Clarets LIVE - Sunderland V Burnley from the Stadium of Light

Last updated : 29 November 2003 By Ben Slater
The Stadium of Light
The Clarets are live this afternoon to you from the Stadium of Light.
With a sensational 3-0 midweek victory over Reading, the Clarets will enter into the important fixture in the best possible way - full of confidence. The last time we played away at Sunderland, was in the 1994/1995 season where the Clarets came away with a point in a 0-0 draw. However this will be the first time the Clarets will play at the new Stadium of Light.

This, as well as the West Ham game, is amongst the most anticipated games as any on the Clarets fixture list, and over 2,500 tickets have been sold to the travelling fans. Putting all of this aside, the underlying reason to why we're travelling to such a fantastic venue is to try and win a game of Football - an idea that most fans would have thought would be an incredibly farfetched one a week or so ago.

Sunderland, sitting 5th and incredibly conceding just 4 goals in 8 home league matches, come into this afternoon's match off a 3-0 loss at Crewe. The Mackems dominated the game but couldn't score and will look to correct things when they host a resurgent Burnley side shortly. 19 players out, and a number of new faces in has been the story at the Stadium of Light, as the club attempt to propel themselves back into the top-flight.

The Clarets on the other hand, have given possibly the same taxi-driver a job this week, Delroy Facey the latest Bolton player to be sent packing back to the Reebok courtesy of Turf Moor. With Branch out also, injured, and King Arthur suspended, the Clarets will be down to 4 on the bench again. Chadwick should replace the Branch on the left.

A cracking game beckons, and I'm glad to have your company this afternoon. The starting line-ups will appear below, inclusive of substitutions, cards and goals.

Pre-Match:
Ian Moore's 150th for Burnley.
Sounds a good Clarets following, giving generous applause to the players.

Match:
Burnley get us underway.
1' Grant in strongly early, gives away the free-kick though.
1' West then catches his man, another free-kick to Sunderland. Ball in and well wide of the post, goal-kick.
2' Sunderland with some pressure, cross in from the wing and headed away well by McGregor, out for a throw-in.
2' Cross in from the throw, caught by Jensen.
3' Downing, cuts inside for the left but hits a shot straight into Jensen's chest.
3' Ian Moore, 150th game, caught offside.
4' Long ball from McCartney, looking for Proctor, Jensen comes out and collects it.
4' West dealt a harsh warning, after again fouling Downing.
4' McGregor clears well, ball rebounds eventually and Jensen comes and collects the crums.
5' Sunderland win the ball in defence, sent back to Poom who clears.
5' Chadwick and Little combine well, cleared by McCartney.
6' Blake runs out of ideas in possession and loses the ball in the centre. Comes to nothing.
7' Chadwick tries to find Blake but it just eludes him.
7' Cross from Williams into the far post, OH! Brilliant save from Jensen! Sensational left hand block by the Interceptor! Point blank header.
8' Still not clear, doesn't quite fall for Proctor and we clear now.
8' Proctor caught offside for Sunderland.
9' Little goes down on the edge of the box looking for a free-kick but doesn't win it.
9' McGregor slides in to quash the Mackems counter-attack.
10' Ball looking for Kyle, McGregor applying pressure to him, out for a corner for Sunderland. Ball comes in, short, back to the taker, whipped in again, OH! AND AGAIN! Ripping save by Jensen bottom corner, palmed it around the post. Another corner, cleared.
12' Downing with the ball, looking to whip it in for Quinn, and blocked by McGregor - out for another corner. Sunderland with the wind in this first half, tricky conditions. Corner in, headed away by Moore.
13' Williams slid in way too strongly on Chadwick, studs up and the referee wants none of it, waving away the protests and instead waves a Yellow card in Williams' face.
14' Clarets coming forward now, Moore trying to get a ball in towards Blake. Headed away.
14' Blake offside.
15' Little blocks Arca's clearance, comes to Moore now trying to get around - out for a Burnley throw.
16' Moore caught offside.
16' Given away, Robbie Blake has it, trying to get it on his right and Poom forced to knock it around the post. Corner, away and out for another corner. Ball in, McGregor challenging but Poom plucks it like taking a cherry off a tree.
18' Header from Healy, comfortably taken by Jensen but the offside trap not appearing to work well for Burnley at the moment.
19' West blocks the ball from Downing, out for a throw.
19' Arca caught offside for the Mackems.
20' Kyle trying to turn his man but McGregor gets there and clears it well.
20' Chaplow wins the ball, tries a one-two with Grant, but Chappy just fouls his man there.
21' Little surging forward for Burnley a good move, got numbers, Camara runs into a player, Grant cuts it out... comes to BLAKE! OH AND HE'S HIT THE POST! Robbie Blake hit the post!! Chaplow, trying to get in there, shot from him, blocked.
22' Sunderland applying some pressure and David May in there well twice to cut out the attack.
23' Camara, free on the left, whipped in a vicious cross, and headed away.
23' Blake from 35, has a crack and a comfortable save from Poom.
24' Mackems coming forward now, but again, McGregor is there to knocks it away.
25' Jensen with a thumping clearance.
25' Downing, plays the ball into the box but it's poor and Burnley can come away with it.
26' Healy with a long range shot, but a good solid catch by Jensen who has been outstanding so far.
26' May finds Chadwick, to Moore, to Grant, with a probing ball for Blake... not good enough and out for a throw. Positive stuff from the Clarets though.
27' Jensen! What a save! Chance for Sunderland, missed who it was, but Jensen made a great block. His third great save. Goal-kick, the rebound was hit wide.
29' Jensen slices a clearance out for a throw.
29' Arca on his left foot, hits a rasping effort, but it goes wide of Brian Jensen's right hand goal post.
30 ' Chadwick trying to find Moore, but he can't win it - however Clarets win a throw. Comes to nothing in the end.
31' Free-kick goes Burnley's way. Blake will take it, around 35 yards out. Ball in, header from MAAAAAY! Ohh and a great save from Poom, clawed it out of the top left. Great goalkeeping.
32' Corner for Burnley. Ball in McGregor! Free header but he nodded it straight at Poom. Great chance, could have been up here at Sunderland.
33' Little, inside for Chadwick, finds Ian Moore, he shoots !!!!! He's hit the bloody post. Second poster for the Clarets. Hit the same upright. We've hit the woodwork more than any other side in the whole division. Phil Bird thought it was in.
34' Clarets are out-doing the Black-Cats fans in terms of voice, brilliant!
35' Free-kick for Sunderland, about 25 yards out. Downing curls an effort, Jensen easily takes it.
36' Burnley on the counter, here's Chadwick! Great save from Poom, out for a corner. Corner in, away, Clarets with some pressure but the shot flies over the bar from Little I think it was.
37' Little down the left, still working hard, falls to the ground. Counter attack, West is skinned by Downing, ball in from him and May cuts it out for a corner.
38' Corner goes short, back to taker, Chadwick nicks it away, but just runs out of room and it's a throw in for Sunderland.
39' Sunderland coming forward, ball in for Kyle, no mistake and 1-0 to Sunderland. Punished for not taking our chances - hit home with his left foot did Kyle, from the flick on from Proctor.
41' Chaplow working hard, feeds it to Blake, Clarets keeping some possession here, flicked on, but through to Poom
42' Camara intercepts the ball, but loses out again. Sunderland coming forward, shot from Proctor but that's straight at the midriff of Jensen.
43' Jensen comes and deals with the danger, good work from the 'keeper.
44' Blake now, by the corner flag, trying a bit of trickery to get out of trouble.
45' Chadwick was scythed down! Is it a penalty? Looked to be, right on the line. Blake, knocks it short to West, terrible effort from 20 yards - it probably went 20 yards over the bar. Gee, could have been a penalty though.
45' 2 minutes of time added on.
46' Kyle penalised for handball.
47' Blake down the left, for Little, for Grant, to Camara now on to Chadwick, tries to find Blake but it's behind him. Clarets attack comes to nothing.
47' Blake and Little trying to combine, Poom out of his goal but the two lose out.
Half Time. (Shots on target - 12 Sunderland, 10 Burnley!)
Second Half:
46' Corner in for Sunderland and headed wide!
46' Blake plays a long ball up for McGregor, comes to West but he's lost out. Terrible football from West, caused a 3 on 1 at the back.
47' Chaplow picks up his 5th yellow card, goes in strongly - and 4 games in a row he's been booked.
48' Jensen collects the resulting free-kick.
48' Little penalised for handball.
50' Sunderland in possession, ball whipped into the centre and caught on the chest easily by Jensen.
52' Chadwick trying to get forward, but out muscled by Arca.
54' Corner to Burnley, Bjorklund under pressure from Moore. Swung in, McGregor was pushing his man.
55' Clarets on the break and Chaplow was very nearly in there, he doesnt win it and Bjorklund puts it out for a throw.
56' Williams fouled by Moore, who went in very strongly indeed.
57' Blake with a shot, terrible effort, throw-in to Sunderland.
57' Proctor with a shot, calmly collected by Jensen.
58' Chaplow, dummies the pass, cuts back in and hit a left foot shot, blocked, comes back to him and his second shot curls well wide.
59' Blake caught offside as the Clarets surge forward.
60' Downing, gets 5 yards ahead of West, absolutely skinned there was Fred, shot blocked by May.
61' JENSEN! What a save! Full length, tipped it onto the post - followed up and buried into the back of the net, but there was an offside flag. Great save from Jensen!!!
63' Little, AGAIN falls to the floor and loses out, Sunderland coming forward - but it went out for a goal-kick.
66' A real swirling wind now, making those high balls tough.
66' Weller coming on for Chadwick.
67' Attendance is: 29,852
68' Another Clarets attack comes to a harmless end, Weller over hitting a cross.
69' Jensen has a scare there, mishit the ball and luckily the backmen are able to get it clear in the end.
70' Cross from Camara, headed away, but it falls for Grant... comes to nothing.
71' GOAAAAL! AND IT'S IAN MOORE!!! Weller, made inroads down the right, cracked in a ball across the box and Moore smashed it home - and nothing less than we deserve! Well done Paul Weller. Chaplow might have flicked it into the path of Moore, doesn't matter - a goal!
72' West coming off for Roche.
73' Proctor whips in a ball, beyond everyone... Camara! Gazelle-like down the left great run. Free-kick to Burnley. Blake territory. Hits it and Poom takes the catch.
74' Double substitution for Sunderland, Proctor and Quinn off.
76' BLAKE! Great effort, and a fantastic save from Poom. Out for a corner. Ball in, bouncing around in all directions - GRANT! DEFLECTED...! Just wide! Might have come off May. Goal-kick to Sunderland.
77' Deflected cross from Little, collected by Mart Poom.
77' Ian Moore, he's through...offside! Not a chance. "Shocking decision, shocking" says Phil Bird - Moore was away.
78' Blake, deflected shot... Poom held it, in front of Weller.
78' Downing at the other end, has a crack - comfortable save from Jensen. COME ON BURNLEY!
80' Blake tries to turn but he loses out, Sunderland trying to get forward, Little in strongly, Chaplow also in. Clarets holding them up well.
81' Ball in and a header (from someone?) over Jensen's crossbar. Got away with that one.
82' McCartney under pressure, forced to clear it into the stands.
82' Jensen comes and collects the crums as he's done ever so well all day.
83' Robbie Blake caught offside, only just though!
83' Stewart with a ball in for Sunderland, McGregor wins it and feeds Little and the Clarets come away with it.
84' Underhit back pass, Moore in there - Poom hits it against Chaplow rebounds to Moore, but he's offside..apparently.
84' Kyle coming off for Smith, scorer of the first goal for Watford in the FA Cup quarter final last season.
85' May recovers, manages to just deal with the danger! What a cliffhanger!
86' Corner for Sunderland. Ball in, cleared by Ian Moore, Sunderland still with it though May is able to clear it now.
86' Little, storming forward, falls for MOOOOORE! JUST...wide of the post, a belting shot and it missed by a matter of inches.
87' Weller, gets a ball in for Moore, shot blocked (Moore is having a stormer).
88' Ian Moore just caught offside. Was a good ball from Weller, but Moore just strayed offside.
88' Downing, crosses in, away from Grant, Clarets coming forward now. Chaplow loses out though. And here's Sunderland again, flicked on into the centre, oh dear, it'll fall here NO! David May hooks it clear, composure from May.
89' Moore chasing really hard, playing brilliantly, won an unwinnable ball, so to speak.
90' Stewart, about to score and he...OH! Camara, got back and just put in the tackle. Thank God! Great challenge from Mo.
90' 2 minutes of time added on.
91' Healy fouls Camara, chance for Burnley now.
92' Blake with it now though, loses out. Here comes Stewart, he'll fancy a shot OH RIPPING SAVE FROM JENSEN AT THE DEATH! CRACKING SAVE, ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!
Full time.
Sheesh, match of the year... await Tony Scholes' match report...
Bye for now.

Line-ups:

Sunderland
1
Mart Poom
22 Joachim Bjorklund
3
George McCartney
33
Julio Arca
16
Darren Williams
19
Alan Quinn -> '74
8
Jeff Whitley
25
Colin Healy
24
Stewart Downing
14
Michael Proctor -> '74
9
Kevin Kyle -> '84

Subs:
13
Michael Ingham
10 Marcus Stewart <- '74
21 Paul Thirlwell <- '74
11 Tommy Smith <- '84
2
Stephen Wright

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Burnley
1
Brian Jensen
15
Dean West -> '72
14
Mark McGregor
5
David May
3
Mo Camara
7
Glen Little
20
Richard Chaplow
12
Tony Grant
18
Luke Chadwick -> '66
8
Robbie Blake
10
Ian Moore

Subs:
2
Lee Roche <- '72
4
Paul Weller <- '66
21
Matty O'Neill
22
Joel Pilkington