Story of the day as Lee Johnson reacts to Tom Flanagan's late disallowed goal and Sunderland lose at Burton Albion
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Brewers winger Jonny Smith scored the only goal of the game in the 67th minute at the Pirelli Stadium, while the Black Cats created enough chances to win the contest.
Sunderland defender Tom Flanagan saw a late goal disallowed for offside in a dramatic ending to the match, while new signings Nathan Broadhead came off the bench to make his debut.
Here’s how it all unfolded:
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RECAP: Burton 1 (Smith, 67) Sunderland 0
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Burge, Winchester, Flanagan, Doyle, Cirkin, O’Nien, Neil, Gooch, Embleton, McGeady, Stewart
- Subs: Patterson, Alves, Wright, Diamond, Pritchard, O’Brien, Broadhead
- Burton: Garratt, Brayford, Shaughnessy, Leak, Hamer, Mancienne, O’Connor, Smith, Powell, Akins, Patrick
- Subs: Balcombe, Borthwick-Jackson, Bostwick, Rowe, Blake-Tracy, Amadi-Holloway, Taylor
7’ Decent start from Sunderland
The visitors have made a decent start and looked threatening down the left.
Burton did register the first effort at goal as O’Connor fired wide following a Burton throw in.
Moments later, Flanagan headed over from a McGeady’s corner.
3’ How Sunderland have started
As expected, Sunderland have started in a 4-2-3-1 formation with O’Nien back in midfield.
Both sets of fans are getting behind their team here.
Great to see.