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Story of the day as Sunderland reach Carabao Cup fourth round after Nathan Broadhead and Luke O'Nien goals against Wigan Athletic
Sunderland progressed to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup after a 2-0 win over 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
It’s Matchday!
Sunderland are back in action tonight with Lee Johnson’s side set to face Wigan in the Carabao Cup.
Both sides are expected to make several changes for the match but both will be keen to win the match given they are likely to be League One promotion rivals this season.
We’ll have all the build-up from the DW Stadium as well as in-game analysis and post-match reaction.
Stick around and refresh the page for live updates.
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