Didn’t have many saves to make but so calm in his distribution and in how he dealt with set pieces. Excellent coming off his line to deal with set plays. 8
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Didn’t have many saves to make but so calm in his distribution and in how he dealt with set pieces. Excellent coming off his line to deal with set plays. 8 | Chris Fryatt

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Sunderland won the Wear-Tyne derby 1-0 at the Stadium of Light

Sunderland were back in Premier League action for the first Wear-Tyne derby in almost a decade at the Stadium of Light on Sunday afternoon.

Nick Woltemade’s own goal in the second half was the difference between the two teams, as Sunderland made it ten league games unbeaten in the derby. Here’s how we rated all of the Black Cats involved on the day...

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