Eight of Jack Clarke’s 10 Championship goals for Sunderland this season have come away from the Stadium of Light
Jack Clarke’s penalty – his 10th Championship goal of the season – earned Sunderland a point at Millwall.
Kevin Nisbet volleyed into the bottom corner after being set up by Brooke Norton-Cuffy to put the Lions ahead just before half-time.
But Clarke equalised from the spot on 78 minutes after being fouled by Ryan Leonard.
Dan Ballard had earlier missed a golden chance to level for the Black Cats by firing over with the goal at his mercy.
With this team trailing – and having failed to score in three consecutive away matches – Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray made a triple change early in the second half, sending on Alex Pritchard, Bradley Dack and Patrick Roberts.
Dack went close when he flicked Clarke’s cross narrowly wide of the target, and Ballard’s miss gave the home fans hope of a much-needed win under new boss Joe Edwards – the Lions having lost their previous three home games.
They would have doubled their lead but for a number of saves by keeper Anthony Patterson, the pick of the bunch being a fine stop to keep out Tom Bradshaw’s flick following Ryan Longman’s cross.
Bradshaw did then find the net but the goal was disallowed for offside, and Sunderland equalised soon afterwards.
The point moved Mowbray’s side up to ninth in the Championship table, three points away from the play-off places, while Millwall remain 19th.
Line-ups
Millwall
Formation 4-4-2
33Bialkowski
18Leonard45Harding5Cooper3M Wallace
17Norton-Cuffy8Mitchell23Saville39Honeyman
10Flemming7Nisbet
33BialkowskiBooked at 75mins18Leonard45Harding5CooperBooked at 78mins3M Wallace17Norton-Cuffy8Mitchell23SavilleBooked at 67mins39HoneymanSubstituted forLongmanat 63’minutes10FlemmingSubstituted forWatmoreat 73’minutesBooked at 90mins7NisbetSubstituted forBradshawat 63’minutesBooked at 81minsSubstitutes2McNamara4Hutchinson9Bradshaw11Longman14Campbell19Watmore20Sarkic22Emakhu25Esse
Sunderland
Formation 4-1-4-1
1Patterson
32Hume13O’Nien5Ballard2Huggins
39Ekwah
17Ba24Neil22Aouchiche20Clarke
11Burstow
1Patterson32Hume13O’Nien5BallardBooked at 45mins2Huggins39Ekwah17BaSubstituted forRobertsat 56’minutes24NeilSubstituted forMayendaat 73’minutes22AouchicheSubstituted forPritchardat 56’minutes20ClarkeBooked at 32mins11BurstowBooked at 25minsSubstituted forDackat 56’minutesSubstitutes7Bellingham9Silva Semedo10Roberts12Mayenda18Taylor21Pritchard25Triantis30Bishop46Dack
Referee:James Linington
Attendance:17,815
Live Text
Match ends, Millwall 1, Sunderland 1.
Second Half ends, Millwall 1, Sunderland 1.
Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ryan Leonard (Millwall).
Duncan Watmore (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Duncan Watmore (Millwall).
Foul by Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland).
George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Billy Mitchell (Millwall).
Offside, Millwall. Ryan Longman is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Ryan Longman (Millwall) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Duncan Watmore.
Attempt saved. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
Attempt blocked. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) is shown the yellow card.
Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2023-12-02 17:29:08
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