Sunderland 1 Bristol City 1: Highlights as Nahki Wells penalty earns visitors a draw after Jack Clarke opener
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Jack Clarke opened the scoring just before the hour mark when he cut in from the right and fired a shot into the top corner.
Tony Mowbray’s side appeared to be heading towards a third consecutive victory before Trai Hume brought down substitute Jay Dasilva in the box, allowing Nahki Wells to convert from the penalty spot.
Here’s how the game played out:
RECAP: Sunderland 1 (Clarke, 59) Bristol City 1 (Wells, 90+3)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Hume, Ballard, O’Nien, Alese, Neil, Michut (O’Nien, 62), Roberts (Ekwah, 86), Amad, Clarke (Cirkin, 86) , Gelhardt (Pritchard, 62)
- Subs: Bass, O’Nien, Ba, Pritchard, Lihadji, Ekwah, Cirkin
- Bristol City XI: O’Leary, Tanner, Atkinson (Kalas, 16), Vyner, Pring, James, Williams (Da Silva, 87), Mehmeti (Cornick, 70), Sykes, Bell (Wells, 70), Scott
- Subs: Haikin, Da Silva, Kalas, King, Cornick, Wells, Weimann
73’ Sunderland penalty appeal
Amad is bundled over by Kalas after an excellent run into the Bristol City box.
The home fans appeal for a penalty but nothing is given.
78’ Roberts denied
Sunderland are finding more spaces in the final third and went close again there.
Amad set up Roberts whose low shot was saved by O’Leary.
80’ Another shot saved
Roberts tries his luck again from distance and O’Leary palms the ball away when the low shot appeared to be straight at him.
Sunderland are going for a second.
82’ O’Nien booked
O’Nien is booked for piggy-backing onto Scott when the Bristol City man was trying to break forward on the counter attack.
85’ Not over yet
That could have dropped anywhere as Sykes diverted a cross back across goal but couldn’t find Wells in the Sunderland box.
Batth managed to clear.