Fulham 1 Sunderland 1: Highlights as FA Cup tie goes to replay after Ross Stewart injury blow
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The Black Cats should be full of confidence following last weekend’s 2-0 win over Middlesbrough – but are still dealing with several injury setbacks.
Captain Corry Evans is likely to miss the rest of the season after suffering damage to his anterior cruciate ligament, a blow which may alter the club’s transfer plans.
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Hide AdSunderland have made three new signings in January, though, with forward Joe Gelhardt joining on loan from Leeds until the end of the season.
We’ll bring you live updates, analysis and reaction from today’s match as Sunderland aim to reach the fifth round of the competition:
RECAP: Fulham 1 (Cairney, 61) Sunderland 1 (Clarke, 6)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Hume, Batth, Ballard, Alese (Huggins, 45), Neil, Michut (Ekwah, 77), Roberts (Rigg, 86), Amad, Clarke (Bennette, 77), Stewart (Ba, 20)
- Subs: Bass, Huggins, Ba, Rigg, Bennette, Ekwah, Kelly, Johnson, Watson
- Fulham XI: Rodak, Tete, Tosin, Diop, Kurzawa, Palhinha, Pereira, Cairney (Reed, 77), Solomon, Wilson (Willian, 69), Vinicius (Mitrovic, 64)
- Subs: Leno, Duffy, Reed, Mitrovic, Ream, De Cordova-Reid, Willian, James, Harris
58’ Fulham can’t handle Roberts
Roberts has been excellent again today, but perhaps could have picked out Clarke after another burst forward.
Instead he went for goal and curled an effort just wide of the far post.
61’ Goal Fulham (Cairney)
There’s the equaliser.
It came after a Fulham attack down the left before the ball was worked to Cairney on the edge of the box.
The Fulham captain beat Michut and Ballard before firing a shot past Patterson.
1-1.
64’ Mitrovic on for Fulham
Fulham have brought on their top scorer in place of Vinicius.
Kurzawa has also been booked for a foul on Hume.
72’ Clarke almost released
Sunderland are struggling to get out of their own half now but almost broke away there after Michut tried to release Clarke.
The Sunderland man appeared to have the beating of Tosin but the defender just managed to get back.
75’ Batth booked
Batth is booked for a late challenge on Palhinha on the edge of Sunderland’s box.
Fulham have a free-kick in a dangerous position.
76’ Patterson saves
Willian forces Patterson to make another save after curling the free-kick over the wall.