<\/li>\n<li><strong>45:01 Substitution<\/strong> Shaun Wright-Phillips leaves the field to be replaced by Adel Taarabt.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Half Time<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>45:00+1:04<\/strong> The match has reached half-time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>45:00+0:24<\/strong> Alejandro Faurlin produces a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area and misses left.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Correction &#8211; 44:04<\/strong> Nicklas Bendtner takes a shot. Matthew Connolly gets a block in.<\/li>\n<li><strong>44:04<\/strong> Nicklas Bendtner takes a shot. Blocked by Matthew Connolly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>41:18<\/strong> Armand Traore sends in a cross, Keiren Westwood makes a save.<\/li>\n<li><strong>41:13<\/strong> Joey Barton crosses the ball.<\/li>\n<li><strong>39:25<\/strong> Unfair challenge on Joey Barton by Lee Cattermole results in a free kick. Matthew Connolly takes the free kick.<\/li>\n<li><strong>37:41<\/strong> Corner taken left-footed by Kieran Richardson from the right by-line, Shaun Derry makes a clearance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>36:49<\/strong> A cross is delivered by Armand Traore, clearance by Phillip Bardsley. Outswinging corner taken by Joey Barton from the right by-line, Daniel Gabbidon takes a shot. Keiren Westwood makes a save. Stephane Sessegnon takes a shot. Matthew Connolly makes a save.<\/li>\n<li><strong>35:02<\/strong> Free kick awarded for a foul by Joey Barton on Lee Cattermole. Direct free kick taken by Phillip Bardsley.<\/li>\n<li><strong>31:34<\/strong> Kieran Richardson takes a inswinging corner to the near post, clearance by Shaun Derry.<\/li>\n<li><strong>30:50<\/strong> The ball is sent over by Kieran Richardson, clearance by Daniel Gabbidon. Corner taken by Kieran Richardson from the right by-line to the near post, Shaun Derry makes a clearance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>30:07<\/strong> Unfair challenge on Alejandro Faurlin by Phillip Bardsley results in a free kick. Joey Barton delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>29:18<\/strong> The ball is sent over by Sebastian Larsson, Luke Young gets a block in.<\/li>\n<li><strong>28:45<\/strong> Heidar Helguson challenges Wes Brown unfairly and gives away a free kick. Phillip Bardsley takes the free kick.<\/li>\n<li><strong>27:44<\/strong> Kieran Richardson takes the inswinging corner, Sebastian Larsson takes a shot. Blocked by Shaun Derry.<\/li>\n<li><strong>25:26<\/strong> Unfair challenge on Joey Barton by Lee Cattermole results in a free kick. Free kick crossed by Joey Barton.<\/li>\n<li><strong>23:21<\/strong> Sebastian Larsson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Armand Traore. Joey Barton produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick, Lee Cattermole gets a block in.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Correction &#8211; 23:06<\/strong> Shot from 18 yards by Jamie Mackie. Wes Brown gets a block in.<\/li>\n<li><strong>23:06<\/strong> Jamie Mackie produces a volleyed left-footed shot from 18 yards. Wes Brown gets a block in.<\/li>\n<li><strong>22:26<\/strong> Nicklas Bendtner is caught offside. Patrick Kenny restarts play with the free kick.<\/li>\n<li><strong>19:54<\/strong> Kieran Richardson produces a left-footed shot from just outside the area that goes wide left of the goal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>18:53<\/strong> Kieran Richardson provided the assist for the goal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>18:53 GOAL &#8211; Nicklas Bendtner<span>:<\/span><span>QPR 0 &#8211; 1 Sunderland<\/span><\/strong> Nicklas Bendtner finds the back of the net with a headed goal from close in. QPR 0-1 Sunderland.<\/li>\n<li><strong>18:21<\/strong> Kieran Richardson takes the inswinging corner,<\/li>\n<li><strong>17:22<\/strong> Joey Barton takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, John O&#8217;Shea makes a clearance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>16:24<\/strong> Shaun Wright-Phillips produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the target.<\/li>\n<li><strong>15:13<\/strong> Nicklas Bendtner produces a volleyed right-footed shot from 25 yards. Blocked by Matthew Connolly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>14:37<\/strong> Sebastian Larsson takes a inswinging corner to the near post, Daniel Gabbidon makes a clearance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>14:26<\/strong> Headed effort from close in by Nicklas Bendtner bounces off the post.<\/li>\n<li><strong>13:35<\/strong> Alejandro Faurlin challenges David Vaughan unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed by Sebastian Larsson.<\/li>\n<li><strong>11:53<\/strong> A cross is delivered by Sebastian Larsson, Patrick Kenny makes a save.<\/li>\n<li><strong>9:51<\/strong> Jamie Mackie is caught offside. Keiren Westwood restarts play with the free kick.<\/li>\n<li><strong>8:33<\/strong> Joey Barton takes a inswinging corner.<\/li>\n<li><strong>7:59<\/strong> Daniel Gabbidon fouled by Nicklas Bendtner, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Patrick Kenny.<\/li>\n<li><strong>6:09<\/strong> Free kick awarded for a foul by Phillip Bardsley on Shaun Wright-Phillips. The ball is sent over by Joey Barton, Close range header by Jamie Mackie goes over the crossbar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>6:04<\/strong> Jamie Mackie crosses the ball.<\/li>\n<li><strong>4:33<\/strong> Corner taken right-footed by Joey Barton from the right by-line, Headed effort from close range by Daniel Gabbidon goes wide left of the goal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>4:23<\/strong> Luke Young takes a shot. Wes Brown gets a block in.<\/li>\n<li><strong>3:41<\/strong> The assistant referee flags for offside against Nicklas Bendtner. Patrick Kenny restarts play with the free kick.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1:39<\/strong> Foul by Jamie Mackie on Titus Bramble, free kick awarded. Keiren Westwood takes the free kick.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1:36<\/strong> Joey Barton crosses the ball.<\/li>\n<li><strong>0:00<\/strong> The game gets underway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"32\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Live text and data provided by The Press Association.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Brown joined Sunderland from Manchester United in the summer Sunderland threw away a two-goal lead before Wes Brown&#8217;s dramatic late strike gave them victory over QPR. The Black Cats went ahead through Nicklas Bendtner&#8217;s header and doubled it shortly after half-time through Stephane Sessegnon&#8217;s breakaway goal. 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