Sunderland 1 Burton Albion 1: Story of the night as Ross Stewart goal earns Cats a point after Cameron Borthwick-Jackson opener
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The match was stopped in the first half due to a medical emergency in the crowd but resumed after a ten-minute warm-up.
After play continued the sides went in level at half-time, before Burton wing-back Cameron Borthwick-Jackson opened the scoring eight minutes into the second half.
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Hide AdThe Black Cats drew level in stoppage-time when Ross Stewart headed home Alex Pritchard’s cross.
Here's how the match played out:
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RECAP: Sunderland 1 (Stewart, 90+3) Burton Albion 1 (Borthwick-Jackson, 53)
Key Events
- Play was suspended due to a medical emergency
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Winchester, Wright, Doyle, Cirkin, Matete, Evans (Embleton, 60), Gooch (Neil, 75), Pritchard, Defoe (Clarke, 69), Stewart
- Subs: Hoffmann, Batth, Dajaku, Embleton, Neil, Clarke, Roberts
- Burton XI: Garratt, Hughes, Brayford, Borthwick-Jackson, Shaughnessy, Mancienne, Powell, Lakin, Hamer, Smith (Chapman, 69), Niasse (Saydee, 65)
- Subs: Kovar, Kokolo, Chapman, Rowe, Taylor, Ahadme, Saydee
73’ Pritchard moves back infield
Clarke has now gone to the left with Pritchard moving back into the No 10 position in a 4-2-3-1 system.
69’ Changes for both sides
Jack Clarke has come on for Defoe, while Harry Chapman has come on for Smith for the visitors.
65’ First change for Burton
Burton have made their first change with Christian Saydee replacing Niasse.
63’ A change of shape
Looks like Gooch has moved into the centre of midfield alongside Matete.
Pritchard has gone to the left, with Embleton on the right in a 4-4-2 system.
53’ Goal Burton (Borthwick-Jackson)
Sunderland are caught on the break.
Doyle dived into a challenge and missed the ball, allowing Smith to set up Borthwick-Jackson on the left of the box.
The wing-back still had plenty to do, yet his low shot from a tight angle beat Patterson.
1-0 Burton.