Sunderland were finally able to find a way to make their late pressure count against the ten men of Newcastle United. Former Black Cats prospect Jay Turner-Cooke was shown a second yellow card for a silly foul on Alex Bass as the second-half approached it's end.
It made for an exciting end to the game with Graeme Murty's side pushing for a late equaliser. The return of Ellis Taylor meant that the Wearsiders were a more potent threat from set-pieces and were unlucky not to find a breakthrough through Ben Crompton.
But it was Sunderland goalkeeper Alex Bass who came to meet a corner in stoppage time to seal dramatic point as the Black Cats nabbed a 1-1 draw from the jaws of defeat.
