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
Team news
We’ll start with the Sunderland team news - and there’s still a lengthy injury list.
Ross Stewart, Corry Evans, Aji Alese and Jay Matete all remain sidelined, while new signing Eliezer Mayenda has a hamstring injury.
Elliot Embleton and Jenson Seelt have returned to training but aren’t expected to be available until next month.
Chris Rigg is also set to miss today’s match after he was forced off with concussion playing for the under-21s side on Monday.
Lynden Gooch could return after missing the Carabao Cup match against Crewe and game at Preston with a minor issue.
It’s Matchday!
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Sunderland’s Championship fixture against Rotherham at the Stadium of Light.
Both sides are still searching for their first league win of the season, with the Black Cats looking to bounce back from successive defeats against Ipswich and Preston.
We’ll bring you live updates, in-game analysis and post-match reaction from today’s match.
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