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James Hunter

Shrewsbury Town boss Steve Cotterill 'lost for words' at late FA Cup turnaround against Sunderland

Shrewsbury Town boss Steve Cotterill was 'lost for words' after watching Sunderland snatch a place in the FA Cup fourth round from his side in injury time. As the game went into added time, the League One Shrews were on the verge of causing an upset at the New Meadow after Matt Pennington had headed them in front in the 81st minute.

But substitute Ross Stewart levelled for the Black Cats in the 92nd minute, only for Luke O'Nien to complete the turnaround two minutes later and deny Shrewsbury even a replay on Wearside. "It is tough to take because after 90 minutes we're in the fourth round," said Cotterill, who spent a short spell as assistant manager to Howard Wilkinson at Sunderland two decades ago.

"I'm really lost for words at the moment but I'm really proud of the boys - it was an immense effort. The gameplan went exactly like we thought it would and the game went like we thought it would.

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