Sunderland vs Stoke City - Monday Night Football - Sky Sports 1 - 8pm

Paully D

Safe to say the neutrals won't be rubbing their hands at this one, but nevertheless it's a huge game at the bottom of the table for many clubs in the relegation battle.

Sunderland: Mignolet, Colback, Rose, Cuellar, O'Shea (c), N'Diaye, Larsson, Gardner, Johnson, McClean, Graham
Subs: Westwood, Bardsley, Kilgallon, Vaughan, Mangane, Marrs, Mandron

Stoke: Begovic, Shotton, Wilson, Huth, Shawcross (c), Whitehead, Adam, N'Zonzi, Walters, Crouch, Jerome
Subs: Sorensen, Jones, Owen, Cameron, Kightly, Etherington, Palacios

Going to be extremely difficult for Sunderland to break Stoke down with no Sessegnon I'd imagine.

0-0.

Professional Griefer

3-1 Sunderland.

OneColdHand

Professional Griefer wrote: »

3-1 Sunderland.

I just can't see where Sunderland are going to get 3 goals from.

Paully D

OneColdHand wrote: »

I just can't see where Sunderland are going to get 3 goals from.

We'll be lucky to score 3 goals in total over the final three games.

OneColdHand

Much as it pains me, as a Villa fan I have to shout for Stoke in this one.

Patser

OneColdHand wrote: »

Much as it pains me, as a Villa fan I have to shout for Stoke in this one.

As another Villa fan I'd prefer an 18-0 Sunderland win, as it's one of the few ways Stoke can be relegated.

I'm guessing 1-0 Sunderland though - Gardner or Larrson power shot

The_Kew_Tour

stoke 1-2

MagicMarker

Should be a goodun.

Johner

Super Jon!

Professional Griefer

Jesus.

Professional Griefer

Gardner is having a awful game.

Insect Overlord

Nasty tackle. That could have done awful damage.

GLaDOS

Awful tackle, can't really argue with a red

JPA

Professional Griefer wrote: »

Gardner is having a awful game.

It's over now.

Johner

Gardner off. Dirty dirty player, did that to Ba a few weeks ago and only got a yellow. Then accused him of play acting. :rolleyes: Pure filth.

Moneymaker

Disgusting tackle.

Insect Overlord

Reckon there could be a few more cards in this game!

JPA

Terrible player, a decent shot and filthy tackles is all he has.

Patser

Not quite the target I thought Gardner would hit earlier

BobbyPropane

Oh great. 1 - 0 down after 9 minutes. Why do I support Sunderland.

OneColdHand

Sunderland are probably stronger now without him.

Paully D

The game is up. We're gone.

BobbyPropane

Sunderland 3 - 1 Final Score. Graham, Johnson and N'Diaye

OneColdHand

BobbyPropane wrote: »

Sunderland 3 - 1 Final Score. Graham, Johnson and N'Diaye

After 41 mins, Sunderland have had 2 shots. Something big needs to change for that to happen.

Edit, my bad, that's not true. It's 6 shots. But I still don't see it happening!

BobbyPropane

OneColdHand wrote: »

After 41 mins, Sunderland have had 2 shots. Something big needs to change for that to happen.

Already has, Gardners gone off and Vaughan will be on at HT

circadian

I'd usually want to see Stoke get beat but as a Villa man, they gotta win this to keep some distance between Villa and the drop.

Rekop dog

James McClean is all sorts of terrible.

ben.schlomo

Rekop dog wrote: »

James McClean is all sorts of terrible.

His final ball has been fairly awful alright but the full backs arent getting forward to give wingers support so its easily defended.

Kiwi_knock

Very strange to see a player like Gardner lose his head in a relegation battle. Very out of character.

Rekop dog

Kiwi_knock wrote: »

Very strange to see a player like Gardner lose his head in a relegation battle. Very out of character.

Not that type of player

ben.schlomo

Kiwi_knock wrote: »

Very strange to see a player like Gardner lose his head in a relegation battle. Very out of character.

Sarcasm detected.

BobbyPropane

Better

BobbyPropane

Worse

Professional Griefer

Good man Josh.

ben.schlomo

Just what Stoke deserve, theyve been worse with ten men, wasting chances, playing a dangerous game.

Esse85

Di Canio should be sent to the stands if he cant stay off the pitch.

monkey9

Brilliant atmosphere now!

I nearly hope Sunderland score again just to see Di Canio lose the plot!

Esse85

rarnes1 wrote: »

I nearly hope Sunderland score again just to see Di Canio lose the plot!

I'd rather see the game stopped again for a head injury.

ben.schlomo

Esse85 wrote: »

Di Canio should be sent to the stands if he cant stay off the pitch.

Ya and then the player celebrating a goal should be sent off after that, this passion is unwarranted and a curse on the game.

Stoke are the epitome of one trick pony.

jive

great strike by rose considering he's a full back and that was his bad leg!

Johner

Rose will be great for Spurs next season, will be first choice without a doubt.

Esse85

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Ya and then the player celebrating a goal should be sent off after that, this passion is unwarranted and a curse on the game.

Stoke are the epitome of one trick pony.

He can still show passion by staying off the pitch and not breaking the rules.

circadian

Stoke are shocking.

Rekop dog

Johner wrote: »

Rose will be great for Spurs next season, will be first choice without a doubt.

I'd argue there's a significant amount of doubt.

Insect Overlord

I've missed the last 40 minutes. What's been going on?

Johner

Rekop dog wrote: »

I'd argue there's a significant amount of doubt.

We'll see but Assou-Ekotto will probably be sold, and Rose has been very impressive for Sunderland. I'd expect Rose to be the left back at Spurs next season.

Rekop dog

Johner wrote: »

We'll see but Assou-Ekotto will probably be sold, and Rose has been very impressive for Sunderland. I'd expect Rose to be the left back at Spurs next season.

When Kaboul gets back from injury Vertonghen will be regular at left back.

BorneTobyWilde

4 mins added time
Johnson goes down and stays down for 1 minute during this 4 mins
Plus he gets taken off minute later
Ref blows up with only 3.48 minutes added time played

Paully D

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

4 mins added time
Johnson goes down and stays down for 1 minute during this 4 mins
Plus he gets taken off minute later
Ref blows up with only 3.48 minutes added time played

Probably ordered to blow it up early before everyone watching the game poked their eyes out with a rusty blade.

pavb2

Didn't have a chance to comment last night but regarding Stoke and considering Sland were down to 10 men that was the most abysmal performances from any team I've seen this year, obviously they were happy with a point. And to put that comment in context I'm a Villa fan.

Hope S'Land can push on and survive, though not at our expense.