MK Dons 1 Sunderland 2 RECAP: Big win for the Black Cats after Ross Stewart and Elliot Embleton goals at Stadium MK

Sunderland won their second League One game of the season after beating MK Dons 2-1 at Stadium MK.
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Ross Stewart put the Black Cats ahead three minutes before half-time, before Elliot Embleton added a second shortly after the interval.

Tottenham loanee Troy Parrott pulled a goal back for the hosts while Lynden Gooch saw a penalty saved by Dons goalkeeper Andrew Fisher.

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Despite some late pressure Lee Johnson’s side hung on to claim a valuable three points – here’s how the match unfolded:

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RECAP: MK Dons 1 (Parrott, 56) Sunderland 2 (Stewart, 42) (Embleton, 52)

Key Events

  • Sunderland XI: Burge, Winchester, Flanagan, Doyle, Cirkin, Evans (Pritchard, 62), Neil, Gooch, McGeady, Embleton, Stewart
  • Subs: Patterson, Wright, Taylor, Hawkes, Pritchard, O’Brien
  • MK Dons XI: Fisher, Darling, O’Hora, Jules, Harvie, Watson, Robson, Twine, O’Riley, Eisa, Parrott
  • Subs: Ravioli, Lewington, Brown, Martin, Baldwin, McEachran, Boateng

It’s matchday again, with Sunderland set to face MK Dons at Stadium MK this afternoon (3pm kick-off).

The Black Cats will be looking to make it back-to-back wins in League One following last weekend’s 2-1 home win over Wigan.

We’ll have all the build-up, action, analysis, reaction and more throughout the day.