Shrewsbury 1 Sunderland 2: Highlights after late Ross Stewart and Luke O'Nien goals in FA Cup win
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Tony Mowbray’s side were denied a penalty in the first half when Patrick Roberts was brought down and instead booked for diving.
The visitors dominated the second half but couldn’t make a breakthrough, before Matthew Pennington opened the scoring for the hosts from a corner.
Sunderland then scored two stoppage-time goals as Ross Stewart and Luke O’Nien turned the match around.
Here’s how the game played out:
RECAP: Shrewsbury 1 (Pennington, 81) Sunderland 2 (Stewart, 90+1) (O’Nien, 90+3)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Bass, Hume, Wright, Ballard, O’Nien, Michut (Rigg, 81), Neil, Ba (Stewart, 59), Roberts, Bennette (Clarke, 59), Amad
- Subs: Patterson, Carney, Gooch, Clarke, Rigg, Middlemas, Cotcher, Watson, Stewart
- Shrewsbury XI: Marosi, Dunkley, Moore, Pennington, Bennett (Street, 72), Shipley, Phillips, Leahy, Bayliss (Da Costa, 85), Saydee (Pyke, 72), O’Brien (Bloxham, 46)
- Subs: Burgoyne, Dacosta, Bloxham, Pyke, Street, Bailey, Barlow.
What to make of that side
So it’s three changes from the Sunderland side which started against Blackpool on New Year’s Day.
Alex Bass, Jewison Bennette and Abdouulah Ba come into the starting XI, with Anthony Patterson, Jack Clarke and Ross Stewart dropping to the bench.
Lynden Gooch is back in the squad following a hamstring issue, while it looks like Amad will start up front.
Teenagers Chris Rigg, Ben Middlemas, Tom Watson and Mason Cotcher have all been named on the bench.
Former Sunderland forward Aiden O’Brien starts for Shrewsbury.
4’ Early pressure from Shrewsbury
The hosts have started brightly here and won an early free-kick in the Sunderland half after O’Nien brought down O’Brien.
The set-piece was taken short before being sent into the box and hitting Michut.
There were appeals for handball but noting was given.
5’ Off the bar!
Sunderland get away with one there.
Amad tried to receive the ball in his own have but was dispossesed.
Leaahy then tried to chip the ball over the advanced Bass but hit the bar.
9’ Michut shot saved
Sunderland’s first effort on target sees Michut try his luck from distance but the effrt was comfortable for Marosi.
At the other end Leahy has just headed over from a corner.
15’ Hume pushing forward
When Sunderland have the ball they have switched to a back three of O’Nien, Ballard and Wright, with Hume moving into more of a central position.
So far the visitors have been a little sloppy in possession and been vulnerable to the counter attack.