Sunderland 1 MK Dons 2: Story of the day as Connor Wickham scores winner after Ross Stewart and Mo Eisa goals

Sunderland were beaten 2-1 by promotion rivals MK Dons at the Stadium of Light.
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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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The result means Sunderland have won just one of their last nine games and slipped out of the play-off places.

Alex Pritchard.Alex Pritchard.
Alex Pritchard.

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

Full-time thoughts from the Stadium of Light

Boos at the full-time whistle

Full-Time: Sunderland 1 MK Dons 2

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.

Harvine is booked for a foul on Embleton.

87’ Final change for MK Dons