Sunderland 1-2 Burton Albion

Sunderland's misery shows no sign of letting up after Burton earned a deserved 2-1 win at the Stadium of Light.

Phil Parkinson has won only two games in 11 matches in charge, with the pressure already on the manager. 'Sacked in the morning' chanted the home crowd at the end.

The Brewers, meanwhile, moved to within three points of their more illustrious hosts, their fourth away win of the season.

Sunderland's Aiden McGeady opened the scoring after 19 minutes, slotting home confidently from the penalty spot.

Luke O'Nien went to ground in the area under a weak challenge by Jake Buxton after a clearance was smashed straight into Max Power and the Black Cats were in front.

But the lead lasted less than a minute as the Brewers replied almost straight away.

Kieran Wallace broke down the left side, taking a deft pass from Liam Boyce. His drive across goal was pushed out by keeper Lee Burge, but only as far as Ryan Edwards and he headed in from close range.

Burton won it after 69 minutes as Boyce tapped in from close range when Lucas Akins rolled the ball across goal.

Match report supplied by PA Media.

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Line-ups

Sunderland

• 16Burge
• 2McLaughlinSubstituted forMaguireat 71'minutes
• 4Willis
• 3Lynch
• 33Hume
• 6PowerBooked at 29mins
• 23LeadbitterSubstituted forMbunga-Kimpiokaat 80'minutes
• 14Watmore
• 13O'Nien
• 19McGeady
• 22Grigg

Substitutes

• 1McLaughlin
• 5Ozturk
• 7Maguire
• 12Flanagan
• 28De Bock
• 31Mbunga-Kimpioka
• 35Sammut

Burton

• 1O'Hara
• 18NarteySubstituted forDanielat 71'minutesBooked at 86mins
• 21O'Toole
• 5Buxton
• 6Wallace
• 4Edwards
• 7QuinnBooked at 50mins
• 8Fraser
• 17SarkicBooked at 56minsSubstituted forTempletonat 65'minutes
• 10Akins
• 27BoyceSubstituted forBrayfordat 90'minutes

Substitutes

• 2Brayford
• 3Daniel
• 11Templeton
• 14Sbarra
• 19Anderson
• 22Beardsley
• 24Garratt

Referee:

Robert Lewis

Attendance:

26,538

Match Stats

Home TeamSunderlandAway TeamBurton

Possession

Home59%

Away41%

Shots

Home10

Away10

Shots on Target

Home5

Away4

Corners

Home4

Away3

Fouls

Home15

Away13

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Sunderland 1, Burton Albion 2.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, Burton Albion 2.

Posted at 90'+1'

Foul by William Grigg (Sunderland).

Posted at 90'+1'

John-Joe O'Toole (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 90'

Substitution, Burton Albion. John Brayford replaces Liam Boyce.

Posted at 89'

Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).

Posted at 89'

David Templeton (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 88'

William Grigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 88'

Foul by Stephen Quinn (Burton Albion).

Posted at 88'

William Grigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 88'

Foul by Kieran Wallace (Burton Albion).

Posted at 87'

Attempt blocked. Max Power (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 87'

Attempt blocked. Chris Maguire (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke O'Nien.

Booking

Posted at 86'

Colin Daniel (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 86'

Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 86'

Dangerous play by Colin Daniel (Burton Albion).

Posted at 84'

Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Joel Lynch.

Posted at 84'

Attempt blocked. David Templeton (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 83'

Foul by Max Power (Sunderland).

Posted at 83'

Liam Boyce (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 83'

Scott Fraser (Burton Albion) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by David Templeton.

Posted at 80'

Denver Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 80'

Foul by Ryan Edwards (Burton Albion).

Substitution

Posted at 80'

Substitution, Sunderland. Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka replaces Grant Leadbitter.

Posted at 73'

Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Joel Lynch.

Posted at 72'

Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).

Posted at 72'

Stephen Quinn (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 71'

Substitution, Sunderland. Chris Maguire replaces Conor McLaughlin.

Posted at 71'

Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 71'

Foul by Lucas Akins (Burton Albion).

Substitution

Posted at 71'

Substitution, Burton Albion. Colin Daniel replaces Richard Nartey.

Posted at 70'

Attempt missed. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Boyce.

Goal!

Posted at 68'

Goal! Sunderland 1, Burton Albion 2. Liam Boyce (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Fraser.

Posted at 66'

Denver Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 66'

Foul by Ryan Edwards (Burton Albion).

Substitution

Posted at 65'

Substitution, Burton Albion. David Templeton replaces Oliver Sarkic.

Posted at 64'

Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Stephen Quinn.

Posted at 62'

Dangerous play by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).

Posted at 62'

Kieran Wallace (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 61'

Offside, Sunderland. Jordan Willis tries a through ball, but Luke O'Nien is caught offside.

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