Sunderland failed to break down Swansea City and picked up a frustrating solitary point on the road.
Anthony Patterson saved a penalty against the run of play, but Sunderland hit the woodwork three times as they were held by ten-men Swansea who played most of the game a man down after Charlie Patino's two yellow cards in the first half.
Going into this game, Sunderland had just picked up their first win in three matches, after the lads butchered Norwich last Saturday. The game saw Nazariy Rusyn make his first start for the club and Jack Clarke continue his stellar goal scoring form. However, if Tony Mowbray had any plans of going up this season his side would have to put a significant run of wins together.
Next up was Swansea City, a team that did the double over Sunderland last season. But, a lot has changed since then and the Jacks have lost a