Player ratings

THORBEN HOFFMANN

Made one good stop to prevent the damage getting worse late on. Guilty of spending too long on the ball occasionally .5

CARL WINCHESTER

Has had a tough two games but yet again was left with nowhere near enough support in front of him. Visibly frustrated throughout the second half as histeamlaboured.4

TOM FLANAGAN

Made some good challenges but distribution into the channels was erratic. Sunderland’ s defence struggled again here .4

CALLUM DOYLE

Didn’ t deal with ball into the channel well enough for the second goal. Tried to play when he could but is going through a tough spell and looks like he mightneedabreak.3

DENNIS CIRKIN

Made one or two promising breaks forward through the game but it looked a risk to keep his partnership with Doyle going aftertheweekend.4

CORRY EVANS

Surprisingly slack in possession, which mean the couldn’ t set the tempo in the way Sunderland neededhimto.4

LUKE O’NIEN

No doubting the industry but the composure isn’ t there at the moment. Started brightly but Sunderland’ s play in possession fell well short, aside from one brief spell in the first half .3

DAN NEIL

Lookedtohavescoredafirsthalfequaliserwithafinestrike, andinthatperioddidtryandget hissideontheball.Couldn’tget goinginthesecondhalfandwas replacedbyPritchard.5

LYNDEN GOOCH

No one in the side came out of the first two goals conceded well but on both occasions the wing er could surely have done so much more to challenge Corbeanu.3

AIDENO’BRIEN

Covered plenty of ground but offered little in possession. Sunderland’ s reshuffled front line asked next to no questions of thehomedefence.4

ROSS STEWART

The only player to really offer much in what has been a brutal two away games. Forced to try and drop deep to create something and had no service ofnote.6

Subs

ALEX PRITCHARD

At least tried to get on the ball and make things happen .5

ELLIOT EMBLETON

LikePritchard,triedtogetthe ballmovingandbuildsome momentum.Gamewaslonglost bythen,though.5

NATHANBROADHEAD

Little chance to make an impact but good to see him back on the pitch.N/A