Sunderland 2 Rotherham 1: Highlights as Jobe Bellingham goals give Cats first win of the season
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Sunderland recorded their first win of the season after a 2-1 victory over Rotherham – but how did each player fare at the Stadium of Light?
The Black Cats fell a goal down when Hakeem Odoffin opened the scoring with a neat finish in the 20th minute, yet Tony Mowbray’s side reacted well, drawing level courtesy of Jobe Bellingham’s header two minutes later.
Bellingham then scored again shortly after half-time, converting from inside the box after he was set up by Bradley Dack.
RECAP: Sunderland 2 (Bellingham, 22, 52) Rotherham 1 (Odoffin, 20)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Hume, Ballard, O’Nien, Cirkin, Neil, Ekwah, Roberts (Pritchard, 77), Bellingham, Clarke, Dack
- Subs: Bishop, Huggins, Batth, Triantis, Gooch, Ba, Pritchard, Bennette, Hemir
- Rotherham XI: Johansson, Lembikisa, Bramall, Blackett, Cafu, Hugill (Eaves, 67), Green (Kayode, 67), Rathbone, Odoffin (McGuckin, 29), Humphreys, Tiehi (Bola, 75)
- Subs: Phillips, McCart, Eaves, Bola, Kayode, Morrison, McGuckin, Ayres
72’ Bellingham close again
Another change for the hat-trick as Bellingham skews his effort from Roberts’ in-swinging corner.
Sunderland should be further ahead.
69’ Bellingham booked
Bellingham is shown a yellow card after a collision with Cafu.
Sunderland fans felt the game should have been stopped before after a tackle on Roberts.
66’ Close again
There are more goals in this game for Sunderland.
They almost cut Rotherham open again there as Roberts’ forward pass found Hume.
The full-back then looked for Bellingham with a low cutback but overhit the pass.
62’ Neil goes down
Sunderland are causing lots of problems on the flanks.
This time Neil burst down the left before colliding with Humphreys in the Rotherham box.
Nothing given.
58’ Sunderland dominating
It’s all Sunderland at the moment, with Rotherham hanging on.
Cirkin’s low cross was blocked, before Clarke’s delivery a few moments later was overhit.
54’ Close to a hat-trick!
Bellingham could have completed his hat-trick there!
Roberts did well to charge down the right again before cutting the ball back to the midfielder.
Bellingham’s shot was then blocked by Blackett, while Roberts was appealing for handball.
52’ GOOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!! BELLINGHAM!!!
Bellingham scores again!
Dack did well to hold the ball up in the Rotherham box and knock it back for Bellingham, who had found space and curled the ball past Johansson with a fine finish.
2-1!
51’ Better from Sunderland
Rotherham had started brightly after the break but Sunderland threatened again there.
Clarke, Dack and Roberts combined as the ball was switched from left to right.
Roberts’ cross from the right was then held by the keeper.
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