by How did the players eat in the 1-0 win of Sunderland on West Brom?
West Brom (4-4-2):
Wildsmith 4; Furlong 5, Bartley 5, Heggem 5 (Diakit 79), Styles 4; Diangana 5 (Fellows 62, 5), Molumby 4, Mowatt 4 (Deich 62, 4), Johnston 7 (Bany 70); Grant 5, Armstrong 4 (Lankshear 79).
Subs (not used): Griffiths (GK), Swift, Frabotta, Cole.
Sunderland (4-3-3):
7 Patterson: Made a crucial late rescue when he cramped Bartley’s header and stood in his box
6 Brown: Had a tough afternoon against the lively Johnston, but held on to his task and made some important blocks
9 Mepham: Excellent in the heart of The Back Four – all with everything that came in his way and made a number of crucial blocks
8 O’Nien: Another excellent display from the middle of half-time, which the Sunderland’s collective defensive defense embodied
8 Human: The winner of his team for the second game in a row scored seamlessly into his new role in left -back
7 Rig: Excavated when he had to and was insured – a mature performance in a game that didn’t really fit his style
8 Slide: Took the stitch out of the game on countless occasions when he got the ball in midfield under pressure
7 Bellingham: Helps his defenders several times by chasing runners and blocking crosses
6 Roberts: Create a few bright attacking moments, but most of his best work came when tracing back
7 Isidor: Didn’t have many options, but ran his socks and almost scored with a deep shot in added time.
6 Mouth: Rolled an appropriate effort that was only wide before the post, but was forced by injury before half -time
Subsidiary:
8 Mayenda (For Mundle, 33): After giving the bank the free kick that led to Hume’s winner
Le Fee (for Roberts, 71)
Hjelde (for Browne, 71)
Aleksic (for Isidor, 90+1)
(Not used): Moore (GK), Anderson, Lavery, Jones, Watson.
Man of the game: Chris Mepham -Was for a signing in the middle War-a dominant defensive, which summarized the way he played all season.
