Ten-man Sunderland staged an incredible second half comeback, scoring three goals in seven minutes to earn a draw against West Bromwich Albion - and then saw out the final 25 minutes after being further reduced to nine men. The Black Cats were staring down the barrel of an embarrassing defeat as they trailed 3-0 after just 20 minutes at Eppleton.
Jamie Andrews had put the Baggies in front with a penalty awarded in controversial circumstances inside three minutes, with Reyes Cleary and Mo Faal adding further goals. Sunderland's night then went from bad to worse when Michael Spellman was shown a straight red card for a reckless lunge on Zac Ashworth - whose father Dan, Newcastle United's sporting director, was watching from the stands - on the stroke of half-time.
But Sunderland were a different side in the second half, with Max Thompson scoring two goals in as many minutes after the restart to drag the Black Cats back into the game, before winning a penalty which was converted by Caden Kelly. Ethan Kachosa was sent off just after the half-hour leaving Sunderland two men down, but they held out in the face of heavy pressure to earn an unlikely point.
