Some excellent second half saves kept his side in it, twice denying Danny Andrew from range before the Black Cats went on to earn a point. 6placeholder image
Some excellent second half saves kept his side in it, twice denying Danny Andrew from range before the Black Cats went on to earn a point. 6 | JPIMedia

Phil Smith's Sunderland AFC player ratings: Who shone and struggled in dramatic Fleetwood draw?

Sunderland left it late to salvage a point at Fleetwood Town – but how did their players perform at Highbury?

Chris Maguire’s late penalty earned the Black Cats a deserved point, after they were left aggrieved a spot-kick awarded to Fleetwood in the first half; dispatched by Ched Evans.

But who shone and struggled in the North West? Scroll down and click through the pages to see how Phil Smith rated the individual displays on show at Fleetwood in our player ratings:

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