Sunderland 1 MK Dons 2: Story of the day as Connor Wickham scores winner after Ross Stewart and Mo Eisa goals
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After a goalless first half, The Dons went ahead three minutes after the interval when Mo Eisa was sent through on goal and beat Anthony Patterson with a low finish.
Ross Stewart headed Sunderland level just before the hour mark, yet former Cats striker Connor Wickham came off the bench to score the winner.
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Hide AdThe result means Sunderland have won just one of their last nine games and slipped out of the play-off places.
Here’s how the game played out:
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RECAP: Sunderland 1 (Stewart, 59) MK Dons 2 (Eisa, 48) (Wickham, 76)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Winchester, Wright, Doyle, Cirkin, Evans (Roberts, 79), Matete, Neil (Embleton, 56), Pritchard, Dajaku (Clarke, 56), Stewart
- Subs: Hoffmann, Xhemajli, Hume, Clarke, Roberts, Embleton, Defoe
- MK Dons XI: Cumming, Lewington, Darling, O’Hora, Watson (Kesler, 87), McEachran (Kasumu, 62), Coventry, Harvie, Twine, Eisa (Wickham, 73), Parrott
- Subs: Ravizzoli, Smith, Kasumu, Corbeanu, Boateng, Kesler, Wickham
90+2’ Wickham should have scored again
That should have been three!
Kasumu set up Wickham but the striker sent his low shot wide.
90’ Stewart heads over
The foul led to a free-kick in a promising position, yet Stewart headed over from Pritchard’s free-kick.
84’ Clarke effort saved
Clarke has looked lively since he’s come on and caused problems again there.
His low effort across goal was blocked by the legs of Cumming.
Time is running out.
76’ Goal MK Dons (Wickham)
Sunderland are caught on the counter attack again.
This time Matete gave the ball away in the middle of the park and the hosts were caught with too many players up field.
Evans slid in but didn’t win the ball leaving Parrott and Wickham with a two on one situation.
The latter set up Wickham who had a tap in.
2-1.
70’ Another chance
The game is being played at a higher tempo now.
Clarke produced a fine run on the left before his drilled cross hit Stewart and bounced away from the striker.
Matete then fired a shot wide from the edge of the box.
Connor Wickham is now coming on for MK Dons.
