Sunderland 0-1 Blues

Forssell opened his season's account from 12 yards after Damien Johnson had been upended in the box five minutes before half time at The Stadium of Light.

Full match report to follow.

Sunderland: Ben Alnwick, Steve Caldwell (Clive Clarke 29), Kenny Cunningham, Liam Lawrence (Jon Stead 74), Grant Leadbitter, Danny Collins, Tommy Miller, Dean Whitehead, Rory Delap, Daryl Murphy, Stephen Elliott. Subs not used: Kevin Smith, Stephen Wright, Darren Ward

Blues: Maik Taylor, Olivier Tebily, Mathew Sadler, Stephen Kelly, Bruno N'Gotty, Damien Johnson, Fabrice Muamba (Stephen Clemence 71), Sebastian Larsson, Medhi Nafti (Neil Danns 84), Mikael Forssell (David Dunn 67), Nicklas Bendtner. Subs not used: Colin Doyle, Martin Taylor

Booked: Stephen Kelly 34, Fabrice Muamba 64

Attendance: 26668

Sunderland 0-1 Blues

Last updated : 10 August 2006 By Brian Cartlidge