'Absolutely horrendous', 'Atrocious' - Sunderland fans react to 0-0 stalemate against Northampton Town

Lee Johnson’s side were in action for the first time since mid-December after a number of their scheduled fixtures over the festive period were postponed due to an outbreak of Covid-19 at the club’s training ground.

The Black Cats struggled to find their rhythm upon their return, however, and were limited to just four shots on target over the course of the 90 minutes.

The result leaves Johnson’s men 11th in the table, three points off a play-off spot and 12 points behind leaders Lincoln City, but with games in hand over many of the sides above them.

A point on the road means that the Wearsiders were able to maintain their unbeaten record away from home so far this term, but for many fans, it was difficult to see the silver lining on a dour afternoon that offered few noteworthy positives.

We’ve gathered some of the best reactions from supporters on Twitter below:

@LogicalLee_ tweeted: “Terrible terrible terrible.”

@15jgilmore tweeted: “Absolutely horrendous”.

@ManWhoEdits tweeted: “Getting a bit tired of wasting my Saturday afternoons watching this rubbish like lads”.

@S_Garraghan tweeted: “Absolutely atrocious performance, no creativity as usual and we will not get anywhere near a promotion place with these players”.

@RWB93 tweeted: “Can we go back to a couple weeks postponement? Absolutely dire! Poor play, poor pitch, poor refereeing.”

@JoeMcNa36001719 tweeted: “One of the worst performances I’ve ever watched”.

@Deftmushroom tweeted: “Honestly the worst game of football I’ve ever watched”.