The Imps scored twice in the second half of the first clash at Sincil Bank to condemn the Black Cats to a bitterly disappointing defeat and leave Lee Johnson’s men with a mammoth task in the second leg at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.
After a tepid first half, the game sprung into life in the second period with Jordan Jones and Bailey Wright striking the bar in quick succession.
But Sunderland would be made to rue those missed chances when Tom Hopper put the Imps ahead, with Brennan Johnson then doubling the lead later in the second half.
But with another game left to come, can Sunderland overturn the deficit in front of 10,000 fans on Wearside this Saturday?
Here, we take a look at some of Sunderland’s greatest come-from-behind results:
But Sunderland would be made to rue those missed chances when Tom Hopper put the Imps ahead, with Brennan Johnson then doubling the lead later in the second half.