How did the players fare in Sunderland's 1-0 defeat at Wycombe?
WYCOMBE (4-3-2-1):
Allsop 7; Grimmer 6 Stewart 7, CHARLES 8, Jacobson 7; Bloomfield 6 (Pattison 77, 5), Freeman 7, Gape 6; Wheeler 6, Aarons 7 (Parker 90); Akinfenwa 6
Subs (not used): Yates (gk), Jomati, Kashket, Mascoll, Phillips
SUNDERLAND (4-2-3-1):
6 Burge: Made his first start this season and could do little to prevent the Wycombe winner
6 C McLaughlin: A solid enough performance and made one of the rare attempts in front of goal
6 Willis: Had the unenviable task of trying to man-handle Akinfenwa, and did well against the giant
5 Lynch: His clash with Wheeler in the first half almost gave Wycombe a penalty
5 Hume: Returned to the side and did little wrong - was able to get forward on occasions
5 Power: An ultimately disappointing afternoon for the midfielder, who was unable to dictate play
5 Leadbitter: The captain was withdrawn with 20 minutes remaining, after a tough afternoon in Buckinghamshire
6 Watmore: Equipped himself well for his first start of the season, though understandably faded late on
4 O’Nien: Responsible for the free-kick that gave Wycombe their goal, an action that summed up his day
5 McGeady: His stunning effort on goal in injury time was the highlight of an otherwise disappointing display
5 Wyke: The striker struggled to make much headway in the game and was subbed at half-time with an ankle injury
Subs:
6 GRIGG (for Wyke, 46): Came on for the second half and put more life into the Sunderland attack, though faded
5 Maguire (for Watmore, 62): Brought on to help change the game but was not able to have the effect he wanted
5 McNulty (for Leadbitter, 70): Struggled to make much of an impact in his 20 minutes on the pitch
(not used): J McLaughlin (gk), Gooch, Flanagan, Dobson
Man Of The Match: WESLEY CHARLES – The Wycombe centre-half was defensively secure throughout – and settled things with the only goal of the game.
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