Sunderland 2 Fulham 3: Highlights as Cats are knocked out of FA Cup despite late Jewison Bennette goal

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Sunderland were knocked out of the FA Cup after a 3-2 defeat against Fulham at the Stadium of Light.

The visitors opened the scoring in the eighth minute when Harry Wilson’s low effort beat Anthony Patterson, despite the keeper getting a hand on the ball.

Fulham substitute Andreas Pereira then added a second in the 59th minute, before Jack Clarke pulled one back 13 minutes from time.

It wasn’t to be for the Black Cats, though, as Layvin Kurzawa added a third for the Premier League side, before Jewison Bennette added a consolation goal for the hosts.

Here’s how the game played out:

RECAP: Sunderland 2 (Clarke, 77) (Bennette, 90) Fulham 3 (Wilson, 8) (Pereira, 59) (Kurzawa , 82)

Key Events

  • Sunderland XI: Patterson, Hume, Ballard, Batth, Alese, Neil (O’Nien, 64), Michut (Ekwah, 71), Roberts (Pritchard, 64), Ba (Rigg, 79), Clarke, Amad (Bennette, 71)
  • Subs: Bass, O’Nien, Bennette, Pritchard, Rigg, Watson, Kelly, Ekwah, Johnson
  • Fulham XI: Rodak, Tete (Reid, 65), Duffy, Tosin, Kurzawa, Palhinha (Reed, 65), Cairney, Harris (Mitrovic, 46), Wilson, Vinicius (Pereira, 46), Solomon (James, 80)
  • Subs: Leno, Diop, Robinson, De Cordova-Reid, James, Mitrovic, Pereira, Reed, Willian

73’ Wide from Ekwah

Reed is disposed by Ekwah midway inside the Fulham half before the Sunderland midfielder scuffed a shot wide.

71’ MORE CHANGES FOR SUNDERLAND

ON: Bennette and Ekwah

OFF: Amad and Michut

Looks like O’Nien has taken Neil’s place in midfield. while Pritchard has gone out to the left.

Clarke is playing in a more central position alongside Ba.

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65’ Fulham also make two changes

ON: Reed and Reid

OFF: Palhinha and Tete

64’ DOUBLE CHANGE FOR SUNDERLAND

ON: Pritchard and O’Nien

OFF: Roberts and Neil

62’ Neil goes down

Neil goes down in the Fulham box after colliding with Mitrovic.

Noting given.

The substitutes combine.

First Mitrovic went through on goal before Patterson saved the striker’s effort.

The ball bounced back to the Serbian, though, and Mitrovic cut the ball back to Pereira from a tight angle, allowing the latter to convert.

0-2.

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58’ Michut blocks

It’s end to end now as Michut blocks Tete’s shot from distance.

57’ OFF THE LINE!

So close!

More good work from Roberts who nutmegged Cairney before setting up Amad on the right of the penalty area.

The latter cut inside and went for goal but Duffy blocked the shot on the line.

That’s the first yellow card of the match after Duffy brought down Clake midway inside the Fulham half.

The following free-kick didn’t come to anything.