Accrington Stanley 2 Sunderland 1: Story of the day after Korede Adedoyin's winner and Ross Stewart penalty
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Alex Neil’s side opened the scoring on the stroke of half-time when Jack Clarke was fouled in the penalty area and Ross Stewart converted the subsequent spot kick.
The hosts drew level just after the hour mark when Bailey Wright conceded a penalty and Sean McConville sent Anthony Patterson the wrong way, before substitute Kodede Adedoyin made it 2-1.
The Black Cats have one more friendly ahead of their Championship opener against Coventry next weekend, with the team set to travel to Hartlepool on Monday.
Here’s how the match played out:
RECAP: Accrington Stanley 2 (McConville, 63, pen) (Adedoyin, 74) Sunderland 1 (Stewart, 45, pen)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Gooch (O’Nien, 66), Ballard, Wright, Cirkin, Evans, Neil, Roberts, Pritchard, Clarke (Embleton, 74), Stewart
- Subs: Richardson, Hume, Batth, Alese, O’Nien, Embleton, Matete, Diamond, Taylor
- Accrington Stanley XI: Jensen, Clark, Sangare, Rodgers, Proctor, Coyle, Whalley, Hamilton, Lowe, Pritchard, McConville
- Subs: Savin, Pell, Conneely, Longelo, Adedoyin, Nolan, Perritt, Fenlon, Leigh, Martin, O’Brien
Today’s opponents
Accrington Stanley finished 12th in League One last season and will host Charlton in their first game of the 2022/23 campaign next weekend.
This is Stanley’s last pre-season friendly ahead of the new season.
John Coleman’s side played out a goalless draw with Wigan on Tuesday, while they were beaten 1-0 by Championship side Prston and have beaten Stoke City this summer.
New away kit released
In case you missed it, Sunderland unveiled their away kit yesterday evening.
The club say the kit is a throwback to the 2002/03 season when the club adopted a similar light blue and white palette.
Alex Neil’s side will wear the new shirt for the first time at Accrington Stanley today.
Transfer latest
We’ll start with what’s happening on the transfer front.
Sunderland boss Alex Neil wants to add at least two more striker options to his squad this summer, with the Black Cats trying to negotiate with Premier League clubs.
The Black Cats are discussing potential loan and permanent deals, yet the process has been delayed with top-flight teams travelling abroad for pre-season tours.
Nathan Broadhead has been one of Sunderland’s top targets all summer, while Tottenham’s Troy Parrott is on the Black Cats’ radar following a good loan at MK Dons last season.
Sunderland are also in the market for another goalkeeper and are looking to add more competition at left-back.
It’s Matchday!
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Sunderland’s pre-season friendly at Accrington Stanley.
The Black Cats have just two more friendly matches ahead of their Championship opener against Coventry next weekend, while there is still work to be done in the transfer market.
We’ll have all the build-up, action and analysis from the Wham Stadium throughout the day.
Stick around and refresh the page for live updates.