Benji Kimpioka’s late strike rescued a point for the Black Cats in what proved to be a dramatic finale after a lacklustre performance throughout the 90 minutes, but did any players put in a positive performance on another disappointing afternoon? Scroll down and click through the pages to see how our chief Sunderland AFC writer, Phil Smith, rated the individual displays on show on Wearside:
![Stuck on his line for the opening goal but made a couple of good stops in difficult conditions. 6](https://jp-ct.co.uk/image/onecms:794e0fc4-e8d3-4fd7-8169-8fe46ee858f3/NPSE-25-09-19-sheffield%20United%20Sunderland%20BURGE%202.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Lee Burge
Stuck on his line for the opening goal but made a couple of good stops in difficult conditions. 6 | JPIMedia Photo: FRANK REID
![Defended resolutely and tried to get forward. His energy in the final third is a big miss and Sunderland need him further forward more often. 6](https://jp-ct.co.uk/image/onecms:fde5a582-4a41-4e6d-b972-654cac6c3f01/NPSE-28-09-19-SUNDERLAND%20MK%20DONS%20O'NIEN%20CLEB%201%20FLR.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Luke O'Nien
Defended resolutely and tried to get forward. His energy in the final third is a big miss and Sunderland need him further forward more often. 6 | JPIMedia Photo: FRANK REID 2019
![A bright spot for Sunderland, driving forward at every opportunity and pushing the Coventry City defence back towards their own goal. A lively display. 7](https://jp-ct.co.uk/image/onecms:7abcf544-16d2-4d8c-9a12-7c0054a881bd/STFC%20SSAFC%20HUME%201%20(2).jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Denver Hume
A bright spot for Sunderland, driving forward at every opportunity and pushing the Coventry City defence back towards their own goal. A lively display. 7 | JPIMedia Resell Photo: FRANK REID
![Persistent knee trouble continues to affect the centre-back, btrough off for the final twenty minutes. He had kept his side in the game before then, two outstanding late challenges denying Bakayoko as he looked certain to score. 7
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4. Jordan Willis
Persistent knee trouble continues to affect the centre-back, btrough off for the final twenty minutes. He had kept his side in the game before then, two outstanding late challenges denying Bakayoko as he looked certain to score. 7 J | JPIMedia Photo: FRANK REID