Sunderland were held to a 2-2 draw by Plymouth Argyle on Saturday.
The Black Cats were below par throughout the game but looked to have snatched the win when Wilson Isidor and Trai Hume scored after Ryan Hardie’s opener. But substitute Nathanael Ogbeta scored in stoppage time to mean the hosts missed a huge chance to cut the gap to the top two. Here’s how we rated the Black Cats...
5. Dennis Cirkin
Had a couple of decent headers in the first half and though he found Mustapha Bunda a tricky opponent, a surge forward before he was substituted won the foul from which Sunderland scored their second. 6 Photo: Stu Forster
6. Salis Abdul Samed
Tidy in possession for the most part and didn’t do a lot wrong, but didn’t feel like the right game for him to come in for. Sunderland probably needed a bit more creativity from deep against a deep-lying defence. 5 | AFP via Getty Images
7. Jobe Bellingham
Some nice passes for Le Fee early on but didn’t dominate the midfield battles as we’re used to seeing, particularly in a second half that was too open for Sunderland’s liking. 5 | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
8. Dan Neil
Came very close to scoring with an audacious volley in the first half and played some nice passes to no avail throughout. Sunderland looked leggy in the second half and lost control of the second half. 6 | Getty Images