The Black Cats dominated possession for large spells and played some neat football between both boxes, but couldn’t find a breakthrough.
New signings Amad Diallo, Jewison Bennette and Abdoullah Ba were all brought on in the second half.
Sunderland will now prepare for Tuesday’s home match against Blackpool.
Our Sunderland writer Phil Smith has dished out his player ratings from the Stadium of Light:
Sunderland will now prepare for Tuesday’s home match against Blackpool.
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