Sunderland AFC 1 Bolton Wanderers 0 RECAP: Carl Winchester scores the winning goal as Cats win at Stadium of Light
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The Black Cats were looking to get back to winning ways in the league following the disappointing 2-2 draw with Fleetwood Town last time out in League One.
Sunderland comfortably beat Wigan Athletic in the Carabao Cup and they built on that with victory over Bolton.
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Hide AdIt was tight and tense and Bolton probably deserved something but Sunderland held firm to win.
Recap all the action and analysis below in our blog.
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Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers LIVE: Action and reaction
Key Events
- SAFC: Hoffmann, Winchester, Flanagan, Doyle, Cirkin, O'Nien, Neil, McGeady, Pritchard, Embleton, Stewart
- Bolton: Dixon, Jones, Williams, Santos, Johnston, Sheehan, Doyle, Sarcevic, Afolayan, Isgrove, Gordon.
Update from the Sunderland boss
Denver Hume is set to make his Sunderland comeback in the U23s on Monday night.
Should the left-back progress as hoped then he will be in line to make his senior return for the club’s opening Papa John’s Trophy game at Lincoln City.
The 23-year-old had a difficult summer as he recovered from another serious hamstring injury, and as talks over a new contract stalled.
With that issue now settled, Hume is close to returning as he looks to apply some pressure on Dennis Cirkin in the hunt for regular senior minutes.
Good morning!
It’s matchday! Can Sunderland get back to winning ways in League One? We hope so. We’ll have all the build-up, team news, reaction and analysis from the Stadium of Light this afternoon.
Kick-off is 3pm. Lee Johnson will be hoping his side can build on the momentum gained from the victory over Wigan Athletic in the Carabao Cup in midweek.