Will be disappointed with the opening goal, caught stranded when he should have been off his line to gather a long ball. Dealt with set pieces OK when required. 5 placeholder image
Will be disappointed with the opening goal, caught stranded when he should have been off his line to gather a long ball. Dealt with set pieces OK when required. 5 | Frank Reid

Phil Smith's Sunderland player ratings: How all 23 players fared in narrow Sporting Lisbon defeat

Phil Smith
By Phil Smith

Sunderland AFC Writer

Published 21st Jul 2025, 21:59 GMT
Updated 21st Jul 2025, 22:02 GMT

Sunderland played the second and final friendly of their pre-season tour against Sporting Lisbon on Monday night

Sunderland fell to a narrow defeat against Sporting Lisbon in their second and final game in Portugal.

Francisco Trincao’s first-half goal proved the difference between the two teams, though there were a lot of positives for the Black Cats. Here, we rate all 23 Sunderland players involved in the game...

Didn't see much of the ball but is a very willing runner and that almost yielded a chance when he hunted down a long ball. Has a fantastic work rate. 6

21. Timur Tutierov

Didn't see much of the ball but is a very willing runner and that almost yielded a chance when he hunted down a long ball. Has a fantastic work rate. 6 | Ben Cuthbertson Photo: Ben Cuthbertson

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Got some valuable minutes under his belt but not really tested in a 20-minute cameo. N/A

22. Matty Young

Got some valuable minutes under his belt but not really tested in a 20-minute cameo. N/A | Matty Young and Simon Moore in Portugal. Photo by Ian Horrocks.

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Didn't see much of the ball after being brought on with fifteen to play. N/A

23. Trey Ogunsuyi

Didn't see much of the ball after being brought on with fifteen to play. N/A | Frank Reid

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