Here's how Sunderland Echo writer Phil Smith scored Jack Ross’ men.
![Had a difficult afternoon, wasting a number of very promising crossing positions. Struggled with his positioning in defence as Oxford caused a lot of problems down that flank in the first half. 5](https://jp-ct.co.uk/image/onecms:611a86ba-9752-4068-830d-f1007ff1416f/SAFC%20OUFC%20HUME%201.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. DENVER HUME
Had a difficult afternoon, wasting a number of very promising crossing positions. Struggled with his positioning in defence as Oxford caused a lot of problems down that flank in the first half. 5 | JPIMedia Photo: FRANK REID 2019
![Struggled to build much of a partnership with Hume on the left side, both looking uncomfortable in possession and out of it. 5](https://jp-ct.co.uk/image/onecms:4613283d-c024-4578-811a-0012cfc372f4/SAFC%20OUFC%20FLANAGHAN%201.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. TOM FLANAGAN
Struggled to build much of a partnership with Hume on the left side, both looking uncomfortable in possession and out of it. 5 | JPIMedia Photo: FRANK REID
![Good pace and used the ball as well as any Sunderland defender. Almost cut out Fosu’s opener but just couldn’t recover in time. 6](https://jp-ct.co.uk/image/onecms:a7fdb80a-6ed8-4220-a5a0-2a936b47138c/SAFC%20OUFC%20WILLIS%201.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. JORDAN WILLIS
Good pace and used the ball as well as any Sunderland defender. Almost cut out Fosu’s opener but just couldn’t recover in time. 6 | JPIMedia Photo: FRANK REID
![Comfortably Sunderland’s most composed player, showing poise and precision in what was a frenetic first half. Continued in that way after the break, playing some good passes and showing good discipline with his positioning. 7](https://jp-ct.co.uk/image/onecms:d5f501f8-fd00-403f-bf14-e02d3f2900ad/SAFC%20OUFC%20McGEOUGH%201.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. DYLAN McGEOUCH
Comfortably Sunderland’s most composed player, showing poise and precision in what was a frenetic first half. Continued in that way after the break, playing some good passes and showing good discipline with his positioning. 7 | JPIMedia Photo: FRANK REID