'Tremendous': Phil Smith's Sunderland player rating photos after FA Cup draw at Fulham - including two 9s
Tony Mowbray’s side took an early lead when Jack Clarke took the ball off defender Issa Diop before beating goalkeeper Marek Rodak with a low finish.
Sunderland were then dealt a big injury blow when top scorer Ross Stewart was stretchered off with an injury in the first half.
Fulham’s equaliser came just after the hour mark as captain Tom Cairney beat two opposition players before converting his shot to force a replay.
Here’s how Phil Smith rated the Sunderland players at Craven Cottage:
Fulham’s equaliser came just after the hour mark as captain Tom Cairney beat two opposition players before converting his shot to force a replay.
5. Dan Neil - 8
Didn’t look out of place against a Premier League midfield, competing well and creating some good moments for his team. 8 Photo: Martin Swinney
6. Edouard Michut - 8
Impressive performance from a midfielder rapidly finding his feet in this team. Tidy in possession and carried it into some really good areas at times. 8 Photo: Frank Reid
7. Patrick Roberts - 9
An absolutely sublime performance. Constantly had the better of Kurzawa and created so many opportunities. Will rue missing what was almost a goal of the season contender just before Fulham equalised. Still - tremendous. 9 Photo: Martin Swinney
8. Amad - 7
Consistently caused problems and got into some good areas, but it was an afternoon where his finishing just wasn’t at its best. 7 Photo: Frank Reid