Goals:
0-1: Cattermole (5, controlled Olsson’s clearance and drilled a fantastic 25-yard strike into the top right-hand corner)
1-1: Berahino (pen, 42, rolled home spot-kick after Roberge was adjudged to have tugged Anichebe in the box)
2-1: Berahino (74, outpaced a flat-footed van Aanholt to convert Gardner’s chipped cross at the back post)
2-2: Larsson (85, side-footed home from eight yards after an overlapping van Aanholt pulled the ball back from the left)
Bookings: Dawson (10, foul), Dorrans (30, foul), Olsson (32, dissent)
Referee: Neil Swarbrick (Preston) – The award of a penalty against Roberge was an awful decision, but West Brom will also feel Mannone was not fouled before Dawson headed the ball over the line in the second half 2
Attendance: 25,468
Entertainment: ****
West Brom (4-2-3-1): Foster 5; Wisdom 5, Dawson 6, Olsson 5, Pocognoli 7; Mulumbu 6, GARDNER 8 (Yacob 84); Dorrans 6 (Sessegnon 84), Berahino 8, Brunt 6 (Baird 76); Anichebe 5.
Subs (not used): Myhill (gk), Davidson, O’Neil, Ideye.
Sunderland (4-1-4-1):
Mannone: Was unusually indecisive at dealing with crosses and was grateful to hear the referee’s whistle after a second-half flap 5
Brown: Lacks the pace and mobility to be an attacking right-back, but made some important interceptions in defence 6
O’Shea: Generally led the line effectively, although struggled to deal with Berahino’s movement when he attacked from deep 6
Roberge: Shouldn’t have had a penalty awarded against him, but wasted a great first-half chance when he headed wide 6
Van Aanholt: Attacked brilliantly and set up Larsson’s equaliser, but was caught napping as Berahino scored his second goal 7
Cattermole: Even he couldn’t believe his fifth-minute strike went in, and he was typically effective and reliable from that point on 8
Johnson: Struggled to make an attacking impression and is often much too predictable when he cuts in from the right-hand side 6
LARSSON: Marshalled the midfield superbly and was the game’s dominant figure throughout the second half – took his goal superbly 8
Rodwell: Began fairly brightly, but faded dramatically from the halfway point of the second half and clearly lacks match fitness 5
Wickham: Isn’t particularly well suited to a role on the flank, but never stopped trying and was an influential figure in the second half 7
Fletcher: Struggled to hold up possession, especially before the break, and had a header rightly disallowed for offside 6
Subs:
Gomez (for Rodwell, 67): Displayed more mobility than the player he replaced, but couldn’t get himself into a prominent enough attacking position 6
Buckley (for Johnson, 73)
Altidore (for Brown, 81)
(not used): Pantilimon (gk), Mavrias, Bridcutt, Graham.
Man Of The Match: SEB LARSSON – The Swede’s return after his previous contract expired was hardly one of the summer’s big headlines, but it will have been a crucial development if he continues to play like this.
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