Phil Smith's player ratings: How Sunderland stars rated at Portsmouth - including 'excellent' Luke O'Nien

Luke O'Nien was 'excellent' - despite the defeatplaceholder image
Luke O'Nien was 'excellent' - despite the defeat
Sunderland suffered only their second defeat of the season at the hands of Portsmouth - but how did the players rate?

Our man Phil Smith has dished out his player ratings after the defeat at Fratton Park, and there's a wide range of marks across the squad. Scroll down and click through the pages to see who shone - and struggled - for Sunderland at Portsmouth:

Picked the ball out of the next three times before he could make a save. Little he could do about any of them and made a good save in the build up to the third. 5placeholder image
Picked the ball out of the next three times before he could make a save. Little he could do about any of them and made a good save in the build up to the third. 5
Battled really well in an unfamiliar role and deserved his goal. Couldn't have done much more, particularly in an excellent first half. 7placeholder image
Battled really well in an unfamiliar role and deserved his goal. Couldn't have done much more, particularly in an excellent first half. 7
Really good performance both in attack and defence. Some good play and tenacious defending. Unlucky to be on the losing side. 7placeholder image
Really good performance both in attack and defence. Some good play and tenacious defending. Unlucky to be on the losing side. 7
Competed in difficult circumstances against the powerful Oli Hawkins. Did little wrong despite defeat. 6placeholder image
Competed in difficult circumstances against the powerful Oli Hawkins. Did little wrong despite defeat. 6
Switched off at the start of the second half and it turned the game in an instant. Had no complaints with the red card he was shown for a trip on Oli Hawkins. Sunderland never recovered. 4placeholder image
Switched off at the start of the second half and it turned the game in an instant. Had no complaints with the red card he was shown for a trip on Oli Hawkins. Sunderland never recovered. 4
Struggled with the pace of the game early on but steadied. Thankless task in the second half as the Black Cats were overrun. 5placeholder image
Struggled with the pace of the game early on but steadied. Thankless task in the second half as the Black Cats were overrun. 5
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