Sunderland finally secured a second clean sheet of the season, as the lads moved up to third in the League One table with a 2-0 victory, courtesy of an Omar Beckles own goal and a Luke O’Nien late strike.
Sunderland substitutes Lynden Gooch and O’Nien made the difference for The Black Cats going into a big away fixture against Doncaster in midweek.