Sunderland 3 Wycombe Wanderers 1: Story of the day as Cats go top of League One table after Ross Stewart brace and Elliot Embleton strike
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First-half goals from Ross Stewart and Elliot Embleton put Lee Johnson’s side in control against their promotion rivals, who were unbeaten in the league before their visit to Wearside.
Stewart added a second goal seven minutes from time before Wycombe substitute David Wheeler pulled a goal back in stoppage-time.
Here’s how the game played out as the Black Cats claimed all three points.
RECAP: Sunderland 3 (Stewart, 14, 83) (Embleton, 17) Wycombe 1 (Wheeler, 90)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Winchester, Flanagan, Doyle, Cirkin, Neil, O’Nien, Gooch, McGeady, Embleton, Stewart
- Subs: Burge, Huggins, Alves, Wright, Pritchard, O’Brien, Broadhead
- Wycombe XI: Stockdale, Grimmer, Jacobson, Tafazoli, Obita, Kaikai, Thompson, Scowen, Mehmeti, Hogan, Vokes
- Subs: Przybek, Wheeler, De Barr, Dickson, Pendlebury, Burley, Akinfenwa
38’ Important interception from O’Nien
The hosts have gone direct to striker Sam Vokes from goal kicks and it almost paid off there.
The striker beat Flanagan in the air and Horgan won the second ball before trying to release Mehmeti.
O’Nien read the danger to track back and block the pass.
34’ Winchester’s shot goes wide
The full-back has made a few forays forward on the right and managed to find himself in a shooting position inside the area.
His low shot lacked power and was off target.
30’ Wycombe go close
Sunderland have looked pretty solid since taking a two-goal lead but still look a little vulnerable on their left-hand side.
The home fans were calling for a foul there but Wycombe played on and the ball eventually dropped to Kaikai inside the area whose low shot across goal went wide.
17’ GOAL!!!! EMBLETON!
What a strike!
Sunderland had started a little slowly but have shown their quality in the last few minutes.
Embleton cut in from the right and has curled an excellent strike past Stockdale to make it 2-0.
14’ GOAL!!! STEWART!!!
Sunderland were just starting to build some pressure as Cirkin’s cross from the ledt was held by the goalkeeper.
Moments later, Embleton broke down the opposite flank and delivered an excellent cross for Stewart to head home.
Sunderland lead.
10’ Patterson gathers
Sunderland appear to have a problem on the left.
This time Mehmeti drifted into the channel and his cross caused confusion in the Sunderland box before Patterson eventually gathered the ball with Kaikai lurking in front of him.
5’ Decent start from Wycombe
The visitors have pinned Sunderland back in the first five minutes and won the first corner of the game.
Wycombe wing-back Kaikai is looking dangerous on the right early on.