How did the players fare in Sunderland's 1-0 win over AFC Wimbledon?
SUNDERLAND (4-2-3-1):
6 McLaughlin: Didn’t have a lot to do, but made a crucial late save as he got down well to keep out Wagstaff’s shot
6 Matthews: Returned at right-back, displacing O’Nien, and produced a solid enough showing in both halves of the field
5 Dunne: Looked uncomfortable for the majority of the first half, and while he improved, he could struggle to keep his place ahead of Baldwin
7 Flanagan: The pick of the Sunderland defence as he won some important tackles and produced a series of blocks
5 James: Not one of his better games as he failed to offer much of a threat down the left – almost got into trouble with a rushed first-half clearance
8 LEADBITTER: Couldn’t have wished for a better start to his second spell with Sunderland – delivered a great pass for McGeady’s goal
6 Power: Didn’t have much of an influence alongside Leadbitter – didn’t seem to know whether to sit back or push on
6 Morgan: Will be happy with his debut display – improved markedly in the second half after a slow start early on
6 Honeyman: Showed flashes of creativity in the number ten role, but wasn’t really able to force his way into the box
7 McGeady: Made the difference with a classy finish and was always the Sunderland player who looked likeliest to score
5 Wyke: A frustrating afternoon – battled away gamely against two physical centre-halves, but his lack of mobility slowed Sunderland down
Subs:
5 Sterling (for Wyke, 59): There’s clearly a lot of potential there, but it wasn’t really a surprise that he looked extremely raw
6 O’Nien (for Honeyman, 65): His energy and desire to break forward made the Black Cats more of a threat in the closing stages
Watmore (for Morgan, 82)
(not used): Ruiter (gk), Baldwin, McGeouch, Maguire.
AFC WIMBLEDON (4-5-1):
Ramsdale 6; Watson 4 (Sibbick 69, 5), Thomas 5, Oshilaja 5, Seddon 6; Nightingale 6, Wordsworth 6, WAGSTAFF 7, Connolly 5 (Jervis 67, 5), Pinnock 5 (Pigott 75); Appiah 4.
Subs (not used): McDonnell (gk), Hartigan, McDonald, McLoughlin.
Man Of The Match: GRANT LEADBITTER - Forget the last-gasp move for Will Grigg - bringing Leadbitter back to the Stadium of Light was Sunderland's best piece of January business.
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