| 5¹ | A strike from JONES held no problem for the 'keeper. |
| 8¹ | HEDGES ran onto a delightful ball from ROTHWELL but fired his shot wide of the righthand post. |
| 12¹ | ALMIRON headed wide. |
| 22¹ | An exceptional effort from KIKO scraped the outside of the post. |
| 23¹ | JAVI HERNÁNDEZ's shot was well saved by the 'keeper. |
| 26¹ | A right foot shot from JONES was stopped by the 'keeper. |
| 33¹ | A useful ball from CIRKIN on the right was collected by WYKE who mishit his shot just wide. |
| 36¹ | WYKE headed the ball wide of the goal from just inside the area. |
| 39¹ | NEIL played the ball to SERDAR who fired it over the bar. |
| 41¹ | JAVI HERNÁNDEZ snapped at an easy chance. |
| 42¹ | DENNIS made space on the left and knocked the ball to NEIL who rasped the ball over. |
| 43¹ | GOAL!! Showing plenty of skill NEIL dribbled past KIKO and drove the ball past the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper. (1-0 Sunderland)| 44¹ | BRERETON DÍAZ beat KJÆR and placed the ball to PESIC who hit his shot wide. | | 45¹ | A free-kick from DENNIS flew wide. | | 3² | A twenty yard shot from JAVI HERNÁNDEZ caused the Sunderland 'keeper little difficulty. | | 11² | A cross from ALMIRON left ELYOUNOUSSI in plenty of space but he rushed his shot. | | 19² | JONES brought the ball round SERDAR and stroked a weak shot into the crowd. | | 21² | A corner was collected by KIKO who nodded the ball over the bar. | | 25² | Uncertainty in the Sunderland defence enabled PESIC to volley an effort wide. | | 29² | The motionless PATTERSON was a mere bystander as a backpass from ALMIRON fell just wide. | | 32² | A accurate pass was collected by WHARTON and his left foot effort raced narrowly over. | | 44² | GOAL!! A quick-witted NEIL pounced on a loose ball just inside the box and made no mistake. (2-0 Sunderland) | |