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James Hunter

Sunderland player ratings as Luke O'Nien impresses on a night when most fell short vs West Brom

Sunderland suffered a home defeat at the hands of West Brom as the Baggies launched a second half fightback at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats led through Amad's penalty inside 20 minutes, which the on-loan Manchester United man won and converted.

But in the second period, West Brom made substitutions which turned the game. First sub Tom Rogic levelled 20 minutes from time, before fellow sub Daryl Dike scored what turned out to be the winner inside the final ten minutes.

Sunderland could have climbed to seventh in the table had they held on to win, but instead they stay 11th. And West Brom's fourth successive win saw them climb out of the relegation zone to 17th in the table.

READ MORE: Sunderland 1-2 West Brom match report as second half turnaround rocks Black Cats

Here's how our Sunderland AFC writer James Hunter rated the players.

Anthony Patterson 6

Made one crucial stop from Swift, but should have done better for the Baggies' second goal

Lynden Gooch 6

Continues to do a decent job at right-back

Luke O'Nien 7

Another fine display at centre-back, and was particularly impressive in the first half

Danny Batth 6

Strong alongside O'Nien and went close to nicking a late equaliser

Aji Alese 5

Worked hard at left-back but struggled at times against Phillips

Dan Neil 6

Did OK

Corry Evans 5

Unable to dictate the play in central midfield

Amad 6

Won and converted the penalty, but flitted in and out of the game after that

Alex Pritchard 6

Caused problems in the first half but faded in the second

Elliot Embleton 5

Failed to make an impact and was subbed inside an hour

Ellis Simms 6

Won plenty in the air

Subs

Jack Clarke 6

For Embleton 58mins. A couple of dangerous crosses

Dennis Cirkin 6

For Neil 74mins. Solid enough

Patrick Roberts N/A

For Batth 89mins.

Leon Dajaku N/A

For Pritchard 89mins.

Abdoullah Ba N/A

For Simms 89mins.

Not used: Bass, Hume

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