Sunderland fell behind after only three minutes as Stoke scored with their first foray forward on the counterattack. And Stoke could have been out of sight within ten minutes as they cut through Sunderland’s brittle back line seemingly at will. At the other end, Patterson made another fine save to prevent Etebo killing the game off in the dying minutes. And in injury-time Lee Connelly was booked for diving when he took a tumble inside the Stoke penalty area. SUNDERLAND: Patterson, Gamble, Taylor, Mukena, Kokolo (Dunne 55), Neil, Sammut, Connolly (Greenwood 89), Mumba, Connelly, Kimpioka.

Source: Metro December 09, 2019 21:22 UTC