Away point was not a bad result - O’Nien

Sunderland’s Luke O’Nien knew what to expect against his former side Wycombe and doesn’t believe the draw at Adams Park was a bad result.

O’Nien, who has started the last six league games at rightback for the Black Cats, spent three years with the Chairboys before moving to the Stadium of Light last summer.

Since then, the 24-yearold has become a key part of Sunderland’s promotion push, which remains in the balance after Jack Ross’ side lost ground on second-place Barnsley.

“I didn’t actually see who started it, what happen, there was a big bundle of players,” said O’Nien when asked about the melee.

“It was a good way for us to finish the game, it was tough to come here, I’ve been here three years so I know what it’s like to come here.

“Scoring late on to salvage a point is not a bad result.”

O’Nien helped Wycombe win promotion to League One last season and wasn’t surprised by the difficult nature of the game.

“I think it’s credit to the way Wycombe set up, just passing moving, they kind of match you up all over the park,” added O’Nien. “It made life really difficult and getting that early goal, it made it very difficult but it was great to see Dunc (Watmore) put one away.”

The result means Sunderland are now four points behind Barnsley with 11 games to go - albeit with a game in hand.

Jack Ross’ men will have the chance to close that gap on Tuesday night though, when they face the Tykes at Oakwell. “It’s a huge game, regardless of what happened, Tuesday’s always going to be a big game,” he added.