Managerless Sunderland's disatrous run continued as the Black Cats' 2-1 reverse at Cheltenham Town saw them crash to a third straight defeat.
Alex Pritchard put Sunderland ahead with a free-kick on the half-hour, but deflected goals from Elliott Bonds and Alfie May in the final half-hour turned the game on its head.
The Black Cats have now suffered a heavy 6-0 defeat at Bolton which cost head coach Lee Johnson his job, a 2-1 defeat against basement side Doncaster at the weekend, and now this defeat against a side in the lower reaches of the table.
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Here's how James Hunter rated the Sunderland players.
Anthony Patterson 5
Didn't do much wrong and was unfortunate to be beaten by two deflected goals
Trai Hume 6
Strong in the first half on his debut but faded in the second
Danny Batth 5
A couple of good blocks and headers in the first half but Sunderland needed him to be a leader in the second period
Callum Doyle 5
Did well in the first half but creaked under pressure after the break
Dennis Cirkin 5
A better left-back than a wingback
Corry Evans 5
Controlled the game in the first half but went missing in the second
Jay Matete 5
Impressed on his first start for 45 minutes but went downhill fast in the second
Leon Dajaku 5
Brought one save out of Evans in the first half but otherwise made little impact
Alex Pritchard 6
Scored a brilliant free-kick and was Sunderland's most creative player
Jack Clarke 6
An exciting first half on his first start for the club and had a couple of half-chances
Ross Stewart 5
Worked hard but the closest he came to scoring was when he hit the sidenetting in the second half
Subs
Patrick Roberts N/A
For Dajaku 75mins
Jermain Defoe N/A
For Clarke 80mins
Elliot Embleton
For Evans 84mins
Not used: Carney, Winchester, Xhemajli, Neil
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