Story of the day as Sunderland reach Carabao Cup fourth round after Nathan Broadhead and Luke O'Nien goals against Wigan Athletic
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Lee Johnson made nine changes to his side following their draw at Fleetwood, and several players took their opportunities to impress.
Goals from Nathan Broadhead and Luke O’Nien either side of half-time made it a comfortable night for the visitors against their fellow League One side.
Here’s how it played out at the DW Stadium:
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RECAP: Wigan 0 Sunderland 2 (Broadhead, 27) (O’Nien, 54)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Burge, Huggins (Neil, 79), Alves, Wright, Cirkin, O’Nien, Evans, Dajaku (Stewart, 72), O’Brien, Pritchard (Embleton, 72), Broadhead
- Subs: Hoffmann, Flanagan, Doyle, Embleton, Taylor, Neil, Stewart
- Wigan XI: Amos, Kerr, Pearce, Tilt, Lloyd, Smith, Cousins (Lang, 65), Massey (Adeeko, 84), Jones, Edwards (Sze, 90), Humphrys
- Subs: Tickle, Carragher, Long, McHugh, Adeeko, Lang, Sze
28’ Almost 2-0
That was an excellent run infield from Cirkin who charged forward from left-back unchallenged.
His shot from the edge of the box was tipped over the bar by Amos and went behind for a corner.
27’ GOAL!!!!!! BROADHEAD!!!
The striker has made a few of those runs in behind and it paid off there.
Pritchard played the well-weighted pass and O’Brien, who was offside, did well to get out of the way.
Broadhead then ran onto the loose pass before slotting the ball past Amos with a low finish.
1-0!
22’ Foul throw from Dajaku
He’s had a lively start but Dajaku won’t want to dwell on that moment.
The Sunderland winger picked up the ball to take a quick throw-in but the ball slipped out of his hands. Foul throw.
17’ Wingers switch flanks
Sunderland have started the brighterm though neither keeper has been tested yet.
Dajaku has now switched to the left with O’Brien moving to the right.
Broadhead has done well dropping deep to link up play.
5’ Nice play from Dajaku
The German winger linked up well with Huggins on the right before playing a neat pass in field for Pritchard.
The latter’s shot was blocked and went behind for a corner.
Good start from the visitors.