{"id":423535,"date":"2011-05-13T09:52:26","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T09:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/13\/sunderland-v-wolves\/"},"modified":"2011-05-13T09:52:26","modified_gmt":"2011-05-13T09:52:26","slug":"sunderland-v-wolves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/13\/sunderland-v-wolves\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunderland v Wolves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, 14 May 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>Wolves<\/td>\n<td>12:45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"subrow\" colspan=\"4\"\/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"team right\" id=\"homeTeamScorers\"\/>\n<td\/>\n<td>\n<\/td>\n<td\/>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>SUNDERLAND<\/p>\n<p>WOLVES<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Possession<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Sunderland<\/span> <span>50%<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Wolves<\/span> <span>50%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Barclays Premier League<\/strong><br \/><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Stadium of Light <strong>Date:<\/strong> Saturday, 14 May <strong>Kick-off:<\/strong> 1245 BST<br \/><strong>Coverage:<\/strong> Watch highlights on Match of the Day; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and local radio; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>TEAM NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunderland manager Steve Bruce says that only 12 senior players have been fit to train this week.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lee Cattermole is not expected to overcome a back problem before the end of the season, so youngsters like forward Ryan Noble could play.<\/p>\n<p>Wolves forward Kevin Doyle is ready to make his comeback from knee ligament damage.<\/p>\n<p>He has been sidelined for nearly two months since suffering the injury on international duty.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>Sunderland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Doubtful<\/strong>: Cattermole (back)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Injured<\/strong>: Bramble, Campbell, Gordon, Meyler &#038; Turner (all knee), Gyan (hamstring), Richardson (calf), Welbeck (hamstring)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wolves<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Injured<\/strong>: Edwards &#038; Zubar (both back)<\/p>\n<p><strong>MATCH PREVIEW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If Wolves fans had been offered this scenario a few weeks back I think they would have snapped your hands off. One place and one point above that dreaded dotted line with two to play &#8211; their fate is in their own hands and that&#8217;s all you can ask for.<\/p>\n<p>Last week&#8217;s home win over bitter rivals West Brom was absolutely crucial, now they must build on that against a Sunderland side who are still without a recognised striker.<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" align=\"right\" width=\"231\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<tr readability=\"5\">\n<td width=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/shared\/img\/o.gif\" width=\"5\" height=\"1\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<p><strong>These clubs have shared 15 goals, three penalties, two red cards and two own goals in their last three games<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Their season can&#8217;t end soon enough, winter dreams of a European spot destroyed by a run of nine defeats in 12 games. Once a fortress, the Stadium of Light has provided sweet pickings for recent visitors. Since New Year, only Wigan Athletic have gone away empty-handed.<\/p>\n<p>However it&#8217;s not a ground where Wolves have fared well over the years. In fact, their last win on Wearside was at Roker Park in September 1993 when Geoff Thomas was amongst their scorers.<\/p>\n<p>If recent meetings are anything to go by it should be incident-packed. These clubs have shared 15 goals, three penalties, two red cards and two own goals in their last three games.<\/p>\n<p>As a neutral I&#8217;d love it to follow that trend and produce a thriller but I&#8217;m sure Mick McCarthy would settle for a dour, scruffy 1-0 victory on his return to one of his former clubs. Three points from this one would be a huge step towards Premier League survival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MATCH FACTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Sunderland have won their last four home matches against Wolves and are unbeaten in their last seven meetings on Wearside.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Wolves are looking to complete the league double over Sunderland for the first time since 1980\/81.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunderland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Sunderland won a Premier League match in May for the first time since 2006 last weekend. They have accrued only 18 points from 21 Premier League matches in the month of May (W5, D3, L13).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Nonetheless, they need only a draw to register their biggest top-flight points total for 10 years. They are also on course for their highest finish since coming seventh a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 They have dropped 23 points from winning positions this season &#8211; only Aston Villa (26 points) have fared worse.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The Black Cats have conceded 29 goals in their last 12 matches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wolves<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Wolves moved out of the relegation zone for the first time since the end of February by beating West Brom 3-1 last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 That victory ended a five-match winless run, in which they only picked up two points out of a possible 15.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 They have the worst away record in the division, earning a mere nine points from 18 matches.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Mick McCarthy spent four seasons as manager of Sunderland, but only won two and lost 31 of his 37 Premier League matches in charge. He suffered relegation from the Premier League in 2003 and, after securing promotion in 2005, was sacked the following March with the club doomed to immediate relegation.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Jody Craddock made 168 appearances for Sunderland between 1997 and 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEADING GOALSCORERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunderland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gyan: 11 goals (10 league); Welbeck: 6 goals (6 league)<\/p>\n<p><em>NB. Darren Bent scored 11 goals (8 league) for Sunderland before joining Aston Villa.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wolves<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fletcher: 11 goals (9 league); Doyle: 8 goals (5 league)<\/p>\n<p><strong>MATCH OFFICIALS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Referee<\/strong>: Mark Jones<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assistant referees<\/strong>: Stuart Burt &#038; Andy Newbold<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fourth official<\/strong>: Neil Swarbrick<\/p>\n<p><strong>LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunderland<\/strong> (W2-1 v Bolton, a): Mignolet; Elmohamady, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Bardsley, Henderson, Colback, Mensah, Malbranque (Muntari 82), Zenden, Sessegnon. Subs not used: Carson, Riveros, Knott, Noble, Adams, Lynch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wolves<\/strong> (W3-1 v West Brom, h): Hennessey; Foley, Craddock, Mancienne, Elokobi, Guedioura (Jarvis 74), Henry, O&#8217;Hara (Stearman 80), Hunt, Ward, Fletcher (Ebanks-Blake 84). Subs not used: Hahnemann, Berra, Vokes, Milijas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>See the original post here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/-\/sport1\/hi\/football\/eng_prem\/9483162.stm\" title=\"Sunderland v Wolves\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunderland v Wolves<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> \u00a0 Saturday, 14 May 2011 Barclays Premier League Home Team Score Away Team Time Sunderland v Wolves 12:45 SUNDERLAND WOLVES Possession Sunderland 50% Wolves 50% Barclays Premier League Venue: Stadium of Light Date: Saturday, 14 May Kick-off: 1245 BST Coverage: Watch highlights on Match of the Day; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and local radio; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles TEAM NEWS Sunderland manager Steve Bruce says that only 12 senior players have been fit to train this week. Lee Cattermole is not expected to overcome a back problem before the end of the season, so youngsters like forward Ryan Noble could play. 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