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
50’ Big chance for Dajaku!
That should have been 1-1.
Pritchard’s in-swinging free-kick fell at the feet of Dajaku but he skewed his effort wide.
It led to loud groans from the home fans.
48’ Goal MK Dons (Eisa)
Sunderland’s high line was almost exploited in the first half and has now been breached.
McEachran’s pass along the ground released Eias through on goal and the striker beat Patterson with a neat finish.
1-0.
46’ Chance!
Sunderland almost cut MK Dons open there as Evans’ pass to Stewart sent the striker away on the right of the box.
His cutback across goal was inviting but Pritchard couldn’t quite get there.
42’ No one there
Dajaku has been quiet so far on the right but did well to cut inside of Harvine and deliver a cross there.
Unfortunately no one was there to make contact with it.
