Sunderland Under-23s boss Elliott Dickman.Sunderland Under-23s boss Elliott Dickman.
Sunderland Under-23s boss Elliott Dickman.

Player ratings: How Newcastle and Leicester City trialists fared for Sunderland Under-23s in Premier League Cup defeat to Wigan

Sunderland handed starts to two trialists as their under-23 side suffered a 3-2 defeat against Wigan in the Premier League Cup – but how did each player fare?

Newcastle goalkeeper Nathan Harker and Leicester defender Justen Kranthove both featured for Elliott Dickman’s side as the host recovered from 2-0 down courtesy of a Kranthove goal and Jake Hackett penalty. It was the visitors who claimed the win though. Scroll down and flick through the pages to see our player ratings: