Might feel he could have stopped the first goal having got a hand to it, but it was a good volley. Nothing he could do about the second and handling was good. 5 placeholder image
Might feel he could have stopped the first goal having got a hand to it, but it was a good volley. Nothing he could do about the second and handling was good. 5 | Frank Reid

Phil Smith's Sunderland player ratings: How all 21 players fared against Hull City

Phil Smith
By Phil Smith

Sunderland AFC Writer

Published 29th Jul 2025, 21:47 GMT
Updated 29th Jul 2025, 21:50 GMT

Sunderland were back in action on Tuesday night as they faced Hull City at the MKM Stadium

Sunderland fell to a 2-1 defeat against Hull City on Tuesday night.

Simon Adingra scored the opener but strikes from Nathan Tinsdale and Abu Kamara secured the win for the hosts. Here’s how we rated all 21 Sunderland players involved in the game...

Joseph held him off well to tee up Kamara for the winner. Tough test against powerful opposition but battled and made one good block. A good experience. 5

13. Sub - Jenson Jones

Joseph held him off well to tee up Kamara for the winner. Tough test against powerful opposition but battled and made one good block. A good experience. 5 | Jenson Jones. Photo by Ian Horrocks courtesy of Sunderland AFC.

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Made one good block but Sunderland’s young backline were exposed at times. 5

14. Sub - Tom Lavery

Made one good block but Sunderland’s young backline were exposed at times. 5 | Tom Lavery and Trey Ogunsuyi. Photo by Ian Horrocks courtesy of Sunderland AFC.

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Some nice passes at times and brought some good energy. 6

15. Sub - Dan Neil

Some nice passes at times and brought some good energy. 6 | Getty Images

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Showed his experience at times but couldn’t really get on the ball. 6

16. Sub - Alan Browne

Showed his experience at times but couldn’t really get on the ball. 6 | Getty Images

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