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Port Vale 1 Sunderland AFC 2 RECAP: Josh Hawkes and Aiden O'Brien goals see Cats progress in Carabao Cup after partial floodlight failure
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Sunderland are through to the second round of the Carabao Cup after a 2-1 win over Port Vale.
The Black Cats boss made eight changes to his side following the weekend’s 2-1 win over Wigan Athletic in League One, as seveval younger members of the squad received an opportunity to impress against the League Two side.
Goals from Josh Hawkes and Aiden O’Brien, from the penalty spot, saw the visitors progress before Port Vale striker Jamie Proctor pulled one back for the hosts midway through the second half.
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RECAP: Port Vale 1 (Proctor, 67) Sunderland 2 (Hawkes, 40) (O’Brien, 49)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Younger, Flanagan, Wright, Taylor, O’Nien, Neil, Hawkes, Diamond, Pritchard, O’Brien
- Subs: Burge, Doyle, Evans, Gooch, McGeady, Grigg, Stewart
- Port Vale XI: Stone, Jones, Walker, Legge, Smith, Worrall, Garrity, Wilson, Benning, Proctor, Pett
- Subs: Gibbons, Hurst, Johnson, Martin, Amoo, Cass, Bailey
40’ GOAL!!! HAWKES 1-0 Sunderland
After almost conceding at one end, Sunderland broke quickly at the other.
Neat footwork from Hawkes who beat his man on the left and converted with a low finish across goal.
1-0 Sunderland.
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