Brian Brobbey scored the successful objective as Sunderland accomplished a shocking comeback to beat 10-man Bournemouth 3-2 within the Premier League.
The Black Cats proceed to be the shock package deal on their return to the highest flight, and stay unbeaten on the Stadium of Mild this season.
However inside quarter-hour, that appeared to be unsure as Sunderland discovered themselves 2-0 down. There have been some slices of luck about Bournemouth’s opener, with Evanilson’s preliminary shot pinging off the crossbar. Amine Adli was then ready to poke dwelling from shut vary.
The headlines would have belonged to Tyler Adams too after he scored the Cherries’ second from the midway line on his fiftieth look for the membership. He noticed Robin Roefs off his line and tried his luck, beating him with a incredible hit that left the goalkeeper in a heap contained in the objective.
However the lead wouldn’t final as Sunderland had been awarded a penalty simply earlier than the half hour. Alex Scott caught Reinildo on the calf as the 2 had been virtually again to again, with the referee pointing to the spot. There was a prolonged VAR overview within the aftermath too, which caught with the on-field determination.
Enzo Le Price then started the fightback, going excessive into the web with a brilliant penalty which sparked life again into the Stadium of Mild.
And fewer than a minute after the break, Sunderland had been stage. It was some good play from Bertrand Traore and Granit Xhaka within the build-up, with the Black Cats captain enjoying a beautiful disguised cross for his team-mate. It was then a low end from Traore for his first Sunderland objective.
The sport continued apace, and fewer than 10 minutes after approaching, Brobbey accomplished the comeback. It got here from a nook which the ahead nodded dwelling.
Brian Brobbey celebrates after his successful objective for Sunderland in opposition to Bournemouth
However the drama was not completed. There was a prolonged spell of added time on the finish of the second half and, with mere minutes to play, Lewis Prepare dinner was proven a straight purple card after elbowing Reinildo. In a sport that had 10 yellow playing cards – not together with a pair for the Bournemouth bench and Andoni Iraola himself – a sending off was maybe no shock.
The end result noticed Sunderland transfer into the highest 4 forward of the remaining video games this weekend, whereas Bournemouth slip into ninth place. After begin to the season, the Cherries will now finish November with no win.
Iraola: The referee completely misplaced management of the sport
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Bournemouth head coach Andoni Iraola believes referee Tim Robinson misplaced management of the match in his aspect’s defeat to Sunderland.
Bournemouth head coach Andoni Iraola to Sky Sports activities: “We’re disappointed. We knew the game was going to be difficult and when you are 2-0 up and playing well, you want to finish it but it was definitely too early.
“The momentum of the sport modifications with the penalty… everybody places on strain with the environment and after, we conceded within the first minute of the second half.
“There is a part where we need to look at ourselves. We conceded from two set-plays and the penalty, and there is a part where I think the referee has absolutely lost control of the game.
“It has been troublesome for us to maintain our heads with out huge complaints.”
On Sunderland’s penalty: “I think there is a foul to Tavernier five seconds before. There is a push from behind – it’s very clearly a foul.
“In case you are not going to name the foul since you settle for the contact, then you definately can not name the penalty too. It was an necessary second of the sport however it wasn’t in regards to the penalty. After that, he is misplaced management of the sport.
“It’s a shame… there might be decisions that are wrong or I might not agree with, but you cannot lose control of the game after the decision.”
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Tim Sherwood was not finest happy after Evanilson determined to knock in a objective that was already ‘getting into’ in Bournemouth’s sport in opposition to Sunderland, making it offside
On the variety of yellow playing cards, together with his personal: “If you’re a Bournemouth supporter or you wear the badge… everyone would have got a yellow card or a red card because you have to defend the players.
“It should value us for the subsequent sport as a result of we may have three gamers suspended [Marcos Sensi, David Brooks and Lewis Cook], however we can not settle for it.
“But I’m disappointed with us because we haven’t defended set-plays and with the referee because he’s lost absolute control of the game.”
Le Bris: Vitality at Stadium of Mild can assist us change dynamic of video games
Sunderland head coach Regis Le Bris to Sky Sports activities: “A great afternoon for our fans, for our players and the club. Starting the game 2-0 down and being able to win this game shows great character.”
On worrying at 2-0 down: “A bit to be fair. We made two mistakes and got punished really quickly because this league is so demanding.
“After that, we felt it was doable to create with the ball… perhaps we weren’t environment friendly in the beginning however we thought it was doable to wreck the defence.
Bertrand Traore scored the equalising objective for Sunderland
“The fans are important, we know that. The energy in this stadium is huge and we tried to connect our game model with this energy because we can generate momentum and change the dynamic of the game.”
On Granit Xhaka: “Granit is so important for us. He gives us his knowledge but also this willingness to change the game, to be proactive, to take risks. Sometimes tactically, you can discuss but on the pitch, it’s so impressive.”
