Sunderland moved back into the play-off places after they came from behind to beat Fleetwood Town at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats were poor in the first half and trailed at the break to Ellis Harrison's strike, but Alex Neil made changes at half-time and his team responded in the second period.
Elliot Embleton brought them level soon after the restart, and sub Luke O'Nien scored on his return from injury to complete the turnaround. Fleetwood finished with ten men when Zak Jules was sent off for a second bookable offence late in the game.
But there was still time for on-loan Spurs man Jack Clarke to add a third goal for the Wearsiders in injury-time. Sunderland moved up to fifth in the table, while Fleetwood's winless streak now stretches to ten games.
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Here's how James Hunter rated the Sunderland players.
Anthony Patterson 7
Made a couple of excellent saves in the second half
Carl Winchester 6
A steady night at right-back in the first half, and centre-back in the second
Bailey Wright 6
His error cost a goal in the first half, but did OK aside from that
Arbenit Xhemajli 5
Part of a jittery defensive unit and he went off at half-time
Dennis Cirkin 6
A tenacious performance at full-back in the first half and at centre-back in the second
Jay Matete 7
A solid game from the midfielder against his former club
Corry Evans 5
A poor first half and it was no surprise he was hooked at the break
Patrick Roberts 5
Showed some neat footwork on his first start, but there was no end product
Elliot Embleton 6
Scored the goal early in the second half which got Sunderland back into the game
Jack Clarke 7
Always offered a threat from the left flank and deserved his late goal - his first for the club
Ross Stewart 6
A quiet night by his standards
Subs
Jermain Defoe 6
For Xhemajli 46mins. Brought a good save out of the keeper in injury time
Lynden Gooch 6
For Evans 46mins. Came on at right wingback and did OK
Luke O'Nien 7
For Roberts 71mins. Returned after almost four months out and scored the goal that completed the turnaround
Not used: Hoffmann, Neil, Doyle, Hume
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