Phil Smith's Sunderland AFC player ratings as Black Cats suffer woeful defeat away to League Two strugglers Scunthorpe United in EFL Trophy
Sunderland AFC suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat to Scunthorpe United in the EFL Trophy – with the Black Cats knocked out of the competition at the group stage.
By Phil Smith
Published 12th Nov 2019, 19:52 BST
Updated 12th Nov 2019, 22:03 BST
Luke O’Nien saw red with Scunthorpe converting the penalty before going on to add two more in a woeful evening for Phil Parkinson’s side.
Sunderland had named a strong starting line-up with only Will Grigg missing but the struggling League Two team proved too strong.
Phil Smith has dished out his player ratings from the defeat:
Phil Smith has dished out his player ratings from the defeat:
9. AIDEN McGEADY...4
Had a brief spell at the start of the second half where he asked questions and caused problems for Scunthorpe, but otherwise a peripheral figure, with all the dangerous wing play in the game coming from Scunthorpe’s Abo Eisa. Photo: Frank Reid
Forced one decent stop from Jake Eastwood in the second half but had no influence and struggled to hold the ball up. Failed to take a big chance in Grigg’s absence. Photo: Frank Reid
Perhaps fortunate to avoid red for a crunching challenge on Eisa shortly after O’Nien’s dismissal. Did play a couple of good passes over the top that could have produced more. Photo: Frank Reid