Sunderland 3 Shrewsbury Town 2: Story of the day as Nathan Broadhead's late winner gives Cats huge win after Tom Flanagan equaliser
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The Black Cats took a first-half lead after fine strikes from Elliot Embleton and Nathan Broadhead inside the opening 14 minutes.
Yet a disjointed start to the second half saw Shrewsbury draw level after goals from Josh Vela and former Cats defender Tom Flanagan.
Nathan Broadhead then scored a stoppage-time winner when he headed home Jack Clarke's cross.
Here’s how the game played out:
RECAP: Sunderland 3 (Embleton, 4) (Broadhead, 14) (Broadhead, 90+2) Shrewsbury 2 (Vela, 50) (Flanagan, 58)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Winchester, Wright, Cirkin, Gooch (Roberts, 78), Matete (Neil, 86), O’Nien, Clarke, Embleton (Evans, 62), Broadhead, Stewart
- Subs: Burge, Batth, Xhemajli, Hume, Evans, Neil, Roberts
- Shrewsbury XI: Marosi, Pennington, Flanagan, Leahy, Whalley, (Bloxham, 88) Vela, Fornah, Bennett (Daniels, 37), Nurse, Bowman, Udoh
- Subs: Burgoyne, Pierre, Bloxham, Caton, Daniels, Craig, Janneh
80’ O’Nien to wing-back
It looks like O’Nien has taken up Gooch’s position on the right, with Roberts playing just behind the front two.
Cirkin has just had another effort for Sunderland which was saved.
72’ Stewart hits the bar!
Sunderland should be back ahead.
First Clarke cut in from the left before his low cross bobbled in front of Marosi and was parried upwards by the Shrewsbury keeper.
Stewart controlled the rebound inside the area before his effort from inside the box hit the bar.
62’ SUBSTITUTION: Evans on for Embleton
Sunderland need to regain control in midfield.
Evans is on for Embleton.
58’ Goal Shrewsbury (Flanagan!)
It just had to be didn’t it.
A corner from the left was met by the head of Pennigton whose effort was blocked before Flanagan volleyed the ball home.
Patterson got a hand to it but couldn’t keep it out.
56’ Sunderland dropping deeper
Sunderland are starting to sit off and invite pressure here.
Shrewsbury have nothing to lose and are sending men forward.
50’ Goal Shrewsbury (Vela)
Sunderland have started the second half sluggishly and have paid the price.
Nurse found space on the left of the box and had time to cut the ball back for Vela.
The latter side-footed the ball past Patterson to half the deficit.
2-1.
