Sunderland suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of League Two Bradford City at Valley Parade. Alex Neil took the opportunity to experiment with a young side, and they fell short against Mark Hughes' Bantams in West Yorkshire.
Emmanuel Odasebe put the hosts in front just after half-time, before Jamie Walker won and converted a penalty to seal the win. Sunderland looked disjointed, particularly in the second half, and Bradford could have added further goals in the latter stages.
Sunderland were well below-par, but the line-up that Neil fielded tonight was very different to the one that will face Coventry City on the opening weekend of the Championship season.
