Summing up
That was more or less a game of two halves, from which Sunderland should emerge the happier. They were well smothered by a commanding and efficient Luton in the first half, but inspired by Amad Diallo’s brilliant equaliser from nowhere just before the break, they showed us some of their expansive and skilful qualities in a second half in which they were the superior side, and deserved to lead through Trai Hume’s brilliantly executed header. So off we go to Bedfordshire on Tuesday for another pressure-cooker occasion. Thanks for reading. Bye.
And talking of reaction, we’ve got tactics’ Jonathan Wilson’s match report from the Stadium of Light:
