Sunderland were knocked out of the Carabao Cup after they were beaten on penalties by League Two side Crewe.
The match finished 1-1 in normal time before the visitors won 5-3 on penalties, with Pierre Ekwah missing the only spot kick.
Crewe took the lead when centre-back Luke Offord headed the ball home from an in-swining corner on the stroke of half-time.
Sunderland responded by bringing on debutant Bradley Dack, Pierre Ekwah and Jack Clarke in the second half, with Chris Rigg scoring an equaliser in the 64th minute.
The Black Cats couldn’t force a winner, though, before they were beaten on spot kicks.
Here’s how Phil Smith rated the Sunderland players at the Stadium of Light:
9. Alex Pritchard - 6
Probably Sunderland’s sharpest player in the first half, though it was a fairly low bar in truth. Forced three saves from the goalkeeper, with one perhaps an opportunity he should have done better from. Tidy display and a strong penalty in the shootout. 6 Photo: Frank Reid
10. Jewison Bennette - 4
Struggled to impact the game in the first half, never getting the space he needed to display his pace in and out of possession. Looked better on the right flank before his eventual withdrawal, but had a tough night. 4 Photo: Frank Reid
11. Abdoullah Ba - 4
Shows some wonderful touches at times but on the whole had a really tough night, regularly overrunning some promising openings. One of a few Sunderland players to see yellow after falling foul of the stricter refereeing in place this season. 4 Photo: Frank Reid
12. Ben Crompton (sub) - 6
One or two uncertain moments through the second half but ultimately a pretty steady effort on debut. 6 Photo: Frank Reid