Swansea 2 Sunderland 1: Highlights after defeat at the Swansea.com Stadium despite Jack Clarke goal
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The Black Cats fell behind in the 13th minute when Luke Cundle’s effort deflected off Luke O’Nien and past goalkeeper Anthony Patterson.
It was a tough first half for Tony Mowbray’s side as the hosts dominated possession and doubled their lead through Harry Darling on the stroke of half-time.
Sunderland pulled a goal back through Jack Clarke at the start of the second half but couldn’t salvage a point.
Here’s how the game played out:
RECAP: Swansea 2 (Cooper, 13) (Darling, 45) Sunderland 1 (Clarke, 51)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Gooch, Batth, O’Nien, Alese, Evans, Neil (Ba, 77), Embleton (Matete, 77), Roberts (Bennette, 63), Pritchard (Amad, 77), Clarke
- Subs: Bass, Cirkin, Wright, Ba, Matete, Bennette, Amad
- Swansea XI: Benda, Wood (Sorinola, 77), Darling, Cabango, Latibeadiere, Fulton, Grimes, Manning, Piroe (Oko-Flex, 87), Cooper (Ntcham, 58), Cundle (Obafemi, 58) , Piroe
- Subs: Fisher, Naughton, Sorinola, Stevens, Ntcham, Oko-Flex, Obafemi
89’ Benda down
Sunderland players are asking how the goalkeeper can have cramp as Benda goes down to receive treatment.
90+4’ Patterson up for a corner
Late drama as Sunderland win a corner, Patterson comes up and then Clarke is booked for diving.