Sunderland vs Aston Villa Tickets

The Stadium of Light is set to host a fixture steeped in English football history as Sunderland prepare to welcome Aston Villa. This match-up often pits the Black Cats' passionate home support and battling spirit against the tradition and quality of the Villans, promising a compelling contest on Wearside.

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Sunderland vs Aston Villa History

Whenever these two teams meet up you can be sure of a hard fought encounter and here are a few recent exciting clashes between the Black Cats and Villa.

Sunderland 3-1 Aston Villa (Premier League - January 2, 2016)

This was a massive game at the bottom of the Premier League. Sam Allardyce's Sunderland faced Rémi Garde's Aston Villa, who were rock bottom. Patrick van Aanholt opened the scoring for the Black Cats. Carles Gil equalized for Villa with a superb volley. However, two goals from Jermain Defoe in the second half secured a vital and dominant victory for Sunderland, pushing Villa further towards relegation.

Sunderland 0-4 Aston Villa (Premier League - March 14, 2015)

A truly awful day for Gus Poyet's Sunderland. Tim Sherwood's Aston Villa, also battling relegation, were rampant in the first half. Gabriel Agbonlahor and Christian Benteke both scored twice before the break to give Villa an unassailable 4-0 lead. The performance led to widespread fan discontent and Poyet was sacked shortly afterwards.

Sunderland vs Aston Villa Mutual Connections

Among the stars to have lined up for both teams are the following.

• Darren Bent: The most high-profile connection. He was a prolific goalscorer for Sunderland (2009-2011) before making a controversial and big-money move directly to Aston Villa in January 2011, where he also scored regularly.

• Kevin Phillips: A Sunderland legend and one of their greatest ever goalscorers. He played for Aston Villa from 2005-2006 after spells at Southampton, contributing important goals for the Villans.

• Thomas Sorensen: The Danish international goalkeeper was a reliable and popular presence for Sunderland for five seasons (1998-2003) before joining Aston Villa, where he also served as first-choice keeper for several years (2003-2008).

• Gavin McCann: The combative midfielder played for Sunderland (1998-2003), being a key part of their successful Premier League side, before moving to Aston Villa in 2003, where he was a regular for four seasons.

• Carlos Cuellar: The Spanish defender played for Aston Villa from 2008-2012, becoming a popular figure with the fans, before signing for Sunderland, where he spent two seasons (2012-2014).