After a cagey first half and a red card to Abu Ogogo, the Black Cats sezied the initiative, as goals from Lynden Gooch, Charlie Wyke and Luke O’Nien ensured the side keep pace with the top two in League One.
But who were the standout performers on Wearside? Scroll down and click through the pages to see how Phil Smith rated the displays against the Gas:
![Had very little to do as he continued his exceptional recent clean sheet record. 6](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ4NjA2M2RlLTUyNjQtNDg0Ni04ZDQwLWI4MzYxMDhiN2VlZTo2Yzg2MWRlYS1jMDk1LTQ0MjctYTMyNi02MjZjYTcyZjlkNDQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Jon McLaughlin
Had very little to do as he continued his exceptional recent clean sheet record. 6 | JPIMedia Photo: FRANK REID 2020
![Another good display that underlined his importance to the side. Defensively faultless and got into really good areas in attack. 7](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE5NDE4ZTBkLTQ5ZjItNGRlYS1iYjAyLWRlN2EyZDUzYWVkYjo2ZWZhMzFjZi05ZTZmLTQyYmEtYmQxNC1kN2Y1YmZmYjQ3YmY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Jordan Willis
Another good display that underlined his importance to the side. Defensively faultless and got into really good areas in attack. 7 | JPIMedia Photo: Frank Reid
![Kept it simple on his return to the side and didn’t put a foot wrong. Now has four clean sheets from his last four appearances. 6](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjkyZDk2MjY2LWUyZDAtNDRmYi05OWY3LWYzNjBjN2EwMDQzZjplYTRmZjA0OC0zYmJjLTQ2MjItOWUxMC0zZDI5YjE4YmQ3NWE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Alim Ozturk
Kept it simple on his return to the side and didn’t put a foot wrong. Now has four clean sheets from his last four appearances. 6 | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Frank Reid
![Brought the ball out really well in the opening exchanges and was unlucky that it didn’t yield a goal for his side. Another composed showing. 7](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjc1YTZjMDZhLThmOGEtNGYzMC05Y2ZhLWU1YWJlZDcwMWZiMTo2ZjQyNDQ5Zi1lYWFiLTQ2MTctYTgwMC1hYTllMTExODA1YzQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Tom Flanagan
Brought the ball out really well in the opening exchanges and was unlucky that it didn’t yield a goal for his side. Another composed showing. 7 | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Frank Reid