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    • Barclays Premier League
    • 31st Aug 2008
    • KO 15:00
    • Att: 39,622

    The player ratings below represent the average score from all the SkySports users who have voted. You are only allowed to cast your ratings once per match.

    Fantasy football points

    Sunderland Player ratings
    Player Our Rating Your Rating
    Craig Gordon
    Difficult afternoon     		5 3.5
    Nyron Nosworthy
    Gave away silly freekicks     		4 3.0
    Pascal Chimbonda
    Hard-working     		5 3.5
    Danny Collins
    Never involved     		4 3.1
    Phil Bardsley
    Great balls into box     		5 3.5
    Steed Malbranque
    No real assists     		5 3.8
    Andy Reid
    Started well but frustrated     		6 4.1
    Kieran Richardson
    Tried too hard     		5 3.6
    Grant Leadbitter
    Looked promising on attack     		6 3.5
    Djibril Cisse
    Failed to live upto expectations     		4 3.4
    El-Hadji Diouf
    Poor - unlike usual charismatic display     		4 3.2
    Daryl Murphy
    (Sub)
    Never threatened     		4 2.8
    David Healy
    (Sub)
    Frustrated when on     		4 3.3
    Anthony Stokes
    (Sub)
    Tried too much, not clinical     		4 2.9
    Manchester City Player ratings
    Player Our Rating Your Rating
    Joe Hart
    Quiet afternoon     		4 7.5
    Micah Richards
    Limped off at half-time     		4 7.2
    Vedran Corluka
    Maybe last game for City     		5 7.4
    Vincent Kompany
    Tough tackling     		5 8.2
    Richard Dunne
    Rash challenges     		4 7.4
    Michael Ball
    Set up final goal     		5 7.3
    Michael Johnson
    Always getting involved     		7 7.9
    Stephen Ireland
    Well taken first goal     		6 8.1
    Shaun Wright-Phillips
    Superb performance. Great goals     		8 9.1
    Dietmar Hamann
    Lacked promise     		4 7.6
    Jo
    Very promising, exciting to watch     		7 8.1
    Tal Ben-Haim
    (Sub)
    Came on but not involved     		5 6.9
    Gelson Fernandes
    (Sub)
    Not threatening     		4 6.5
    Elano
    (Sub)
    Had a run out but lacked fitness     		5 7.0

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