Stoke City 0 Sunderland 1: Highlights after Ross Stewart goal gives Cats win at the bet365 Stadium
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After a slow start, the Black Cats took the lead on the stroke of half-time when Ross Stewart’s finish beat goalkeeper Joe Bursik.
Sunderland then defended admirably in the second half, while still posing a threat on the break.
The result means Neil’s side have taken eight points from their first five Championship fixtures this season.
Here’s how the game played out:
RECAP: Stoke 0 Sunderland 1 (Stewart, 45)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, O’Nien (Wright, 45), Batth, Cirkin, Gooch, Matete (Evans, 45), Embleton, Clarke, Pritchard, Stewart, Simms
- Subs: Bass, Hume, Wright, Alese, Evans, Diamond, Roberts
- Stoke XI: Bursik, Taylor, Jagielka, Wilmot, Fosu, Kilkenny (Campbell, 68), Baker, Smallbone (Clucas, 68), Thompson, Delap (Wright-Phillips, 75), Brown (Gayle, 60)
- Subs: Bonham, Fox, Flint, Clucas, Wright-Phillips, Campbell, Gayle
88’ Chances at both ends!
Somehow it’s still 1-1.
First Baker’s low cross from the right was palmed out by Patterson and cleared by the visitors.
Then Sunderland broke forward and Stewart rounded Bursik before his shot, with two players on the line, went wide.
86’ A late counter attack
That could have sealed it.
Evans won the ball off Baker and gave it to Simms yet the striker couldn’t get the ball out of his feet in the box and was tackled.
