Sunderland coach reacts as Fulham thump Black Cats in FA Premier Youth Cup

The performance was as dismal as the pouring rain and the Londoners finished easy winners.

All four Fulham forwards Jean-Pierre Tiehi, Jay Stansfield, Terry Abalde and Mika Biereth each helped themselves to a goal.

The home side started well and Cole Kiernan was through but the keeper saved after five minutes. Sunderland paid the price for the miss as the visitors went straight downfield to open the scoring.

Play was fairly even subsequently but one minute before the break, Sunderland conceded a penalty when Harry Ord brought down an attacker and lead was doubled from the resulting spot kick.

Sunderland made two changes for the second half with Johnathan Krakue coming on for Ord and Joe Hugill for Liam Miller.

Young tall striker Hugill made some good runs and saw one left-footed strike well saved but the game slipped away as Fulham netted a third on sixty minutes.

They added a fourth nine minutes from time with both goals coming from right wing crosses.

Sunderland coach Paul Bryson said: "The second half display was very poor.

“We were down to the bare bones in team selection due to injuries and could only muster three subs, one of which was 16 year old Ellis Taylor making his debut.”

Sunderland: Richardson, Smith, Armstrong, Ord (Krakue), Pye, Wombwell, Jones, Foster, Miller (Hugill 46), Kiernan (Taylor), Kompper.