Sunderland beat Stade Rennais 2-1 in their final pre-season friendly on Saturday.
Second half goals from Brian Brobbey and Trai Hume helped turn the contest around for the Black Cats after they fell behind to a penalty in the first half. Here’s how we rated all the Black Cats involved on the afternoon...
9. RW - Chemsdine Talbi
Looked a threat throughout down the left side and nearly assisted Reinildo just before the half-time interval. Looks more confident going down the outside now and that makes him harder to defend against. No sight of goal today but another hour under his belt. 6 | Matt McNulty/Getty Images
10. LW - Nilson Angulo
Had a really bright game on the right. Worked hard and won the ball back in some promising areas, and had the beating off his full back on a number of occasions. Caught offside frustratingly on a couple of occasions but a good showing before he was replaced on the hour mark. 7 | Nilson Angulo of Sunderland against Port Vale. Photo by Chris Fryatt.
11. ST - Brian Brobbey
Had a quiet first half in which he was very dangerous without getting a shot away but was rewarded for his persistence when he was alert to level the scores in the second half. 7 | Getty Images
12. Sub - Romaine Mundle
Caused the visitors real problems as he drove into dangerous areas. Cracked an excellent free kick off the crossbar. 7 | Chris Fryatt