{"id":324122,"date":"2011-03-18T12:14:16","date_gmt":"2011-03-18T12:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/18\/sunderland-v-liverpool-sun\/"},"modified":"2011-03-18T12:14:16","modified_gmt":"2011-03-18T12:14:16","slug":"sunderland-v-liverpool-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/18\/sunderland-v-liverpool-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunderland v Liverpool (Sun)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><!--template: $Id: \/\/depot\/feeds\/Sport\/SportsStatsV3\/main\/SOLRenderService\/xslt\/football\/match\/html\/football_match_summary.html.xslt#5 $--><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, 20 March 2011<\/p>\n<p>Barclays 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>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunderland<\/td>\n<td> v <\/td>\n<td>Liverpool<\/td>\n<td>13:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n               <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n               <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><!--template: $Id: \/\/depot\/feeds\/Sport\/SportsStatsV3\/main\/SOLRenderService\/xslt\/football\/match\/html\/football_match_stats.json.html.xslt#10 $--><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SUNDERLAND<\/p>\n<p>LIVERPOOL<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Possession<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Sunderland<\/span> <span>50%<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Liverpool<\/span> <span>50%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- E IINC --><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Barclays Premier League<\/b><br \/><b>Venue:<\/b> Stadium of Light <b>Date:<\/b> Sunday, 20 March <b>Kick-off:<\/b> 1330 GMT<br \/><b>Coverage:<\/b> Watch live on Sky Sports 1 and highlights on Match of the Day 2; listen on talkSPORT, BBC Radio 5 live and full commentary on BBC Radio Merseyside 95.8FM,; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>TEAM NEWS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!-- S SF --><\/p>\n<p><b>Sunderland captain Lee Cattermole is poised to return after nearly three months out with a back injury.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Black Cats will also be boosted by the recovery of Nedum Onuoha and Bolo Zenden from calf problems. <\/p>\n<p>Liverpool continue to be without captain Steven Gerrard, who is out for a month following a groin operation. <\/p>\n<p>Defender Daniel Agger may be fit for a place among the substitutes after missing the last four matches with a knee injury. <\/p>\n<p><!-- E SF --><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Sunderland<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Injured<\/b>: Campbell (knee\/fitness), Meyler &#038; Turner (both knee) <\/p>\n<p><b>Liverpool<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Doubtful<\/b>: Agger (thigh) <\/p>\n<p><b>Injured<\/b>: Aurelio &#038; Kelly (both hamstring), Gerrard (groin), Shelvey (knee) <\/p>\n<p><b>MATCH PREVIEW<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool head to the north east looking to bounce back from the first major setback of &#8216;King Kenny&#8217;s&#8217; reign, and with their participation in Europe next season in serious doubt.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t    <!-- S IBOX --><\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" align=\"right\" width=\"231\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" readability=\"1.5\">\n<tr readability=\"3\">\n<td width=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/0ca56104o.gif\" width=\"5\" height=\"1\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td readability=\"4\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t\t<b>Fifth is still do-able. There are nine games to play and a lot of points<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t<br clear=\"all\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- E IBOX --><\/p>\n<p>Braga ended the Merseyside club&#8217;s Europa League interest on Thursday and, with Stoke or Bolton likely to land a European place courtesy of the FA Cup, Liverpool now need a fifth-place finish in the league to qualify for continental competition. <\/p>\n<p>While far from an impossible dream &#8211; only Manchester United and Arsenal have picked up more Premier League points in 2011 &#8211; the prospect of the club failing to qualify for Europe for the first time since 1999 now seems inevitable. <\/p>\n<p>The Reds have lost all three of their Premier League away games directly following a Europa League match this season, good news for a Sunderland side looking for their first win at the Stadium of Light since New Year&#8217;s Day. <\/p>\n<p>The Black Cats suffered four successive league defeats in February, but a hard-fought draw with Arsenal last time out was a timely confidence boost, and the subsequent two-week break has allowed a lengthy injury list to shorten considerably, with Lee Cattermole, Nedum Onuoha, Danny Welbeck and Bolo Zenden all in contention to feature on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p><b>MATCH FACTS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Head-to-head<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Sunderland have beaten Liverpool just twice in 19 Premier League meetings, most recently in last season&#8217;s reverse fixture, when Darren Bent&#8217;s infamous &#8216;beach ball&#8217; goal secured a 1-0 win for the Black Cats. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Sunderland have only scored three goals in their last nine Premier League games against Liverpool &#8211; all were netted by the now-departed Bent. <\/p>\n<p><b>Sunderland<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The Black Cats are winless in five league matches, losing four and drawing one. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 No side has lost more points at home from leading positions than Sunderland this season (10). <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Just seven different players have scored a league goal for Sunderland this season, the fewest in the Premier League. <\/p>\n<p><b>Liverpool<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 A Liverpool victory would be the 250th league win of Kenny Dalglish&#8217;s managerial career (at Liverpool, Blackburn and Newcastle). <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Only Wolves (7) have conceded more goals in the last minute of Premier League matches this season than Liverpool (6). <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The Reds have taken 17 points from their last eight Premier League matches. Only Arsenal (18) have won more in this period. <\/p>\n<p><b>LEADING GOALSCORERS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Sunderland<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gyan: 10 goals (9 league); Welbeck: 6 goals (6 league) <\/p>\n<p><i>NB. Bent scored 11 goals (8 league) for Sunderland before moving to Aston Villa.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Liverpool<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Kuyt: 9 goals (7 league); Gerrard: 8 goals (4 league); <br \/>Ngog: 8 goals (2 league) <\/p>\n<p><i>NB. Carroll has scored 11 goals (11 league) for Newcastle; Torres scored 9 goals (9 league) for Liverpool before joining Chelsea.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>MATCH OFFICIALS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Referee<\/b>: Kevin Friend <\/p>\n<p><b>Assistant referees<\/b>: Billy Smallwood &#038; Adam Watts <\/p>\n<p><b>Fourth official<\/b>: Martin Atkinson <\/p>\n<p><b>LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Sunderland <\/b>(D0-0 v Arsenal, a): Mignolet; Ferdinand, Mensah, Bramble, Bardsley, Henderson (Colback 87), Muntari, Malbranque (Welbeck 68), Richardson, Sessegnon, Gyan (Elmohamady 78). Subs not used: Gordon, Riveros, Knott, Noble. <\/p>\n<p><b>Liverpool <\/b>(W3-1 v Man Utd, h): Reina; Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Aurelio (Kyrgiakos 24), Gerrard, Lucas, Kuyt, Meireles (Carroll 74), Maxi, Suarez (Cole 89). Subs not used: Gulacsi, Ngog, Spearing, Poulsen.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- E BO --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/0ca56104o.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/-\/sport1\/hi\/football\/eng_prem\/9425608.stm\" title=\"Sunderland v Liverpool (Sun)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunderland v Liverpool (Sun)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> \u00a0 Sunday, 20 March 2011 Barclays Premier League Home Team Score Away Team Time Sunderland v Liverpool 13:30 SUNDERLAND LIVERPOOL Possession Sunderland 50% Liverpool 50% Barclays Premier League Venue: Stadium of Light Date: Sunday, 20 March Kick-off: 1330 GMT Coverage: Watch live on Sky Sports 1 and highlights on Match of the Day 2; listen on talkSPORT, BBC Radio 5 live and full commentary on BBC Radio Merseyside 95.8FM,; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles TEAM NEWS Sunderland captain Lee Cattermole is poised to return after nearly three months out with a back injury. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-324122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sunderland v Liverpool (Sun) - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/18\/sunderland-v-liverpool-sun\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Sunderland v Liverpool (Sun) - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"\u00a0 Sunday, 20 March 2011 Barclays Premier League Home Team Score Away Team Time Sunderland v Liverpool 13:30 SUNDERLAND LIVERPOOL Possession Sunderland 50% Liverpool 50% Barclays Premier League Venue: Stadium of Light Date: Sunday, 20 March Kick-off: 1330 GMT Coverage: Watch live on Sky Sports 1 and highlights on Match of the Day 2; 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