Graeme Murty's Sunderland tenure got off to a losing start despite moments of impressive play from Sunderland's second string. There were nine first-team players involved in proceedings this evening with Jacob Carney and Zak Johnson the only Under-21s players to start.
The four recent signings; Abdoullah Ba, Amad Diallo, Edouard Michut and Jewison Bennette, all got important minutes under their belt against the runaway leaders of Premier League 2 Division 2. The Whites have scored an impressive 25 goals in seven games.
Sunderland limited the visitors to very little bar a frantic few minutes in the second-half. However, the same could be said for the Wearsiders who struggled to test Kristoffer Klaesson in the Whites goal.
